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

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

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

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.

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

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.