Merry Christmas .....

Poems and Pies 2009...

On Friday afternoon, parents, grandparents, and friends got into the Halloween spirit by enjoying a wonderful "Poems and Pie", assembly performed by the Grade Two classes. At the completion of the program, parents were invited to stay for lunch and for dessert, yes you guessed it , yummy pie. A big thank you to Mrs. McKibbon, the pie makers, and of course all the parents who came and enjoyed. A job well done Grade Two !!! We hope those who could not make it, enjoy the three posts....

The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't afraid of Anything...

Halloweener....

That's the way the cookie tumbles...

Our class took part in the O.R.E.O. (Our Really Exciting Online) project hosted by Jennifer Wagner from jenuinetech.com. This year's project invited students from all over the world to stack Oreo cookies as high as he or she can and then average the result to achieve a final class result. Students were not allowed to use anything to stabilize or adjust the cookies as they were stacked. The students had a great afternoon predicting, stacking, counting , tallying, and yes finally getting to eat the Oreo cookies. A big thank you to Eric, Desi, Tiara, Lane, Delaney, and Karlynne, our Grade Four and Grade Five Helpers. It will be interesting to see how Taylor 2B Top Dogs stacked up against the rest of the world.

Happy ThanksGiving !!

We had so much fun making our color wash turkeys. If you hang them in a window, WOW ! We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.... Gobble, Gobble !

Fire Safety Week...

This week was fire prevention week. We were lucky enough to have Fire Chief Mr. Denny LeBlanc come to our classroom and discuss Fire Safety with the students. He also gave the students some very informative information and activities to do at home with parents. Discuss these with your child and be prepared in case of an emergency.

Harvest Festival

All About Patterns...

Our first math unit this year is all about patterns. They are an integral part of mathematics, they develop important critical and creative thinking skills needed for understanding other math concepts. Check out some of our patterns and see if you can find patterns around your home.

Terry Fox Walk...

On Friday September 25 students, staff, family and friends participated in the annual school "Terry Fox" walk for cancer. Blessed with beautiful weather, all enjoyed a 25 minute walk around the Legion Park, all for a great cause- cancer research.

The Colours of Fall.....

With Autumn upon us, the colours of "Fall" can be found in abundance everywhere. What a great time of the year to go for a fall walk , collect some leaves, and create some beautiful leaf pattern crayon texture rubbings....

Welcome Parents and students to a new School Year !!!

A big Top Dog Welcome to all of our new Parents and Top Dogs. We have gotten off to a great start, and it's going to be a wonderful year. Please remember to check in often to find out what is happening in Grade 2B... What a lovely bunch of coconuts !!!!  Mr.Mc

Year in Review.. Better late than never..

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer vacation, I have been taking an on-line summer camp course that is teaching me all about wikis and how to use them in our classroom., and of course working hard on my golf game. Please remember to keep on being curious, ask lots of questions, and most importantly have a great summer... See you all in September, you Grade threes.. and if you have time, drop me an e-mail, would love to hear from you... Thanks for the great year...
Mr.Mc

Co-op Market Place and Swan Valley Credit Union Tours...

S.V.R.S.S. Drama Class Presents...

We were so lucky to have Mrs. Barteski's Drama class come to our school and perform five plays for us. These plays were based on five very familiar stories to our classroom;Get Out Of Bed and Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch,Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue by Phoebe Gillman,The Amazing Bone by William Steig,and Wish You Were Here. Using few props and relying on a lot of body movement, sound effects, and improvisation, the actors were amazing. We enjoyed all of the plays and want to thank the Drama class for coming.

Did You Know ???

As a follow up to our wonderful video conference, we decided to share some facts with you about our Solar System. Please feel free to leave a comment, it can be recorded , or typed in as text. All you need to do is find the slide that you would like to comment on, and then either record your comment, or type it in as text, then click on save. We would really appreciate it...

Captain Cosmic Video Conference...

On Friday May 15 the Grade Two classes participated in a video conference hosted by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration called "Captain Cosmic". This 45 minute interactive tour had students joining Captain Cosmic on a tour of our solar system. Students shared information about the Sun, Moon, and all of the planets. Mission packs were provided to each astronaut, comprising of safety goggles, cooling systems, and breathing apparatus. A big thank you to Mrs. Bredin for facilitating this video conference, and for Mr. Mateika for handling all of the technical requirements. We are so fortunate to have the Tanberg video conferencing system right in our school. Many wonderful learning opportunities will become available to our students.

