Saturday 29 November 2014

Friday's classwork and Homework

As-salamu-Alaikum,

Dear Parents

Math: We completed page 127 in our Math books where students conducted a survey and showed the results using a tally chart and a bar graph.

Islamic Studies: We are learning about wudu. We took turns to read a story in our Islamic textbook about Ziad learning wudu. Then, we participated in answering questions about the importance of wudu and things that nullifies our wudu.

Art: We started making a flip book with the steps of wudu..

Class Dojo: This month the students who earned the most dojo points were
                   Hana, Ibrahim, Palwasha and Sarah, MashaAllah.

Last month's winners were: Momin, Mu'minah, Saleh and Sultan.

We had an ice cream party and we watched a movie! We had a fabulous time alhamdulilah!

Reminders:
  • Spelling quiz on Monday, the words are: those, low, goat, own, coat, go, hope, sold, over, ago
  • Next Tuesday, 12/02/2014 is toonie Tuesday.
  • Scholastic book fair on December 3rd and December 5th.
  • If you are still interested in ordering the mitten clips, send your order  in on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend inshaAllah!

    Thursday 27 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-Alaikum,

    Dear Parents

    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Writing: Students wrote simple and compound sentences about yesterday's trip to the Museum of Nature. They were reminded to add adjectives to their sentences.

    Math:
    . Students  completed page 126 in their Math books where they wrote a survey question of their choice,asked 10 friends about it. and made a tally chart.

    Spirit Day Assembly: Students did a great job presenting an acrostic poem on anti bullying in the morning assembly, Masha-Allah. Way to go 2B!!

    Social Studies: Students had a quiz today about continents and oceans.

    Science:We watched another video about insects.


    Homework:

    • Math book page 126 (Home Connection)
    • Homework pack (due on Wednesday) 
    • French homework 
    Reminders: 
    Please make sure you remind your child to check his/her agenda for homework every day and that you sign it. This is very important for students to be responsible for their learning.

    Jazakum Allahu khairan,

    I hope you have a wonderful evening in shaa Allah! 

    Tuesday 25 November 2014

    Classwork

    As-salamu-Alaikum,

    Dear Parents

    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Writing: Students wrote in their journals, they had to write four compound sentences using adjectives,

    Math: We started our new unit "Data Management and Probability". Students did page 124 in their Math book.


    Science: We are learning about insects. We completed a worksheet about the characteristics
     of insects.

    Islamic Studies: We are learning about Wudu. We listened to a story named "Fajr" from the book "Muslim Child" written by Rukhsana Khan.


    Reminder:
                          We will be going on a field trip to the Museum of Nature tomorrow. 
                          Please drop your child off by 9:00 a.m to school inshaAllah.
                           

    Monday 24 November 2014

    Classwork

    As-salamu-Alaikum,

    Dear Parents


    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz and the bonus was to write two sentences using adjectives. They also wrote three words with long "U" spelling pattern.

    Students were also introduced to the new list words, Lesson 10 (Long Vowel "O"). They answered questions about the new list words in their spelling books.

    List Words For Monday's Spelling Quiz:
     those, low, goat, own, coat, go, hope, sold, over, ago

    Math: We started our new unit "Data Management and Probability"
    Students watched a video about data management and we asked each other about our favourite places. We used tally marks and made a bar graph to show the results.

    Science: We are learning about insects. We read an information sheet then started to complete a worksheet about characteristics
     of insects.

    Islamic Studies: We are learning about Wudu. We talked about the steps of wudu and how it washes our bad deeds away.

    We went to the Gym to take pictures!



    Friday 21 November 2014

    Homework

    Assalam  Alaikum,

    Dear Parents,

    Yesterday we had a wonderful day playing games, making patterns and watching great videos! Students also made a lovely welcome poster for our PTI night!

    Homework: 
    • Make a quilt pattern. 
    • Razkids assignment (login razkids and click on FLIGHT CHECK).. This assignment is due on Tuesday.
    • Spelling list words for Monday's quiz (rule, use, tune, mule, due, true, grew, few, you, cute)
    • Study the spelling of the continents and oceans (Quiz on Thursday):
    1. Continents: (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
    2. Oceans: (Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian,  Southern)  
    • Quran test for Surat Al-Ala on Monday Nov 24.
    • French homework 

    It was great meeting with you yesterday!

    Have a great weekend  inshaAllah!

    Wednesday 19 November 2014

    Classwork

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents

    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Math: Students had a pop quiz today about patterns.  

    Science: We started to learn about insects.Students watched an educational video about insects and then completed a worksheet where they labelled the body parts of an insect,

    Language: Students made an anti bullying craft where they traced their hands and wrote 5 ways we could stand against bullying.

    Yesterday we learned about adjectives and students completed an adjective worksheet in class.

    Islamic Studies: We watched a video about prophet Noah.

    Reminders: Tomorrow is a half day for students in shaa Allah.

    Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow in shaa Allah!

    Have a great evening!

    Monday 17 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents

    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz and the bonus was to write a question using correct punctuation. I also defined some math vocabulary and they wrote the word (pattern, core, attribute).

