Dear Parents,

  Have fun reading together , playing board games, educational games and enjoy all the wonderful things the holidays have to offer. 
We must remember, the more the children read…...the more they learn….the more they grow….the more they discover…and oh the confidence they acquire! 

I would like to thank you for your continuous support and encouragement.  Your children are very important to me and I am proud of all their accomplishments.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family all the season’s best and may the New Year be filled with loads of happiness!

Sincerely,                                    

Mrs. Irene Tsimiklis

                                           

December 12th-22nd, 2011

Language Arts and Math Homework


Read Holiday Songs and Poems:)


Practice five minute math drills each night.


No Spelling Words this week:)


Enjoy this time with your family.
Watch the Holiday Specials and drink some Hot Chocolate:))


Have a great week!
Mrs. Tsimiklis

November 28th-December 9th,2011

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS Who Volunteered for The Bake Sale!!!


WE DID VERY WELL:))) Thanks to The Wonderful Support from Parents and Hasha!!




First Virtual Trip to Tyrrell Museum on December 7th... The Flat Grade Twos will be on their way to Alberta:))

Language Arts

Read information on Dinosaurs.
Read first two chapters of Flat Stanley.
Please note that reading can also be done on the weekend.
Read the next 35 High Frequency words.
Study new spelling words letters Mm and Nn.

Mathematics.

Review the Math outline for Math Test.
(outline is at the end of this blog)
Complete one math sheet per night.
Complete math word problem.


Have a great week:)

Math Outline for test in grade two.

Group 21 will have the test on December 13^th.

Group 22 will have the test on December 8^th.

All concepts have been reviewed in class and this is just an outline for extra practice.

The test will be on Place Value: understanding tens and ones and Understanding numbers 1-100.

The students will have to write numbers in expanded forms.

Example

53

5 tens

  3 ones

Is the same as 50+3= 53

Or

53 is the same as 5 tens and 3 ones.

It will also cover writing numbers in increasing and decreasing order until 100.

Example

Put these numbers in increasing order   35, 65, 15, 78

Put these numbers in decreasing order 73, 12, 76, 98

Recognizing even number and an odd numbers.

They will also have some math problems to complete.

They will have to find key words in word problems such as difference, more than, all together etc…

Examples of Math riddles:

I am more than 11.

I am an even number.

I am less than 18.

I have a 6 in the ones column.

What number am I? ____

I am more than twenty.

I am less than twenty five?

I am an odd number.

What two numbers can I be?______   ________.

And the test will cover some Math Vocabulary.

Additions, add, plus

Subtraction, subtract, minus

Sum, equals, answer

   

Homework for November 14th-23th, 2011

Language Arts
Read new poems on Dinosaurs.
Read dinosaur vocabulary words.
Study new spelling words Kk and Ll.
(know, knew, knot, knee)
Write five sentences using the new spelling words.
Practice reading High Frequency words 1-35.


Mathematics
Complete math sheets. 
One each night-don't forget to time yourself.
Complete math problem.
We are working on Chapter six in Nelson: Place Value.  You can use bob's links to reinforce the skills introduced in this chapter.
http://www.bobsedulinks.com/math/math2_56.htm
We will also be introducing money.


Check out the new site on Dinosaurs: (top right hand corner)

We will be working on a Dinosaur theme for the next couple of weeks.  We will also be introducing the Chapter Book  Flat Stanley!
Check out the Flat Stanley website..perhaps we will travel too!!!!!
http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/


Have a great week:)

Oct.31st-Nov. 11th

Language Arts

Read new Halloween story.
Read new poems.
Read Halloween vocabulary words.
Study new spelling words Ii and Jj.
Write five sentences using the new spelling words.

Mathematics

Complete Halloween math problem.
Study facts 1-3.  Test on following Monday.



Hope you had a great Halloween:)))

Mrs. Tsimiklis

Homework For Oct. 17th-28th

Language Arts
Home reading.  
Read new story Where the Wild Things Are
Study new spelling words
write five sentences using the spelling words
Complete Book report 


Mathematics
Complete one page of math each night.  Time it:)
Complete math problem.
Study math facts 0-3.  Timed Quiz on Mondays.




Terry Fox Run on Friday.

Homework for October 3rd-14th, 2011

Language Arts
Home reading.
Read new story:If you give a pig a Pancake.
Study power word letter Ee and Ff.
Write five sentences using your spelling words.
Mathematics 

Monday-Thursday Complete one math sheet per night. Make sure to time yourself.
Complete math problem on T-charts.

Review math concepts taught this month. 
Please refer to math outline on the bottom of this post.
Math test on Wednesday October 12th for group 22.
Math test on Monday October 17th for group 21.


