Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update-6.19.2026

 🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update 🌟

Dear Grade 2 Families,

We had a wonderful week of learning in Grade 2! Students explored fractions, continued developing their writing skills, designed zoo enclosures, and learned more about the world through our About Me Bin. It has been exciting to see students applying their creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration skills as we approach the end of the school year.

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📚 Language Arts

This week, students:

• ✍️ Learned about and wrote Cinquain Poems
• 🐣 Planned and wrote All About Chicks informational writing pieces
• 📖 Participated in Literacy Stations and UFLI reading lessons
• 📚 Continued enjoying our class read-aloud, The Wild Robot

🔢 Math – Fractions

In Math, students:

• 🍕 Learned about halves and fourths
• 📄 Used paper folding activities to explore equal parts
• 🔍 Participated in a Fractions Scavenger Hunt
• ➗ Learned the meaning of numerator and denominator
• 🧠 Compared fractions and discussed which fractions are larger or smaller

🧪 Science – Zoo Enclosure Project

Students continued planning and designing their zoo enclosures by:

• 📝 Choosing an animal
• 🎨 Drafting enclosure designs
• 🏗️ Selecting materials
• 🔨 Beginning construction of their enclosures````

About Me Bin – Norway

Our About Me Bin journey took us to Norway this week! Students learned about Norwegian culture, traditions, geography, and family connections while continuing to celebrate the diversity that makes our classroom community so special.

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❤️ Special Activities

This week students also enjoyed:

• 🫓 Learning about and making Bannock
• 💌 Creating Father's Day Cards

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📅 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

🚶 June 23 – Community Walk to VIVO Park

🎉 June 24 – Play Day
Students will participate in fun outdoor activities. A Mr. Freeze freezie will be provided. If you do not want your child to have a freezie, please email me before Play Day and send an alternate snack. Students will be participating in a variety of fun outdoor activities throughout the day. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and wears comfortable shoes suitable for running and playing. Students should also bring a water bottle to stay hydrated during the activities. We are looking forward to a fun-filled day!

🎬 June 25 – PJ and Movie Day
Students are welcome to wear their pajamas and enjoy a special movie day with their classmates.

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Thank you for your continued support throughout the year. We are looking forward to a fun-filled final week together!

Warmly,

Ms. Oshokoya ✨

Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update -6.12.2026

 🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update 🌟

Dear Grade 2 Families,

We have another exciting week of learning ahead in Grade 2! Students will continue exploring poetry, investigating materials and objects, learning about 2D and 3D shapes, and beginning an exciting new zoo enclosure project.

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📚 Language Arts – Poetry

This week, students will continue exploring different forms of poetry, including:

• 🔤 Acrostic Poems
• 🍃 Haiku Poems

Students will learn how poets carefully choose words to express ideas, feelings, and images. We will continue practicing writing our own poems and sharing them with classmates.

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🔢 Math – Shapes and Fractions

In Math, students will:

• 🔷 Learn about the attributes of 2D shapes
• 📦 Explore and build 3D shapes
• 🧠 Identify faces, edges, and vertices
• 🍕 Be introduced to fractions and equal parts

Students will have opportunities to build, describe, and compare shapes using hands-on materials.

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🧪 Science – Materials and Objects

Students will continue investigating materials and objects by exploring:

• 🌳 Wood
• 🥤 Plastic
• 🪟 Glass
• 🔩 Metal
• 👕 Fabric
• 📄 Paper
• 🛞 Rubber
• 👞 Leather
• 🪨 Stone

We will discuss where these materials come from, whether they are renewable or non-renewable, and what kinds of objects they can be used to make.

Students will also begin planning their Zoo Enclosure Project by researching an animal's habitat, diet, and needs. 🦁🐧🐘

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🇮🇳 About Me Bin – South India

Our About Me Bin journey takes us to South India this week! Students will learn about the culture, traditions, foods, languages, and family connections that make this region unique while continuing to celebrate the diversity within our classroom community.

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❤️ Volunteer Appreciation

This week, students will be creating special cards to thank the many volunteers who have supported our classroom and school community throughout the year. We are so grateful for all of the time, care, and support our volunteers have provided.

