2D Weekly Newsletter
Week ending December 3rd
Dear Parents,
Winter break is just around the corner! There is a lot happening over the next 2 weeks so please take the time to read the newsletter and note down important information.
International Week is approaching and grade two is looking for parent volunteers who are willing to share a bit about their culture with their child’s class during snack time. This is a 15-minute period of time when children are sitting at their desks eating and enjoying their snack. If you are interested in sharing with your child’s class about your culture, please email me and let me know what day suits you.
In the past, parents have shared such things as: images of clothing, a piece of music, and some decorations. But we welcome anything you feel would help to grow student understanding about different cultures will be much appreciated. As we will be visiting the International Buffet, sharing food from your culture isn’t necessary.
In lieu of homework during International Week, students are asked to complete a Humans of Grade Two Project Page. We will be making a class and grade level book that showcases our cultural diversity. Please feel free to help your child thinking of ideas but we ask they do the actual writing.
Homework Explanation: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1v1JucZgB2YWdaNUIsRrAHiYN8J9i6DQJgB9sP9HdqjY
Take a look at weather we have collected around the world. Feel free to pass the link on to family and friends around the world. We can’t wait to see all that is added. http://padlet.com/egraves3/Grade2WeatherAroundTheWorld
Enjoy the rest of your weekend with your family.
Kindly,
Penny
Mathematics
With the beginning of our Geometry unit students have begun to look at polygons. Students are using the number of sides and angles to identify specific names such as: triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, and hexagon.
Reading & Writing
Reading - We continued to grow our knowledge this week by reading across two or more books on the same topic. Using context and text features like headings and captions, helped us to build knowledge of words we didn’t know before.
Writing - We asked if our Table of Contents matched what we had written in the chapters. We also re-read our books with the reader in mind and tried to anticipate what extra information a reader might want from our book.
Science
This week in science we began our Weather Unit. Students learned about air and experimented with the force air has on light weight and heavier objects.
Upcoming Events
International Week Dec 6th - 10th
December 7th: Opening Ceremony *encouraged to wear traditional dress
December 7th: National Costume Day
December 8th: Sports Jersey Day
December 9th: International Buffet & Qatar Colors Day
December 10th: International Week T-shirt Day and Closing Ceremony
Pajama Day Rescheduled: Dec 17th
Movie Night Rescheduled: Dec 15th
Science Weather Observations and Air Exploration
Mathematics
Show & Tell
This month's class award winners were Aya for reading, Isaiah for math and Anwar for writing. Well done!!
Additional Information
Movie Nights
There are two upcoming movie nights both organized by high school students for their service learning projects. The outdoor movie RIO is on Dec 10th, proceeds benefit Syrian Refugees. The rescheduled Minion movie will now be on Dec 15th. If you previously purchased tickets you may attend, ask for a refund, or donate that money to the cause. If your child did not sign up but would like to they may still do so. Please stay tuned for paper clarification, most likely to go home next week.
Tuesday After School Activity Pick Up
Parents picking up students from After School Activities on Tuesdays should enter through Gate 8. A kind reminder to all parents to bring and display your ASD Dragon Card at all times while on campus.
ASD 2016 Calendars FOR SALE!
The 2016 ASD Calendars will be for sale in the Elementary Office starting Sunday December 6th. These make great gifts for friends and family, get yours today!