Be Smart, Buckle Up !!

Buckle Up, the message is pretty clear. Wear a seatbelt at all times, it could very well save your life, Don't be a Dummy !! Thank you M.P.I. for your powerful presentation.

Don't Be a Dummy !!

Ever wonder what happens in a car crash when you don't have your seatbelt on ? Buckle Up , a program put on by M.P.I , demonstrated the importance of buckling up your seatbelt at all times. This demonstration showed students what can happen in a vehicle roll over to "Two Dummies", when seatbelt s were not worn... Don't be a Dummy !!

Emergency Services Tour 2009

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Have you ever wondered who comes to help you when you are in an accident? Or maybe you hear the siren , is it the Fire Department, the Police, or the Paramedics? Who are these heroic people, and better yet, what tools of the trade do they use to serve and protect us ? These questions and many more were answered on Tuesday morning when we attended the Emergency Services School Tour 2009.

This ones for " All the Moms."....

Google Earth and Kidlandia....

Our on line project "The Places we will Go" using Google Earth is almost completed. If you haven't had Mom Or Dad check Google Earth out at home, please have them do so. It is such a wonderful download that everyone can enjoy. Try zooming into your house, you will be amazed !! There is so much to do and learn , please check it out. It is a free download from www.google.com . We have also come across another neat mapping site for Kids called Kidlandia. Here students can create their own Kingdom and have it mapped out. Very Cool. This site requires a free membership sign up, with a user name and password. Make sure Mom and Dad check this site out with you, and give you permission to sign up. You will find a link to this site under "Cool Sites". Have fun mapping out your very own Kingdom.....

Oh The Places We Will Go ...

THE PLACES WE WILL GO Online Project 2009 brings Google Earth, Geography, & Reading into our classroom! This is yet another excellent project hosted by Jennifer Wagner. The project is open to all PreK - 6th Grade classrooms from all around the world. Students will be using google earth to locate a variety of well-known landmarks around the world and then calculate distance from Taylor School to the location of each landmark. We will be traveling to 10 famous world re-known places, and then to four more locations of our choice. Google Earth is such an amazing web 2.0 tool for students to work with. Not only will we be finding out how far it is , but we will also be learning some very interesting facts about each place, and how it is different from our home location. Please check back for updates on this exciting project.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow....

This is what we woke up to Sunday morning, makes us want to start singing Christmas carols. Have we had snow in May?, June?, and even into July? Hmmm, I wonder how we can find out?

"Hoppy Easter" to all...

Getting ready for the Easter Bunny was the order for the day on Friday. After making bunny baskets, students got down to work designing, drawing, and finally dyeing their eggs. We hope that everyone has a very Hoppy Easter !!!

Farmer Day and the Wind-Up Assembly !

Tropical Beach Day, Rock Star Day... Wednesday and Thursday

Wear your most colorful beach wear!

Dress up as a Rock Star !

Spirit Week...Monday and Tuesday.

Pajama Day

Formal Day...

We almost forgot about our Leprechauns ....

Lucky Charm Project Voice Thread...

Students were asked to tell about their favorite part of the Lucky Charms project. I hope you enjoy listening to them.



Click on the following link to our Glog page to see even more information on our Lucky Charm project.

http://rmac.glogster.com/luckycharms/

Lucky Charms On Line Project

Our second on line project was once again hosted by Jennifer Wagner. As a GROUP -- we will be trying to prove that there are more GREEN CLOVERS (you might call them hats) than any other shape in box of Lucky Charms. Students were each given a baggie of Lucky Charms. Their job was to sort the marshmallow charm shapes into the following categories: Pots of Gold, Clovers (hats), Horseshoes, Stars, Moons, Rainbows, Hearts, and balloons. Once sorted, students were asked to count their shapes using tallies. This data was then displayed in three different types of graphs. Students created a bar graph using paper and pencil crayons, then using this same data, they created a pie chart and bar graph electronically on the website "Create a Graph". We also tabulated all of the students data into a classroom data bank. The classroom totals were submitted to Jennifer. Wow, not only did the students have fun, but we sure did a lot of math too. Check out our slide show of all our informative graphs.

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