Well, the end of the year is finally here. It's been great having all of your children in my class this year. I get very attached to the students and will miss them all very much as they move on to grade three.
This week in Language, we read "Respectez...mon Océan." for our shared reading. We practised the "br/cr" sounds in "Bruno" and "Le crocodile".
In Math, we did a short unit on probability. We looked at the fairness of spinners and explained why they were or were not fair. The class made their own spinners. We also looked at probable, improbable, certain, likely, unlikely, and impossible as descriptors for whether an even will happen. It was a fun way to finish up this year's math.
We also spent some time working on unfinished work in both Math and Language. Some may come home incomplete, but I always have enough information to assess their understanding from class activities. The booklets are opportunities for additional practise. While I prefer that the work be completed, I realize that all students work at different paces and may not always complete the work I have provided.
In Social Studies, we have finished going around the world by doing some activities on Canada.
On Tuesday, we had our class picnic. Although it was a lot of work to get all of the fruit ready, it was worth it to see how much they enjoyed making their own fruit kabobs. We also ate some of the fruit at first nutrition break.
With all the rain, we decided to eat in the class before heading over to the park. We moved all of the desks out of the way and then I put out tablecloths for the class to sit on. We enjoyed fruit kabobs, popcorn, cookies (thank you Declan and family), fruit platter ( thank you Anthony and family), and cupcakes (thank you Ava and family)!
A special thank you going out to the wonderful helpers, Ava, Mia, Elizabeth, Gabby, Sophie, and Nuria, who stayed in with me at recess to clean up the class after the picnic!
Luckily it had dried up enough after the second nutrition break so that we were able to go and play for close to an hour an a half!
On Wednesday, we finished emptying the desks and everything has been sent home, including extra clothes. Mme Panet came around and distributed report cards to the students.
The final assembly for the school year was on Thursday morning and we said goodbye to all the students and staff who will be leaving Amherstview to go to other schools. All of the primary students sang a goodbye song for Mme Panet that the classes had learned ahead of time. The students made little yearbooks of their time in grade two. They also brought in games to play. It was also our very last dollar auction of the year. Everyone traded in their dollars for one last chance to buy something from my auction bin. We finished off the day with some free time on the laptops.
I feel very privileged to have gotten to know and work with all of your children. They are so enthusiastic about learning and participating. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer and I look forward to seeing your children around the school over the next few years as they progress through the grades!
