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

     I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend with your family!   I hope all parents are recording on the Home Reading log sheet for February, and we will not have a new spelling unit this week.  In Math, we will continue working on multiplying and have a quiz on Friday.  In Science, we are working on landforms and in Social Studies we are continuing with our project study on different First Nations groups.  Reading assessments are continuing this week.  
Reminder:
No School on Monday, February 18 (Family Day)
Please return all library books by Wednesday because we have library exchange on Wednesday afternoon.

This week's highlights for our schedule:
Monday, Feb.18- Family Day (No School)
Tuesday, Feb. 19-P.E. Day
Wednesday, Feb. 20-Fine Arts & Library Day
Thursday, Feb. 21- P.E. day & Fine Arts
Friday, Feb. 22-computers

Let's have a great Week!
Please feel free to reach me at adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca

     Well we are going into the middle of February...and I hope everyone enjoyed your time with your family on the weekend.  This week will be a full week so we will have a new spelling unit #14.  Also, the "cold bug" has hit our school, so I will be reminding students to wash hands even more so...hopefully this will keep our class healthy.  
    In Math, we will continue with tally's/graphs tables and I hope we will begin our unit on money later in the week.  In Science, we are well into our landform unit and in  Social Studies we will continue with our research of indigenous people...students should have their display board started this week.  

Valentine’s Day
We will be having a low key Valentine’s Day in class this year. Students are encouraged to give Valentine’s to each other, but please ensure that your child gives a Valentine to EVERY STUDENT IN THE CLASS. We have 20 students in our class. The class list was our first spelling unit.   

Please note there is no school on the following day:  
February 18th is Family Day 

 Let's take a look at this week:
Monday, Feb.11-Spelling unit #14  
Tuesday, Feb.12-P.E. Day
Wednesday, Feb. 13 - Library Exchange day & Fine Arts
Thursday, Feb. 14- Fine Arts  & P.E. Day
Friday, Feb. 15 -Spelling Quiz  

Let's have a great week!

As always, you can reach me at adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca

      Hard to believe that we are already through the month of January and moving into February!  Well there will not be any spelling this week.  In math, we are continuing with the multiplication concept.     
     Reading logs will be out on Monday for the month of February...please make sure your child has the log sheet filled out.  January reading log sheets are due so please make sure your child hands it in. 
In Social Studies your child is doing a research project that requires a poster display board so can you please provide one for your child (I need at least 8 poster boards so if you can help us out that would be great! Just check with me so we don't have more than 8 poster boards)..  
 Show & Tell
     During this month, each student is encouraged to bring ONE "special" item that he/she cherish (whether a toy or picture) for Show & Tell time. The Show & Tell schedule is located in the Show and Tell tab above.   

Library Books
     Library books must be returned to our class’ by  Tuesday or Wednesday morning!  If your child is done with his/her books early, please return them at that time. Let’s work hard to prevent overdue books this year!
 
This Week:
Monday, Feb. 4-No Spelling unit
Tuesday, Feb. 5-P.E. day
Wednesday, Feb. 6- Fine Arts
Thursday, Feb. 7-P.E. day & Fine Arts  
Friday, Feb. 8-Professional Development Day (No School)

As always if you have any concerns or issues please can contact  me at the school or email me at adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca

Let's have a great week,

     We will be having Spelling Unit 13 this week and we are working on grammar in Language Arts.  In Math, we will continue with multiplying concepts as well as learning what information a graph is giving us.  Social Studies we will continue with the research on indigenous people groups.  Students will need a display board for their projects.  In Science will continue with landforms...it is a very congested week to say the least!
Reminder that students need proper running shoes for Gym class!

Library Days are Wednesdays so please have your child return books on Tuesday or Wednesday.  

This week:
Monday, Jan 28-New Spelling unit #13
Tuesday, Jan 29-P.E. day
Wednesday, Jan 30-Library Exchange & Fine Arts
Thursday, Jan. 31-P.E. day & Fine Arts 
Friday, Feb. 1-Spelling Quiz 

Let's have a great week!

If you have any concerns or questions please contact me through email or phone the school.

      As we continue to steamroll through January it seems as though winter temperatures will be mild so this could mean more snow or a meltdown of the snow!  In either case February is just around the corner!  This week will include continuing with landforms in Science and in Social Studies we will continue with researching indigenous  Peoples.  Math will see us continue working on repeat addition which leads to multiplication.    
    In Language Arts we will continue with short stories and continue developing comprehension skills.  Please continue to do the Reading at home and recording what your child is reading in the reading log sheet.  There will be a new spelling unit this week. 
  
