Monkey Song

A student in our class wanted to share her wonderful musical gift by playing us a song on her violin. Here is a video of the Monkey Song courtesy of Miss Musical Mysterious!
Thanks Miss Mysterious,
Room  13

Funny Friday!

Hi Grade 2,

My husband Kurtis sent me some funny jokes for kids this morning. We thought Grade 2 deserved a Funny Friday after all our hard work hosting tours.

Which joke is your favourite?

Do you have a good joke for kids?

Cheers,
Mrs. F.

Hey Grade 2's,


Check out this video of our Alien Inline Skating fun!

 

Math Problem - Penny Toy Store

Imagine you are at  a penny toy store and you can buy 2 or more toys. What would you buy and how much would your toys cost?

You have 2 ways to show your work:

1. Use your Power Math book. 

     Show your answer using:
                     - pictures
                     - numbers
                     - words

2. Use Notebook.

      Go to "name.on main"
                     Open your Math Folder
                               Open the "June 6th Problem"

     Show your answer using:

                      - pictures
                     - numbers
                     - words

Remember to show your answer using 2 math tools!

Happy shopping,
Mrs. F.

Bike - 49 cents

Board Game - 36 cents

Race car - 38 cents

 

Gum Machine - 26 cents

Doll - 27 cents

Water Slide - 48 cents

Lego - 25 cents

Water Gun - 47 cents

Fiddleheads!

Hi Grade 2,

When I was shopping on the weekend I found a New Brunswick spring delicacy - fiddleheads! 

I looked up fiddleheads and found some background information on Wikipedia. Check out some of the recipes I found for Fiddleheads on the Tourism New Brunswick website. 

We are going to cook and eat the fiddlehards this morning to experience this New Brunswick delicacy! 

Here is how to safely cook fiddleheads:

Cleaning fresh fiddleheads

• Remove as much of the brown papery husk as possible, using your fingers.
• Wash the fiddleheads in several changes of fresh cold water to remove any residual husk or dirt.

Cooking fiddleheads

Before eating fiddleheads, make sure to follow these steps:

• Cook them in a generous amount of boiling water for 15 minutes or steam them for 10 to 12 minutes. Discard water used for boiling or steaming fiddleheads.
• Follow these instructions before sautéing, frying, baking or making other foods(e.g. soups, casseroles) using fiddleheads.

Our Class Recipe

     1. Clean the fiddleheads well in cold water. 

     2. Boil the fiddleheads for 12-15 minutes. 

     3. Saute the fiddledheads in a frying pan with butter and garlic. 

     4. Enjoy!

What did you think of the fiddleheads? How was the:

- smell?

- flavour?

- texture?

- visual appeal?

Please leave me your tasting notes! 

Cheers,
Mrs. F.

Writing Workshop with Tyler Enfield

We had a great Writer's Workshop with Tyler Enfield last week. Mr. Enfield taught us the 2 things you need to create a story:

Structure and Creative Juices!

Mr. Enfield showed us the 5 parts that  make up the structure of stories. Every story has these 5 parts:

Characters are why we care! (characters)

Tyler showed us how to write a 5 sentence story using the 5 parts of stories. Here is our class 5 sentence story we wrote with him.

We were all very engaged in our writing!

Mr. Enfield also talked to us about some "anti rules" for writing  to help us boost our creativity. 

Tyler asked us how it felt to "break the rules" and write creatively. Random writing can be a great way to love writing. He reminded us that sometimes random writing can turn into something bigger or sometimes it ends up in recycle!  The important thing is to write and to LOVE IT!

Check out some of our 5 sentence stories we have been working on.

Cheers,
Room 13

Signs of Spring

Hi Grade 2,

I learned about a new Google App today - Picassa web albums! Here is what you need to do to submit a picture of a sign of spring.

1. Use a search engine to search for a picture. (Remember to use key words)
2. Pick a good picture. (Remember not to use copyrighted pictures)
3. Save your picture. (Remember to name it so you can find it)
4. Click here to go to the Picassa album.
5. Upload your photo.


Cheers,
Mrs. F.

What is your favourite poem?

Hi Grade 2,

Mrs. Harris sent me the link to a blog about poetry. Check it out! There is a really cool concrete poem she thought we would like. Which poem is your favourite? What is your favourite poetry book or website?

Cheers,
Mrs. F.

My Crazy Dog!

Hi Grade 2,

My dog Chloe is a crazy girl! Check out this video of Chloe that my husband sent me. I wonder what she was trying to do? Please write me a mini story of what Chloe was up to!

Please start your story in a Google Doc, then paste it into the comment box when you are finished. This way you don't have to worry about loosing your work.

Happy writing,
Mrs. Flasha

World Water Day Website

Hello Grade 2,

What new facts did you learn from the World Water Day website? Please leave your fact as a comment.

Cheers,
Mrs. F.

Fun Friday

Dear Grade 2,

How did you like Fun Friday? What was your favourite part?

Cheers,
Mrs. F.

Feelings Check

Dear Grade 2,

Please tell us what you are feeling like today.

Cheers,
Mrs. F.

Got a Good Joke?

Dear Grade 2,

If you have a funny joke, please share it!

Cheers,
Mrs. F and Mr. B.

Good Survey Questions

Dear Grade 2,

I am looking for some good survey questions. What would you like to know about your classmates? Please submit your interesting survey questions. I will email out a Survey Monkey to your classmates if your survey question is a really interesting one!

Yours in Surveys,
Mrs. F.

How was your Halloween?

Hello Grade 2,

How was your Halloween? I had a great night. First, Kurtis and I finished carving the face into our pumpkin.

Then, we set up our Star Wars characters in the windows. Finally, we set a table up with our treats and waited for the Trick-or-Treaters to arrive.

My puppy, Chloe, was so excited to see the Trick-or-Treaters on the street. She sat by the door and watched them through the window. Her tail wagged so hard I thought it was going to fall off! She sat nicely when they came to the door but one time she barked and scared a little girl. Overall, she behaved very well.

Kurtis and I enjoyed seeing all the cute costumes. Our favourite costume of the night was a girl dressed as Cat in the Hat. She looked just like the character from the book.

How was your Halloween? What was the best costume you saw? Did you see any great house decorations? I can't wait to read your comments.

From,
Mrs. F.

Welcome to Blogging!

Hello Room 13,

Welcome to Blogging!

Last night I took a picture of Chloe watching the Trick-or-Treaters. I wanted to show the class the picture for Personal Journal writing but then I thought to myself... How will I show the picture? The picture was too big to email to myself. So, I quickly logged on to my Share account and voila! We have a class blog. I hope you enjoy it.

What you think of your first time blogging? Remember to sign your comment with your secret blogger identity, not your real name.

Cheers,
Mrs. Flasha