This week in grade two

Language:
Reading: We continued to discuss characters, setting and story structure in our new guided
reading groups. Please ensure that books that are coming home with your child are also being
read at home.
Grammar: We talked about nouns and differentiated between words that are nouns and words
that are not nouns. We discussed that nouns are people, places and thing. After we began to
understand the meaning of collective nouns.
Examples:
A saw a flock of birds. Lets play with the deck of cards.
A bird is a noun. A card is a noun.
A flock is a collective noun. A deck is a collective noun.
Review collective nouns at:
http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-3-games/ela-games/collective-nouns.html
Math: We practiced fact families, addition and subtractions strategies and doubling numbers.
To practice fact families at home check out:
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Math/AddSubtract/FactFamily1.html
Social studies: We unpacked the word society. We discussed the meaning of this word
and the different societies we belong to. We also began thinking about how different societies
(big and small) often share role models which reflect the beliefs and values that they share.

October 2
nd
2014
Weekly update #5





Eid Al Adha Celebrations:
We really enjoyed a nice assembly learning about Hajj. Afterwards we also had fun making
our own Eid cards and enjoyed some Arabic sweets. We hope you enjoy the pictures posted
on Weebly


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Looking at the week after the break
Language:
Grammar: we will review collective nouns. We will begin to discuss producing, explaining and
rearranging simple sentences. We will also introduce irregular plural nouns. Example Mouse=
mice.
Spelling: We will start our spelling groups after the break. WE will have a spelling lesson
every SUNDAY and then a spelling test every THURSDAY. Due to many different language
objectives we really need home support to study and practice these words for the test each
Thursday. We thank you in advance for your support.
Math:
We will look at weighing different items using a pan balance and a spring scale. We will look
at the different ways to name a number (using tally marks, arrays, adding different ways
etc.) We will continue to use addition and subtraction strategies to find rules and missing
numbers.
Social studies: We are really looking forward to having parents in our classroom to discuss
their role models. If you are interested in doing this and you havent spoken to the classroom
teacher yet- please do so as soon as possible. Thank you!
We are discussing our summative assessment and working on our final product. We will be
researching, discussing and forming our ideas and opinions about our beliefs, values and role
models.













Week of October 12
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Sun Oct 12
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Day 8
Mon Oct 13
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Day 1
Tues Oct 14
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Day 2
Wed Oct 15
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Day 3
Thurs Oct 16
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Day 4
2A
Library PE Art Music PE
2B
PE Music PE Art Library
2C
Music PE Library PE Art
Other News:
Lost and Found: We have found A LOT of ties and unnamed water bottles from grade two. We
have placed a bucket under the notice board outside the grade two classrooms. Please check to
see if something there belongs to your child!
First recess: Please ensure you are sending a snack for your child in the morning break. In the
morning break there is NOT enough time for children to visit the canteen and purchase a
snack. Children can only use their money during LUNCH break.
Drop Off- Another friendly reminder children are not to be left attended before 7:30am.
This is to ensure the safety of the children. Teachers may not be in the classroom before this
time. Parents must remain with their children until 7:30am.
Finally please find the grade two schedule for the week following Eid.

Thank you again for your continued support and we hope you have a safe and fun holiday,
The Grade Two Team