Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The excitement builds....



Dear Families,
The anticipation is quickly building as children count the nights until Hallowe'en. Just a reminder of black & orange day on Friday. Students are welcome to bring in treats to share with classmates. Please do not feel obligated to do so as students get soooo much the night of.
We certainly miss all of our friends who are home ill and wish everyone a speedy recovery. We've been working with ten frames in math. Here is a website everyone can practice at home.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=75

Happy Hallowe'en
Lise Fellbaum

Monday, October 26, 2009

Parents, What was one of your favourite Hallowe'en costumes? by lisefell

Hallowe'en is a very popular canadian tradition that many canadian families participate in every year. On Friday, October 30th, Gosfield North students are invited to dress in the festive colours of black and orange.
In 2F, we will be participating in theme related Hallowe'en activities during the last two periods on Friday. We would love to hear what one of your favourite costumes was when you were younger. Please follow the link below and post a note on Wall Wisher.
Thanks for your continued support.
Lise Fellbaum

Parents, What was one of your favourite Hallowe'en costumes? by lisefell

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Wordle

Greetings,
This is a fantastic website that allows users to type in a variety of words and then take those words and make "word clouds." I have made one for you to see on the left with names of 2F students. I am also going to start posting our new "Words of the Week" in a wordle in the event students missed recording them in their agendas because of an illness etc. There are a variety of uses for this website in the classroom. This week we will be using it during word study. I will make a "wordle" with the proper spellings of our words and many misspellings. Students will then have to highlight on our SMART board the correct spellings.

Here is the link if you would like to experiment at home.

Wordle

Thanks for your continued support.
Lise Fellbaum

Sunday, October 18, 2009

New Hallowe'en Game

Greetings,
In an effort to keep our blog informative and fun I found a neat Halloween gadget that encourages some problem solving. Scroll to the bottom of our blog and give it a try. Also check out our new virtual pet monkey. I wonder what 2F students will want to name him or her???
Lise Fellbaum

Making Connections in our Reading


On Friday we read a book by Mem Fox called Wilfred Gordan McDonald Partrige. It was a beautiful story that spoke of the relationship between a young boy and an older woman from a nursing home that was losing her memory. Wilfred Gordan was able to find a way to help the lady remember some memories from her childhood. Students did a great job afterwards making connections between the two sets of memories during an oral retelling of the story.
This is the second book that we have read from this famous Australian author and we look forward to reading more of her work.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Take Home Reading



Dear Families,

Today we are starting our Take Home Reading program. Students have chosen a book to read to you tonight. I have suggested that students set a goal of reading for 15 minutes each night. We spent a lot of time reviewing "Just Right" books and students are eager to get started. We will continue sending our Poetry books home on Mondays and our Take Home Reading bags will come home Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week.

Thanks for your support.

Lise Fellbaum

Monday, October 12, 2009

Fire Safety Week

2F students were fortunate to have many guests this week to help them review their fire safety skills. Mr. Shuttleworth, a firefighter with the Windsor Fire Department paid a visit to our classroom to share his experiences with students. Later in the week our local fire department, the Kingsville Fire Department, came to the school with their equipment. Students watched a great video on Fire Safety and then participated in a simulated smoke filled environment to review the necessary steps to get out safely. They got to sit in the fire trucks, see a fireman dressed in full gear and practise "stop, drop and roll." Please take the time to review your own fire safety plan and be sure your child knows their address and phone number in the event of an emergency.

Happy Thanksgiving


Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Can You Guess Who the Baby Is?



We had so much fun with our 2F Timeline Bulletin Board that I decided to attempt a slide show so parents could see all of the adorable babies... 2F students can try and guess who their classmates are too. Have fun!
Lise Fellbaum

Tuesday, October 6, 2009


Today we read the story "All the Places to Love" by Patricia MacLachlan. The story was illustrated with paintings by Mike Wimmer and students were quite impressed with his work. This story is a great introduction to our current Social Studies topic of Traditions. We were able to find many traditions that this family participated in. 2F students have been asked to go home and interview their families about the traditions that take place in their homes. Information can be recorded on the sheet provided and should be returned to school by Friday so we can share our family traditions with each other.
Thanks for your continued support. Lise Fellbaum

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Lines of All Kinds












2F students were very surprised to see all of the different attributes that lines could have; horizontal, diagonal, vertical, thick, thin, broken, zigzag, wavy, looped, curly and scalloped. It was great fun to apply this knowledge to paper with some paint and a paintbrush. Check out the artists in action....