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✍️ Additional Learning Highlights

• 📖 Literacy Stations & UFLI
• 🏃 Gym
• 🎵 Music
• 📚 Read Aloud: The Wild Robot
• ✍️ Handwriting Practice
• 🤖 Building and Exploring 3D Shapes

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📅 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

🥪 June 18 – Subway Fun Lunch & COBS Treat Day order by June 13th

🫓 June 19 – Bannock Making Activity
Students will learn about and make bannock. If you do not want your child to participate, please email me before June 18. A gluten-free option will be available if needed.

📦 June 22 – Student materials begin coming home

🎉 June 24 – Play Day Activities
Students will be offered a Mr. Freeze freezie. If you do not want your child to have a freezie, please email me before Play Day and send an alternate snack.

🎬 June 25 – PJ and Movie Day

📄 June 25 – Report Cards Available Online
Please remember to download a copy of your child's report card for your records.

☀️ June 26 – Last Day of Classes for Grade 1–5 Students
If your child will be finishing the school year early, please let me know in advance.

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Thank you for your continued support throughout the school year. It is hard to believe we are approaching the final weeks of Grade 2! We look forward to finishing the year with lots of learning, creativity, and fun.

Warmly,

Ms. Oshokoya ✨

Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update -6.5.2026

 🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update 🌟

Dear Grade 2 Families,

We had another exciting week of learning in Grade 2! Students explored different types of poetry, completed their frog research projects, investigated materials and objects, and continued developing their math skills through problem-solving activities.

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📚 Language Arts – Poetry & Frog Research

This week, students explored several different types of poetry, including:

• 🌿 Simile Poems

• 💭 Metaphor Poems

• 🎨 Shape (Concrete) Poems

• 🔤 Acrostic Poems

Students planned and created their own poems while learning how poets use words to create strong images and feelings. We also completed the final copies of our Frog Research Projects and celebrated all the hard work students put into their research and writing.

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🔢 Math – Addition, Subtraction & Shapes

In Math, students:

• ➕ Practiced decomposing double-digit addition problems

• ➖ Practiced decomposing double-digit subtraction problems

• 🧠 Solved word problems

• 🔷 Explored the differences between 2D and 3D shapes

• 📦 Learned about faces, edges, and vertices

Students showed great perseverance as they explained their mathematical thinking and explored new geometry concepts.

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🧪 Science – Materials and Objects

Students investigated the properties of different materials and discussed how materials are chosen for specific purposes. We also continued learning about life cycles through a special egg candling observation, where students observed the development of a chick inside an egg. 🐣

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🌍 Social Studies – Journal Reflections

Students reflected on their learning through Social Studies journal activities and continued making connections between classroom learning and the world around them.

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🇭🇰 About Me Bin – Hong Kong

Our About Me Bin journey took us to Hong Kong this week! Students learned about Hong Kong's culture, traditions, landmarks, and family connections while celebrating the diversity within our classroom community.

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✍️ Additional Learning Highlights

• 📖 Literacy Stations & UFLI

• 📚 Read Aloud: The Wild Robot

• ✍️ Handwriting Practice

• 🤖 Dash Robot Activities

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📅 IMPORTANT UPDATES

👑 Thursday, June 11 – SPIRIT DAY: Imagination Day (Kings and Queens for a Day)

Students are welcome to dress up as:

• 👑 Kings

• 👸 Queens

• 🤴 Princes

• 👑 Princesses

We look forward to seeing everyone's creativity and imagination shine!

🏠 Practice Homework – Addition & Subtraction

To help students continue building confidence with their addition and subtraction strategies, I have posted some optional practice activities for home. These activities review the strategies we have been learning in class, including decomposing, number lines, hundreds charts, and stacking.

Completing a little practice at home can help reinforce these skills. Please download, print, and practice. Thank you for supporting your child's learning!

🔗 Practice Homework Link:

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Thank you for your continued support and partnership. It has been wonderful watching our Grade 2 students grow as readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, and community members.

Warmly,

Ms. Oshokoya ✨

Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update -5.29.2026

 🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update 🌟

Dear Grade 2 Families,

We had another wonderful week of learning, creativity, and discovery in Grade 2! Students explored poetry, completed important research writing, strengthened their math skills, and learned more about communities and government.

