Step Into 2nd Grade With Ms. Hayes

Hello, We have had another engaging week of learning in Grade 2! Important Dates January 30 th  – Report Cards available online through  MyCBE PowerSchool Account    February 1 st  – Gr. 2 Field Trip to Telus Spark   February 7 th  – School Council Meeting – Grade 4 to present   February 14 th  – Fun Snack   February 15-16 th  – Support Staff and Teacher's Convention   February 19 th  – Family Day holiday   February 21 st   – Fun Lunch  Math *I can investigate strategies for the addition of two-digit numbers. This week, we continued our exploration of mild, medium, and spicy problems. Students could select a problem that included the spice (challenge) level they felt they wanted to try. Some students started with a mild or green problem, and when their confidence grew, they selected a spicy or red problem. We also played "Math Battleship." Ask your child to share the game rules. Check out one of our pro...

Hello families, We have had another fantastic week in Grade 2. Inline Skating I can show positive interactions with others during physical activity. I can refine my movement skills with people or objects in a variety of physical activities.  What an incredible experience for our students! Students were full of perseverance and smiles. Their "I can try" spirit was admirable. We ended our skating week with a "disco party" together. Thank you so much to Coach Greg for modifying tips and tricks and for his patience. Telus Spark I can safely explore the production and behaviour of sound. We are excited to attend Telus Spark on Thursday, February 1st. Students will participate in "The Surf the Lightwave" program, where students will engage Jamie, Spark's LEGO mini-figure, on a surfing adventure across the rainbow! Students will collaboratively and creatively code them to ride through reflected, refracted, and dispersed light, with some science and math surpr...

Hello Families, Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful winter break filled with rest and relaxation. Below is an example of how cross-curricular learning objectives are embedded into daily task design. Literacy: * I can distinguish between messages that are fiction or non-fiction. I can examine ways that information can be accessed, organized, and shared to encourage thinking about and beyond what's already known. I can examine a variety of features that can enhance the meaning of messages.  Exciting things were happening in our writing this week! We began our week learning about "wolfdogs". Why? Mrs. Hayes' sister-in-law (Lindsey) is an instructor at Olds College in the animal health program and was given the opportunity to work on new intakes for the Yamanuska Wolfdog Sanctuary. Grade 2 students love learning about animals! Everly, in Ms. Hayes' class, is our wolf expert, and we discovered she is the only Grade 2 student who has attended the sanctuary. ...