Today we honoured the Day of Sucwentwecw in many ways. We heard the Anishinabe legend of Turtle Island, and added what we appreciate on our lands to Indigenous Turtle drawings shared with us.

Our lands where we live.

In math, we read Jingle Dancer. 

Jingle dresses often have 100j-140 jingles on them. We tackled a work problem: If there were four equal rows of jingles, and 100 jingles in all, how many were sewn in each row? What if there were 14o in all?

We also listened to a story written by sd73’s Mike Bowden illustrating how we are build strong bonds by working and spending time together. Everyone is encouraged to greet others around them and get to know each other in order to build a strong community.

Welcome Back! Spring is here!

French

• Our sound this week is ui in the word pluie.
• We are listening to stories about the Inuit and about Water.
• We will share our fairy tales with classmates.
• We will usual visual tools to focus on the meaning of words.
• We will make connections to books that we read.

Math

• We are reviewing and explaining strategies that we use to add and subtract.
• We will continue to add 2-digit plus 2-digit numbers.
• We will subtract from 2-digit numbers.

Social Studies

• We are learning about the Inuit including Inuit values and perspectives.
• We will learn about the Yukon and Nunavut.

Science

• We will learn about the water cycle in our local environment.
• We will learn about water through First Peoples narratives, songs and art.

Physical and Health Education

• We will participate in gymnastics and soccer.
• We will learn about positive relationships and strategies to use in unsafe or uncomfortable situations through the program Kids in the Know.

Arts

• We will explore home and community as we connect to the Day of Sucwentwecw.
• We will explore Indigenous art and apply it to our own whale art, inspired by an Indigenous story.

Self-Reflection

• We continue to explore the teaching of the Swan about honesty. This week we children have chosen one of two goals: being honest when following the rules of a game, or being a good example to others.

In math, a picture is worth a thousand words!

We add and subtract to 100. We are not borrowing or carrying. To see examples how we do operations in grade two, please have a look at these pictures. Our goals are applying mental math strategies, and showing/explaining or solutions. Do you know the answer? If so, prove it!

We can add tens and ones. We can jump on a number lines in different ways.

For 8+5, we can make ten first, then add the rest.

Here are the math strategies we have been learning this year. Each student has a bookmark with these strategies in their desk for reference:

Math Strategies bookmark.

These are examples from last year. We can use or draw base ten blocks. We can think about tens and ones.

We are also working with 3-dimensional shapes. We can build them. We make connections with 2-dimensional shapes.

Cylindre.

In math, children need to show how they find solutions to addition and subtraction questions. They have learned many strategies, such as ‘amis dix’ (making ten), number families (2+3=5, so 5-3=2) and doubles. An open number line is a tool to show how we can apply these strategies when working with numbers to 100. More than one solution makes sense, depending on the strategy that works for you or works best for that question.

Applying mental math strategies for 34-18, or 18 + ? = 34, shown on an open number line.

Spring is in the air, but in our hallway we are enjoying a little more winter with Happy Penguins and Polar Bears under the Northern Lights.

Upcoming dates:

• Wednesday, Feb. 26
  • Pink Shirt Day
• Friday, Feb. 28
  • Pancake Breakfast & Pyjama Day
  • Scholastic Orders Due

Thanks to all the parents who supported children by sending in costumes and props for our fairy tale presentations! Thank-you also to all who attended. Presenting in French for adults helps our students build confidence and showcase their French.

Here are some details about what we have been working on since then:

French

• Our focus has shifted to writing. Students are reinventing fairy tales to become the authors and illustrators of their own book.
• Our focus is on the letter g and different sounds it can make in French.
  • This week, our focus is on the hard g sound as in gate.
  • The g is hard when followed by an a or an o as in galaxie and gorille.
• Children used chrombooks to support French once this week using the Lalilo program.
• Children can now read to themselves independently for 17 minutes. Bravo! I am proud of their huge gains after reading for only a few minutes in September.

Math

• We are learning about 3-dimensional solids.
  • We can name them: sphère, cylindre, cube, prisme, pyramide, cône.
  • We make connections between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes.
• We are adding and subtracting to 100.
• We use mental math strategies for computations.
• We can think of tens and ones when adding 2-digit numbers, and move on a number line or hundred chart by taking big jumps.

Science

• We are learning about physical and chemical changes of matter. 
• We classify changes.
• We experiment, observe, and record our observations.

Social Studies

• We learn about Carnaval, a yearly winter festival in Quebec City, Quebec.
• We learn about Indigenous Peoples in Central Canada.
• We are learning about diverse communities through our Show and Tell Presentations.

Physical Education

• We are playing whole class games that use throwing and catching skills.
• We play an Indigenous game, where the head of snake tries the tag the tail.

Grade 7 Fundraiser

Upcoming Dates:

• Thurs., Feb.13th
  • bake sale- items are 2$.
• Fri., Feb.14th
  • Wear red, pink or hearts.
  • Baby Finley Visit.
  • Valentine’s Day- bring Valentines to distribute to the whole class for students who wish.
• Mon., Feb.17
  • Family Day- no school.
• Wed., Feb.19
  • Wear Blazers colours: blue, orange & white to support their visit to Lloyd George!

Health

• We have been learning about how to take care of our teeth!
• We have listened to non-fiction books and stories about teeth.

Gym

• We notice signs in our body that indicate we are exercising vigorously.
• We play tag games
• We stretch and balance.
• We play badminton!

French

• We are listening to fairy tales with modern messages.
• We are reading and preparing to perform a play in a small group.
• We make connections to stories.
• We learn about when the letter c makes the soft c sound like an s.

Math

• We can name many 2-dimensional shapes.
• We explore the attributes of shapes.
• We draw shapes.

Science

• We find examples of matter in its 3 states in our world: solid, liquid and gas.

Next week:

• Skating Wednesday.
• Unplug & play all week!

Skating is coming up soon!

Children need to bring:

• a well-fitting helmet (ice, snow or bike helmet ok)
• gloves or mittens (mandatory)
• skates in a labelled bag please

Snow pants are optional. Your child may want snow pants if they are a beginner. No hockey sticks or pucks during our skate. We will have a pleasure skate, but not play hockey.

French

• We continue to read traditional fairy tales.
• We are writing in our journals.
• Our focus is the letter c. When followed by a, o or u, it makes a hard c sound as in cake.

The letter c makes the hard c sound (k) when followed by a, o or u, unless we see a cédille below the c.

Science

• We discussed how we find water in different states in our world. Children learned new vocabulary, and categorized ways we find water into solid, liquid or gas.

States of matter.

Self-reflection

• Children chose a new goal this week based on the grandfather teaching of the swan.
• Children write about how they succeeded with their goal in their reflection journals.

Math

• We continue to use efficient strategies to add and subtract.
• We add/subtract to 100: I have 42. I want 100. How many do I need?

Gym

• We have learned badminton skills, and play in partners.
• We play movement games with our stuffies on stuffie day!
• We play games outside with Mme Stafford’s class.