Have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you to all of the 2C parents who joined RBES students on the Terry Fox route this afternoon! What a beautiful, fall afternoon for a walk.

 Penny Magic! In science today, students discovered another important property of water....SURFACE TENSION! 

Terry Fox Run tomorrow....Wear your RBES Spirit Wear if you have some!

In Math today, we learned the term growing pattern and created growing patterns.  Ask your child to create a growing pattern this evening and to tell you the pattern rule (i.e.: add 1, add 3, etc).

Students are super excited to begin our first Grade Two Science Unit....Exploring Liquids. Our first lab was spent discovering water. This activity gave the students a hands on opportunity to explore the characteristics and properties of water.

Can you hang a water droplet from your finger?

Can water be poured? Does it make a sound?

Reminders:

- T-Shirt payment is due.
- Terry Fox permission must be completed through Powerschool.
- Seeking Terry Fox volunteers, if you wish to join us on this beautiful walk, please email. 

School Pictures tomorrow!

In Math facts today, students practised +\- Zero & One playing "Head Bands". This game is easy to play at home, all you need is a deck of cards. Ask your child how to play. 

Today, in Daily 5 we launched Buddy Read.

Buddy Read

Of all the choices children participate in, Buddy Read is often their favorite.  Reading with someone helps readers, especially developing readers, increase areas of comprehension, accuracy, fluency and prosidy.  It also increases reading involvement, attention and collaboration. What's more, children love partner reading and readily participate with books of their choosing. 

In Daily Math today, students played 'Horserace' to practise  plus one math facts.

Upcoming Field Trips

Sept. 30 1pm - Terry Fox Walk - We will meet in the gym for a short presentation and then head outside to begin our walk.  We will have all students walk this year with their class.  Upon returning to the school, each student will get a hot dog, apple, and granola bar. We encourage students to bring their own reusable water bottle.  I am currently seeking volunteers to join us on this event, please email me if you are interested.  

Scholastic
Thank you to Mrs. Mercier, who has volunteered to take care of our Scholastic ordering this year!  The first Scholastic order of the year will be coming home shortly, and is due back on the 30th.  Please note that we accept cheque or online payment for your orders.  

Today we had the pleasure of having the Lord Strathcona's Mounted Troop visit RBES.  It was amazing!  We began our day by visiting with Sam, an 8 year old horse. One of the soldiers came to our classroom and taught us all about the history of the Troop and his job in an army tank.  The whole school and many community members came together after recess to watch the Musical Ride and pet the horses.  You can click HERE to watch a video posted by RBES.  What a special experience. 

Tasty Tuesday

Gooey, sticky and crunchy were words used to describe our official launch of Tasty Tuesday. A huge thank you to Payton's mom for supplying and prepping the Caramel Apple Dip ingredients. If you are interested in signing up, to suppply future Tasty Tuesday ingredients, the sheet is posted on our classroom door. 

Tomorrow is Library!

In Daily Math today, we completed our pre-test for the Plus/Minus One basic facts strategy. Students also learned a new game, called Big Boss, to practise these facts. Check out the Basic Facts Games tab for an explanation of this fun game.

No School Tomorrow!

This week our focus was on plus/minus zero facts. Today, students played 'Whack-A-Number'. Another simple game to play at home to reinforce basic math facts. Ask your child how to play!

Today students worked through 10 stations and explored locomotion in gym.

Today during Math, we continued to build our stamina during Math By Myself. Students worked independently on extending and building repeating patterns for 10 minutes!

In Social Studies we used the compass to explore direction.  You can try this at home tonight.  
Using the map below, identify:
1. What is north of the library?
2. What is west of the supermarket?
3. What is south of Ariana's house?
4. What is east of Catherine's house?
5. Make up even more questions and see if you can stump your 2C child.

Last week, students successfully achieved 10 minutes of Read to Self, so today they were elated to launch another Daily 5 activity.  Word Work provides students with an opportunity to review Word Wall words in a fun way. 

Daily 5 Launch

Students got cozy as we launched Read to Self during Daily 5! We are building our stamina and read independently for 5 minutes today! 

Library is on Tuesdays!

Students met our librarian, Mrs. Rogers, today! They were excited to listen to a story, take out 2 books and sit in the new cozy furniture!

Student Verification Forms went home today. Please complete and return ASAP.

T-shirt payment is now available online!

No School On Monday

This morning, students had fun on their Classroom Scavenger Hunt! Many are looking forward to spending time in our Cozy Reading Corner. They love the pillows, books and think it will be relaxing to hang out in there!

In Art, students worked on their All About Me Art-Phone...

Our first day is officially in the books!  It was a wonderful day of getting to know each other and familiarizing ourselves with the the routines of the classroom and school.  

In the morning we read the story First Day Jitters! We talked about how we were able to connect with how Mrs. Hartwell felt on her first day at a new school! We calmed any nervous tummies with a glass of Jitter Juice.  

In the afternoon students enjoyed a fabulous Magic Show performance by Steve Hammer.