Kenneth D. Taylor - Mrs. Sayani

Today our school participated in the Terry Fox Run.  It was great to see the students contribute to such a great cause.  The grade two’s counted the money that our own class raised and it was $35.40.  Thank you for your donations. The class also spent some time counting by 1’s,2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 100.  They worked in a group and came up with creative ways to show their counting. Looking ahead… The students continue to work on creating a “Bird’s Eye View about their own community. We created a class generated rubric so that they know what is expected of them. Important Dates: October 3 - Community Walk - this will not take place if we do not have enough volunteers.  The grade two team is in need of 4 more parent volunteers. Mrs. Sayani

Today in class, the students looked at their leaf patterns and created a pictograph of their leaves.  They were excited to use graphing paper to record their data. The class also spent some time exploring the magnet centers.  Ask your child about which center he or she went to today and what they can tell you about it. Looking ahead… The students are busy creating a “Bird’s Eye View about their own community. Feel free to ask your child about their work. Important Dates: Tomorrow - Terry Fox Run (bring a toonie for Terry). October 3 and 5 - Community Walk - this will not take place if we do not have enough volunteers.  The grade two team is in need of 4 more parent volunteers. Mrs. Sayani

Today in class, the students focused on what a page in their visual journal should look like.  We created a class rubric and they are aware of what a 1, 2, 3, and 4 look like in terms of the report card language.  This allows for student growth and perseverance to improve on a little something each and everyday. Looking ahead… The students are busy creating a “Bird’s Eye View about their own community. Feel free to ask your child about their work. Important Dates: September 30 - Terry Fox Run (bring a toonie for Terry). Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, The Grade Two Team is beginning an Inquiry project on “Playgrounds”.  This is tied to our math study of 2D and 3D shapes as well as our Social Studies inquiry on Canadian Communities.  As you are aware, Ken Taylor school has began their fundraising for our school to have its own playground.  As students have experienced not having a playground, they have become curious about designing and building a playground. This has sparked them to wonder about what might our Ken Taylor Playground look like? Students will look at the design process from the perspective of many different lenses including parents, students, and teachers. In order for us to begin our project, we are going to go on community walks.  We are in need of 5 volunteers to come on these walks with us. We are planning to go on October 3 and October 5 from 1:00 - 2:30.  If you are able to volunteer and have the volunteer clearance , please send us an email.  Due to a CBE policy, parents will not be able t

Today in class, the students practised writing in their journals using a variety of sentence starters.  Feel free to ask your child about his or writing. The students created leaf patterns. They worked  with a group and discussed and journaled the “core”  of their pattern. Looking ahead… Learning about our Evanston community. Important Dates: September 30 - Terry Fox Run (bring a toonie for Terry). Mrs. Sayani

Today in class, the students learned how to take notes and illustrate while watching a science video on magnetism.  Ask your child what is magnetic or not. The students learned another thinking routine called "chalk talk".  During word work, they wrote down as many words about the word family ”in” with their group. Ask your child about the patterns they created today. Looking ahead… Learning about our Evanston community. Important Dates: September 23 - PD Day (NO SCHOOL) Mrs. Sayani

Today in class we looked at a slideshow about our downtown community.  This led to a conversation about the community in which our students live...Ask your child about what makes a community?What are some things that communities need for the day to day function? Over the next few weeks, the grade two’s will be going on community walks to explore our Evanston community. The students learned about counting by 10’s from different starting points: 6, 16,26,36,46,56,and so on... Looking ahead… Learning about our Evanston community. Important Dates: September 23 - PD Day (NO SCHOOL) Mrs. Sayani

The students spent some time learning about how magnets repel and attract.  Ask your child about the north and south poles tonight. The students learned learned about a new art form called “zentangles”. Looking ahead… Learning about our Evanston community. Important Dates: September 23 - PD Day (NO SCHOOL) Mrs. Sayani

The students spent some time completing a writing rubric in class today.  Ask your child about his or her next steps. The students learned about graphing in Math today.  They sorted and organized the leaves that they collected into a bar graph. We also discussed math terms such as, more than, less than, same as, and fewer than. Looking ahead… Learning about “Zentangles”. Important Dates: September 23 - PD Day (NO SCHOOL) Mrs. Sayani

Thank you for coming out to our Meet the Teacher night.  I enjoyed meeting you all. The students had fun collecting leaves on our nature walk today.  We are planning to use our basket of leaves for some math activities next week.  If you find some leaves over the weekend, please send them to school with your child on Monday or Tuesday. Looking ahead… The students are writing in their journals about themselves.  Their writing is based on the book titled: “The Best Part of Me” by: Wendy Ewald. Important Dates: September 23 - PD Day (NO SCHOOL) Mrs. Sayani

