Homework
The homework for this week is to write, in the homework writing journal, about creating a new holiday or tradition. The children were asked to write about why the new holiday is celebrated, how it is celebrated, who celebrates it etc. There is also a cursive writing review sheet. This homework is due on Friday, February 23rd.
THANK YOU to all the parents that dropped by Room 204 for a chat last week! I would like to share with everyone some of the resources I mentioned to families.
De Serres Art Supplies
124 Eglinton Avenue West (2 blocks west of Yonge, on the north side)
This is a great resource for all kinds of arts and crafts materials and it’s a ten minute walk away from our school!
The Paper Place
887 Queen Street West
Near Trinity-Bellwoods Park in the heart of trendy Queen Street West, with lots of cool stores and coffee shops, this store has a great selection of origami papers and origami books.
Mastermind Toys
3350 Yonge Street (north of Lawrence Avenue) PLUS many other locations
https://www.mastermindtoys.com
This store has lots of cool educational toys and grade level workbooks and….I used to work there before I became a teacher!
Ontario Curriculum Exemplars
http://govdocs.ourontario.ca/node/15027
This document shows writing examples, with teacher annotations, for levels 1-4, for grades 1-6.
Typing/Keyboarding Skills
At school, we don't have the resources for students to learn keyboarding/typing skills. I recommend exposing grade 2 children to the QWERTY keyboard and how to type. There are many websites and apps that have games and activities to help children learn this skill. One site that I like is:
https://www.dancemattypingguide.com
- PLEASE NOTE: Our LIBRARY DAY (Day 1) now falls on THURSDAYS . Please help your child to remember to return his/her library book each week.
Important Dates:
February 23 - Kiwanis Festival choir performance at North Toronto Collegiate
March 2 - French Carnival - school-wide event
March 12 to 16 - March Break holiday
March 30 - Good Friday holiday
April 2 - Easter Monday
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