Grade 2 Weekly Classroom 5-8-2026

 🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update 🌟

Dear Grade 2 Families,

We had another exciting week full of inquiry, creativity, collaboration, and hands-on learning in Grade 2! Students continued building their understanding across literacy, math, and social studies through engaging activities and discussions.

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📚 Language Arts – Frog Research

This week, students continued their exciting frog research projects! 🐸

We explored:

• 🍽 Frog diets
• 🔄 Frog life cycles
• 👀 Frog appearance

Students practiced:

• Planning and organizing ideas
• Writing first drafts
• Using research to answer questions
• Sharing information clearly

It has been wonderful seeing students grow in confidence as young researchers and writers!

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🔢 Math – Base 10 & Decomposing Numbers

In Math, students worked with:

• 🧱 Base 10 blocks for addition and subtraction
• ✏️ Drawing tens and ones
• 🧠 Decomposing numbers to solve addition problems

Students also continued strengthening their mathematical thinking through:

• 🔍 Esti-Mysteries
• 🗣 Explaining strategies and reasoning

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🌍 Social Studies – Needs, Wants & Trade

Our Social Studies learning focused on:

• 🏠 Community needs and wants
• 🌎 Imports and exports
• 🤝 What trade is and why countries trade

Students created their own international trading cards and participated in a very exciting Class Trading Game! Students worked in groups to trade goods between countries using different transportation methods like:

• 🚚 Trucks
• 🚢 Ships
• ✈️ Airplanes

Students loved taking on roles such as:

• Speaker
• Recorder
• Manager
• Reporter

This was an amazing hands-on way to explore global connections and problem-solving.

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🎨 Art – Mother’s Day Flowers

Students created beautiful Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired flower art for Mother’s Day. 🌸
Their artwork was vibrant, creative, and full of thoughtful detail.

📅 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

📌 Friday – May 15 – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAY
There will be no school for students on this day.

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Thank you for your continued support and partnership. It is such a joy watching the students learn, collaborate, and grow together each day!

Warmly,
Ms. Oshokoya ✨

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Grade 2 Weekly Update 5.1.2026

 🌟 Grade 2 Weekly Classroom Update 🌟

Dear Grade 2 Families,

We had another exciting and engaging week filled with hands-on learning, creativity, and collaboration! Here’s a look at what we explored in our classroom.

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🔬 Mad Science & Food Discovery Workshop

We kicked off the week with our Mad Science in-school field trip, where students participated in fun, hands-on experiments and explored scientific concepts in an engaging way.

Later in the week, students also took part in a Food Discovery Workshop, where they learned about food, nutrition, and healthy choices. It was a fantastic interactive experience!

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📚 Language Arts – Writing & Research

In Language Arts, students worked on a variety of writing and reading skills:

• 🐉 Dragon Writing – making connections and building detailed ideas
• ✏️ Stretching sentences using adverbs to add more detail
• 🐸 Frog Research – learning about appearance and habitat

Students are continuing to grow as writers by adding more detail and organizing their ideas clearly.

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🔢 Math – Building Number Sense

In Math, students explored numbers in a hands-on way:

• 🔢 Base 10 blocks to build and represent numbers
• 🎲 “Roll it, Build it, Draw it” activities
• 🔍 Creating and solving their own Esti-Mystery questions

These activities help students deepen their understanding of place value and problem-solving.

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🌍 Social Studies – Culture & Community

Students continued learning about:

• 🦬 Métis heritage and art
• 🇨🇦 Francophone communities in Canada

These lessons support students in understanding identity, community, and how people live in different ways.

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🌍 Totes About Me

Our Totes About Me journey continues to take us around the world! This week, our learning led us to Syria.

Students explored:

• Cultural traditions and family connections
• Different ways of life
• Celebrating diversity within our classroom

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✏️ Additional Learning Highlights

• 📖 Literacy Stations & UFLI
• 🎶 Music and Physical Education
• ✍️ Mindful Handwriting Practice

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📅 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

🥫 May 4–15 – Food Bank Food Drive
We will be collecting non-perishable food items to help families in need in Calgary.
Suggested items include:

• Canned goods
• Pasta and rice
• Cereal and pantry staples

🚫 Please avoid sending expired or opened items, or items that require refrigeration.

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🎩 May 6 – SPIRIT DAY: Hats On for Mental Health Day
Students are encouraged to wear a hat or head covering to raise awareness about the importance of mental health.

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💃 May 14 – Family Dance (6:00–8:00 PM)
Please see the flyer sent home for information on how to purchase tickets.

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Thank you for your continued support and partnership. It’s always a joy to see your children learning, growing, and sharing their ideas each day!

Warmly,
Ms. Oshokoya ✨