Another fun and exciting week has passed! This week we have dug a little deeper into our 3 communities in Social. Be sure to ask them to tell you all about the 3 very different cultures and about how Europeans came to settle in some of the different communities. Also ask them to note the colours in the Iqaluit, Acadian and Ukrainian flag. They should be able to tell you that one of the flags symbolizes Canada with a special color in one of the symbols and another flag looks very close to one of the European countries!

We continued to explore Hot and Cold temperatures. We finished talking about different heat sources and how our homes and school are heated. Please ask your child to review the 3 different heating sources and how they travel to heat our rooms. We then started to discuss insulation and how insulating materials can keep us warm and animals warm in the winter. We even travelled to the Arctic with the Magic School bus to review insulation.

Mrs. Safety came in for her 2nd last lesson. Your child should have come home with a “homework” sheet for you and them to complete.  They also should have taught you the correct way to Stop, Drop and Roll. As well,  see the picture below to see how you should crawl through smoke.

We had a great  time in P.E this week practicing rallying with a partner in badminton.

We ended the week with some art. We started Valentines already. This project may look familiar as we did something similar in the beginning of the year. We added more elements such as having an ABC pattern 3x. Also, looking at the growth in finemotor skills since the beginning of the year is something not only did I notice but the class also noted that as they reflected. One even stated, ‘I think we have evolved Mrs. V.’ I had to giggle at that! 

Thank you 2V for yet another successful and exciting week of school. I sure love seeing all your faces everyday!

P.S: Did you notice someone looking very sharp with their very first pair of glasses? 🙂

Love, Mrs.V