Marchin' on...!

WOLVES! Just this morning, I was treated to the appearance of a cardinal at my cousin's house in Kentville. Check it out! :)


Speaking of birds, we've been continuing to practise our ornithology skills in watching birds in the Peace Garden. Two of our jobs for the rest of the year, will be bird watching. We narrowly missed being involved in the 'great backyard bird count' but we will be counting birds on our own accord nonetheless. This beautiful graphic, found at: https://shop.katedolamore.com/products/nova-scotia-backyard-birds-field-guide-art-print, is what we've been using to help us identify the birds that come to feed. Have you seen any of these birds in your backyards?

After March Break, we will travel to Bayview to watch some birds of prey in action, and we'll also watch some ducks at the Pictou Waterfront! Special thanks to Mr. Bob for helping upskill us in the birdwatching area! :)

We've been continuing to learn about shapes and we will wrap-up our geometry learning before March Break; after the break, we'll be back to investigating numbers! To consolidate our shape learning, we've completed a couple of art projects, played some games and completed some activities in our Jump Math books! Here's some of our artwork below:

We're now well past our 100th day of Grade 2 and we had a fun time celebrating on February 22nd. We did a lot of counting and sorting and we wrote about what we hoped we'd be doing when we are 100 years old. Here's what 'AgingBooth' predicted we'd look like when we're about 100 years old! :)

We also celebrated the Olympics in our classroom with the Wolves each drawing a country and colouring a flag for our tally board which was updated as part of our classroom jobs. The Wolves developed a sense of appreciation for a country other than their own, which did very, very well in this year's Olympics in Pyeongchang!

As part of the Green Team's Envirolympics, we also competed in different events as "The Recycling Masters". We took home lots of medals, and some honorable mentions, but didn't place in the top three finalists this year! Thanks to the Green Team for orchestrating two weeks of fun activities! Well done to Miriam and Charlee for participating in the trashion show! :) Check out some action below:

Finally, we've also been learning about Black Heritage month. We read a couple of Martin Luther King Jr. novels and discussed human rights activists like Rosa Parks and Jessie Owens. We will continue to take time to respect cultures different from our own with hopes that one day, the whole world can be as tolerant. Thanks for your support in being open-minded and inclusive at home - this pack of Wolves may just change the world yet! :)

IMPORTANT UPDATES/NOTES:

Everyday - Please pack an extra pair of pants, underwear and socks in backpacks in case of falls on the playground.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OLD T-SHIRTS AT HOME? If so, we'd love to use them!
We're making bags out of recycled t-shirts and need to have some to use! Thanks in advance! :)

Wednesdays - Return Library Books!

Monday, March 12th - Friday, March 16th - March Break - NO SCHOOL!

Thursday, March 22nd - Bird Watching at Ferguson's Farm in Bayview (Tentative - TBC!)

Friday, March 23rd - Assessment and Evaluation Day - NO SCHOOL! 

Friday, March 30th & Monday, April 2nd - Easter Weekend - NO SCHOOL!

Thursday, April 19th @6-8pm - Parent-Teacher (Student Led) Conferences (SLC)

Friday, April 20th - AM - Professional Development  - NO SCHOOL!

                            PM - Parent-Teacher (Student Led) Conferences (SLC)