This Coming Week

It's hard to believe that this is the last week before the holidays. It will be a very busy week for staff and students at STAFI. The festivities begin tomorrow with a treat provided to all staff and students, courtesy from our parent council. We will also be singing Christmas songs with help from M. Laforet. The Book Fair will continue until Wednesday, December 16. There will also be a Penny Drive Assembly that afternoon, 1:15, to reward some students who have donated to such a worthy cause. There will be an Advent mass on Thursday at 10:30. If you are free, you are welcome to join us in celebration in the gym. Friday is going to end with the students performing in a Christmas concert. The primary students will be performing song they have learned with M. Maheux. The intermediate students will be performing instrumental Christmas music they have been learning with M. Raposo. The concert will begin at 1:15. It's going to be a very fun week!

I hope that you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Food Drive

This month, we are collecting tuna and canned spaghetti. If you are able to donate, the food will be donated to a local food bank. Thank you to all who have already donated, and continue to contribute to this worthy cause.

December

December is going to be a very busy month. We are doing a lot of things in the classroom. We recently, finished our unit in Social Studies. We will be starting our next unit in Science, we will be studying different types of animals. We have our next math test tomorrow. We will be starting our Data Management unit on Monday. In Literacy, we will be writing letters to Santa. They will learn the different parts of a letter.

Next week, there will be a Panther Pulitzer Assembly at 10:30am. We will having our Family Christmas Night on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The evening will begin at 6:00pm. Our class will be presenting a dance and singing some Christmas songs with Mme Longo's class.

"Etudes de millieu" Test

We will be having an “étude de milieu” test on Friday. We have been studying the different regions of the world. To be successful on this test, your child needs to be able to describe each region: la région montagne, dessert, l’arctique, les forêts tropicales, et l’équateur. They also need to be able to label the world with the following words: l’hémisphère Nord, l’hémisphère Sud, le pole Nord, le pole Sud, and ‘léquateur.

We are collecting soup this month. If you are able to donate, we would greatly appreciate it. The soup will be donated to a local food mission.

Friendship Celebration

We have been talking about celebrating together in prayer, and different parts of a prayer service. This week, we have been planning a Friendship Celebration, which we will be celebrating this afternoon. We are taking time to thank God for the friends he has given us.



For all those requiring picture retakes, they will take place tomorrow, November 19.

New Math Unit

We have begun our measurement unit in math. We started the unit by learning how to tell time. The students are doing a good job. They will also be learning about money in this unit. It would be helpful if the students practiced these new concepts at home.

During the month of November, the school is collecting soup to donate to a local food drive. If you are able to donate, it would be greatly appreciated.

New Math Unit

We are beginning our new math unit. The unit will focus on measurement. We will be learning how to tell the temperature, how to tell time, and how to use money.

Upcoming Events

We have a couple of busy weeks ahead of us! It begins this week with our field trip to Colasanti's tomorrow. Please be sure that your child is dressed appropriately, as part of our day will be spent outside. We will have our first Pulitzer Assembly Thursday at 1:00. Friday, we will be celebrating Halloween by wearing orange and black. We will also be treated with a magic show by UofW students.

Food Drive

We have begun our Food Drive again at St Anne French Immersion. We are collecting boxes of cereal for the month of October. If you are able to donate, please send boxes to school with your child. We have also started our Coats for Kids campaign.Coats are being collected for those in need. Thanks for your support with these 2 great causes!

New Math Unit

We have recently begun a new math unit. The students are learning strategies that will help them add and subtract two-digit by one-digit numbers. They have been successful in this unit thus far. They are also learning how to create stories that tell either addition or subtraction math problems.



In Science, we have discussed the uses of water and air. The students have learned about the water cycle, and the vocabulary needed to discuss it. They have the words: La condensation, l'évaporation, and la précipitation. They have drawn the cycle in their tuo-tangs, and have compared the process to cooking. They will have a test on the uses of water and air, as well as the water cycle in the next week.


We will be celebrating Thanksgiving together as a school community, on Thursday October 8. The mass will be held at 10:30. Please feel free to join us if you are available!

