Ms. H. Gallant - Archived 09/2022

Enjoying the Terry Fox walk

Posted: January 24, 2022

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! It was a little chilly, but the sun was beautiful! The fresh air felt great!! Here we go for another week!!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- listen to a story on tumble books, EPIC, storyline online, or a book that you have at home.

Journal writing- Write the title “Weekend News” at the top of your page and tell me about what you did on the weekend. Here is what I did, “On Sunday, I took my son Carter to the skating path in Nequac. It was so much fun! The fresh air was nice, and I enjoyed spending time with my son.”

Brain Break- Today looks like a nice day to get outside! 

Numeracy Block: Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com

  • Do day 1, and addition/subtraction fact family add/subtract 1. If you did not pick up the new packets, choose 2 sheets in your learning packet to complete
  • Play a board game with your family!!
  • Math Riddle: Email me your answer, and I will write your name down on a ticket for a prize when we return! I am an even number. I am greater than 68 and less than 78. I have a 4 in my ones place. What am I?

Word Work:

  • squiggle park for 20 mins.
  • Choose a Reading comprehension in your learning packet.

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

Posted: January 20, 2022

WE DID IT!!! Another week!! Give your parent/guardian a big hug and say thank you!! You guys are doing great!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- listen to a story on tumble books, EPIC, storyline online, or a book that you have at home.

Journal writing- Use this sentence starter; “I like school because…” you should be able to provide 3 reasons why you like school, in complete sentences!

Brain Break- Dress warm and get outside for some fresh air! Little chilly out there today! 

Numeracy Block: Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com

  • Play a board game with your family!!
  • Math Riddle: Email me your answer, and I will write your name down on a ticket for a prize when we return! I am an even number. If you count by 10s you’ll say my name. I am less than 35 and greater than 25. What am I?

Art: follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXP7siRUK3o “How to draw a polar bear skiing” or search on youtube; kids arthub – how to draw a polar bear skiing. Send me a picture of your drawing!

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

**Have a great weekend!!!!

**We have a birthday coming up! Who thinks they might know who’s birthday is this month?**

Posted: January 19, 2022

Another week almost done! Everyone is doing a great job! I miss you all, and hope we are back to in-person learning soon!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- listen to a story on tumble books, EPIC, storyline online, or a book that you have at home.

Journal writing- Choose a writing prompt from the learning packet to write about today, or a topic of your own! Remember to date your work and bring everything back when we return to in-person learning!

Brain Break- Dress warm and get outside for some fresh air! Some fresh new snow to play in! 

Numeracy Block:

  • In the learning packet choose any two Math sheets to work on.  
  • Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com
  • Try the website Hit the button. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Click on play game, then number bonds, then addition to 10 or challenge yourself to do addition to 20. Try to get a top score and see if you can beat it each time you play! Let me know what your highest score is!
  • Math Riddle: Email me your answer, and I will write your name down on a ticket for a prize when we return! I am an even number. I am between 40 and 50. My tens digit is the same as my ones digit. What am I?

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it.

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

Posted: January 18, 2022

Happy Wednesday everyone! I just want to say I am very proud of all your hard work you are doing! Please remember to keep your work and return it when we are back to in-person learning. Keep up the great work and reach out if you ever need anything!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- listen to a story on tumble books, EPIC, storyline online, or read a book that you have at home.

Journal writing- After listening or reading a book, write about your favourite part of the book. Why was it your favourite part?

Brain Break- Dress warm and get outside for some fresh air! Little chilly out there today! 

Numeracy Block:

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it. 

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

Posted: January 17, 2022

Lots of fresh snow out there today!! Go and shovel the step or deck or help with the driveway! Get some fresh air! Looks like a beautiful day out there today!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- Listen to “Sneezy the Snowman” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBXQN7Iv2A

Journal writing- After you have read this story, can you write a story about your snowman that you built, and he came to life one day? What would your snowman do? What would you name your snowman? What fun would you do with your snowman? Try and use the terms First, Then, Next, After that and Finally in your story. This is procedural writing, remember to start with an introduction- Ask a question, then into the body using the terms first, then, etc. and then wrap it all up with your opinion in the conclusion. I cannot want to read these stories when we return!

Brain Break- Go onto youtube and search snow volcano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FeqhpR6vQ

It is a fun experiment to try in the snow. If you happen to have the materials at home, give it a try!! You will need: baking soda, dish soap, food colouring, vinegar, snow, and a small container. Watch a video on how it works! Send me a video of how it turned out!

Be sure to have a snack this morning!

Numeracy Block:

  • In the learning packet choose any two Math sheets to work on.  
  • Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com
  • Math Riddle: Email me your answer, and I will write your name down on a ticket for a prize when we return! I am more than 4 tens. I am less than 44. I have 3 ones. What am I?
  • Practice putting numbers is order from smallest to biggest, and biggest to smallest. Use a deck of cards and take out the 10, J, Q, and K. Flip 2 cards to make a number (ex: flip 3 and 6 number is 36). Make 6 numbers and then put them in order.

LUNCH!!

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it.

 ** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

Posted: January 17, 2022

Here we go, week 2! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. It was a bit chilly out there, but yesterday wasn’t too bad, I got out to do some shoveling and enjoyed some fresh air! Some snow coming today!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- Listen to reading; storyline online, tumble books, Epic has lots of books to choose from or read a book that you have at home!

Journal writing- Weekend News! Write about your weekend, remember to date your work, and add detail to your writing!

Brain Break- Go onto youtube and search “brain break for kids”

Be sure to have a snack this morning!

Numeracy Block:

  • In the learning packet choose any two Math sheets to work on.  
  • Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com
  • Check out the Numeracy Home Learning Choice board in the attachments
  • Math Riddle: Email me your answer, I am between 60 and 70. I am an even number. I am the next number in this pattern: 65, 64, 63, ___. What am I?

