Over the next month, we will be focusing on basic fact recall using Math Fluency Tickets.  Students will begin at +0 and work their way to +9.  It is a fun, fast way to review facts on a daily basis, students love racing the clock.  Each day, your child will bring home their ticket to share with you.  Having rote recall of the basic facts makes all of the other addition and subtraction we are doing in class much easier!  

Today we began our Measurement unit. We used non-standard units to measure the width of our classroom. Our classroom is 5 Baylees long! 

Boat Trial #3 happened today!  

We finished our A Little Birdie Told Me art project today and are eager to finish them tomorrow.  They will be on display for all to view at the Volunteer Tea next week.  We hope to see all of the amazing 2C volunteers there!  

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Today was a super busy day, ending our Bike Safety Week with a Bike Rodeo in the morning.

A perfect way to end the day, Soapstone Carving! Thank you to Mr. Manz for volunteering his time and getting his hands wet!

Students experimented with the shape of a ball of clay to make it float and carry a load. This boat held 12 pennies!

In Science today, students dove right in, beginning their boat research. They are hard at work researching about: parts of boats, types of boats, propulsion and shapes of boats.  This knowledge will help each crew when creating their boat blueprints later this week.  

Tasty Tuesday was Frog-a-licious! Thank you to Mrs. Milson for supplying this month's ingredients!

Today was the first day of bike safety and fortunate for us, the weather cooperated!  Students enjoyed learning the names of the parts of their bike, doing a safety check and of course, RIDING!!  

2C launched their Boats and Buoyancy unit today.  2C fishermen learned that their community of Meteghan has been hit by a horrific spring snowstorm and that their boats, which they use daily, have been destroyed. Fortunately the government has provided funding to rebuild 10 boats.  So 2C fishermen teamed up, creating boat crews of 2-3.  Over the next two weeks, each crew will be working together to learn about boat properties and create a new boat that floats, carries a load and propels.  

Our day began with a visit from the Health Nurse, where students learned about helmet safety and brain injuries.  Each student received a brain stress ball to bring home!  On Friday, we will have a helmet specialist visit RBES to check each child's helmet in preparation for bike safety next week. Please ensure your child brings his/her helmet to school on Friday.

Return Home Reading!

In Social Studies, we are learning about the Ukrainian culture. Today we discussed the very colorful costumes worn by the Ukrainian Dancers. Here are a few different pieces from my Ukrainian Dancing days.

Our writers are set out to write realistic fiction - a story that is made up but seems real. Students used their pretending skills to invent characters and small moment adventures! Today we rehearsed our story by doing a touch and tell, by themselves and then with a partner.

Reminders:
- We are still collecting recycling materials for science
- Wednesday is early dismissal.
- Wednesday is Hats on for Mental Health.  Students are encouraged to wear their favourite hat to school tomorrow to raise awareness for positive mental health.

Library Tomorrow!

A couple of reminders for this week...

May 1-5 - Education Week - Check the RBES Activities Page for more details

May 3 - Early Dismissal - 2:21 pm

May 3 - Wellness Day & Hats Off to Mental Health -- Everyone is invited to wear their favorite hat!

Soapstone Carving - please complete the online payment