Good luck to our RBES athletes!

Go, Rohan, Elliot, Tristen & Madison E!

Rescue Notes and Boats

Today students were faced with the challenge to build a miniature boat to send a message for help!  The materials they were given were either writing paper, plastic, newspaper, foil, wax paper and tree sap (tape). So far, the newspaper boat has sunk, we will check in tomorrow with the remainder of the boats.

Bike Safety Week!

• New WWW

thing

them

caught

children

slow

• Green Note - Boat Project information went home today.  Please sign and return the bottom portion of the note by June 5th.

Today we began our Data Analysis unit....and what better way to do Math than with a package of Skittles? Students estimated, made predictions, sorted, tallied, totaled, graphed and made comparison statements related to Skittles!

Bike Safety begins on Monday!

We are biking for the next two weeks during our regular gym classes.  On Monday we bike from 10:25 - 11:00 am.  Please ensure your child's bike is tuned:  is the right size,  has brakes that work, has tires that are filled with air, etc.  Students are allowed to store their bikes in the school for the duration of bike safety.  Please feel free to join us for a bike ride!

Return Home Reading Bags tomorrow!

So engaged...they loved this challenge!

Floating upright and stable...well, most of them!

Our Cork Boat WITH a keel!

Our cork boat WITHOUT a keel!

Thank you!

Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers at RBES for the fabulous lunch that was provided today for our staff!  I am grateful for the delicious food, covered supervision and help with set up and clean up!

This afternoon we spent time outside celebrating THE HAPPINESS PROJECT.  Some comments:

"It was hot out but we had lots fun!"

"I liked shooting baskets!"

"It was a blast!"

"We had a tough time throwing the frisbees in the wind, but it was fun chasing them!"

"I liked doing the Rainbow Loom!"

"I loved dancing to Mr. K's boom box!"

"Playing the parachute games were fun!"

* New WWW this week:

pretty
they're
brothers
their
then

* New Word Sort

Thank you to Mrs. Hill for providing our Tasty Tuesday ingredients for the month of May.  Also thank you to Nana for helping out in the classroom this afternoon.

* May & June Biking and Swimming schedule went home today
* Book orders are due this Friday

Enjoy the long weekend!

In Science today, we changed the shape of an object that sinks (plastercine) so that it would float.  We added pennies to our clay boats to see how much of a load it could carry before capsizing.  Jada's boat held 19 pennies!!!

The winning boat!

The Clay Guy is here tomorrow!

1.  New Home Reading books were sent home.

2.  New Word Sort - The spelling patterns this week focus on the R-Controlled vowels ER, EAR and EER.  We completed the sort as a class today, as the EAR pattern is particularly challenging.

3.  New WWW this week:

girl
sports
first
car
very

In Science today, we were faced with another challenge!  Students were asked to alter or add to a non-floating object (a rock!) so that it will float.  We experimented with materials that floated and connectors.

Congratulations, RBES!!! We raised nearly $7000 in the Spell-A-Thon

Sorting materials 

Does it sink or float?

Which container would be the best to send a treasure map out to sea in?

The plastic teddy bear sinks!

A Couple Reminders....

• Clay Guy monies were due today.  Payments can be made online or send cash/cheque to school with your child.
• Yoga Night tomorrow - a reminder went home today
• Picture money or pictures that you're not purchasing are due back tomorrow.
• Early Dismissal tomorrow at 2:15 pm

Constructing 3D Shapes using toothpicks and clay

Early Dismissal this Wednesday!

• Home Reading was sent home - please return on Friday
• Book Orders - Due on May 23rd (second last one of the year)
• Spell-A-Thon - pledge sheets and tests were sent home.  All monies is due back by Thursday, May 8th.
• Picture Money or non-purchased photos must be returned to school by Wednesday, May 7th.

Describing and Identifying 3-D objects

Sorting 3-D Objects

Today we visited a Collection Fair held by Mrs. Luciw's Grade 1 Class

Spell-A-Thon test on Monday!

WOW - we've had a great response to  Spell-A-Thon Fundraiser!  Study the Grade 2 High Frequency list that was sent home...shoot for 100%!

Here are a couple examples of Rainbow Lunches in 2S!

BLOG updated...

In Math, we have been building 2-D shapes on Geoboards, tallying 2-D shapes we used to make Symmetrical Butterflies and playing The Shape Game.

In Language Arts, we wrote Our Many Coloured Days poems.  We typed our poems on the Chromebooks and played with the font and size.  Check out the creative poetry just outside of our classroom.

• Word Sort test tomorrow - focus is on long vowel patterns
• Hot Lunch
• Spell-A-Thon pledge forms are due back tomorrow
• May Newsletter went home (blue)
• Clay Guys note went home (blue)

RBES May Newsletter is available online http://www.rbes.ca/newsletter.html

Watercolour Paints

Looking At Work brochures