Telus World Of Science!

What a great day of learning and exploring.  Thanks again to Mrs. Sparrow, Mrs. Thurston and Mrs. Benson for spending the day with us!

Congratulations and Thank You!

Thank you to all of the parents who were able to stop in tonight and celebrate their child's successes.  Your children are super proud of their work and loved sharing what they have learned!

This afternoon, students assembled to be congratulated on a job well done for the Spell-A-Thon!  RBES families raised over $9000!!!  Unbelieveable!  In 2S, nine students got 100% on their tests, several students received prizes at the assembly and the entire school won when they each received ice cream sandwiches!  What a treat!

CWACOM Day!

What a great day...celebrating all of the hard work everyone put into their own versions of the story, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.  Mrs. Mullen's kinders enjoyed listening  to our wonderfully written stories. We sent them on their way with Chocolate dipped strawberries, inspired by JL's writing: "Sweet chocolate fondue rained down from the north. It was hot and melted when it landed in the fountain."  In the afternoon, we got cozy on cushions, watched the movie and munched on popcorn! Parents will get a chance to hear these stories during Student Led Conferences next week!

Nothing like fresh snow for Beach Vacation Day and a fine welcome one of my favorite seasons.....Spring!

Looking Into Next Week....

On Monday and Tuesday, Mrs. Tolsma will be covering for me while I attend the 2 day Project Based Learning Workshop. At this workshop, I will be planning and designing an engaging and rigorous project for my students. 

Reminders: 

• Return Spell-a-thon monies by March 23rd
• Book Fair - March 23 - 25
• Student Led Conference Open House - March 25th from 3:30 - 7 pm 
• TWOS of Thursday, March 26th
• PD Day - No School - March 27th

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES

Conferences are being held on Wednesday, March 25 from 3:30 - 7:00 pm. There is no formal schedule; we will be using a drop in format. The students have been excitedly getting ready to show off what they have been learning! Expect to spend approximately 20 minutes with your child on this evening. Please understand, because of the level of traffic on this night, there will be no individual interview times with teachers. If would like to speak with your child's teacher individually, please phone or email them and they can arrange a time with you on another day. Many parents utilize these individual meetings regularly and our hope is that if there is a concern or you require a meeting that you let us know as the need arises. We hope to see all of our families out on this evening!

BOOK FAIR

Just a reminder to all that our spring book fair is being held the same week as the student led conferences: March 23-25. Specific hours for this event will be sent out shortly. We hope to see you there!

Language Arts

• Daily 5 - 
• Reading Skill:  Fluency
• Strategy:  Re-read familiar text
• Home Reading 
• Writing - Journal Writing - picture prompt

Math - Addition to 100

• Adding 1-digit and 2-digit numbers
• Using Base Ten Blocks and Open Number Lines
• Create and solve addition and subtraction problems

Social Studies - Review

• Brochure

Spell-A-Thon Test tomorrow morning!

In Math today, students were adding 1-digit and 2-digit numbers using an Open Number Line.  Check our your child's agenda for an example of what this looks like.  We also learned a new dice game called 'Horserace' to practice our basic facts.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A lot of excitement in 2S today.  A tricky little Leprechaun dropped by in the wee hours and left chocolate toonies and cupcakes to enjoy!

It was also Tasty Tuesday today!  Thank you to Mrs. Sparrow who volunteered in our classroom for the afternoon and purchased the ingredients to make Leprechaun Shakes!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Us as cute little Leprechauns

Lucky Charms Data Analysis Activity

St.Patrick's Day Tomorrow....Wear Green!

Reminders: 

• Return Spell-a-thon pledge sheets March 16
• Wear green & Tasty Tuesday March 17
• Spell-a-thon test March 19
• Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs Day March 20

Language Arts

• Daily 5 - 
• Reading Skill:  Comprehension
• Strategy:  Asking Questions
• Word Work - Reviewing words for the Spell-A-Thon
• Home Reading 
• Writing - Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 
• Focus Traits:  organization & word choice
• Editing
• Practice reading orally before sharing with Kindergarten students

Math - Addition to 100

• Adding 1-digit and 2-digit numbers
• Using Base Ten Blocks and Open Number Lines
• Create and solve addition and subtraction problems

Social Studies - Review

• Jeopardy Review

A fun filled day in 2S!

We started our morning off with our assembly performance of "All About That Bucket".  Check out the following link if you were unable to attend the performance, or would like to see it again!

All About That Bucket

After morning recess, we headed over to the Dale Fisher Arena, to cheer on our own Devon Drillers team!

After lunch, we enjoyed the Magical Munsch puppet show!

Feels like Spring!

The temperatures are climbing and the snow is melting!  Please ensure your child has splash pants and rubber boots.  They LOVE playing in the puddles!

Just a friendly reminder that 2MT and 2S will be performing "All About that Bucket" at the assembly tomorrow.  The assembly will begin around 8:45.  If you are unable to attend, the pre-recorded video portion of the performance will be posted on our blog later tomorrow.  

Library tomorrow!

Teachers VS. RBES Girls Floor Hockey Teams

Language Arts

• Daily 5 - 
• Reading Skill:  Comprehension
• Strategy:  Asking Questions
• Word Work - Reviewing words for the Spell-A-Thon
• Home Reading 
• Writing - Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 
• Focus Traits:  organization & word choice
• Excellent Ending
• Editing

Math - Addition to 100

• Adding 1-digit and 2-digit numbers
• Using Base Ten Blocks and Open Number Lines
• Create and solve addition and subtraction problems

Science - Magnetism

• Design and produce a device that uses a magnet (Leprechaun Puppet)

Today we learned a new game called, Card Salute!  The goal is to be the first player to correctly identify the missing addend.  The referee deals one card to each player.  The players, on the referee's count of 3, place the card on their foreheads (no peeking allowed!)  The referee calculates the sum and verbalizes the sum out loud to both players.  Players now calculate the missing addend.  The first player to give the correct answer outloud places the cards into their point pile.  The player with the most cards is the winner!

Reminders...

• complete online permission form for the Devon Drillers Hockey Game on Friday
• complete the online permission form/payment for the TWOS fieldtrip
• Library tomorrow
• Sign & return consent form for a free Fluoride Varnish, if you are interested
• new Home Reading books sent home today
• review for Spell-A-Thon - test is on March 19; no new WWW

No School Tomorrow - PD Day!

Have a super long weekend!  Don't forget to set your clocks ahead on Sunday!