The 18 Nights of Halloween by Mrs.Combden's Grade 2 Class

 We worked together to create a book for Halloween! It was written and illustrated by our grade 2 class. We hope you enjoy it! 

The 18 Nights of Halloween

Grade 2 Workspace

Hi Grade 2 Families!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend. The Grade 2 team has been working hard to get our Hapara Workspace ready for our students. This workspace is intended to be used by students who are at home due to waiting on test results for COVID-19 or displaying symptoms. Work will be posted weekly on the workspace for any student that is unable to attend school. Students who ARE attending school will be doing these learning activities in the classroom.

I have attached a link with instructions for parents who are unfamiliar with Hapara Workspace. Please click on the link below to read instructions on how to navigate the Hapara Workspace.

Each student has been given their OCSB e-mail address and password for their school Google account and it can be found in the front of their agenda. Please practice logging in at home with your child.

Please bookmark this BLOG and add your email to the ‘Follow By Email’ on the right bar, so you receive notifications of new updates. I will also be updating you through Twitter: @MrsCombden

Wishing you all a wonderful week. Stay safe and healthy!

How to Find the Grade 2 Workspace

A Great First Week!

Hi Grade 2 Families!

We had such a wonderful first week! 💜 I am looking forward to our year together. 

I will be using our class blog to share important information with you and our class twitter will be a place where I will share quick reminders, our learning and day-to-day photos. You can add your email on our blog and get notifications when new posts are made.

Just a couple of things;

1. On Monday, students will be bringing home their RAZ-kids & Zorbits login and passwords. It will be glued into their agenda. They will also have a label with their OCSB board email address and password.

2. I will be also sending an invite to join my class account for a digital library called Epic. It is an amazing online library with an abundance of great books!

3. Please write a note for Monday morning letting me know if there's a new dismissal instruction for your child.

•If your child will be attending EDP 

•If your child is taking the yellow school bus

~ Please indicate if they will not be using their bus seat.  

4. The paper copy of our ‘verification report’ (parent and emergency contact information) will not be sent home this year.  Parents are asked to use the 'OCSB Parent Portal' to update their contact information.

5. As well, every year families are asked to review and sign the ‘Responsible Use of Technology Agreement’.  Your child must complete this in order to use technology at school. Please use this link to print the agreement, sign it and send it in. 

I will be touching base with all families this upcoming week! I look forward to connecting with you all!

Mrs. Combden

June SEL Challenge Calendar

June SEL Challenge Calendar

Out of This World!

I cannot believe this! 😮 Our grade 2 class has read 500 books!!😍 Wowzers! Keep Reading Grade 2! 💛

We Are Loving EPIC!

Our class is loving EPIC! We have read 200 books and we earned a Readerpillar Badge! Great job my little friends! 

Keep reading! 

READ!READ! READ!

Google Meet on Wednesday!

Hey Grade 2 Students! 😎

When we gather on Wednesday for our Google Meet, we are going to brainstorm ideas for the poem you are going to write, 'Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring'. We are gathering ideas of the things we are sad to say goodbye to from the winter season☕ and the things we are excited to say hello to during the spring season🌷. Start thinking 💭 about the things you would like to share! 

April is Poetry Month!

You have to check out this fabulous poetry website! 

Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry 4 Kids

Here is one of his funny poems! 

Good Morning Dear Students

By Kenn Nesbitt

Money! Money! Money!

Join Matt Matics for Episode 2:

Attack of the Coins!

Get your piggy bank and explore coins &

counting strategies.

Attack of the Coins

Week of April 6th ~ Learn At Home Plan~

~ Palm Sunday ~

They shouted, "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven and glory to God." Luke 19:38

Holy means “set apart.” Christians set apart an entire week - Holy Week - to recall the events surrounding the suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. 

Here is a link to a 4 minute video about Holy Week. 

Note: Should your child finish all of the provided work, remember you can visit any of the links on our class blog for additional activities to practise and support learning.

RELIGION
Religion Go to the Student Portal and Click on Growing In Faith  User Name & Password will be there for you to gain access.	Click on Grade 2 At the top select This Week at Home  Scroll down and select Week 28 from the drop down menu. Read the “Read Together” stories (click on the hippo on the left if you want it read to you) Complete the “Family Activity” activities on your own or with your family. Listen to or sing the songs in “Music to Sing Together” by yourself or together.
‘Mindful Me’ Time	Write about something that you are grateful for today. (“I am grateful for __________ because ________.”) Visit Mindfulness Rocks YouTube Channel with one of your parents to help your brain and body find calm.

