As we continue to explore Ukrainian traditions, I shared my Ukrainian Dancing costume! 

Raga Revolution Performance...what a way to end the week of dance lessons! Thank you, Leo! We all had a blast!

A pretty SWEET day in 2C....

Thank you to Ryder's mom for supplying the ingredients for delicious Leprechaun Shakes!

Today students taste tested 3 different candies, recording how it tasted, smelled, felt and looked like. Tomorrow each student will choose their favorite and share 3 reasons why.

Today we wore GREEN!  I hope the leprechaun does not cause too much trouble at your home on Sunday!  

Today we began our week-long Rage Revolution dance residency with Leo from SondKreations.  Leo is Cuban born professional dancer who has been dancing for over 25 years.  Today students learned two dances, the Reggaeton - a Puerto Rican dance and also the Bachata - a dance which originated in the Dominican Republic.  Leo taught students how to count beats of 8 in Spanish and also a few new Spanish words.  We can't wait for tomorrow!

Today students had an amazing experience.  Eric, a professional lacrosse player from British Columbia, came to RBES to share the sport with the students.  He explained that lacrosse is Canada's national sport and that the sport itself is older than our country.  He taught students the three parts of their lacrosse stick and then they had the opportunity to practice several skills.  What a fun PE class!! 

In Social Studies, we talked about the Cree, Blackfoot and Metis people of the Saskatoon area.  We also discussed how the railway brought the European settlers, the Ukrainians, British, and Germans, who settled in the area. They chose the area because of the rich soil, which was perfect for farming.  

See you all this evening.  Student Led Conference open house 3:30-7:00.  Please arrive no later than 6:30, so you will have time to work through the stations with your child. 

Reminders:
- Book Fair - Tuesday 9-4:30pm, Wednesday 9-8pm, Thursday 9-4:00pm 
- Student Led Conferences - Wednesday 3:30-7:00pm
- There is no Friday assembly this week

We were able to depart YEG before the heavy snow started and landed safely in Saskatoon. Students researched the many hotels in Saskatoon and chose where they wanted to stay. Most students based their decisions on the hotel pool!

We were able to take advantage of the fresh snow this afternoon and head out snowshoeing! So much fun!

In Math today, students played a game where they read comparative statements:

Bishop has ___ rocks. Teagan has _____ more rocks than Bishop. Bishop has ____ rocks.

Directions to play the game:

1. Circle the person who has more. Underline the person who has fewer.

2. Roll the dice to make a 2-digit and 1-digit number.

3. Write an addition or subtraction sentence.

4. Solve the equation.

5. Check your work with a CALCULATOR!

Congratulations 2C & KG on having the most 100% Spell-A-Thon Tests!

Unfortunately, due to the wind chill and frigid temperatures, we were unable to go snowshoeing this afternoon. We are hoping to make it out on Friday afternoon.

We are all too familiar with Indoor recesses lately, so why not write about it! Students were asked whether they preferred indoor or outdoor recess. Students broke into groups and brainstormed reasons why they preferred one or the other.

In Math, we used pictures to understand and write number sentences to solve problems like this: "Jaxon scored 5 more points than Nik. Nik scored 3 points.

3 + 5 =

We have booked our tickets to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. We are packed and ready for our 1 hour 17 minute flight! It looks like the temperature will be warming up there too!

Dress for the weather tomorrow...we will be snowshoeing!

We launched our new Social Studies unit this week, students are looking forward to learning all about the prairie community of Saskatoon.  

In Language Arts, we launched our Opinion Unit writing by investigating the terms Fact and Opinion. Students enjoyed working with a partner today, discussing Would You Rather statements, and supporting their opinion with reasons.

 

Weekly Reminders:
- Wednesday - Early Dismissal (2:21pm)
- Friday - WTW test, return home reading

Congratulations, 2C!

We rock! 2C has earned an ice cream cake party for having the largest percentage of students who received 100% on thier Spell-A-Thon tests!