Hello families of Grade 2!  It is good to be back in the classroom.  For those of you that don’t know me, I am Mrs. Shade and I was on maternity leave for the first part of this school year.  I am getting to know the kids now and we are all getting back into a different routine than we have been used to for the past 4 months.  So far it is going very well. 

In Language Arts, we are working on reading and focusing on our writing.  We are writing in our Journals every week, doing reading comprehension and learning how to write in complete sentences.  We will be continuing with our weekly spelling program each week.     

In Math, we are working on adding.  We have focused on doubles, doubles plus one, and tens partners.  We will be moving on to subtraction in the next couple of weeks. 

In Science, we have started a new unit called Properties of Solids, Liquids and Gases.  This unit gives us many chances for some fun experiments. 

In Social Studies, we are working on the unit Communities of Canada.  We will be taking a closer look at two of Canada’s communities and comparing the similarities and differences with our own community.  We are currently looking at Canada’s smallest province, Prince Edward Island.  

Please make sure you are checking and signing your child’s agenda every day.  This is a great form of communication between school and home. 

If you have any questions or concerns about your child please feel free to write me a note in their agenda or send me an email to grade2sgs@gmail.com.

Keep warm!

Mrs. Shade