Feb 27 - Coffin Cares

Today we had our Coffin Cares Assembly and talked about what it means to stand up against bullying. We also talked about things you can do if you ever felt like you were being bullied and how important it is to talk to someone like an adult right away. Students throughout the school received hearts from teachers who noticed acts of kindness in the last couple of weeks - these people were recognized at the assembly. These hearts are showcased in front of the office on the Acts of Kindness wall. We also watched a video and learned about the history of Pink Shirt Day - it all started in Canada, by two boys who were standing up for a student that got bullied for wearing a pink shirt. Please ask us about this.

For word work, the grade 1s independently worked on their "it" family words from Monday, and the grade 2s spent time learning about other ways to make the hard "a" sound. We created a list of the "a-e" combination and was introduced to "ea" (a "rule-breaker" for the "2 vowels go walking") and "ei". Try to think of other words to add to our hard "a" sound list.


For math, we continued on with our numerical pattern practice and board game creation.

Then, as part of our Arctic study, we created a map of Canada. It outlined the Arctic as well as the Prairie provinces that we finished learning about. We learned a new word, "Archipelago" - ask us what this means.


We also read a book called, "Poles Apart", which taught us that the North and South poles have many differences. For example, while the North Pole is an ocean surrounded by land, the South Pole is land surrounded by water. Ask us what else we remember from the story.

At the end of the day we had a special visit from Mrs. Boyer, who brought in her new baby - baby Claire. We had prepared cards and questions for her.

It was so great to see her and meet baby Claire.

Reminders:
1. Special helper tomorrow is Kais - please prepare to share about your special talent
2. Library books due tomorrow!