LANGUAGE
Weekly Words	pick, wrap, honest, tidy, hurt
Working with Weekly Words	Put your words in ABC (alphabetical) order. Find and print rhyming words (that follow the same spelling pattern) for made and make. Use each word in a super sentence. Make sure you use adjectives and proper capitals and punctuation. Visit the WWW Practice link in the right sidebar to play games to practise your word wall words.
Reading	Read for 20 minutes a day. You can use Raz-Kids, your own books or any other online books sites.
Writing	Go to the Student Portal and click on Drive. Go to “Shared with Me” on the left hand side and look for April 6 Easter Bunny Description ….OR…. Find your Language folder (Language-1LAN-7-1920). Open it (double click), then open the file called April 6 Easter Bunny Description. Write a description (at least 5 sentences) of the Easter Bunny. Use lots of adjectives and describe what it looks like, where it lives, what it’s wearing, what it’s holding, how big it is, etc. Someone should be able to draw your Easter Bunny based on your description.
Communication	Participate in our Google Meet on Tuesday, April 7th at 11am with Mrs.Combden and Mme Nathalie & on Thursday, April 9th at 10am with Mrs.Combden. Make sure you know how to login to your student email!
HOMEWORK	The link to this week’s homework for anyone who would like it.
SCIENCE
Movement	Watch Simple Machines for Kids (7:01) on YouTube. Search every room in your house and keep track of what simple machines you find. Before you start, think about what would be the best way to keep track of your data. Tell three things you learned about the data you collected (use comparing words) and one thing you didn’t learn (a wondering could you have about the simple machines in your house).

MATH
3-D Geometry	Watch this video to learn more about 3D shapes/figures. Do they stack, slide or roll song. Click on this link for an anchor chart on 3D figures. Worksheets (answer sheets are on the 2nd page). If you do not have access to a printer, have your child write the answers on a piece of paper. Faces, Edges and Vertices of 3-D Shapes Comparing Faces, Edges and Vertices of 3-D Shapes 3D shape/figure Scavenger Hunt Links to on-line 3D games: Concentration game (math picture and name of 3D figure)
Symmetry	Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw one side of an Easter Bunny face. Hold the edge of the fold line (the line of symmetry) up to a mirror. Can you see the symmetrical side? After, you can open the paper up and draw the other side. Try your best to make it symmetrical!
Addition 2-Digit Addition with & without Regrouping	Double Addition for Kids There are free worksheets on 2-Digit Addition without Regrouping on WorkSheetFun that you can download and print (or write by hand on paper) to practise. -----------------------------------------------------------Addition with Regrouping Song | 2-Digit Addition For Kids Video Double Digit Addition with Regrouping Video There are five worksheets on 2 Digit Addition with Regrouping from WorkSheetFun that you can download and print (or write by hand on paper) to practise. Complete at least two worksheets. If your child needs or wants more practise, there are three more available to use.
Subtraction 2-Digit Subtraction with & without Regrouping	Watch these videos to learn how to subtract 2-digit numbers without regrouping:  Double-Digit Subtraction Subtraction of 2-Digit Numbers without Regrouping ------------------------------------------------------------------ *For Students who are ready for Subtraction with Regrouping… Watch these videos to learn how to subtract 2-digit numbers with regrouping:  Subtraction with Regrouping Video Subtracting 2-digit Numbers with Regrouping Video Try printing some of these worksheets for practice or just write the questions down on a piece of paper: Worksheetfun

Check this out! MEET THE BEES in your backyard

Hey Parents! If you use Facebook, an Ottawa company called ‘Gees Bees Honey Company’ has a Facebook Live Event on April 8th at 11:00-11:30 called MEET THE BEES in your backyard. There’s singing, drawing, waggle dancing, science and all things bees! It’s a great way for students to learn about the bees in their backyard!

Great Ideas for Home Learning from ZORBITS!

Hey Grade 2 Families!

Zorbits has created the most amazing resources for you to use at home. You have to check this out! There is a calendar with daily challenges for the month of April AND a Game Design Studio! 

