Day One - Tuesday, Sept. 4
It's the first day of school in Mr. Hamer's Grade Two classroom.
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Spelling List for Week One (short a words)
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Spelling List for Week One (short a words)
1. gas 6. had
2. mad 7. bat
3. bag 8. pat
4. sat 9. bad
5. rag 10. wag
The children are grouped in islands of four students each.
Our class prayer table.
The bread and grapes symbolize the sacrament of First Holy Communion.
Buster Bear is an eager student!
Super Sam the Sentence Snake ensures that we all write quality sentences...not too short and not too long!
Our book corner.
We practised printing upper case and lower case letter A's.
Mr. Hamer modeled the sheet.
We practised forming our letters with our arms in the air. Mr. Hamer showcased them on the blackboard as well.
All of the students filled in this fun template that Mr. Hamer picked up at the local grocery store.
Mr. Guitar made an appearance when our class walked across the hallway to Mrs. Akawwi's Grade 2/3 classroom where we learned a couple of songs.
Mr. Hamer taught a song about safety when coming to school on the bus, on our bicycles, in our cars or when we are walking to school. We also learned how to sing "I Will Follow the Good Shepherd." Mr. Hamer then had fun singing Sambalele, a song from the islands down in the Caribbean. Our first day of school was a lot of fun and we learned so much!
Day Two - Wednesday, Sept. 5
On the second day of the school year, this beautiful bouquet of flowers appeared in the staffroom. It really helps brighten up our work area and the staff is so appreciative.
We held a rules assembly in the gymnasium of the school on this day.
Mrs. McDonald spoke to the children and reviewed all of the rules and routines which were brainstormed in collaboration with the teachers.
As the Power Point presentation states, this is our new board theme for the year.
Indeed, all three groups work together to benefit our students.
Each month we will select a Gospel Value to devote teaching/learning time to.
This month the Gospel Value will focus on Hope.
Mrs. McDonald reviewed many of the ways our children can show kindness.
Many ways to show respect.
Early morning routines.
Come prepared for the weather conditions.
The pupils already know about the Zones of Regulation.
The recess routines.
Lunch routines for inside the classroom.
What to do when a student encounters an issue.
Bully Awareness.
A few gentle reminders.
The end of the day routines.
We can all try to be better people in society.
Some homework!
Yes, we are all pieces of the puzzle.
We then watched a short segment on the life of Terry Fox. He had a dream. He had hope...our Gospel Value. Tell your family what you learned about Terry.
Some of the children completed their letter A assignment.
We learned that Upper Case letters are the capital letters and lower case letters are the smaller ones.
We learned our school prayer that is read over the intercom each day during the morning announcements.
Then we coloured our Religion sheet.
We are rehearsing our numbers to 20.
Day Three - Thursday, Sept. 6
Mr. Hamer's puppy dog, Lilly, sends the class a message each day.
Our grade two friends love coming up to the Smartboard to read the message to their classmates.
When we finish our work, we have many options for activities to partake in so as not to bother those still working at their desks.
This little one loves to read.
This grade two friend likes to showcase her work.
Her smiles mean she is a happy student.
"I like my spelling sheet!" she says.
"Do you like my work?" he asks. We respond, "Yes we do!"
Larry the Lion taught the students a wonderful poem about how reading a book can take you to many places.
His message is very deep.
Yet understandable for the children.
Oh, the places you can go in a book!
You can learn about today, yesterday and tomorrow.
Mr. Hamer's band is once again playing a wonderful event for the wheelchair association this coming Saturday night. That's me in the back row, third from the left holding my guitar beside my sax player friend who traveled from Nova Scotia just to play the gig. These two photos were taken last year.
I'm now fourth from the left. It is fun playing shows where all the proceeds go to a great cause. I'm looking forward to playing again Saturday night!
I'll post more classroom pictures on Sunday!
Have a great weekend everyone.
Mr. Hamer OCT
Day Four - Friday, Sept. 7
Smiles are contagious. Indeed, this inspiration poster showcases the fact. In our assembly earlier this week, Mrs. MacDonald spoke about how when we smile our body sends signals of happiness to the brain. Yes, endorphins are secreted in the brain when we smile. These endorphins help us stave off illness.
Another inspirational poster in the classroom reminds us of the importance of teamwork.
This is our "finished work bin" where all assignments go. Mr. Hamer reviews assignments on a daily basis and returns them to the children the next day or the following Monday should a weekend intervene.
In science we watched a fun cartoon about air. Even though we cannot see the air itself, we do see its effects as when the wind blows our hair.
We cab also see how air takes up space even though the air is invisible. It is taking up space in this glass so no water can get in!
When we blow up a balloon we can see how air takes up the space. The balloon inflates with air.
As does a bicycle tire.
