Mrs. Johnson's Grade Two Community

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Update - Field Trip Fees

Hello Again!

We just heard back from PowerSchool "Student Fees" department. They seem to have a back log at the moment and won't be able to get the fee up online until some time next week. I will keep you posted. If you would like to send in exact cash please feel free. In the meantime if you could still send back the consent forms that would be great!

Thank you for your patience.

Field Trip Fees

Hello Families,

Sorry for the delay in PowerSchool adding the Glenbow Fees. I just checked with the office and the fees should be posted today.

Thanks so much!

Also we already have five volunteers signed up for the trip! Yay!

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Talent Show!!

Grade Two and Four Talent Show !!!

AUDITIONS: Mini talent shows will be held in music class the week of February 3rd-7th in the music room.

Our Class's Mini Talent Shows will be Monday and Wednesday (Feb 3rd and 5th)

Please Practice lots!
From these mini talent shows a few students will be chosen to perform in the large talent show that will take place on February 12^th @ 9:30am.

Please see Mrs. Bourgeois's Blog For All the Infohttps://auburnbaymusicmakers.blogspot.com/

Monday, January 20, 2020

Monday Jan 20, 2020

Hello Families,

A few students have been asking about using Get Epic Books at home. I believe they can use the website until 3:30pm using the following login information. For extended home use I believe there is a subscription price. If you would like more info on that please email me as I can send you a code.

Choir starts tomorrow at lunch. Please print off the parent consent form if your child would like to participate and send it in ASAP.

Words Of The Week:

Over the next few weeks we will be reviewing and practicing our common sight words. These are words we use everyday in our reading and our writing. Please spend some time every night quickly practicing these words.

Field Trip Forms:

Please check your child's backpack for our Glenbow Museum forms. Please make all payments online on your My CBE / Powerschool account and send in the signed permission forms.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Jan 15, 2019

Hello Families,

Sorry for not posting on Monday. I am currently away sick and Mrs Watson is in for me. I am hoping to be back on Monday, however that is all dependent on my health.

For any pressing matters please email me as I will be checking my email periodically. For absences or early pick ups please email or phone the school office.

Phone:: 403-817-3540

Email:: auburnbay@cbe.ab.ca; Thank you for much!; Mrs. Johnson

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Lion King Production

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Parent Letter

Monday, January 6, 2020

Welcome Back!

Hello Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed their Holidays! It was great seeing all the smiling faces this morning. Please see the following message from Mrs. Miller in regards to gym for the next couple weeks.

"Students will be studying gymnastics during Phys Ed from Tuesday, January 7^th till Thursday, January 24^th.

*Please wear clothing that is easy to move in and comfortable. Sweats and a t-shirt are great clothing options (Remembering not to have TOO loose of a top on)

*Please try to avoid dresses or skirts

*If you have long hair please try your best to have it in a ponytail so that it does not go in your face"

We will resume words of the week next week.

Please continue to read every night for 10 - 15 minutes.

In Social Studies we will be continuing our exploration of Nunavut and the Arctic.

In Science we will be starting our exploration of the "Hot and Cold" Unit.

Understandings - Topic D: Hot & Cold Temperature

Students learn that materials are sometimes changed by heating or cooling and that by observing such changes, they can infer how hot or cold an object is. They learn that thermometers provide a helpful way to measure and describe the hotness or coldness of things-a more reliable way than provided by their own senses. Students observe that temperatures can go up and down, including the temperature of their surroundings and the temperatures of particular objects within it. They also learn about methods that are used to control temperature in buildings and how insulation is used to keep things hot or cold.

General Learner Expectations

Students will:

2-9 Recognize the effects of heating and cooling, and identify methods for heating and cooling.

Specific Learner Expectations

Students will:

Describe temperature in relative terms, using expressions, such as hotter than, colder than.
Measure temperature in degrees Celsius (°C).
Describe how heating and cooling materials can often change them; e.g., melting and freezing, cooking, burning.
Identify safe practices for handling hot and cold materials and for avoiding potential dangers from heat sources.
Recognize that the human body temperature is relatively constant and that a change in body temperature often signals a change in health.
Identify ways in which the temperature in homes and buildings can be adjusted; e.g., by turning a thermostat up or down, by opening or closing windows, by using a space heater in a cold room.
Describe, in general terms, how local buildings are heated:
- identify the energy source or fuel
- recognize that most buildings are heated by circulating hot air or hot water
- describe how heat is circulated through the school building and through their own homes.
Describe the role of insulation in keeping things hot or cold, and identify places where some form of insulation is used; e.g., clothing, refrigerator, coolers, homes.
Identify materials that insulate animals from the cold; e.g., wool, fur and feathers; and identify materials that are used by humans for the same purpose.
Design and construct a device to keep something hot or cold.
Describe ways in which temperature changes affect us in our daily lives.

In Math please spend a few minutes each night reviewing the Doubles and Doubles Plus 1.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Term One

Good Afternoon Families,
Report Cards will be available digitally in the coming days.

Language Arts:
This term in language arts we have focused on a number of the outcomes from the Alberta Program of Studies curriculum. If you are interested in seeing what the grade two expectations are, I will add a link here to the curriculum. The Language arts curriculum is a year long process in which we continually build on concepts and skills.
Grade 2 Language Arts Curriculum

In Math we have been focusing on Developing Number Sense and Patterns and Relations.

Number Sense
- Say the number sequence 0 to 100 by:
  - 2s, 5s and 10s, forward and backward, using starting points that are multiples of 2, 5 and 10 respectively
  - 10s, using starting points from 1 to 9
  - 2s, starting from 1.
- Demonstrate if a number (up to 100) is even or odd.
- Describe order or relative position, using ordinal numbers (up to tenth).
- Compare and order numbers up to 100.
- demonstrate and explain the effect of adding zero to, or subtracting zero from, any number.
- Apply mental mathematics strategies for basic addition facts and related subtraction facts to 18.
  - using doubles
  - making 10
  - one more, one less
Patterns
- Demonstrate an understanding of repeating patterns (three to five elements) by:
  - describing
  - extending
  - comparing
  - creating
    - patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of increasing patterns by:
  - describing
  - reproducing
  - extending
  - creating
    - numerical (numbers to 100) and non-numerical patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions.
- Sort a set of objects, using two attributes, and explain the sorting rule.

Please see link here
Math Curriculum

In Science we have been exploring liquids.
Topic A: Exploring Liquids
Students learn about the nature of liquids and the interactions of liquids with other materials. They explore liquids by examining droplets, by watching liquids trickle down slopes, by investigating flow rates and by observing liquid interactions with a variety of materials. They learn that some materials are impervious to liquids, while others are absorbent, and that some liquids mix readily while others do not. They observe that liquid water can be changed to ice or to steam, and back again, if heated and cooled, and that wet materials dry out when left open to the air. Through this topic, students learn that water is our most important liquid, that we use water in many ways, and that water is essential to life.

Describe some properties of water and other liquids, and recognize the importance of water to living and nonliving things.
Describe the interaction of water with different materials, and apply that knowledge to practical problems of drying, liquid absorption and liquid containment.

We have also begun to explore our Hot & Cold Temperatures Unit
Please see link here
Science Curriculum

Social Studies:
We have begun to explore Canada's 3 dynamic communities of Nunavut, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. Our main focus has been on Saskatchewan and the Prairies for this term.
Please see link here
Social Studies Curriculum

I am attaching two great documents for parents with a general overview of the Grade two curriculum.