Kenneth D. Taylor - Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, Today the students created a journal page representing everything they know about the Prairie community; they wrote about the land, food, shelter, clothing, culture and natural resources.  Feel free to ask your child about this. Important Information: June 2 - Grade two assembly at 8:30 am and Volunteer Appreciation at 1:30 pm. June 6 - ride your bike to school day June 9 - All Learning Commons books are due back to the school. Practise home reading this evening. Send nutritious snacks for your child to eat at school. Please send in an empty water bottle with a lid for your child to use for a STEM challenge if you have it. Send in boat supplies by Monday June 5, 2017 Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, Today the students created a journal page representing everything they know about the Inuit land, food, shelter, clothing, culture and natural resources.  Feel free to ask your child about this. The students are busy planning and preparing for our school wide assembly on Friday at 8:30 am.  Please try to join us in celebrating your child’s learning. Important Information: Tomorrow is crazy hair day and fun lunch for those who have ordered. Practise home reading this evening. Send nutritious snacks for your child to eat at school Please send in an empty water bottle with a lid for your child to use for a STEM challenge if you have it. Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, We had an amazing morning at the Aboriginal Learning Centre.  The students toured the school, learned about artifacts and engaged in indigenous games. Here are some photos of our day... A special thank you to Mr. And Mrs. Hobbes for volunteering! The students are busy planning and preparing for our school wide assembly on Friday at 8:30 am.  Please try to join us in celebrating your child’s learning. Important Information: Practise home reading for this evening. Send nutritious snacks for your child to eat at school Please send in an empty water bottle for your child to use for a STEM challenge if you have it. Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, We had a great start to our day with a presentation by HOJE.  The talented singers sang and had the audience captivated with songs from the top 40 music charts. Feel free to ask your child about the performance tonight. The students are busy preparing and practising for our grade two learning celebration on June 2 at 8:30 a.m.  Please book some time off if you can to join the grade two’s on that day. Important Information: Practise home reading daily. Please return all field trip forms as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so.   Our class now has enough volunteers for the Aboriginal Center on May 29 but is in need for 2 parents to come with us to the Ed Center. Please gather any items listed in the email sent home regarding our Learning Commons. Have a wonderful evening! Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, This week we spent a lot of time learning about the natural resources of Nunavut, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. When asking your child about what they know, remind them that a natural resource is not man made and is made by nature and is used for economic gain.   The students learned a new card game called “Sorry”.  It helps them add doubles quicker.  Feel free to play the game with your child if time permits. Important Information: Practise home reading daily. Please return all field trip forms as soon as possible.  Our class now has enough volunteers for the Aboriginal Center on May 29 but is in need for 2 parents to come with us to the Ed Center. Please gather any items listed in the email sent home regarding our Learning Commons. Have a great weekend! Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, The students are working cooperatively to complete their wordless stories. Each group has been working together to make a story that they will share with our class. It is great to see them become authors that illustrate and write together. We are busy making and creating a store in our classroom.  The students are using it as a math center whereby they can buy things and calculate and problem solve using money. Practise home reading daily. Please return both field trip forms as soon as possible.  Also, our class is in need of one more volunteer for the Aboriginal Center on May 29. Have a wonderful evening! Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, Thank you for coming out to our first Stampede breakfast at Ken Taylor School.  We would like to give a special thanks to our parent council for organizing such a fun event. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and had fun line dancing. Today we made a boat out of plasticine and tested it in water.  It needed these elements; high walls, wide deck and no leaks.  Feel free to ask your child about what happened to their boat, also what their next steps might be… Practise home reading daily. Please return both field trip forms as soon as possible.  Also, our class is in need of one more volunteer for the Aboriginal Center on May 29. Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Mother's Day to all our mom’s! Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, Today during group work, the students completed their storyboards together.  Our focus was on cooperating, sharing ideas and working together. Your child will be creating a class book with their group in the days ahead. We looked at materials that float or sink.  We listed the items that would be good to use when designing our own boats. Practise home reading daily. Your child will bring home two notices tomorrow. One is regarding our field trip to the Aboriginal Center and the other is a swimming lesson form. Please complete both these notices as soon as possible. Pancake Day is on Friday - Dress Western! Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, Your child learned how to do his or her home journal through an email today. They were so excited about it!  Please keep in mind that they are just beginning to use a keyboard and are learning.  There are some great websites for you to use at home for them to practise their keyboarding skills.  Dance Mat Typing is one that you can try at home. You are welcome to send an email back to your child about their learning at school. www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/stage-1/ We are going to begin to learn about Boats and Buoyancy on Monday. Practise home reading daily. Our two field trips have been approved.  We will be going to the Aboriginal Centre on May 29 and the Education Centre on June 8.  In order for the trips to happen, we will need volunteers. Please look for notices regarding these two field trips in the upcoming weeks. Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani

Dear Parents, We are working on story writing together.  Our focus is on word choice; including adjectives and adverbs to enhance our writing piece.  Today we looked at a picture book and derived fascinating and interesting words to use in a sentence. Feel free to ask your child about the oral story that we created based on Bill Thomson’s wordless book. The students worked cooperatively together during math.  Their job was to figure out the faces, vertices and edges of 3D Shapes. Practise home reading this evening and please return the books daily as we use them for our personal reading time. Last week, two dates were mentioned regarding our field trips. The June 12 date is susceptible to change. Sorry for the inconvenience. The grade two team will update you as soon as we know. Sincerely, Mrs. Sayani