This is the last week for the blog posting....the next two weeks will feature a number of different items including field trips and assemblies.  The field trip will take place on the Wednesday, June 19th (Wildlife Park).  The second field trip will take place at the end of the week Swimming at Westsyde pool June 21st. 
    The primary Fun Day will take place on Monday, June 24th so if your child would like to have a hot dog for lunch please get the forms back by this week.  There will be a concession available on this day for the primary students . 
The year-end assembly will take place at 10:30 am on June 27th.  Students will be dismissed at 12:00 noon. 

     This week and next students will be working on building their skills in math and in Language Arts we will continue with comprehension of stories that they read.  There will be no spelling unit for this week and next week.
     A large thank you to parents who volunteered for field trips and it was a delight seeing all of the family trees!
 Big Reminder!!
Please return all library books.
 
Highlights for this week:
Monday, June 17-No Spelling
Tuesday, June 18-P.E. day & Fine Arts
Wednesday, June 19-Due; library books & Wildlife park field trip
Thursday, June 20- P.E. day & Fine Arts
Friday, June 21-Swimming field trip at Westsyde Pool

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school to arrange an appointment. 

     Well it's hard to believe that we have less than 21 days of school!  So much to do and not enough time!  There will be new spelling unit this week.  Please make sure your child does one page a day so it can be handed in on Friday.  Thanks for your help.

I have enough parent volunteers for Wild life park field trip...so if your situation changed and you would like to help out please contact me.  Our field trip to the Shuswap Museum is this Friday in the am.
All library books are due Wednesday.
A big thank you to parents who brought in food from their culture for our family tree presentation...we couldn't have done it without you!!!

Reminders: Get all Permission forms in (I don't have all permission forms in so please get those in as soon as possible!).

Our Week:
Monday, June 10-New spelling unit
Tuesday, June 11-P.E. day
Wednesday, June 12-All library books returned
Thursday, June 13-Fine Arts & P.E. day
Friday, June 14-Field trip to Shuswap Museum 

Let's have a great week!

As always you can contact me at ahaliwal@sd73.bc.ca

     This week we will have new spelling unit and we will be including more comprehension work.  In Math, we will continue fine tuning our multiplication and division skills.  This Friday we will have a spelling quiz...I have completed reading assessment and now moving on to report cards!! 
In the library we will be doing our last library exchange this week so please remember to get all over due books in!  

Social Studies- the lunch from all of the different cultures (Family Tree) will be June 7th so if you could bring a dish from your culture to the classroom on June 7th that would be great!  Students will have a lunch and present their family tree during the lunch!!  Should be wonderful time to listen to all of the family history!!

All Library books will have to be returned by June 12th.

Field trip Dates to  remember 
June 14-Shuswap Museum (Parent Volunteers needed 1or 2)
June 19-Wildlife park (Parent Volunteers needed-at least 6-8)
June 21-Swimming 

Highlights for this week.
Monday, June 3- New Spelling unit
Tuesday, June 4-P.E. Day
Wednesday, June 5-Library books are due (Library Day) & Fine Arts
Thursday, June 6-P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Friday, June 7- Spelling Quiz & computers

Let's have a great week!

If you have any concerns or questions please contact me by email or phone the school to make an appointment.

     This week we will have a new spelling unit and I will continue with reading assessments this week.  This week in Science we are taking a field trip to the BLSC with the Mrs. B's class.  All permission slips are handed out so please get those in ASAP...Wildlife park permission slip is due June 7th with a $10.00 cost.  Once all family trees are in I will set a date for the lunch and presentations...I am still waiting for a few family trees to be handed in! 

Library exchange this week will be our second to last one and so it is important to return all over due books or pay outstanding bills.    

Field trip Dates to  remember 
May 29-Big Little Science Center
June 14-Shuswap Museum (Parent Volunteers needed 1or 2)
June 19-Wildlife park (Parent Volunteers needed-at least 6-8)
June 21-Swimming 

Highlights for the week!
Monday, May 27- New Spelling unit
Tuesday, May 28-P.E. day
Wednesday, May 29-Field trip to BLSC and Library Exchange
Thursday, May 30-P.E. day & Fine Arts
Friday, May 31-Computers & Spelling Quiz

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school and we can arrange an appointment.

