The next 3 weeks will be very busy at the school so here we go!  This week we do have an Professional Development day on Monday.  
Students will continue working on multiplying  concept in math.  In Language Arts, students will be working on comprehension and writing skills until the winter break. 
We will be working on our concert song as well! 
There will be no spelling unit this week but please continue with the home reading and fill in the log sheet.  November reading log sheet due Tuesday, December 3rd.  
Interim reports will go home this week...please sign and have your child return the interim report.
In Science the habitat projects are coming together...we will have a celebration of learning on the day after the concert...I will confirm the date/time once all projects are completed.
 Dates to Remember
December 2-Professional Development Day (No School)

This Week
Monday, Dec. 2- Professional Development Day (No School)
Tuesday, Dec 3-P.E. Day & No Spelling Unit
Wednesday, Dec 4-Fine Arts
Thursday, Dec 5-Library day
Friday, Dec 6- Math Quiz on beginning of multiplying

Let's have a good week!
As always if you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school to make an appointment.

    This last week of November will feature spelling unit 7.  In Math, students will continue with time concept and in Language Arts we are learning about verbs.  The weather is changing so make sure your child has proper clothing for the temperature!  This also includes footwear...inside runners are mandatory.   In Science, we are beginning to work on habitat projects and hopefully we will start to construct the projects this week!    
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/her turn. Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to "make up" Show & Tell.
Date(s) to Remember
December 2nd- Professional Development day-No School

Highlights for the week
Monday, Nov.25-New spelling unit #7
Tuesday, Nov. 26-P.E. Day & Fine Arts 
Wednesday, Nov. 27-Fine Arts 
Thursday, Nov. 28-Library day
Friday, Nov. 29-P.E. day & Due Spelling unit #7 & spelling quiz

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

     Well the month of November is moving rather quickly...we are already in the middle of November and we seem to be rocketing towards Christmas somehow  Reading assessments are continuing as well as math quizzes will be coming up.  In Science the habitat projects are just beginning this week.  In language arts we are still working out of the Write Trait booklet to build our writing skills also we are beginning to work with short stories this week.     
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 Thursdays so bring in library books by Wednesday or Thursday morning!  Once again please make sure your child has indoor shoes to wear in the classroom.  Boots are not allowed in the classroom....
We will have New Spelling Unit this week.  Please practice the words everyday and students do one page a day...handing in their spelling unit by Friday.  

This week:
Monday, Nov. 18-New Spelling unit
Tuesday, Nov. 19-Fine Arts & P.E. day
Wednesday, Nov. 20-Fine Arts
Thursday, Nov. 21-Library Exchange
Friday, Nov. 222-Spelling Unit #6 Due & Quiz as well as P.E. Day 

Let's have a great week!
If you need to contact me please email me or phone the school.

     This week will be busy as we have a short week of evaluations in most subject areas.  We will not have new spelling unit this week.      

     In Language Arts, we will be working on staying on topic.  In Math, we are in the middle of our "Time" unit.  Please practice skip counting with your child as this will benefit them when we start the multiplication unit.      
     In Science we will begin our project on constructing a habitat.  You will probably noticed your child will be asking for materials to bring to school...should be a fun project!  Students should be home reading everyday and recording this information in their reading log sheet.  Students can read all kinds of books (can be information books as long as they can read it!).  Parents please initial the sheet if your child has read that day. 
     Remember our library time is on Thursdays and your child can take out 4 books in total.  Two books go home for home reading ....2 other books will be in their desk to read during silent reading.  If students are needing more reading materials  they can return their books earlier, and sign out new books to read.  Please make sure all library books are returned (4 books in all) so there are no over-due books.  Students can't take out new materials if their books are over-due!     
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/her turn. Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to "make up" Show & Tell.
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This Week;
Monday, Nov.11-No School
Tuesday, Nov. 12-P.E. Day & No Spelling Unit
Wednesday, Nov.13-Fine Arts 
Thursday, Nov. 14-Library Exchange
Friday, Nov. 15-P.E. day

Let's have a great week!
As always if you have any questions or concerns please contact me by phoning the school or email me through this blog.