Be careful you don't get dizzy!
We learned that moving air is called wind. Along with the heat from the sun, the moving air helps to dry the clothes on the line.
Even though we don't see air, we have learned that we can see its effects as in the wind blowing these trees in a large storm called a hurricane.
A proud boy with his work.
"I like grade two!"
"I've already learned a lot this week!"
I will study my spelling words each week to try to spell all ten correctly.
Let's examine some of the work we've done this week.
I will make a promise to myself to be more like Jesus in everything I do.
Aha! Another lesson on air.
Our counting lesson in math.
More of our printing practice.
We will learn all about Canada this year in both English and French.
Day Two - Wednesday, Sept. 5
On the second day of the school year, this beautiful bouquet of flowers appeared in the staffroom. It really helps brighten up our work area and the staff is so appreciative.
We held a rules assembly in the gymnasium of the school on this day.
Mrs. McDonald spoke to the children and reviewed all of the rules and routines which were brainstormed in collaboration with the teachers.
As the Power Point presentation states, this is our new board theme for the year.
Indeed, all three groups work together to benefit our students.
Each month we will select a Gospel Value to devote teaching/learning time to.
This month the Gospel Value will focus on Hope.
Mrs. McDonald reviewed many of the ways our children can show kindness.
Many ways to show respect.
Early morning routines.
Come prepared for the weather conditions.
The pupils already know about the Zones of Regulation.
The recess routines.
Lunch routines for inside the classroom.
What to do when a student encounters an issue.
Bully Awareness.
A few gentle reminders.
The end of the day routines.
We can all try to be better people in society.
Some homework!
Yes, we are all pieces of the puzzle.
We then watched a short segment on the life of Terry Fox. He had a dream. He had hope...our Gospel Value. Tell your family what you learned about Terry.
Some of the children completed their letter A assignment.
We learned that Upper Case letters are the capital letters and lower case letters are the smaller ones.
We learned our school prayer that is read over the intercom each day during the morning announcements.
Then we coloured our Religion sheet.
We are rehearsing our numbers to 20.
We also practised skip-counting by ones and twos to 20.
Later, we will learn to skip count by fours and fives to 20.
Mr. Hamer's puppy dog, Lilly, sends the class a message each day.
Our grade two friends love coming up to the Smartboard to read the message to their classmates.
These are this week's spelling words, some of which were incorporated in Lilly's message to the class. The boys and girls had fun trying to find their weekly words in the text.
When we finish our work, we have many options for activities to partake in so as not to bother those still working at their desks.
This little one loves to read.
This grade two friend likes to showcase her work.
Her smiles mean she is a happy student.
"I like my spelling sheet!" she says.
"Do you like my work?" he asks. We respond, "Yes we do!"
Larry the Lion taught the students a wonderful poem about how reading a book can take you to many places.
His message is very deep.
Yet understandable for the children.
Oh, the places you can go in a book!
You can learn about today, yesterday and tomorrow.
Indeed, reading enhances your life.
Mr. Hamer's band is once again playing a wonderful event for the wheelchair association this coming Saturday night. That's me in the back row, third from the left holding my guitar beside my sax player friend who traveled from Nova Scotia just to play the gig. These two photos were taken last year.
I'll post more classroom pictures on Sunday!
Have a great weekend everyone.
Mr. Hamer OCT
Day Four - Friday, Sept. 7
Smiles are contagious. Indeed, this inspiration poster showcases the fact. In our assembly earlier this week, Mrs. MacDonald spoke about how when we smile our body sends signals of happiness to the brain. Yes, endorphins are secreted in the brain when we smile. These endorphins help us stave off illness.
Another inspirational poster in the classroom reminds us of the importance of teamwork.
This is our "finished work bin" where all assignments go. Mr. Hamer reviews assignments on a daily basis and returns them to the children the next day or the following Monday should a weekend intervene.
In science we watched a fun cartoon about air. Even though we cannot see the air itself, we do see its effects as when the wind blows our hair.
We cab also see how air takes up space even though the air is invisible. It is taking up space in this glass so no water can get in!
When we blow up a balloon we can see how air takes up the space. The balloon inflates with air.
As does a bicycle tire.
Be careful you don't get dizzy!
We learned that moving air is called wind. Along with the heat from the sun, the moving air helps to dry the clothes on the line.
Even though we don't see air, we have learned that we can see its effects as in the wind blowing these trees in a large storm called a hurricane.
A proud boy with his work.
"I like grade two!"
"I've already learned a lot this week!"
I will study my spelling words each week to try to spell all ten correctly.
Let's examine some of the work we've done this week.
I will make a promise to myself to be more like Jesus in everything I do.
Aha! Another lesson on air.
Our counting lesson in math.
More of our printing practice.
We will learn all about Canada this year in both English and French.
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