      I hope you have enjoy the wonderful sunshine this Victoria day weekend with your family!  This week we will not have a new spelling unit as we are continuing with our persuasive writing and in Math, we will complete the 3-D unit and then move on to the Division unit. 
First field trip permission forms for the Big Little Science Center should be handed in ASAP. It would be nice to see the first field trip forms in quickly.  The Wild life field trip we do need parent volunteers...please return the permission slips back to me asap!! 
Family trees are due this week and a date will be set once all projects are in for the lunch from all of the cultures!! I am excited to see all of the family trees!

DATES FOR FIELD TRIPS (Return permission slips ASAP)
 May 29-BLSC
June 14-Secwepcm Museum-1 PARENT VOLUNTEER NEEDED
June 19-Wild life park-6 PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 
June 21-Westsyde pool
 

This week;
Monday, May 20-No School (Victoria Day) & No spelling unit
Tuesday, May 21-P.E. day 
Wednesday, May 22-Library Day & Fine Arts
Thursday, May 23-P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Friday, May 24-Computer Day

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email or phone me at the school

     This Friday is a day off for students.  The teachers are involved in Professional Development.  Monday is Victoria Day (hopefully a day off for everyone).  For students....a 4 day weekend. 

In Math we are carrying on with 3-D/2D unit,  for L.A. we are beginning on persuasive writing.  In Science we are continuing with "Matter" unit.  In Social Studies students should be working on their family tree with parents' assistance...this will be due May 20th week...bringing in their cultural dish TBA for lunch.  We will continue learning about Shuswap Peoples.  

Show & Tell Theme: Something I am Good At
For our next round of Show & Tell, we will be sharing something that we are good at. This is a great opportunity for your child to bring in pictures, a trophy, ribbons, medals, etc. pertaining to ONE activity that they excel in. Your son/daughter may also choose to do a demonstration, if applicable. This can also be a picture or craft that your child has made (if that is his talent). Maybe he can share about a club he/she belongs to. The goal of this Show & Tell is for us to see how different we all are, and that everyone is good at something. If you need help figuring out what to share, please let me know. Thanks.
Please return all library books that are overdue on Wednesday.  

Events and dates to remember
Fri May 17-Pro D-No School
Mon May 20-Victoria Day

This Week;
Monday, May 13 - No Spelling
Tuesday, May 14 -P.E. day 
Wednesday, May 15 -  Return library books & Fine Arts
Thursday, May 16 - P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Friday, May 17 - NO SCHOOL FOR KIDS (Inservice day)

Let's have a great week!
Any concerns or questions you can email me or phone the school and we can set up an appointment. 

      Finally a regular week of school!  Students will be getting a new spelling unit.   Students will also continue to work on short stories and poems in Language Arts.  
     In Social Studies students are learning about the Shuswap peoples and should be well on their way on their own family cultural back ground (Family Tree).  The family tree is due on May 20th week.   
Science will see students working on Matter....in Math, students will be done with fractions by Tuesday and then we can begin with the next unit on 3-D objects.   
   
  Show & Tell Theme: Something I am Good At
For our next round of Show & Tell, we will be sharing something that we are good at. This is a great opportunity for your child to bring in pictures, a trophy, ribbons, medals, etc. pertaining to ONE activity that they excel in. Your son/daughter may also choose to do a demonstration, if applicable. This can also be a picture or craft that your child has made (if that is his/her talent). Maybe he can share about a club he/she belongs to. The goal of this Show & Tell is for us to see how different we all are, and that everyone is good at something. If you need help figuring out what to share, please let me know. Thanks.