     This week we will be working on writing to make sure the sentences make sense.  There were a large number of students who did not hand in their spelling unit #4 on Friday. ​There will be new spelling unit #5 this week and can you make sure your child does their homework everyday because the due date is Friday!  There will be a new reading log for November so please continue filling out log sheet.  I will begin reading evaluations this month.  On Friday there will be a Remembrance Day assembly.   
In Math we are moving along with adding two digit numbers with re-grouping/borrowing concepts. 
Reminders;
Library books must be returned every week on Thursday (let's not have over-due books out!).

This week;
Monday-Nov.4-New spelling unit #5 
Tuesday-Nov.5-Fine Arts & P.E. Day 
Wednesday-Nov.6-Fine Arts
Thursday-Nov.7-Library exchange 
Friday-Nov. 8-Remembrance Day Assembly & Spelling Quiz

Let's have a great week!
As always if you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school to contact me. 

     This week will be a short week with a Professional Development Day on Friday so students will not be getting a new spelling unit.  Instead we will be continuing with developing writing skills and grammar.  Make sure your child is filling out their reading logs everyday.  Also, please make sure your child continues to bring in their library books before or on Thursday.   
In math we will continue with place value and keep practicing regrouping/borrowing concept.  In Science we will be working on our ecosystem unit.  Health and Career we will be working on what makes us  kind to others. 
Please make sure your child has indoor shoes for gym class.  Weather is changing so your child should be wearing something that keeps them warm.  In P.E. class we are starting our Volleyball unit. 

This week;
Monday, October 21-No Spelling unit
Tuesday, October 22-P.E. Day & Fine Arts
Wednesday, October 23-Fine Arts 
Thursday, October 24-Library exchange 
Friday, October 25-Professional Development Day (No School)

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email or phone the school so we can arrange a time to meet. 

     I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and you enjoyed your time with your family!  This will be a short week with Thanksgiving Monday so we will not have a spelling unit, instead our focus will be on writing skills.  ​
A Big thank you to parents for coming out for parent-teacher interviews...it was a pleasure meeting with you and chatting about your child!!  Remember If you have any questions please contact me. 
​LANGUAGE ARTS
      In writing students are learning to 'toss out' details that are unimportant or unnecessary.  Students will also be focusing on grammar in this short week!    

MATH
      Students will continue to learn about place value and how to represent numbers in expanded form.  Practising skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s up to 300. 
In Social Studies we will be continuing with our mapping skills and in Science we are continuing with our ecosystem unit.     

This week;
Monday, Oct. 14-No School-Thanksgiving Monday
Tuesday, Oct. 15-P.E. day & Fine Arts
Wednesday, Oct. 16-Fine Arts
Thursday, Oct. 17-Library exchange day
Friday, Oct. 18-P.E. day

Let's have a great week!
As always if you have any questions or concerns please can contact me by email or phone the school. 

     We have an exciting week ahead and students will be working on Spelling unit #3 this week.  
     Reminder that Thursday this week will be Early Dismissal day for Parent-Teacher Interviews (please pick up your child at 12:30pm).  Your child will have a interview schedule in their agenda book so please check out your time for the interview.  Interviews will be kept short (unless there is no one waiting)  10 minutes.  I look forward to meeting with all of you during this time. If you are unable to come during those times, please email or phone me to set up a time that works for you.    
     In math, we will continue with place value concept and please practice skip counting with your child everyday!  In Social Studies we will continue with our mapping unit and in Science we will continue with the ecosystem unit.  
Reminders
October 14- Thanksgiving Monday (No School)

This Week:
Monday-October 7-New Spelling unit #3-(Check agenda book for interview time)
Tuesday-October 8-P.E.
Wednesday-October 9-Fine Arts
Thursday-October 10-P/T interviews-Early dismissal at 12:30 & Library day
Friday-October 11-Spelling Quiz

Please take the time to make sure your child does one page of homework a day.  
Thanks
If you have any concerns or questions please email me or phone the school and we can arrange a time and day to meet.  

Lets have a great week!

     This week we will be having spelling unit 2...please remember that students are to do one page a day and on Friday hand in their spelling unit 2. 
In Language Arts we are working on capitals and periods as well as making sure our sentences make sense.  In Math, we are continuing with place value this week and in Socials Studies we will continue with mapping skills.  In Science we are learning about the different ecosystems on earth.
Friendly Reminder
Library book exchange day is Thursdays...so please make sure library books are returned by this day.  If students are finished with the book they can bring the book in earlier.  Let's have no over due books!  Students are to take out 4 books (2 books are used in the classroom for silent reading).
Parents please keep the reading log sheet at home until the end of the month...September log sheet is due on September 30th!
Please get the Parent/Teacher interview form in ASAP so I can set up the schedule for interviews on October 10th.  I will sent out the schedule for you once it is set...thank you!
This month is usually hectic and some forms are handed out to be signed and returned back as soon as possible.  I still need to have a few verification forms handed in ASAP. 
Dates to Remember!
September 30th-Orange Shirt Day
October 7th-School Photos
October 10th-half day of school for Parent/Teacher interviews-early dismissal at 12:30. 
 
THEMES
MATH- you can practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, from any number up to 100 with your child.

This Week:
Monday, September 30-New Spelling unit #2
Tuesday, October 1-P.E. Day
Wednesday, October 2-Fine Arts
Thursday, October 3- Fine Arts & Library exchange
Friday, October 4-P.E. day & Spelling Quiz

Let's have a great week!

I am always available to discuss your child's progress.  Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  There are 3 ways to contact me...you can use the Agenda, email (adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca), or call the school.

     This week will be a short week of school so we will not have spelling.
In Language Arts we are working on capitals and periods as well as making sure our sentences make sense.  In Math, we are continuing with place value this week and in Socials Studies we will continue with mapping skills.  In Science we are learning about the different ecosystems on earth.
Friendly Reminder
Library book exchange day is Thursdays...so please make sure library books are returned by this day.  If students are finished with the book they can bring the book in earlier.  Let's have no over due books!  Students are to take out 4 books (2 books are used in the classroom for silent reading).
Parents please keep the reading log sheet at home until the end of the month...September log sheet is due on September 30th!

This month is usually hectic and some forms are handed out to be signed and returned back as soon as possible.  I still need to have a few verification forms handed in ASAP. 
Dates to Remember!
September 25th-Raise a Reader
September 30th-Orange Shirt Day
October 7th-School Photos
October 10th-half day of school for Parent/Teacher interviews-early dismissal at 12:30. 
 
THEMES
Students are working on "All about Me" poster this week and doing a small presentation after the poster is completed.
MATH- you can practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, from any number up to 100 with your child.

This Week:
Monday, September 23-Professional Development Day (No School)
Tuesday, September 24-P.E. Day
Wednesday, September 25-Fine Arts
Thursday, September 26- Fine Arts & Library exchange
Friday, September 27-P.E. day & Math Quiz

Let's have a great week!

I am always available to discuss your child's progress.  Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  There are 3 ways to contact me...you can use the Agenda, email (adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca), or call the school.

     This week will feature spelling unit 1 (Please have your child do one page each day and bring the spelling in on Friday).
Permission form for the leaving the school grounds for the Terry Fox Run (Date of the Run TBA).
In Language Arts we are working on capitals and periods as well as making sure our sentences make sense.  In Math, we are continuing with place value this week and in Socials Studies we will continue with mapping skills.  In Science we are learning about the different ecosystems on earth.
Friendly Reminder
Library book exchange day is Thursdays...so please make sure library books are returned by this day.  If students are finished with the book they can bring the book in earlier.  Let's have no over due books!  Students are to take out 4 books (2 books are used in the classroom for silent reading).
Parents please keep the reading log sheet at home until the end of the month...September log sheet is due on September 30th!

This month is usually hectic and some forms are handed out to be signed and returned back as soon as possible.  Please check your child's agenda books! 
Dates to Remember!
September 18th-Welcome back BBQ-5p.m. to 7 p.m.
September 23rd-Pro-D Day No school
September 25th-Raise a Reader
September 30th-Orange Shirt Day
October 7th-School Photos
October 10th-half day of school for Parent/Teacher interviews-early dismissal at 12:30. 
 
THEMES
Students completed poster on how to stay in the "Green Zone" and then we will be moving on to the "All about Me" poster later this week and doing a small presentation after the poster is completed.
MATH- you can practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, from any number up to 100 with your child.