ZORBITS Math ~ April Daily Challenge Edition

Game Design Studio

OCSB At Home Learning Resources

Our school board has created a website with resources for families to support learning at home. Parents and students in grades K-12 can find resources using this website! I have added the link to our 'IMPORTANT STUDENT LINKS' for easy access in the future.

OCSB AT HOME Learning Resources

A Great Website for Families

CBC Parents is a great website with a variety of activities for all ages! There is a 'Spring Scavenger Hunt' on the site, which would be a great outdoor activity for your child!

Here is the link to CBC Parent website and I will add it to our 'Learning Links'.

CBC Parents

Week of March 30th ~ Learn At Home Plan ~

I will be posting an optional learning plan each week to help guide your child's learning at home. Please keep in mind that this is an optional learning plan and you can decide what is best for your family each day & week. Here are some suggested learning activities for this upcoming week.  

LANGUAGE
Weekly Words:	made, write, eating, come, make  (Have your child visit the 'WWW Practice' link in the right sidebar, under IMPORTANT STUDENT LINKS, to practice the weekly word wall words while playing some fun games! Visit 'Week 18' for this weeks words.)
Working with Weekly Words:	Put your words in ABC (alphabetical) order. Find and print rhyming words (that follow the same spelling pattern) for made and make. Use each word in a super sentence. Make sure you use adjectives and proper capitals and punctuation.
Reading:	Read for 20 minutes a day. You can use Raz-Kids, your own books or any other online books sites (there are a few on our Student Portal).
Homework:	Here is a link to this week’s homework for anyone who would like it.

MATH
3-D Geometry	Play Fancy Fountains from MathUP I Know About Describing 3-D Figures MathUP worksheet Sum It UP Links from MathUP for parents: Describing 3-D Figures
Money	Grab some pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters (or make paper coins). How many ways can you make the following amounts:  70￠, 95￠ Challenge:  $1.70, $2.25, $1.13, $2.83

RELIGION
Lent	Pray for people who are sick. Pray for your classmates.
Reflection	Create a ‘Gratitude Journal’ and write about something that you are grateful for today. Visit Mindfulness Rocks YouTube Channel with one of your parents to help your brain and body find calm.

You've Got to Check-out This Website!

Scholastic Learn at Home: Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing

1. Visit Scholastic Learn at Home
2. Choose a Grade Level
3. Select Week 1 and you will see 5 themed-days all planned for you!
4. When you’ve finished week 1 and 2, you can begin the Daily Reading Quest!

A Message from Mrs.Combden!

Hi Grade 2 Students and Families!

I am hoping you are all doing well. My grade 2 friends, I miss your sweet little faces...I can’t wait to see you sometime soon! I have created a blog for our grade 2 class with the hopes of us staying connected and providing more guidance for you during your home learning. I am going to post an optional learning plan weekly, as well as other helpful tools and resources that I may find. Try your best to make this fun and engaging and not too frustrating or overwhelming.This is a big adjustment for everyone involved and everyone's situation is different and we can only do our best. Parents, I hope you all received the email that I sent out at the beginning of this week-March 23. If you could please reply to the email, to let me know that you received it, that would be fabulous or maybe you could have your child write me a little email to let me know how they are doing and what they have been up to!

Here is a list of ‘Learning Websites for Home Learning’ that you may find helpful. You will find on the right sidebar, some other website links - IMPORTANT STUDENT LINKS which has a link to Mme Nathalie’s Website, Mindfulness Rocks and WWW Practice (which has the word wall words for the week, with many games to play to practice those words.) Below that, you will see Learning Links which has links to other helpful, learning websites. 

The ‘Student Portal’ on the St.Cecilia Website is a fabulous place for students to visit to connect to many great learning tools, such as;

-Book Creator (Writing, Media Literacy & Creativity)

-Zorbits (Math)

-Raz-Kids (Reading - English and French)

-Bookflix (Reading)

-Starfall (Reading, Letter Sounds)

-Sora (Reading -ebooks)

-National Geographic for Kids (Reading, Writing-Animal Research, Science-Animals)

-Wonderopolis (Reading, Curiosity)

Homework for Week of March 23

Here is the optional Homework Sheet for the week of March 23.

Daily Schedule Ideas!

☝ Here is one idea for a daily schedule!

☝ Here is another option for a daily schedule at home!