Our schedule this week:
Monday, April 29- Spelling unit #19
Tuesday, April 30-P.E. Day
Wednesday, May 1- Return library books (Library Day) & Fine Arts 
Thursday, May 2-Fine Arts & P.E. Day
Friday, May 3-Computers & Spelling Quiz
Let's have a great week!
As always you can reach me at adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca if you have any questions or concerns.

     I hope everyone had a great Easter Weekend and spent time with family!  This week will be short for students as we continue to roll along through April students will not be getting a new unit of spelling this week. Students will continue to work on short stories and poems in Language Arts.  
     In Social Studies students can begin working on their own family tree.  Reminder that the family tree is due in May I will announce the date on the next week blog.   
Science will see students working on Matter....in Math, students will continue with fractions and then move forward to 3-D objects.   
   
  Show & Tell Theme: Something I am Good At
For our next round of Show & Tell, we will be sharing something that we are good at. This is a great opportunity for your child to bring in pictures, a trophy, ribbons, medals, etc. pertaining to ONE activity that they excel in. Your son/daughter may also choose to do a demonstration, if applicable. This can also be a picture or craft that your child has made (if that is his talent). Maybe he can share about a club he/she belongs to. The goal of this Show & Tell is for us to see how different we all are, and that everyone is good at something. If you need help figuring out what to share, please let me know. Thanks.

Our schedule this week:
Monday, April 22- No School (Easter Monday)
Tuesday, April 23-P.E. day & Big Buddy day
Wednesday, April 24- Return library books (Library Day) & Fine Arts 
Thursday, April 25-Fine Arts & P.E. Day
Friday, April 26-Computer
Let's have a great week!
You can reach me at adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca

     This week is a short week and we will not have a new spelling unit instead we will focus on comprehension on short stories and grammar.   
In Math, we will have a short fraction quiz on Thursday and continue on with fraction unit.  In Science we will continue with "Matter" unit.  In Social Studies students are doing two different projects, one is the history of the Shuswap people, and the second project is their own Family Tree.   In health and Career we are working on setting goals for the rest of the school year.
Library
Library books are due on Wednesday...Please check and make sure your child has their library books in their backpacks.  Let's have no over due books!
Show and Tell
This month’s theme is SCIENCE. On their day, students are encouraged to bring one “mystery” science item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Students can bring an item (like a crystal or a wasp nest) or can bring a picture of something science related that they have research (only a few details please). TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED. If your child is sick for his/her Show& Tell day, he/she will get to make up his/her missed day as soon as he/she returns to school. If your child forgets his/her Show& Tell day, he/she will be encouraged to share (Tell) about something as part of his turn.  Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to “make up” Show& Tell.
Highlights for the week
Monday, April 15- No Spelling 
Tuesday, April 16-P.E. Day
Wednesday, April 17-Library day & Fine Arts 
Thursday, April 18-Fine Arts & P.E. Day
Friday, April 19-Good Friday (No School)

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me through this blog or phone the school and we can make an appointment.

      I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the sunshine!  This week there will be a new spelling unit.       
     In Social Studies, students will continue with the early Shuswap culture and early pioneers who discovered Canada.  In Math, students will continue with fractions.  In 
Science, we are working on matter unit. 
     In Language Arts students will continue with our poem unit and we will also work on our comprehension unit.  
     Show & Tell
     This month’s theme is SCIENCE. On their day, students are encouraged to bring one “mystery” science item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Students can bring an item (like a crystal or a wasp nest) or can bring a picture of something science related that they have research (only a few details please). TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED. If your child is sick for his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will get to make up his/her missed day as soon as he/she returns to school. If your child forgets his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will be encouraged to share (Tell) about something as part of his turn.  Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to “make up” Show&Tell.

     Our schedule this week:
Monday, April 8- New spelling unit 
Tuesday, April 9-P.E. day
Wednesday, April 10-Fine Arts & Library exchange
Thursday, April 11-P.E. day & Fine Arts
Friday, April 12-Computer day & Spelling Quiz 

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at the school or email me through this blog. 

