Ms. Foesier's Grade 2 class

Monday, April 6, 2020

Monday, April 6th

Google classroom in now up and running please check your emails parents for information on getting started. Please have your child start using their G-mail accounts that I sent out as information for the classroom will go into their inbox on their G-mail account.

Here are some helpful links which are on the Google classroom as well

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wlH60RSUdvOl_UOoUorWz0aWYUqpEA2T/view accessing google classroom https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NNJLuKZRav0UQpuAnAYdZ7VgWdtmYTQA/view submitting work

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18P95rX_G4eK2oUHvbAf8lvu6AGJL-4Ni/view using worksheets

Monday, March 30, 2020

Monday, March 30th

Good afternoon my amazing Grade 2's and their Families,

I hope you had rest and fun over break, thinking of creative ways to spend time with family and stay connected to friends from a distance. I'd love to hear what things you invented, created or helped with over break. You can complete a journal entry with a beautiful illustration (level 4 Picture). For now, if you like, you can take a picture of your work and email it to me. Later on this week, I will let you know where to share your work and how I will be sharing your learning assignments. You are missed! I know there will be challenges, here is a the clip to get us into the spirit of trying and persevering even when things are difficult!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX3_JQHKaqA

Please keep an eye out for an email from me this afternoon outlining some of the next steps for learning adventures. I will also be phoning families over the next couple of days to check in and respond to any questions from the email. You need to know that you are missed at school but we are really excited about what lies ahead for us, and we will be sharing details with you through this coming week.

💜Ms.Foesier

Archie's getting his exercise in, hope you all are as well 😁

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Thursday, March 19th

Hello to all my students 😀

I just wanted to send a little note to say that I am thinking about you all, I hope you all are staying healthy (washing those hands with the ABC's), and I miss you all very much.

Here is a little video for you all to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVmDOJcBrR0 to show how the hummingbird is doing their part to help just as we all are doing our part to help by staying home.

Today is the first day of Spring by the way, Play outside in your yard 😘

As we won't get to sing Happy Birthday to Max before his birthday, here is a happy birthday video that Max can enjoy at home from all of us 😀https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90w2RegGf9w

This would be the perfect time to plant your Santa Sunflower seeds if you still have them. Plant them inside in a pot first and when the snow melts and the ground isn't frozen you can replant them outside.

Here are some nice pictures of my pets for you to enjoy, aren't they cute 😀 Alex Archie has his toy from you in his picture, definitely his favourite

Parents here is a link you may use to help your child with learning from home for the time being
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/default.aspx
Your children also all have or know their Prodigy login and Raz kids login and if not email me and I can give it to you.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Friday, March 13th

Parent teacher conferences have been postponed until further notice

(Tentatively) Monday Book fair preview as a class

(Tentatively) Tuesday Book fair shopping as a class

Tues St.Patricks day

Thurs Half day, Friday schedule

Thurs March 19th Parent teachers conferences Postponed, TBD

Fri March 20th Parent teacher conferences Postponed, TBD

March 19th - 29th Spring break

March 30th fun Lunch (Mucho Burrito)

Weekly learning (March 9th - March 13th)

- We worked on our descriptive writing this week, trying to make our writing more interesting

- In math we began looking at and reviewing 2-d shapes through fun trivia games and flip books
- We built our Boats this week, take a look through the weeks posts for pictures, most of us have successful boats that float, hold weight, are stable with a keel, and can move through the water
- We continued to learn about Inuit people and their culture. We researched how inuits lived in the early days and how Igloos worked to keep them warm and how the built them
- We had a very awesome opportunity to explore authentic Inuit artifacts and see tools they would have used to make an Igloo as well as other tools and traditional clothing they wear
- During the week we got to spend time with our buddies and start to make Shamrock sun catchers, see pictures during the weeks post

Looking forward in Grade 2
- We will finish up with our boats next week by racing them against each other
- In Social we will be exploring what School is like in Iqaluit and we will explore Inuksuks and their meanings, we will construct our own Inuksuks (Please remember to send in a bag of rocks with your child for Monday, letter was sent Home Yesterday)
- We will be creating some Ted Harrison inspired Arctic Art to show the Northern Lights
- In Math we will continue working with 2-d shapes and begin to explore 3-d shapes
- For St.Patricks day we will have some fun with that on Tuesday; looking at why we are lucky and how we can catch that tricky Leprechaun 😀
- We will continue working on descriptive writing to enhance our writing next week as well

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Thursday, March 12th

Spring read-a-thon this week, please send in reading donations

Dress up as your favourite book character tomorrow

- Ask me about what we remaking with out buddies
- Ask me how my boat is coming along
- Ask me how Igloos work

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Wednesday, March 11th

Spring read-a-thon this week

Dress up as your favourite book character on Friday March 13th

- Ask me about what my favourite Inuit artifact was today
- Ask me how my boat building went