AFS Room 2

The following are some ways for your child to learn from home for the week of April 6-9, 2020. Let me know if you have any questions. Please send us an email by the end of this week sharing a learning highlight that includes your writing and a picture. Home Learning Tips: Set up a place in your home where learning will take place. Gather learning materials you may use: paper, pencils, coloured pencils or crayons,  scissors, a ruler. Set up a home learning schedule that includes 1 hour of learning per day. Come up with a way to keep track of the time spent learning. Make sure that there is an opportunity to have a body break every 20 minutes. Keep a record of work using a notebook or duotang. Math: Practicing Subtraction Facts: -        Continue your review of subtraction facts. -        If you haven’t finished making flashcards for subtraction facts from 20, please continue with this work. For example: 20-0, 20-1, 20-2, 20-3, 20-4, …. 19-1, 19-2.

The following are some ways for your child to learn from home this week .  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Please send us an email by the end of this week sharing a learning highlight.  Home Learning Tips: Set up a place in your home where learning will take place.  Gather learning materials you may use: paper, pencils, coloured pencils or crayons, scissors, a ruler  If possible  Set up a home learning schedule that includes 1 hour of learning per day. Come up with a way to keep track of the time spent learning. Make sure that there is an opportunity to have a body break every 20 minutes. Keep a record of work using a notebook or duotang.  Math: Practicing Subtraction Facts: Make flashcards for subtraction facts from 20. For example, 20-0, 20-1, 20-2, 20-3, 20-4, …. 19-1, 19-2.  Create a subtraction string for students to use to practice their subtraction facts. The string has 20 beads, 10 oval and 10 spheres.  You could also

Hi Everyone, We miss you!  We just wanted to check in to let you know that we are thinking of you and hoping that you are all safe. These are unsettling times, and we are sure that some of you are feeling overwhelmed. We have been at school this week and we promise you, it isn't the same without you all here.  It’s very quiet!  Tomorrow is the first day of Spring Break, please enjoy the time with your families. Get outside for some fresh air, eat well, and have a good night’s sleep! Read a good book! Learn a new board game!  Thank you for the letters and emails so far. They have made a difference to our week! Rosanne Harder, Wendy Hodgson, Sibel Kaban xoxoxoxo Information Items: K-6 Parent Supports from the CBE website: https://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/k-6.aspx Scholastic is currently offering a ship to home option if anyone would like to order books. http://www.scholastic.ca/ Check our blogs regularly after the break.  As

As a staff, we have decided that it would be proactive to cancel all in-class field trips at this time so volunteers will not be needed.  If you are a parent who was planning to volunteer their time for our Magnets in-class field trip tomorrow, we thank you so very much for your willingness to support our learning in this way. In addition, it might be best to cancel parents who read with small groups.  Again, thank you so much for the time you have given to the students of Room 2. 

In math, we continue to practice adding. We have been applying the strategies to larger numbers, as well as in problem solving. We have been showing the value of numbers using base ten blocks to familiarize students with counting larger numbers and regrouping larger numbers when adding. Our most recent focus is solving word problems and deciding which strategies we can use to solve them most efficiently. We will be focusing on subtraction in the next coming weeks.  Students have been writing stories and are excited to share them with you at student led conferences.  We look forward to celebrating your child’s learning with you at our up-coming Student-Led Conferences. Please ensure you set aside time to come in and have your child share their learning with you. Details of how to sign up will be on our school website. Just a reminder, this is a student led conference so we will need your child to attend with you.  Students have enjoyed working with our visual artist, Marcia. 

Grade 1/2 students have the opportunity to work with a visual artist beginning next week. Each class will be working with Maria for three sessions that are one hour in length.  We will be learning about abstract art and acrylic painting. It is recommended that students wear clothing that can get paint on it.  Upcoming Dates:   March 3 - Artist in Residence   March 5 - Artist in Residence  March 6 - Professional Day - no school for students March 10 - Artist in Residence   March 16 - Scientist in School "Magnet Mysteries" March 19/20 - Student Led Parent Teacher Conferences March 20 - No school for students March 21-March 30: Spring Break - no school for students  Food Bank Donations: Thank you so much for sending in items for the food bank. Your generosity will make a difference in the lives of others.  We will continue to collect donations until Wednesday, March 5 if you would still like to send something in.