      I hope everyone had a great weekend with your family and enjoyed this great spring weather!    
   This week will be another short busy week for students as we roll into April. Students are starting fraction unit and in Social Studies students are learning about the Shuswap Peoples as well as investigating their own culture and research their family tree.    
   There will be no spelling unit this week.  
   In Science we are starting with two different units this term....Matter 
   In Language Arts students are learning about different types of poems (such as cinquain, diamante, to name a couple) this should be a exciting week! 
April 5th- Sucwentwecw assembly
     Show & Tell
     This month’s theme is SCIENCE. On their day, students are encouraged to bring one “mystery” science item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Students can bring an item (like a crystal or a wasp nest) or can bring a picture of something science related that they have research (only a few details please). TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED. If your child is sick for his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will get to make up his/her missed day as soon as he/she returns to school. If your child forgets his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will be encouraged to share (Tell) about something as part of his turn.  Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to “make up” Show&Tell.

     Our schedule this week:
Monday, April 1- Professional day (No School)
Tuesday, April 2-P.E. day 
Wednesday, April 3-Library exchange & Fine Arts
Thursday, April 4-P.E. & Fine Arts
Friday, April 5-Sucwentwecw assembly & Computer day

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at the school or email me through this blog. 

     I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break. I was thankful for some spring-like weather!  
I am energized and ready for a busy third term in Grade 2/3.
In Class this Week...
Please get those reading logs filled in this week and a new one will be issued on Monday.  There will be new spelling unit this week so remember to do one page a day and the spelling unit is due on Friday.  
In math, we will continue with our multiplying skills as well as introducing fraction unit.   

Library
Please remember that Library books are due on Wednesday every week.  It is important for your child to exchange their books every week.

Report Card envelopes
Parents please make sure you sign the Report Card envelope and return them back to the school as soon as possible.  

Highlights for the week:
Monday, March 25-New spelling unit
Tuesday, March 26- P.E. Day
Wednesday, March 27-Return library books & Fine Arts 
Thursday, March 28-P.E. day & Fine Arts
Friday, March 29-Due; Spelling unit /Quiz 

Let's have a great week!
If you have any concerns or questions please contact me by email or phone the school and we can make arrangements to make an appointment. 

     This is the last week before Spring Break.  There will not be a new spelling unit this week however we will be working out of our Write Trait booklets.  In Math we will be working on multiplying/division skills.  In Social Studies students will be practicing their presentations for Friday's "Celebration of learning."  Science we are finishing up our landform unit. On Friday, March 15th we will have the Celebration of learning at 1 to 2 p.m  
Library books are still not been handed in on the due dates please make sure your child's books are returned on Wednesday!  Let's not have any over-due books!!

Reminder; Please return the celebration of learning forms so I can arrange our Big Buddy to come and see their "little buddy' present their Social Studies project.
Thank you.

Highlights for this week;
Monday, Mar. 11-NO Spelling unit
Tuesday, Mar. 12-P.E. day
Wednesday, Mar.13-Library day & Fine Arts
Thursday, Mar. 14-P.E. day & Fine Arts
Friday, Mar.15-Celebration of learning  & Report Cards going home.
Let's have a great week!

If you have any questions or concerns please email me.

        I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  It was nice to see some sunshine this weekend....nice way to start our month of March. 
In Class this Week...
We will continue with multiplication concept in Math...there will be a new spelling unit this week.  In Social Studies students are working on their First Nation group research projects and hopefully all groups will be able to do their presentations.  In Science students are to complete their landform project and we will have a quiz to complete the unit.    

Date(s) to remember:
March 15th-Celebration of learning #2-1:15 p.m. --2;15 p.m. & Report Cards going home.
 
Library Day
Library books are due on Wednesday every week.

This Week:
Monday, March 4-New Spelling unit 
Tuesday, March 5- P.E. Day
Wednesday, March 6-Library Day & Fine Arts 
Thursday, March 7-P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Friday, March 8-Spelling Quiz 

Let's have a great week!
As always, you can contact me at the school or email me at dhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca