MAY UPDATE!!!

The excitement is mounting, in 2J! Read on for the latest developments:

DINOSTARS MUSICAL

Our Grade1/2 performance is on Thursday, Mary 26th at 2:00 p.m. in the large gym. Parents, siblings, and grandparents are invited to enjoy this exciting presentation.
Mrs. Dueck has suggested costumes that are easy to assemble with items found at home. Some suggestions include:
Country Singer- cowboy boots, cowboy hat, jeans, bandana, etc.,
Rock Star_ spiky hair, fake guitars, black t-shirt, etc.,
Rapper- hoodie, chains, skate shoes, etc.,
Dinosaur- Halloween costumes
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!


READING

We have begun our non-fiction reading groups and have discovered the fascinating world of learning new information from books. After comparing and contrasting fiction and non-fiction texts, we decided that reading non-fiction required some special tools. Some of our tools include:

*Reading all titles and headings
*Reading the Table of Contents to help us find information
*Tuning in to boldwords and looking them up in the Glossary to check their meaning
*Reading photographs, diagrams, charts, and textboxes for more information.


WRITING
May/June writing will center around examining the writing style of Roger Hargreave's Mr. Men and Little Miss books, followed by planning and writing our own books.

Writing targets will include:
*Writing and using a story map to organize our thoughts before writing
*Writing a story with a beginning, middle, and ending
*Solving the problem
*Tuning in to interesting words to use instead of "said" such as giggled, laughed, replied, etc.,
*Editing our writing for our everyday or no excuse words for Grade 2

MATH

We continue our important work of building mental math strategies and becoming confident problem solvers when faced with tricky problems. In addition, we are investigating patterns and the concept of equality.
Targets include:
*Identifying the core of a repeating pattern
*Describing and extending a pattern with two attributes
*predicting an element in a repeating pattern using a variety of strategies

EXAMPLE:
@@+@@+@@+
Can you describe the pattern?
What is the pattern core? (the part that repeats)
What will the next shape be? How do you know?
What will the 15th element be?

*solving and creating increasing patterns and explaining the pattern rule

Equality targets include:
*Describing equality as a balance and inequality as an imbalance
*Recording equalities using the equal synmbol (0 - 20)
EXAMPLE:
3 + 4 = 5 + ___
*Determining whether two quantities are equal and explaing the reasoning.
EXAMPLE:
TRUE OR FALSE?
7 + 9 = 10 + 5