September - First Week

     The first week of Grade Two was a great success! Hopefully all of you have taken some time to review the detailed letters that were sent home last week. I hope that I was able to address most of the questions you may have about how our classroom works. I have been encouraging the children to bring their parent/caregivers by our classroom to show them around. This can be done before or after school. You will also have an opportunity to visit our classroom at Curriculum Night which is  Thursday September 20, 2018.

     This month the Character Trait is Respect! We have read several books with theme's relating to respect and we also created a classroom chart with our ideas about what Respect looks/sounds like.

     Last week we read one our favourite books, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Each student was holding a paper heart. Each time Chrysanthemum was teased because of her name, we crumpled up the heart. Every time someone did something nice to her we tried to smooth it out. By the end of the story, the heart was very wrinkled and could not be smoothed. The students understood the connection that our own heart feels wrinkled and crumpled sometimes when we don't like what someone says. Words do hurt. We should always stop and think before we speak. It's hard to fix a wrinkled heart!

     This week we also made a list of Classroom Agreements which will help to ensure our classroom is a safe, secure and happy place to learn. Each student signed the Chart of Agreements to show they have agreed to follow our Classroom Agreements.

     Thank you for filling out the package of forms that were sent home last week. There are still a few outstanding. If you have not done so already, please return the signed forms before Friday.  Please remember to register for Cashless Schools so payment can be made for the agendas $8.00 and a gym shirt $20.00 (if ordered).  You will need to have a Cashless account in order to pay for pizza lunches and field trips as well. https://schoolcashonline.com
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Agendas:  Students have started using their agendas on a daily basis. They will be recording important information throughout the week. It is their responsibility to show it to you every night, and ask that you sign it.  If you would like to write notes to me in the agenda, please do so on the right hand side of the page, keeping the left hand side for the students. Please remind your child to bring their planner to school everyday.

Reminders:

- Scholastic Book Orders are due September 18, 2018

- All About Me Bag - Due Wednesday September 12, 2018

- All students require that their lockers have either a lock, which they are able to open

independently, or a carabineer clip on them.  

- Students must have indoor running shoes for gym class and DPA

- All students should bring a water bottle to school, which they may fill up throughout the

week, and it will be brought home to be washed on the weekends

- Students should have healthy, peanut and tree nut-free snacks for both recess breaks.

- Please be sure to check all of your child’s snacks carefully, as well as anything

that you send into the school for class parties and/or birthdays.