Picture day is on Tuesday October 4th…Smile
WEDNESDAY is reward day!!! Congratulations to all the students!
Friday Ped. Day
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a great long weekend.


Math Outline
Group 21 will have a test on Monday Oct. 17th
Group 22 will have a test on Wednesday Oct. 12th.


This month we covered:
-Patterns. Creating a pattern
-Growing and shrinking pattern. (Increasing or decreasing)
Example: complete the following patterns
2, 4, 6, 8 ___
10, 13, 16, 19, ___
20, 25, 30, ____
-Attributes in a pattern.
(How the pattern is changing size, shape, colour etc…)
-Pattern core: which part of the pattern repeats?
counting by 10’s, 2’s, 3’s and 5’s
Digits: 0, 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
-Recognizing one digit and two digit numbers.
-Fact families: Example
2 ,3 , 5
2+3= 5
3+2= 5
5-3= 2
5-2= 3


Addition and Subtraction:
Doubles
Plus one
Plus 2
Example: 7 +7 =
                 8+2 =
                 50+1=
Problem Solving:
-Using T-charts to solve complex problems
Example:


If I am making 7 toy tricycles, how many wheels will I need?
Complete the T-chart.




Tricycles                                              Wheels                               


1                                                                 (000) =3
2                                                          (000)  (000)=6
3                                                          (000)  (000)  (000)=9

September 19th-30th, 2011

Homework

Language Arts
Home Reading
Assigned reading:  Caps for Sale
Study spelling words C and D.
Spelling words:
can, can't, cousin, come, children, could, did, didn't, does, doesn't, don't, down, do, day
Write five sentences using the new spelling words.


Mathematics
Complete one page of math drill per night. Timed.
Complete math sheet on Fact families.

Dates to remember:  Catering services begins on the 20th of September.
Last day to register for after school activities is on September 22.

Please fill out any forms and return to school as soon as possible.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Tsimiklis

Homework for Sept. 6th-16th, 2011



Thursday September 8th, 2011

 Language Arts
Homereading.  Re-read the story Getting ready for school.  Study spelling words letter Aa and Bb. Write five sentences using the letter Aa and Bb spelling words in your spelling sentences copybook.
Please note: Group 21 will have their spelling test on Tuesday 20th, 2011.  Group 22 will have their spelling test on Friday Sept. 16th, 2011

Mathematics
Complete Math word problem on patterns. 
Complete one page of math addition facts each night. Write down how long it took to complete each fact sheet.

Dates to remember:
Library is on Mondays
Group 21 has gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Group 22 has gym on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Thursday September 8th is Open House night. 
Teachers will be explaining the grade two program.

First Week of School:))))))

Welcome to Grade Two!

My name is Mrs. Tsimiklis and I will be your grade two English and Mathematics teacher. Miss Lancione will be working with me on Fridays.

Mme. Gauthier will be your French Teacher.
Group 21 will have Mrs. Tepperman for Gym and Group 22 will have Mr. Crosbie.
Mme. Barro will be your Music teacher and Mr. Lepine and Mrs. Dennick are our resource teachers.

We all look forward to meeting and getting to know you:)))
I know that we will have a fantastic year while we learn new and exciting things together:)


ALWAYS REMEMBER....

When you

enter this

little class

Consider yourself

one of the special

members of the group who

enjoy working and learning!

Mrs. Tsimiklis

xo

SUMMER VACATION!!!!!

Dear Parents,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continuous support and encouragement. Your children are very important to me and we had a fantastic year together. In a blink of an eye we will be sitting together at their grade six graduation!

I enjoyed teaching your children and working with you-remember the more the children read...the more they learn...the more they grow...the more they discover and oh the confidence they acquire!

I wish you all a wonderful summer filled with happiness and loads of fun!

Enjoy this special time with your family:)

Irene Tsimiklis:)

Language Arts

Read Alexander and the terrible no good very bad day.


Mathematics

Do problems 30-33.


Unit on bees.

Here are some websites:

www.pbs.org/wgbh/bees/

www.honey.com/kids/index.html

www.kohala/net/bees

Dates to remember:

June 15th Fun Fair.

June 16th Pizza Day.

June 20th Field trip to Bee Farm.

June 21st Variety show.

May 24th-June 3rd, 2011

Language Arts

Log in stories for home reading. Read Moira's Birthday (reader's theatre version)


Review spelling words from their spelling test copybook. End of the year test will be given on Friday. Students do not really need to study, they should be able to spell the high frequency words.

Mathematics

Complete math sheet on two digit addition and subtraction with re-grouping and borrowing.

Complete one math problem a night. Do math problems for Friday.

Review math concepts for end of chapter test.
Math Test on June 6th.
Study outline will be given this week.

Hope you had a wonderful long weekend:))

Mrs. Tsimiklis

May 1st-May 8th

Language Arts:

Read information booklet on Animals in Winter.

Work on Research Project. Project is due on Wednesday May 4th, 2011.
Study new spelling words. Test on Friday.

Mathematics

Complete one math page per day. The students were tested today. The average is 6 minutes for the two pages.

Complete Math problem #1.

Study math facts. Quiz on Friday.

Tuesday is a Friday Schedule.


Have a wonderful Mother's Day:)))

Mrs. Tsimiklis

April 18th-April 22nd

Language Arts:
Read information on Canadian Animals.
Work on research project.
Research project is due on or before May 4th, 2011.

Mathematics
Complete math addition sheets.
Complete math carrying over addition sheets.
Complete math problem.

Math quiz on Thursday.
Pizza day on Thursday.
new websites for double digit math:
www.learn4good.com/games/kids/double_digits.htm.
www.primarygames.com/flashcards/addition/addflash.htm



Have a wonderful Easter with your family and friends:)

Mrs. Tsimiklis

April 18th-April 22nd

Language Arts Home reading. Read Chapters six, seven and eight of chapter book. Complete phonics sheet on ending sounds. Study new spelling words and mystery words. Vocabulary test on Thursday. Spelling test on Friday.

Mathematics Complete sheets on Time to practice for test. Follow test guide. Complete math sheets on addition. One sheet (double sided) each night. Quiz on Time on Friday.

Note: Please send in pictures for scrap book. Decorations for portfolio.

Homework for March 14th-25th

TIME:

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/telling-time/
www.timemonsters.com





Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Here are some fun sites:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/games.html

http://www.coolmath-games.com/holiday-saint-patricks-day/index.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpgame.html

Hope you had a wonderful March break with your family:)

Language Arts

Read Chapter four and five of your book. No summary this week-it will be done in class.
Write five sentences using your new spelling words.

Study spelling "ea" words: treat, freak, leap, meat, beak, speak, leak, peak
Study mystery words: solve, problem, suspect, predict, alien
Bonus word: suspicious
Complete phonics sheet and long vowel ea sound.
Know the definitions of the mystery words.

Mathematics:

Study math addition facts 1-8.
Complete 1 math sheet every night.
Mental math practice. Refer to letter behind homework sheet.
Timed quiz on Friday.

Miss Lancione is a student teacher from McGill University. She is in her last year and will be working with the students until mid April.

Welcome Back!

Have a great week!
Mrs. Tsimiklis

Hello Boys and Girls,

These website are just for fun...enjoy your day on Friday and make sure you have lots of fun during Spring break with your family:)

Mrs. Tsimiklis
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/winter/diffwinter.htm
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/winter/snowman3.htm
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/winter/icecubes.htm
http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/winter/snowflman.htm

Thanks Miss Lancione:)))

February 21st-March 4th

Congratulations Giuliano!

Language Arts
Home reading.
Read Chapter two and three of Cam Jansen chapter book.
Write a summary of the two chapters in your reading response book.
Write five sentences using your new spelling words. Letters V, W, X, Y, AND Z.
Check out the Cam Jansen website on the right.

Mathematics
Keep memorizing the basic facts. Five minutes each night.
Complete fact families sheet.
Check out the new fact family website on the right hand side!

Supplies:
Some students are missing earphones. Please send in some earphones if your child is missing a pair.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Tsimiklis

February 7th, 2011

Language Arts
Home Reading.
Read Chapter one of Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery.
Study spelling words- Letters Tt and Uu.
Write five sentences using the new spelling words.

Mathematics
Review for math test.


Friday is dress down.
Monday is a Ped. day.


Happy Valentine's Day.


Have a great week:)

Mrs. Tsimiklis

January 21st-February 4th, 2010

Language Arts

Read the story Corduroy.
Study new spelling words: Qq, Rr and Ss.
Write five sentences using your new spelling words.
Write a summary of the story Corduroy.


Mathematics

Study math facts up to 8.
Complete math sheets on money.

Count by 2's, 5's, 10's and 25 up until 100.



Math Quiz and Spelling test on Monday.

January10th-21st, 2011

Language Arts

Home reading. Read the story The snowy Day. Complete snowstorm worksheet. Complete alphabetical order worksheet. Study new spelling words. Write five sentences using your new spelling words.

Mathematics

Review money. Complete the two sheets on money.
Study math facts up to facts of 7.
Math quiz on Friday.


Hoping you had a beautiful holiday and wishing you and your family all the best for the new year!

Welcome back

Mrs. Tsimiklis