Bienvenue à la 2e année

1. Bienvenue à la 2e année Madame Lépine Madame Corbière Madame Claudette Madame Topley

2. Monthly News • Newsletter is sent home each month detailing concepts that will be covered. This will also be on our website.At times there will be forms to fill out and return by a certain date. • Scholastic is sent home monthly with the newsletter. Please return by date listed. This is an excellent way to build a French library.

3. French • 15 mins per night Monday- Thursday (minimum)**Books should be easy to read for your child**. • French books only count for the reading sheet since we don’t teach English in Grade two. • Sign your child’s reading sheet for each 15 minutes read. • Writing program, “Jouer avec les mots”, will begin October 6. • Students in Grade 2 do not have a weekly spelling test (dictée). There is a list of words, however, that they are expected to know how to spell by the end of Grade 2. This list will be worked on in class. A list will be made available to you should you wish to support what we have been working on in class.

4. Monday – Students will work together in class to make words based on given letters. They will bring this list home along with a homework activity that will be due on Friday. Tuesday-Thursday-At home, students will complete the following 3 activities using these new words. 1- Place the words in alphabetical order. 2- Choose 3 of the words and find as many rhyming words as possible. 3-Write 3 sentences using 3 words from the list. Illustrate each sentence. Friday- Hand in “Jouer avec les mots” scribbler. Jouer avec les mots

5. Example: • Lesson 1 • e i c m r • *MONDAY in class – make words with the letters • ce, me, cri, mer, rime, crime, merci • Tuesday-Thursday HOME activities • 1- (Alphabetical order) • ce, cri, crime, me, mer, merci, rime • 2- Find rhyming words • Ce: te, le, je, que • cri: prix, scie, ami, partie • mer: fer, faire, terre, éclaire, ver, vert • 3- Make sentences that demonstrate proper understanding of words • Je joue à la plageprès de la mer. (with illustration which shows an understanding of the sentence). • Cematin, je suisarrivétôt à l’école. (with illustration) • Merci papa pour le dînerdélicieux. (with illustration)

6. French • Students are expected to speak in French at all times except for Religion class. • We are beginning to learn how to write sentences independently. The continued focus is writing a complete sentence with a capital letter and proper punctuation. • Students have a picture dictionary in their desks, and they are encouraged to look at words provided during brainstorming or on the word wall.

7. Math • We focus on mental math strategies when completing basic math skills. • Students need to know their numbers to 100 both numerically (83) and to read the word. (This includes knowing numbers in a random order). • They need to be able to spell the words for 0-20. • Calendar Skills – know the months, days and season.

8. Math cont’d • The focus of the Math curriculum is for students to be able to explain how they arrive at their answers. This is a difficult concept but it’s a great opportunity for students to learn and recognize that there are different ways to arrive at an answer. • Ex...9+6=15 which some students solve by adding 10+5, while others use 6+6+3=15

9. Social StudiesIqaluit, Meteghan, Saskatoon • We encourage you to assist your child with basic mapping skills (directions : North, South, East and West) and locating the communities that we study all year long. • Review the concept of city, province, country. • There is a lot of discussion and partner work, so students can share similarities and differences.

10. Science • We try to teach our units as hands-on as possible. • All fourGrade 2’s share materials, so each class may teach the units at different times. • Units include: Hot and Cold, Liquids, Magnetism, Buoyancy and Boats, Small Creeping and Crawling Animals.

11. Religion • Grade 2 is the year that students who are baptized in the Catholic church receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and 1st Eucharist. • Please attend either registration night at St. Mary’s on September 23 at 7 p.m. or Sacred Heart on September 30 at 7 p.m. You will need your child’s baptismal certificate and $30.00 (which includes their 2 booklets). • All students in Grade 2 will be expected to attend our Reconciliation retreat on November 21st. **Parent volunteers are needed to run centers in the morning.

12. General Info • To volunteer, you’ll need a Criminal Record Check. Papers are available at the Office. • Parents are encouraged to stay informed with the Parent Council. • Please take the time to ask your child how his/her day went. • Please read and sign the agenda nightly and let us know ahead of time if your child will be absent. (note in agenda or e-mail)

13. General info • We don’t use textbooks in Grade 2. • Students are expected to wear clean, non-marking shoes for gym class. NO flip-flops, crocs, high heels, etc. • We encourage our students to bring a water bottle to class containing only water. No juice, pop, powdered drinks please. • Please ensure that everything is labelled!

14. General info • Work that is sent home is to be sent back the next day even if it’s incomplete. • Work that has a sticker on the page can remain at home. • If ample time is given in class to complete work, it will be sent home as homework. • If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us via the agenda or by email. • Grade 2 website

15. Grade 2 Summary from Alberta Education Parent Guide