Thursday, March 26, 2015

Hello students and parents!

The April newsletter went home today with all students. If you did not receive one for some reason, please let me know and I will send another one home.  Some highlights from the newsletter:


Our class will be going on 2 field trips in April.:
1) Swimming to Nicholas Sheran Pool on Monday, April 20th from 10-11:30

2) Aggie Days at Lethbridge Exhibition on Wednesday, April 29 from 1-2:30pm .

*If you can help drive for either fun field trip, please fill out and return the forms that were sent home. We would love if you could join us on either or both trips!
 
 
 
Dance A Thon
Our school will be participating in a Dance-a-Thon on Tuesday, April 21st. It should be a fun time! More information will be coming following the Easter break. .


AirBand Show!
Wednesday, April 1st our Grade 4’s and 5’s will show off their talents at our annual AirBand Show. Please come and watch them in the spotlight!

 
 
Spirit Assembly
Thursday, April 2 from 8:30-9:00am we will have short Spirit Assembly. The theme is “dress fancy.” Which means your very fanciest Sunday best or just in Easter /pastel colors.  The spirit cup will be awarded!
 

 
· Easter Egg Centers
On Wednesday, April 1 in the morning we are going to be decorating Easter Eggs.  Each child should bring in 4-6 hardboiled eggs.  Please wrap them safely in paper towel and in a container with your child’s name on it.  We ask that you don’t send in the eggs before that day.  Thanks.
 
 

Snack Parents

 
Thanks to the following families for supplying snack for our upcoming Easter Party on
Wednesday April 1st, in the afternoon.
 
Fruit Plate :    Lacey
Veggies and Dip : Alyssa
Juice & napkins : Sophie
Cookies : Reese
Muffins : Aiden
Cheese & Crackers: Callie
 
 
Thank you so much to all families who participated in our One School One Book project. We hope you enjoyed reading the classic Charlotte’s Web and all the activities related to the beloved Characters.
 
 
No Spelling test this week:
No new spelling words for this week!  Instead, go through your previous spelling words and review them until you know them by heart!



Happy Easter!
Enjoy your Easter Break! Be Safe and Have a wonderful time with family and friends.


 
Miss Lilley
 

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Hello Students and Parents!

Report Cards went home today and I am so pleased with all the student progress going on in 2C this year!

Celebration of Learning
This note went home on Friday. If you missed it, here it is again.

The school year is going so quickly!  The March Celebration of Learning is approaching soon.  We are excited to share what we have learned so far in grade 2.  Our Celebration of Learning is on the evening of Thursday, March 19th.  There are 20 minute time slots available on our website’s conference manager which can be found at www.mmh.lethsd.ab.ca.  We hope that you will be able to choose a time that suits you.

Your child’s teacher will be in the classroom throughout the time you spend with your child, as well as other parents with their children.  This is a time to focus on the wonderful things that your child has accomplished this year.  We are looking forward to maintaining a very positive tone throughout the evening.

Please try and come on your scheduled time to avoid confusion and overcrowding in the classroom. If the times available do not work for you and your child, please contact your child’s teacher to set up another time that suits you.  If after the Celebration of Learning next Thursday, you still wish to meet to discuss your child’s progress, please speak with your child’s teacher about a possible meeting time on the morning of Friday, March 20th.

2C Weekly Spelling Words
New Spelling Words for this week focus on words that end with "ew".

dew
few
new
chew
blew
flew
drew
grew
threw
sew

Can you think of any more words that have an "ew" in it?  Write them in your agenda and bring them to Miss Lilley for a special sticker!

Have fun studying this week!  Remember that the test is on Thursday because there is no school on Friday!

Have a great week, everyone!

Miss Lilley

Monday, March 9, 2015

Helping Children to Be Successful Readers

Wondering how you can help your child be more successful in reading?   Mrs. Baker is a teacher at our school, and here is a link to her blog that answers many questions that parents have about helping children to read.  Check it out!

http://learningatmmh.blogspot.ca/2015/03/what-do-i-need-to-know-to-help-my-child.html

Miss Lilley
The New Spelling Words for this week all focus on the long "u" sound:

blue
glue
true
cute
tube
rule
huge
sure
use
shoes

For a bonus, can you come up with 5 more words that also contain a long "u" sound?  Write them in your agenda and show them to Miss Lilley for a special sticker.

Remember to practice your spelling words each week!

Monday, March 2, 2015

This week's spelling words focus on the "ow" sound.  Here are this week's list words:

own
low
blow
grow
show
snow
throw
window
yellow
hello


Can you think of 5 more words that contain "ow" or "o" as the long o sound?
If you can, bring the list to me this week for a special sticker..


Miss Lilley
ONE SCHOOL ONE BOOK LAUNCH!

Today was a very exciting day at Mike Mountain Horse School.  We revealed our book that we will be reading for our much anticipated "One School One Book" project.  We will be reading the classic novel ,"Charlotte's Web!".

Here is the official blog for our project.  Please click here to follow along with our events:

http://oneschoolonebookmmh2015.blogspot.ca/

A book and parent letter went home with students today.  In it, the guidelines for our project are outlined.  Please be prepared to set aside time EACH NIGHT to read with your child.  The goal of this project is to have the parent or adult read to the child, not the child reading to the adult.    We hope you love and cherish this book as much as we do.  Although it might be tempting to move ahead chapters once you start reading, please just follow the schedule as outlined.

Tonight, (Monday, March 2nd) please read chapters 1 and 2.