Good afternoon!

We had a nice day today getting back to school after a weekend away!  To start the day today the children copied down the new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books.  In language today we worked on special sounds, opposites, vowel sounds and story writing.  During math we worked on adding and subtracting.  The children practiced making groups and shifting the ones into tens, as groups of ten ones were made.  We used snap cubes to help practice, which was a fun way of seeing the columns 'move' in real life.  They also wrote word problems for their friends to solve.  Tonight for homework I have asked each of them to write a word problem for their mom or dad to solve for extra practice!  We read another chapter of Pipi Longstocking today and the students wrote a response in their language books.  We also read a book called The Lemonade Club about a child who's friend develops and beats cancer.  I thought this was a great way for the children to develop their Caring side- which is an important element of the IB Learner Profile!  They children also went to french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Language page 150 - 151, and write a word problem for your mom or dad to complete (grade twos).

Important information:  Progress reports went home on Friday.  If you didn't see them over the weekend, please make sure you keep an eye out for them in their backpacks tonight.

The Grandparents' Day concert is quickly approaching and this week we are having extra drama practice periods for the children to perfect their roles in The Pied Piper.  Our class is performing the pantomime for the play, and will be responsible for various actions throughout the play.  No one in our class has a speaking role.  Your child should be reading over the script nightly to ensure that they have an overall understanding of the play, so they will have an easier time filling in their actions in the required spots.  Please see Mrs. Deras' blog for more information.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Grade One                     Grade Two

1. doing                       1. first
2. singing                     2. turn
3. being                       3. her
4. blowing                   4. world
5. rowing                     5. opening
6. having                     6. wants
7. going                       7. main
8. sleeping                   8. trades
9. wanting                   9. sadder
10. coming                 10. wishes