The students completed their biographies called, “All About Me”.  Their self portraits and writing are displayed outside our classroom.  Feel free to come have a look tonight at our Parent Information Night.   Our focus in Numeracy today was addition using cards.  The students were engaged during this math game adding numerals. Looking ahead… Tonight is our “ Meet the Teacher ” night.  I hope to see you this evening! Mrs. Sayani

The students have begun an Inquiry on Magnets.  Please ask your child about their exploration using a magnetic wand today. Our focus in Numeracy today was looking at shapes around our school.  The students investigated and sketched outdoors. Looking ahead… There will be a “Meet the Teacher” night tomorrow from 6 - 8 p.m..   Parent Night: Our Curriculum Night – on Thursday, September 15th is from 6:00 – 8:00 pm; this will be a great first opportunity for you to learn about some key things your child’s teacher wants you to know and will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions. There will two repeating presentations from each teacher and then time for you to ask questions afterwards. This time will facilitate the connections between home and school and better prepare us for the first conferences in early October. Please drop into the appropriate sessions with your child’s teacher . I look forward to seeing you! Friday is an early dismissal day.  Students will go ho

The students have begun an Inquiry on Magnets.  Please ask your child about his or her wonders about magnets.   Our focus in Numeracy today was looking at Shapes.  The students were engaged in making connections between 3 objects and the real world.  Feel free to visit YouTube to hear the song they learned today. https://youtu.be/2cg-Uc556-Q Looking ahead… There will be a “ Meet the Teacher ” night on Thursday from 6 - 8 p.m..   Parent Night: Our Curriculum Night – on Thursday, September 15th is from 6:00 – 8:00 pm; this will be a great first opportunity for you to learn about some key things your child’s teacher wants you to know and will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions. There will two repeating presentations from each teacher and then time for you to ask questions after wards. This time will facilitate the connections between home and school and better prepare us for the first conferences in early October. Please drop in to the appropriate sessions

The students are learning about Daily 5. This is our literacy program that has 5 elements that we work through daily.   Feel free to ask your child what book he or she is reading. Our focus in Numeracy today was problem solving.  The students used a thinking routine “chalk talk” to solve math equations. Looking ahead… There will be a “ Meet the Teacher ” night on Thursday evening.   Friday is an early dismissal day.  The students will be done school at 11:35 a.m Have a good night! Mrs. Sayani

The students created name tags for their coat hooks using watercolour.  They first drew a picture of something or someone that is important to them with crayons.  We painted with watercolors.  They learned brush stroke techniques and the importance of water.  Feel free to ask your child about his or her name tag.      Our focus in Numeracy today was problem solving.  The students were engaged in math games that required strategies to play.  Ask your child about the game he or she chose to play. Looking ahead… There will be a “ Meet the Teacher ” night next week.  Please look for further information in the days to come. Have a great weekend! Mrs. Sayani

We had our first assembly today.  The students heard a "Read Aloud" titled; " The Three Questions"  by Leo Tolstoy. We will be doing some work in our classroom throughout the year around the three questions in this book: 1.  When is the best time to do things? 2. Who is the most important one? 3. What is the right thing to do? It's a beautiful book and can apply to so many things! The students created name tags for their coat hooks using watercolour.  They first drew a picture of something or someone that is important to them with crayons.  Later we painted with watercolors and learned brush stroke techniques.  Feel free to ask your child about his or her name tag.      Our focus in Numeracy was adding using two or three dice.  The students created addition equations in their math journals. Looking ahead…  the students are busy writing a biography about themselves titled; “All About Me”.  We will be drawing self portraits tomorrow.

The students had another great day at school.  Today we began writing about our Play Doh creations from yesterday.  The students illustrated something that they did over the holidays and began writing.  I enjoyed reading about your child’s adventures. Our focus in Numeracy was counting by 1’s and 5’s to 100.  We played the game “Buzz”.  Ask your child to play it with you during a car ride or walk that you may go on.  You can even play a quick game at the dinner table.      Looking Ahead... There will be a school wide assembly tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

Welcome to the first day of Grade Two!  We had an exciting day meeting each other and getting to know one another.  The students told each other about their summer through Play Doh.  We heard about birthday celebrations, visiting the mountains and playing with dinosaurs, just to name a few of the students' creations.                                              Birthday celebrations              I like reading about dinosaurs    “Going to the Mountains  with my family” During Math, the students represented a number using tally marks, words, addition and subtraction equations and pictures. Feel free to ask your child about his or her number.