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📚 Language Arts – Poetry & Frog Research

This week, students continued their poetry unit and learned several poetry techniques, including:

• 🎵 Repetition – repeating words or phrases for effect
• 🎶 Rhyming – words that sound alike
• ✨ Alliteration – words that begin with the same sound

Students used these tools to write their own poems inspired by topics that give them “big feelings.”

We also continued our Frog Research Project by researching and writing about:

• 🔄 Frog life cycles
• 🤩 Interesting frog facts
• 🐸 Final published research writing

Students worked hard to turn their research into organized and informative writing pieces.

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🔢 Math – Addition & Subtraction Strategies

In Math, students:

• ➕ Practiced addition using the Hundreds Chart strategy
• ➖ Practiced subtraction using the Hundreds Chart strategy
• 🧠 Solved word problems
• 📏 Strengthened their number sense with double-digit numbers

Students continued building confidence by using the hundreds chart to find patterns, count efficiently, and explain their mathematical thinking.

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🐣 Science – Life Cycle Observation

Students participated in a special egg candling observation as part of our chicken life cycle learning. This hands-on experience allowed students to observe development inside an egg and make connections to our life cycle studies.

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🌍 Social Studies – Government & Elections

Students continued learning about:

• 🗳️ Elections
• 👨‍💼 Community leaders such as mayors, premiers, and prime ministers

Students reflected on their learning through journal activities and class discussions.

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🦘 About Me Bin – Australia

Our About Me Bin journey took us to Australia this week! 🇦🇺

Students learned about Australian culture, geography, animals, traditions, and family connections while continuing to celebrate the diverse backgrounds represented in our classroom community.

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✍️ Additional Learning Highlights

• 📖 Literacy Stations & UFLI
• 🏃 Gym
• 🎵 Music
• ✍️ Mindful Handwriting Practice
• 📚 Read and Doodle with The Wild Robot
• 🚶 Community Walk

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📅 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

🏫 June 1 – Alex Munro Visit
The Principal and Assistant Principal from Alex Munro School will be visiting Northern Lights School to meet students who will be attending Alex Munro next year.

🎰 June 4 & 5 – Casino Fundraiser Volunteers Needed
HELP IS STILL NEEDED! Please consider volunteering for our Casino Fundraiser.

⚠️ If we do not have enough volunteers, the fundraiser will be cancelled and the school could lose approximately $70,000 in funding.

🔗 Click Here to Sign up

🏫 June 4 – Alex Munro Open House
For Carrington families whose children are designated to attend Alex Munro. Please see the flyer sent home on May 22 for details.

👥 June 9 – School Council Meeting
🕕 6:00 PM – In Person

☕ June 12 – Volunteer Tea
🕘 9:15 AM

We look forward to celebrating the many parents, grandparents, and family members who have volunteered their time to support our school community this year.

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Thank you for your continued support and partnership. It is a joy to watch the students grow as learners, thinkers, and members of our classroom community each day!

Warmly,

Ms. T✨

Grade 2 Weekly Classroom 5-22-2026

 

🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Update 🌟

Hello Grade 2 Families,

We had another wonderful week full of learning, creativity, and fun in Grade 2! 💙

📚 Literacy

• Students continued participating in literacy stations and daily UFLI reading activities.
• We explored poetry writing and learned how poets use “big feelings” in their writing. 
• Students also continued their frog research projects, learning about frog life cycles, diets, and planning informational writing pieces.

➕ Math

• In math, students practiced double-digit addition and subtraction using number lines, stacking strategies, and word problems.

🌎 Social Studies & Culture

• Students learned about Canada’s three levels of government through sorting activities and classroom discussions.
• We also celebrated our Multicultural Day Fashion Parade! Thank you for helping students celebrate and share their cultures and identities.
• This week’s About Me Bin focus was England! Students enjoyed learning about traditions and culture.

🌱 Outdoor Learning

• Students participated in outdoor seed planting and continued learning about spring growth and nature.

🤖 Read Aloud

• We continued enjoying our class novel, The Wild Robot, during Read and Doodle time.

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📢 IMPORTANT UPDATE

Please visit Northern Lights News for May 25–29 for important school updates and information.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership! Have a wonderful weekend! 💙