Happy Halloween!

Thank you to our parents for the very creative snacks! Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving in 2C...thank you for the donations!

Check out our Pumpkin Patch!

Today in Art, students created pumpkins.  Pop by our classroom to view our adorable little pumpkin patch! 

Details for Monday:

• Students should come dressed in their costumes.  Please remember that all costumes must be appropriate for a K-4 environment.
• The school Halloween Parade will be taking place in the morning (8:30). We welcome all families to join us for this fun school wide event! 
• We will have class as normal for the rest of the morning.
• In the afternoon, we will be participating in Halloween themed Science, Math and Writing centers.
• Thank you to our snack parents/students: Adyn, Aiden, Ayla, Elizabeth & Nate 

Our final Science lesson of our Exploring Units was about Who Needs Water; students discovered that all living things require water to survive, that humans are made up of 60-70% water and we also discussed the importance of conserving water.  

We have been counting by 1s to 100 and this week we began skip counting by 2s. Skip counting is an important concept to master, as is it the foundation for much of the Math curriculum. To reinforce the concepts taught in class and help your child with mastery, please review counting by 1s and 2s to 100 nightly. 

Thank you to the wonderful parents who came in over the past two evenings for Parent/Teacher meetings!  It was wonderful to touch base with all of you!

Beef Jerky orders (In my opinion, the best Beef Jerky on the planet) are due on Friday!

Browsing the Book Fair during Library tomorrow!

Reminders:

• Monday, October 24 - Wednesday October 26 - Book Fair - Open until 5:30 on Tuesday and 7:00pm on Wednesday  
• Tuesday, October 25 - Photo Retakes - 9:00 AM - Please notify me in your child's agenda or by email if they require retakes.
• Tuesday, October 25 & Wednesday, October 26 - Parent /Teacher Meetings 
• Friday, October 28 - Wilhauk Beef Jerky Fundraiser due
• Monday, October 31 - Halloween Costume Parade and Classroom Halloween Senses Celebration (snack parents: Elizabeth, Aiden, Nate, Ayla & Adyn)
• Monday, October 31 - Last day for Socktober
• Monday, October 31 - Scholastic Book Orders due
• Tuesday, November 1 - PD Day No School
• Wednesday, November 2 - Early Dismissal 

Let it Rain!

Students were introduced to the terms: evaporation, condensation and precipitation as we observed the WATER CYCLE.... right in our classroom! By heating water , we changed the liquid into a gas. As we cooled the water vapour, it condensed into a liquid. As the tiny water droplets collected , it began to rain!

• return Home Reading
• Spelling Test tomorrow...don't forget to review your WWWs

Spider Pudding Pie

Thank you to Nate's family for supplying this month's Tasty Tuesday ingredients! The Spider Pudding Pie was spooktacular!

Library Tomorrow!

Today was the first day of WORD WALL WORDS, each week's words will be printed in the agenda! Your child should be reviewing these words daily, their goal is to be able to read these words without sounding them out. Through repeated exposure and practice of the words, your child should be able to say each word as soon as he/she sees it, without hesitation.  The repetition of these words will increase reading fluency and accelerate reading levels. You will be amazed at the difference it will make in your child’s reading!

In Gym today, students had a blast playing Chicken Checkers with Mr. Larson.  

If you have not yet done so, please log in and book your Parent/Teacher meeting.  Details can be found HERE.  Meeting times are available on both October 25 & October 26.  I look forward to seeing everyone!  

In Art this afternoon, students worked hard to create their own Frankenstein Portraits using 3 different mediums: sharpie, crayon and watercolor paints.

Today in gym, students worked through locomotion and rolling stations.  Students enjoyed moving and exploring!

Pretzels and Popcorn are now on sale for $1.  They will be delivered on Friday. 

To complete the Dissolving Solids experiment, students enjoyed a tasty Raspberry/Lemon Jell-O treat that we made yesterday. We discussed how cooling the Jell-O and water, changed it into a jiggly solid.

Scholastic Book Orders went home today, they are due on October 31, 2016. Orders can be paid for by cheque or online. You will also find an attached Highlights magazine order form. Our class can qualify for a free gift with any returned vouchers, whether you subscribe or not.

Word Sorts begin today!  They should be practiced nightly, along with your child's home reading.Details are available in the Words Their Way note that is coming home tonight!

Important reminders:
- Oct. 14 - Popcorn and Pretzel sale $1 each.
- Oct. 14 - Words Their Way assessment.
- Oct. 14 - Return home reading.
- Oct. 21 - Grade 4 Fruit & Cookie Dough Fundraiser orders are due.
- Oct. 26 - Parent/Teacher Meetings in the evening.  Details to follow.
- Oct. 31 - This year our SWAT Team will be doing a SockDrive for all of October! Socks are the #1 need in shelters for the homeless. Our school will be collecting new socks to donate to Y.E.S.S. (Youth Empowerment Support Services). You can drop sock donations off in the office. Our last day to collect socks is October 31st. If you would like to see what other items are in need please visit http://yess.org/donate/in-kind-donation/ and check what other "in kind" donations there are.

In science today, students learned the term dissolving when we made Jello! Some solids dissolve when mixed with water(Jello) and some solids do not (coffee grounds).

Early dismissal at 2:21 pm tomorrow!

The great Drag Race! Molasses, the liquid with the highest viscosity, came in dead last.... By a mile!

Library Tomorrow!

Today is the first day of home reading!  Each Monday 4 books that are suitable to your child’s reading level will come home in their canvas reading bag.  It will be accompanied by a reading log.  Students are to keep the books at home for the entire week and return them on Friday.  Please read/re-read and record their books (parents, please initial).  The book, canvas bag and reading log are to be returned to the school every Friday.  Reading over the weekend is encouraged, please feel free to read any books that you have at home or that you have taken from the library and record them in the reading log when it comes back home on Monday.  Students will work towards reading 2500 minutes over the course of the year (roughly 15 minutes per day).  Student’s achievement will be acknowledged along the way with rewards at 100, 750, 1500 & 2500 minutes.

Picture Forms went home today. Ordering Information can be found on the back. Orders are due by October 11, 2016. 

Congratulations to all 10 of our 2C athletes who participated in the Cross Country race this morning!