LUNCH!!

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it.

 

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

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Posted: January 14, 2022

Happy Friday! One week down, we made it, I am proud of you all! I hope everyone enjoys their weekend! Lots of snow coming, so get out there and enjoy it! Build a fort, build a snowman, have a snowball fight! Have fun!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- Listen to reading; storyline online, tumble books or Epic has lots of books to choose from. All login information was sent home with the learning packets. Read a book with a family member!  

Journal writing- Write about your favourite thing to do outside in the winter. Why is it your favourite? Remember to add lots of detail to your writing.

Brain Break- Go onto youtube and search “brain break for kids”

Be sure to have a snack this morning!

Numeracy Block:

  • In the learning packet choose any two Math sheets to work on.  
  • Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com
  • Play a board game with a family member.
  • Play a game of addition war with the deck of cards to practice addition facts to 20. All face cards are worth 10 and the A’s are worth 1. Each person flips 2 cards and adds them together. Whoever has the bigger number wins the cards. If the total is the same, then flip 2 more. The higher number always keeps the cards. Whoever wins all the cards or who has the most at the end, wins the game.

LUNCH!!

Art:

Go to youtube, and search Art Hub for Kids winter. Choose a winter picture to draw! Send me an email of your drawing that you did!

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

**Be sure to get outside for some fresh air this weekend!

Posted: January 13, 2022

Good morning class! Happy Thursday morning. We are getting through it! Looks like a much nicer day out there today, so be sure to get out there and enjoy playing in the snow! See if you can find some trails that animals might have left and see if you can identify what they may be.

**I am attaching a bingo document with outside activities you can try and complete while at home. Send me some pictures of these activities if you choose to do any. They sound fun! **

**Check out Ms. Russell's image gallery, as she posted some addition and subtraction strategies that have been taught if you need a refresher!!**

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- Listen to reading; storyline online, tumble books or Epic has lots of books to choose from. All login information was sent home with the learning packets. After reading or listening to a story, on a sheet of paper, split it into 3 sections: Beginning, Middle, End. After listening to the story, fill in the sections- what happened at the beginning of the story, the middle, and the end of the story. Try to use full sentences. Write the title of the book on the page and remember to date your work.

Journal writing- Choose a writing prompt from the winter writing ideas to write about today.

Brain Break- Go onto youtube and search “cosmic kids yoga” choose one you would want to do, and relax and enjoy!

Be sure to have a snack this morning!

Numeracy Block:

LUNCH!!

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it.

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

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Posted: January 12, 2022

Happy Wednesday Morning boys and girls! I hope everyday had a good day yesterday! It’s another chilly day out there today, but I hope you can get out for some fresh air sometime through out the day!

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- Listen to reading; storyline online, tumble books or Epic has lots of books to choose from. All login information was sent home with the learning packets. If you have any books at home, please read them! 

Journal writing- I want you to try to do a procedural writing piece of your Christmas Break. In procedural writing you use the sentence starters “First, Next, Then, After that and Finally”. Include a nice sentence of your favourite part of the holiday, do you have a special tradition you do every Christmas, etc. Remember to start each sentence with a capital letter, and end with a punctuation (.?!). Please keep your writing pieces in the page protector so I can read them when we get back to school. Don’t forget to date your writing piece!   

Brain Break- Go onto youtube and search “would you rather winter break” Have fun and get moving!

Be sure to have a snack this morning!

Numeracy Block:

  • In the learning packet choose any two Math sheets to work on.  
  • Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com
  • Play a board game, or a card game with a family member.
  • Take a deck of cards, remove the J,Q,K cards. Flip over two cards (ex. 5,2 – say the number 52 and count on 5-10 numbers, 53,54,55,56 etc.)

LUNCH!!

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it.

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Check out Mrs. Comeau’s teachers page for some music class ideas!

**Do the best you can!

**Please keep all your completed school work, and bring it back when we are back to school based learning.

**Please reach out if you have any questions/concerns!

Posted: January 11, 2022

Good morning, Boys, Girls and Guardians, 

On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, we begin Home Learning. Posted below are recommendations as well as a visual schedule of what a day of At Home Learning can look like.

30 Minutes of Physical Activity is encouraged and 60 minutes a day for Literacy and Numeracy are recommended for students in Grade 2.

Soft Start; Choose an activity

  • Coloring
  • Building/Puzzle
  • A walk outside
  • Help cook breakfast

Literacy block:

Reading- Listen to reading; storyline online, tumble books or Epic has lots of books to choose from. All login information was sent home with the learning packets.

Journal writing- In the learning packet, in the sheet protector is looseleaf and writing prompts. On the top of the looseleaf, please date your writing piece, choose a prompt, and write! You may draw a picture to go with your writing. Remember to start each sentence with a capital and end your sentence with a punctuation mark!

Brain Break- Go onto youtube and search “count back from 100” Have fun counting and moving!

Be sure to have a snack this morning!

Numeracy Block:

  • In the learning packet work on the first sheet. What is missing (tens and ones).
  • Zorbits/Splashlearn – play for about 20 min: https://play.zorbitsmath.com/  www.splashlearn.com
  • Play a board game, or a card game with a family member! If you have a computer, you can play games on ABCya.com, be sure to click on grade 2.

LUNCH!!

Word Work:

  • Squiggle Park – 20 mins
  • In learning packet- choose a reading comprehension sheet. Read the story and complete the questions to go with it.

** Check out Mr. Williston and Mrs. McFarlane’s combined Phys Ed teacher page for some gym ideas today!

**Do the best you can!

**Please keep all your completed school work, and bring it back when we are back to school based learning.

**Please reach out if you have any questions/concerns!

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