November 25th - November 29th

Sight Words for this upcoming week: 
because, then, next, after, before, get, am, I (always upper case), we, us

** please help reinforce that the word I is always uppercase.

Additional Information:

Winter Concert and Carolling: SAVE THE DATE!

In order to accommodate families as we continue to grow in population, our winter concert includes all students in kindergarten to grade 3. (Students in grade 4-6 are planning to showcase their learning in the spring).

Students will perform a rendition of the Nutcracker on Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a food bank donation as admission to the concert. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. at which time students should go directly to their classroom. More information will be shared with each classroom.

Grade 2's students are asked to dress in vibrant red and white candy cane colours.

If you are interested in helping School Council create some of the set/props, please email Lea MacKenzie at lamackenzie@cbe.ab.ca. Families are also welcome to join us in the gym for carolling on Tuesday, December 17 at 8:15 a.m. and Thursday, December 19 at 1:45 p.m.

Family House Groups – November 29^th

This week we discussed the Food Bank Food Drive with our Family House Groups. Students may bring non-perishable items from Dec 2-12 to their house group classroom. On Dec. 13 we will gather in our family groups to count, sort, compare, build etc. the items. We will be collecting donations as entry to our winter concert on Dec.12 at 6:30 p.m. as well.

November 18th- November 22nd

Spelling words to practice for the upcoming week(Nov. 25th-29th):

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten


Important "Return" Days:

Wednesdays: Home Reading Book Exchanges. You must bring your smile folder back with the Home Reading Book inside in order to get your new books for the week.

Fridays: Library Book Exchange. On Fridays, we give the students the opportunity to return and sign out books from our Learning Commons.

Calgary Public Library Book Truck: Please stay posted to the blog for updates on when the C.P.L. Book Truck visits our school.

Problem Solving Strategies:
Problem solving is an important part of the math curriculum and is woven into each math concept that is taught. These past couple of weeks, the grade 2's have learned a variety of different strategies to apply when solving problems.

They have come to discover that even though we can all be working on the same problem, different students will apply different strategies to solve problems. We also discussed the importance of struggle in problem solving and learning.  Struggles help us to grow as learners and it is important that we take risks by jumping into "The Learning Pit" in order to grow and develop.

Take a look at the visual in our classroom that shows the Problem Solving Strategies we have learned so far.

**When going through the Feedback Friday work - see if your child can tell you about the strategy/strategies they used to solve the problem. 

November 12th-November 15th

Problem Solving Rubric:
In their math work the grade 2's developed a continuum for problem solving tasks. Take a look at the rubric and exemplars for mathematical problem solving:

Calgary Public Library Book Truck is this upcoming Wednesday, November 20th.


Sight Words for the week of November 18th-21st:
want, went, up, am, not, off, on, made, go, why


Parent Teacher Conferences:
Please sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences which are this upcoming Thursday evening (Nov. 21st) and Friday morning (Nov. 22nd).

https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/myaccount

November 4th- November 8th

This past week, the students practiced summarizing the important parts of stories in songs by using the organizer of :

Somebody,
Wanted,
But,
So,
Then

This strategy is used during or after reading. It provides a framework to use when summarizing the action of a story or historical event by identifying key elements. The strategy also helps students identify the main ideas, recognize cause and effect relationships, make generalizations, identify differences between characters and look at various points of view.

Students are encouraged to practice using this summarizing organizer during home reading to check for understanding.



Spelling Words for the week of Nov. 12th:
what, out, our, there, is, in, it, me, at, was

Volunteers Needed!

In light of the recent announcement of budget cuts within the C.B.E. and anticipated reductions in support, we are asking for parent volunteers to listen to students read and play educational games. We are grateful for any time you can spare – even 45 minutes per week. Please contact Mrs. MacKenzie in the school office at 403-817-3576 or lamackenzie@cbe.ab.ca if you can help. In order to volunteer, you must have a current C.B.E. police clearance, which Mrs. MacKenzie can also help you with. More information about impacts to the school will be forthcoming.

Book Truck Visit – Wednesday, November 20^th

The Calgary Public Library Book Truck will be coming on November 20, 2019 between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. Only the Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students  will be able to use the services of the Book Truck this month. Any books that were taken out last month’s visit should be returned to the Learning Commons by November 20^th.  The Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 students will be able to use the Book Truck on the December visit. As so many students are eager to visit the Book Truck, this will allow adequate time for students to make their selections.

Remembrance Day Assembly

Parents and/or grandparents are invited to join us for our Remembrance Day Assembly this Friday @ 10:30am and if you would like, you can bring change for a poppy.

Those students who are part of guides, scouts etc are encouraged to come in uniform on Friday.