This Week:
Monday, September 16-New spelling unit 
Tuesday, September 17-P.E. Day
Wednesday, September 18-Fine Arts
Thursday, September 19- Fine Arts & Library exchange
Friday, September 20-Due: Spelling unit 1/Quiz & P.E. day

Let's have a great week!

I am always available to discuss your child's progress.  Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  There are 3 ways to contact me...you can use the Agenda, email (adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca), or call the school.

   As our school year begins, many of you may have questions regarding what will happen day-to-day in our classroom. I have outlined the basic information below, in an attempt to make everything a little clearer for you.

Please remember that I have an “open door” policy. You are always welcome in the classroom, whether you are scheduled in as a helper or if you have a few minutes away from work. However, to enable the class and me to get to know each other and establish Grade 2/3 routines I would appreciate it if you could please refrain from visiting until mid October. By then, the routines will be in place and the children will be less easily distracted. Of course, before and after class you are more than welcome to come in and check things out!

Always feel free to call or visit me in the mornings (between 7:30 and 8:20) or after class (with appointment) if you have any questions about what is happening in our class. Children can sometimes misunderstand information or expectations and a quick call may clear these up.

Pencil Box
All Grade 2/3 students will need a pencil box to keep all of their pencils, felts, erasers, etc. together inside their desks. 

School Supplies
I strongly encourage parents to buy school supplies through the school. The school district buys supplies in bulk and is able to obtain a better price for supplies. Also, these supplies are available throughout the year (I replace lost/broken items as needed).

Snacks and Lunch
Please send a spoon to accompany those snacks/lunches requiring one. Students do NOT have access to a microwave nor a refrigerator at the school. Please note that our school is peanut sensitive.  Students will be able to eat when they are "hungry" so please ensure your child has healthy snacks that will not make a mess. Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle (juice box can be for lunch).

Recess and Lunch
At Arthur Stevenson elementary, students are expected to go outside for recess and lunch, regardless of weather conditions (except for the coldest days in winter). Please ensure that your child has appropriate outdoor footwear and outerwear for the day’s forecasted weather.

Indoor Shoes
Daily Physical Activity is an important part of the Grade 2/3 program. Each student must have a pair of non-marking running shoes, which they are able to fasten independently (these will be your student’s indoor shoes). These shoes will stay at school throughout the year.

Skirts and Dresses
When your daughter is getting dressed in the morning please consider the types of activities that we do daily in Grade 2/3. As you know, we will be going outside to play in the playground during recess and lunch.   On P.E. days please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.  Please consider putting a pair of shorts or tights under dresses and skirts to help your daughter feel more comfortable in these situations. Thank you.

Birthdays
In class we have a low-key birthday “treatment”. We sing “Happy Birthday” and help make the birthday child feel special. If parents wish to send a treat for the class, please check with me first because we do have allergies.

***I ask that birthday invitations NOT be distributed at school during school hours. Those children who are left out feel badly and don’t understand number limits, etc. If you give the invitations to me in the morning, I can discreetly hand them out sometime during the day.

Special Helper
In our class we have a daily helper to do small classroom tasks and to be leader in line, etc. All children will get equal turns at this.

Show and Tell
There is a posted “Show and Tell” schedule. 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).

Toys
Toys are not welcome at school because they can be lost, broken and/or stolen (this includes Pokemon cards).

Special Events
During the year, many special days and events will occur. Information will come home as each event is planned. Some field trips will also be planned.

Permission Slips and Time-Sensitive Mail
Occasionally, parents will receive permission slips and other important information that requires immediate attention. Please return these forms as soon as possible. Thank you.

School Times

8:20 am                First bell—doors open

8:30 am                Class Starts (students must be in class and ready to work)

10:20-10:35 am  Recess (students will eat snacks before/after recess)

12:25  Lunch (students eat first and play outside second)

12:45-Bell (students go outside)

1:20 p.m.- Warning bell rings

1:25 p.m. Afternoon instructions begins

2:30 p.m.- Dismissal (student pick up in the hallway or at the office if your late).

This Week:
September 10- Monday-Agenda and new spelling words
September 11-Tuesday
September 12-Wednesday
September 13-Thursday- Gym Day
September14-Friday-Spelling Quiz

As always you can contact me through email: adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca or phone the school to make an appointment.
Let's have a great week!
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   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