Wrapping Paper and Math games

Students started the day by joining in Christmas Carol singing with the school. This will continue over the next three days. It was a great way to start the day!

We worked on a great writing project: The night Santa got stuck in the chimney. In math, students practiced their addition by completing a math christmas tree and then having a choice of math games to play.

This afternoon we brought out the paint and made some beautiful wrapping paper!

What we did today at math

We played a game and me and Chris were playing. First I won then when it was almost time to go we had a tie so it was kind of fair. Cadence

We had fun at math today! I worked with Adrianna and we both had the same amount.  Elysse

At math, me and Sofia tied and then we played again and we got the same numbers. Shauntae

Me and Shauntae were playing and we got the same numbers from the dominoes. Sofia

Me and Erdas, when we were playing the domino game I would keep on winning! Kaleb

We had lots of fun doing math! Declan

We were practicing how to play a new game. Erdas

We had lots of fun today and its almost home time so is the end? Daryan

The game was called 'End to End'. Brandi

In math, me and Daryan were missing one tile so we looked everywhere and then we couldn't find it so we just put the tiles away. Hope

Crossing the River

The students did an amazing job yesterday at the Christmas Concert! Thank you to all the family members that came out to support the Grade 2 'Frosty's' ! 

Today, we played a fun math game. Students had 12 tiles to place on numbers 1 - 12. They then rolled two dice. The numbers were then added together - if the sum matched one of the numbers with a tile on it, student's could move that tile 'across the river'. As a group, we solved a math problem using the addition strategy "2 more". 

We also received a very special mail package from the North Pole! 

Winter Painting

Today, students worked on a beautiful painting project. They used the paint colours white, black, red and blue to mix different shades of blues and purples to create a winter night sky. Tomorrow, we will add a silhoutted Christmas tree - you can see the artwork at the Christmas concert on Wednesday!

We also enjoyed our pita lunch, practiced subitizing and solving word problems and fixed up some mixed up sentences. 

For the Christmas concert, I am asking that students wear a white shirt and dark pants. The rest of the costume has been made in class.

Writing Letters to Santa

Today, we mailed our letters to Santa. The grade 2's had worked on thinking about questions to ask Santa, sharing some personal information about themselves and making sure to politely ask him for a present. We also practiced a step-by-step drawing of him as well!

Thank you to all the parents who have come to Parent-Teacher conferences so far. It is very much appreciated! Parents are the first and best teacher for our students.

What's new in Grade 2!

We made these cool hats. The field trip was really good. Kaleb

We went on a field trip on Monday. Mackenzie

We made Frosty the Snowman hats and we're going to play an act. Arthur

At the Lougheed House, we saw animal heads that were real! And we also made hats for the play. Hope

We went to the Louheed house and we saw eleven Christmas trees! Daryan

We saw 11 Christmas trees at the Lougheed House. Adrianna

We made Frosty the Snowman hats and we got to put sparkles and flowers on them! Josh

Today we made Frosty hats and mine was all blue. Skie

The gingerbread Lougheed House was really cool! Christopher

We made Frosty the Snowman hats and we cut them out and we put some sparkles. Sofia

Field Trip to Lougheed House: A Victorian Christmas

The grade 2's had a busy day visiting Lougheed House. It was a perfect winter day, and the students were excited to go on the trip!

When we arrived at Lougheed House, we were able to enjoy the traditional Christmas decorations and were able to tour the house while learning about the Lougheed family. After a snack break, the groups split up. Ms. Ketcheson's class learned about the types of toys children would have received in the Victorian era while Mrs. Gullett's class made holiday cards with Victorian pictures and decorations. After lunch, the groups switched. We ended the day by having the opportunity to play with a variety of traditional toys and games, along with writing a letter to Santa Claus.

A huge thank you to the parent volunteers who came with us. The trip would not have been possible without their participation!