Library Days are Wednesdays so please have your child return books on Tuesday or Wednesday morning.    

This week:
Monday, Jan 21-New Spelling unit
Tuesday, Jan 22-P.E. day
Wednesday, Jan 23-Library day & Fine Arts
Thursday, Jan 24-Fine Arts & P.E. Day
Friday, Jan 25- Spelling Quiz

Let's have a great week!

As always, you can reach me anytime at adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca

     I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the mild weather!  This week we will have a new spelling unit...this will be unit 11. In math we are completing our measurement unit...and we are also doing skip counting that relates to multiplication.  In Science we will continue with landforms....and in Social Studies we are learning about different types of 
First Nations groups....eventually students will pick a group and do a research project on the culture.  I would like students to wear indoor shoes at school and boots out at the breaks.  Please make sure your son/daughter are wearing appropriate clothing for the weather!  Your child's locker must not be full of other clothes so if you have time please make sure your child takes home the extra clothes in their locker.  
    If you have any questions or concerns about your child progress please either e-mail me(adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca) or phone the school and we can arrange a time to meet. 
   Show & Tell
During this month only, each student is encouraged to bring ONE toy that he/she received for Christmas to show during his/her Show & Tell time.
   Reminder
Spelling is due on Fridays so please make sure your child has completed the work and in the agenda book.  I still have a few students who are not handing in the work on time.


Highlights for this week
Monday, Jan.14-New spelling unit 11
Tuesday, Jan.15-P.E day
Wednesday, Jan.16-library exchange day & Fine Arts
Thursday, Jan. 17-P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Friday, Jan. 18-Spelling quiz

Let's have a great week!   

Welcome to 2019!
    I hope everyone had a great break and enjoyed their time with family and friends over the winter break.  Although its nice to have time to relax we must now get back into our routines and schedules... so this week we will begin with a new Spelling Unit and continue with our reading log for the month of January. 
    In math we will continue with measurement and please practice skip counting with your child.  In Science we will be learning about landforms.  

   Show & Tell
During this month only, each student is encouraged to bring ONE toy that he/she received for Christmas to show during his/her Show & Tell time.

This week:
 Monday, Jan. 7- New Spelling Unit
Tuesday-Jan. 8-P.E. Day
Wednesday-Jan. 9-Library  exchange day & Fine Arts
Thursday-Jan. 10-P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Friday-Jan 11-Computers

Let's have a great week!

      We will have no new spelling unit this week.  We will continue with short stories as well as concentrate on our concert song.  In Math, we will continue with the measurement unit.  You can still work on skip counting with your child this will help develop an understanding in the times tables.    
     In Science we will be presenting our habitat project to parents on December 20th....this will be the first presentation (8:45 am) for students so please mark it down on your calendar.  Please return the notice of the Celebration of learning so I know how many parents are coming out.  A big thank you to parents who came out and helped out with the skating fieldtrip!!  

Winter Concert-December 19th two performances one at 1 p.m. and an evening performance at 6 p.m.- Students should be in their nice clothes with a Christmas hat. 

A Reminder about Show & Tell
Show & Tell this week students are encouraged to bring one "mystery" item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Show and Tell items are encouraged to be "made" things, "science" things, "found" things or things related to the theme being studied at the time (TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED). Pictures are a great way of sharing an event, family member or a pet (due to allergies NO real pets will be allowed in class). If your child is sick for his Show& Tell day, he/she will get to make up his missed day as soon as he/she returns to school. If your child forgets their 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.

Library Day is on Wednesdays however students will not sign out  books because of the Winter break and the concert schedule. 

Dates to Remember!
Dec. 19th-Winter Concert (1 p.m. afternoon performance & Evening performance @ 6 p.m.)
Dec. 20th-"Celebration of Learning"-Parents come into the classroom-8:35 am to 9:15 am
Dec. 21st-Last day before the Winter Break-Ugly sweater day.

Monday, Dec. 17-No spelling unit 
Tuesday, Dec. 18-Dress rehearsal-students to dress up 
Wednesday, Dec. 19-Winter Concert at 1 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec.20-Celebration of Learning
Friday, Dec. 21-Ugly sweater day

Have a wonderful Winter Break!

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