Friday, June 27, 2014

Let's Celebrate!!!

What a fabulous year it has been from beginning to end!  I would like to take a moment to thank our many volunteers in class, on field trips, preparing Super lunch and holiday treats, as well as our at home volunteers.  You! Yes, you have made a difference.   Thank you also to all our parents, for your at home support.  I would also like to thank our fabulous Mrs. Regehr and Mrs. Sinclair for their wonderful presence and support in our classroom this year!  It has been much appreciated! As always, I couldn't do it without you!!  Thank you, for your many kind words, cards and gifts this past week. Your generosity and thoughtfulness means so much and has been truly overwhelming!  It has been such a privledge and an honor to teach this class.  They remind me each day of why I love coming to work each day! 

Dreambox

2J has worked with great determination in Dreambox this year and have developed confidence in their abilities as mathematicians. The good news is that Dreambox accounts will remain active until September. Students can visit the site and continue in their individualized math studies throughout the summer holidays! Just click on the link below.

Dreambox


http://play.dreambox.com/login/ms8g/lindenm

Students will login using their school passwords.   
Have some math fun!  Let's Hop 2 It!





Let's end the year with our inspirational Van Gogh sunflowers!  Enjoy!

























Wednesday, June 4, 2014

JUMPIN' JUNE!!!

There's so many ways to have fun in Grade 2!!

Finding all 31 solutions to solve

the tangram challenge.  Bravo Geometric Problem Solvers!!




 

 

 

Enjoying our fabulous visit from Wildlife Haven

and hanging out with our new friends, 

Averil, a Swainson's Hawk,

and Max, a Great Horned Owl.

 

Using what we know about human characteristics to help us

guess those ADORABLE BABIES. 

TOO CUTE!!

 

Surveying our classmates to collect, organize,

and analyze data.

 

Creating, coypying, extending, and describing 

repeating patterns

using our math vocabulary,(core, elements, etc.,)

 

Drawing and labelling our scientific diagrams.

Making detailed observations as larvae do their fulltime job...

eating, eating, and eating some more!!!