Math Test Wednesday

We have been very busy in grade 2! Our math unit is coming to a close. We have discussed different attributes, and how they are used to group things. We've also talked about patterns. We know that the core of the pattern must repeat 3 times. The students have had fun creating their own patterns as well. To conclude our math unit, we will be having our first math test on Wednesday, September 23.

We are also beginning our word study. The words of the week can be found in your child's agenda. The sound of the week is the a sound. Please practice these words with your child. They will be tested on their words every Monday.

Scholastic

The students will be bringing home Scholastic orders today. The orders are due Monday, September 28,2015. If you choose to order Scholastic, please either pay by cheque, payable to Scholastic Canada, or pay with the right amount of cash. I will not be giving change.

Mistake on post

I made a mistake on the blog yesterday. Our first math unit will focus on patterning and sorting. Today we learned how to sort object according to 2 attributes. We also learned how to sort using sorting circles (Venn diagram).

Welcome Back!

I am excited to start this school year with you and your children. We had a great day getting to know one another today. We have discussed classroom rules, expectations, and routines.

Tomorrow we will begin the curriculum. We will start our first math unit. It will concentrate on number sense. It will  review adding and subtracting strategies. We will also begin our first science unit. This unit focuses on the weather and the water cycle.

If you have any questions throughout the year, please feel free to contact me. I'm looking forward to a great school year!

Please Join us!

Tomorrow we will be celebrating mass as a school community for the final time this year. If you are free, please feel free to join us at Most Precious Blood Church at 10am.

Field Trip on Thursday

Just a reminder that we will be going to Lakeshore Cinema on Thursday morning, as part of our year end celebration. The students will be receiving a small popcorn and water at the movie theatre.
We will be returning to school before lunch. Please ensure that your child has a lunch and snacks for the rest of the day. We will be participating in various activities in the afternoon. It should be a fun day, enjoyed by all!

Smart Fit-a-thon

Today we had a wonderful day, At Willistead Park, staying fit. It was a beautiful morning, with lots of laughter. It was a great way to spend together, getting a little exercise.

Assignments Due This Week

I can't believe that we are in June already! We have a couple of assignments that are due this week. A few weeks ago, the students chose a country that they were interested in. They were to research the country and prepare a written component, in French, telling their classmates about the country. This project is due Wednesday, June 3.

The students also chose their own books, to complete a book talk. They are to complete a book report form, and complete one of the assignments that they chose. They will be presenting this to the class. This assignment is due Thursday, June 4.

Fully Alive

Please be advised that we will be beginning the Fully Alive unit "Created Sexual: Male and Female" this week. Please be aware that you child may have questions for you after each lesson. Thanks for your cooperation!

Social Studies Project

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Dear Parent(s),

The students have all chosen a country that they are interested in ,and would like to learn more about. Over the next couple of weeks, the students are going to research their country. They will be presenting their country to the class. The research should answer the following questions:

• Where is it located?
• What language(s) is spoken in the country?
• What are some special celebrations that they celebrate?
• What is the weather like? Have they had to make special adaptations to survive in their country?
• What do the houses look like? What are they made from?
• What religion is practiced the most in the country?
• What food do they cultivate in the country?

The due date is: June 3, 2015

Fractions

We are finishing up our math unit, and the last concept to learn is fractions! We have learned that fractions represent par of a whole. We are learning how to write fractions as well. They have learned that the top number is called the numerator, and represents the shaded area. The bottom number is the denominator, it represents the equal part of the whole.

We are just finishing up on the car projects. The students did a great job building cars that roll.

Catholic Education Week

We are having a great time celebrating Catholic Education Week at St Anne's. We enjoyed practicing yoga Monday morning. We had the opportunity to learn about the harp and the cello Tuesday, and listen to  a performance by some of the parents at St. Anne. We also made rosaries in the afternoon.   Today, Fr. Greg came to celebrate the Eucharist.  Tomorrow, we will be  praying the Living Rosary at 1pm. Friday, there will be a presentation given to students from grades k-4, by diary farmers. There will also be a Walk of Hope Friday afternoon. The students are asked to donate money, which will be donated to the victims of the Napal Earthquake.