Nova Scotia & Acadia

Today we started talking a little bit about Nova Scotia and Acadia. We talked about the languages that are spoken there, French and English. We talked a little bit about why people there speak French and how Canada is a unique country because people can speak so many different languages. We also began to talk about why language is important. We had a short conversation about the French language in Acadia and how it was so important to the people there. We talked about how it would have felt to be told "you have to speak THIS language" and how there were really scary consequences if you didn't do it. We will be continuing this conversation tomorrow and talking about the differences between Nova Scotia in the past and present.

We will continue to talk about the important of the different Languages and Cultures of our 3 different communities as the year progresses.

Warm Feet for the Street Campaign

Hi everyone, I have had some of you ask about the Warm Feet for the Street Campaign that the Ambassador Club students are organizing and that all grade 4 classes are participating in. If you would like to make a donation we would love to take it. We are accepting donations until Dec. 13 so that the students in the Ambassador Club have time to stuff the socks. We have had a generous parent donate approximately 90 pairs of socks so we are needing stuff to put in them. Please click on the link for items the Mustard Seed accepts for this campaign and items they don’t accept. Thank you in advance for your continued support of our initiatives. This is a great way for our students to give back to our larger community and provide some warmth for those less fortunate this holiday season. Here is the link should you wish more information as well as a wish list for donations: http://www.theseed.ca/assets/files/pdf/christmas_project/Warm%20Feet.pdf Thanks, The ...

Ones & Tens

Today in math we explored the idea behind ones and tens. We talked about how many ones can actually go in the ones place (no more than 9!) and why we have to change them out to the tens when it becomes 10. We practiced creating numbers to 50 today using the ones and tens blocks. Check out some of our work! Making the number 10 Making the number 17 Making 22

Class Photos

We have one extra copy of our class photo in the classroom. Is anyone missing theirs? Email Miss Nettleton ASAP if it's yours. Thanks!

Miss Nettleton's Grade 2 Classroom