Lonnie For License "Make and Bake"

We have been learning how to read and write instructions as well as follow different procedures. Today we had a great time 'making' and 'baking' a variety of items for our classmates to enjoy. Take a look at the pictures and ask your child about the fun!

Counting change to 100 cents.

When working with money, the grade 2 students have to be able to:

• Make different amounts of money that range between 10 cents and 100 cents.
• Count up (make change) to 100 cents.

Here is an example of what we do in class.

Teacher:"Can someone please count out the money that you see here."

Student: "I count 40 cents."

Teacher:"Yes, I also see 40 cents. Can someone else please tell me how much more money we would need to get to 100 cents?"

Student:"You would need 60 cents to get to 100 cents. I know this because I skip counted by 10s from 40 cents to 100 cents. 

It is very important for kids to practice counting by 5s and 10s from different starting points (...start at 15 count by 10's to 100). 

Lenten Good Deeds

We have talked in class quite a bit about using Lent as an opportunity to get closer to God by trying to be more like Him. We have started using a Good Deeds Tracker where everyone gets the chance to reflect and think about how they've helped others. Each coloured panel of the stained glass window represents 1 good deed.

The Day the Crayons Quit!

There are so many ways to enjoy a good story now a days! Please enjoy this short recorded performance of a class showing us exactly how crayons can feel.

Feelings

Today in Literacy we discussed how authors and illustrators work together to allow the reader to see what characters are feeling. In our mentor text "The Day the Crayons Quit" each crayon has something important to say! Their voices are what make the story enjoyable. As a small activity this morning we practiced creating a variety of feelings with the whiteboards and markers.

Take a look!

Happy!

Angry!

Sad.

Cha-Ching!

We have started playing with money! All grade 2 students will need to know how to make 100 cents using nickels, dimes and quarters. Here are a few examples of how we practice in class. Please practice at home with your spare change. Students will also have  to count different amounts of change between 10 cents and 100 cents. Please supervise your child while watching the video's as the links/video's that follow are not helpful for our Math class. 

Canadian Coins!

Today we started learning about Canadian coins. Both grades will need to identify by name and know the value of each Canadian coin. Students will also need to make $1.00 a variety of different ways. To begin our lesson today the class watched these 2 video. One video uses song to explain the value of most coins while the second video explains the heritage behind the images present on each coin.

Please enjoy them as you continue to work with your child on learning about Canadian coins.