November skies turned cold and grey...

Grade 2- Homework is due on Friday. Spelling words are: house,no,said,let,in,come,also cake,make,bake. Be sure to read every night/morning. Be watching for those "ight" words we talked about. Please bring in your Reading Log, I haven't seen many lately. practice counting by 2's, 5's and 10's, forward and backwards.
Friday, Nov. 4th, Rio is playingat GMCS Cinema.
Colds are rampant, get lots of sleep, wash those hands and eat your fruit and veggies.

Hallowe'en is fast approaching!

Hallowe'en Dance for K-5 tonight, Monday, October 24th from 6pm-7pm. Admission is $3.00.Please be there to pick your child up at 7 pm. Costumes are optional.
October 26th,6:15-7:45pm there is a Family Movie Night at the Library. Check out Spooky Buddies.
October 26th is Welcome to Kindergarten night from 6:00-7:00 pm. If you or someone you know has a child starting school in the fall, please let them know that this is taking place in the K-2 wing. Please come and bring your child. It is a great chance for the children to meet the teachers and join in some activities.
Please read the yellow/gold coloured notice in your child's agenda bag, regarding Hallowe'en candy.

Grade Two-
Homework is due on Friday (or before). Please be reading every night. Your child should have read 24 or more books/chapters by now.
In math we are working with numbers 1-100.

Cold season has arrived!

Grade Two- Homework is due Thursday this week.
Spelling words: make, will, am, me, pretty, same, sap, flap, tip, drip.
The boys and girls are doing very well with their nightly reading. Keep up the good work!
There will be no school for students this Friday, Oct. 21st. the teachers will be travelling for their Curriculum Day.
Drama is getting underway this week. It is on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 pm.
There will be a Welcome to Kindergarten meeting here at the school on Wednesday, October 26th. It is for the parents who have a child starting school in the fall. It is from 6:00- 7:00 pm.

Fire Safety Week

This week is Fire Safety Week. We had a visit and demonstration by the Grand Manan Fire Department today. It was very informative and the boys and girls listened well. They were able to answer most of the questions at the end of the session. Be sure to check your smoke detectors and make a plan with your family to follow in the event of a fire.
Grade Two- spelling words this week: she, with, are, he, funny, more, sip, lip, flip and trip. Please READ every night.
Homeroom- Scholastic orders have not been sent in yet. I will send them in on Friday.
Friday, October 14th The Lion King will be playing here at school at 7:00pm.
Have a great week!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Grade Two-
Homework is due on or before Friday.
Please be reading every night. The boys and girls should be writing their own titles and date in their Nightly Reading Log books. This is good practice.
Spelling words this week are: all, here, big, is, little, most, cap, map, tap, trap.

Homeroom-
We had a fantastic performance this morning by the Celtic Rathscallions. We saw and listened to a wide variety of instruments. We even saw step dancing. It was great.
Scholastic book orders are due Oct. 6th/7th.
School pictures are October 7th.
Oct. 7th is also the last day to order your pink T-shirt for anti-bullying week. The cost is $3.00.
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
M.Cronk

Clifford comes to visit!

It doesnt seem like summer is over. We can't put our shorts away yet!
Grade Two-
Homework is due on or before Friday.
Spelling words are: the, not, do, you, want, man, track, pack, block, lock.
Please read every night, also write your own titles please. This is good printing practice.
We had a visitor at the library today. Clifford arrived and had bookmarks and pencils for everyone, thankyou Clifford. We love you !
October 3rd we are having a concert here at school. The Rathscallions are coming and playing Celtic music. We are asked to bring in a loonie to help cover the cost.
Pink T-shirts are also available for "pink" week. Nov. 21st-25th is anti-bullying week, October 7th is the last day to order.
Have a great week !

Here we are into our third week already. There is a lot going on.
Grade Two will need to get their homework finished and handed in before Thursday. Our test will be on Thursday. These are the spelling words for the week: like, cat, to, and, dog, I'm, rock, sock, dock, clock.
READ every night, and/or after school.
Terry Fox Run- we will be walking around the school rain or shine. Thank you for sending in a "toonie".
We will be practicing BUS SAFETY this week, always listen to your bus driver and do as you are asked.
NO SCHOOL on Friday Sept. 23rd as the teachers are working on the School Improvement Plan.
Have a great week!