    We started lesson 9, long vowel "u". Students answered questions about the new list words in their Math books.

    Math: We completed pages  25 in our Math books. Students made different patterns.

    Science: Firas presented his project and masha'Allah he did a great job!

    Gym: We played hockey,basket ball and chuck a duck,

    Homework:

    • Spelling book page 39
    • Math book page 24- 25(Home Connection).
    Reminders: 
    • Please make sure you sign the trip form and the  Parent Teacher Interview Slip and send them to school tomorrow, if you have not already done so.
    I hope you have a great evening! 

    Saturday 15 November 2014

    Friday's Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah
    Dear Parents,


    Science: Today Maryam from 2B brought her birds to both classes. We talked about the birds and their characteristics. Students completed a worksheet where they wrote five special things they learned about birds. We loved having the birds in class today!

    Today,Tala and Hamzah presented their projects and masha'Allah they did a great job!

    Art: Students used the coffee filters they'd coloured last week to make beautiful, colourful birds.They also made colourful fall leaves from cuttings of coffee filter,
     Also,students who finished their work started making bracelets using beads. They made some lovely patterns with their beads masha'Allah!


    Math: Students completed page 24 in their math books where they had to make a pattern using colourful beads. 

    Reminders: 
    • Today students took home their progress reports.
    • Students also took a field trip form, please sign it and sent it to school on Monday. We are going on a field trip to the Museum of Nature on Wednesday (11/26/2014) in shaa Allah.
    • Spelling quiz on Monday: wide, mile, line, hide, fire, nice, fine, mind, find, behind,eleventh,twelfth,thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth 
    I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

    Quran Homework(Tr.Ibtissam)

    Alsalamu Alaikum,

     Please help your child to memorize Surah Al-Ala from Ayah 17 to 19.
     
    Jazakum Allahu Khairan


    Thursday 13 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,


    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Language: Students made a respect flip book showing how to show respect to others, at school, at home and to the earth. We also worked on our editing worksheet.

    Math: We completed page 23.

    Science: Today Yahya,Shaymaa, and Abdurrahman  presented their projects. Masha'Allah they all did a wonderful job!

    Gym:We went to the school yard and played soccer and on our new play structure.

    Homework:
    • Homework pack (due on Wednesday)
    • French homework

    Wednesday 12 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,


    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Language: Students are learning how to proofread their work and other work. Students did  a worksheet where they checked for grammar, spelling and punctuation.

    Science: Ali,Hana,and Tala presented their projects and masha'Allah they did a fabulous job!

    Math: We completed page 21 and 22 in our math books.


    Library: We went to the library and Tr. Nancy explained to the class that next week we will start the "REVIEW" portion of our projects.

    Gym: We played hockey and skipped.

    Islamic Studies: Students read a new chapter about prophet Nuh in our Islamic studies books. Afterwards, we took turns answering questions about the story of prophet Nuh.

    Homework:

    Math book page  19 and 21 (Home Connection)


    Tuesday 11 November 2014

    Classwork

    As-salamu Alaikum,

    Dear Parents,

    Today, we had a great day alhamdo-lillah.


    Math: We completed pages 18, 19 and 20 in our math books. Students formed different patterns.

    Language:We did some work sheets about proofreading and editing where we checked for spelling, grammar, and punctuation..

    Science: Alima,Fatima,and Saad presented their projects and masha'Allah they all did a wonderful job!

    Social Studies: We played a game where the student who caught the ball would answer a question about a continent or an ocean.
    Reminders:
    • Homework pack is due tomorrow.
    • Spelling quiz on Monday: wide, mile, line, hide, fire, nice, fine, mind, find, behind,eleventh,twelfth,thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth 
    I hope you all have a great evening in shaa Allah!

    Monday 10 November 2014

    Classwork

    As-salamu Alaikum,


    Today, we had a great day alhamdo-lillah.
    Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz and the bonus was to write a verb, a common noun and a proper noun. Students also wrote a compound sentence using “and” or  “but”.

    We started lesson 8, long vowel sound i. Students read the new list words and they wrote them down. We also did exercises related to long vowel ``i`` in our spelling books.

    Math: We are learning about how to create and extend a pattern. We completed page 17 & 18 in our math books.

    Science: Sultan, Palwasha and Muminah presented their projects and masha'Allah they did a great job!

     Homework:

    · Homework pack (due on Wednesday).

    Reminders: 

    · Please check your child’s agenda for new spelling words from lesson 8.
    · Please sign your child’s agenda and send it back.

    Tr. Hina


    Saturday 8 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    Alsalamu Alaikum,


    Here are the updates for Friday.

    Projects: Sarah,Saleh and Layan presented their projects and masha'Allah they did a great job!

    Math: We completed page 16 in our math books where students sorted clothing using a Venn diagram.

    Art: Students used markers to make a pattern on coffee filters and they sprayed water on their patterns to see how beautifully the colours blend. Next week we will use this to make colourful birds in shaa Allah

    Reading: Students sat on the carpet and Mohammad read"Stephanie's ponytail".

     Homework:
    • Homework pack (due on Wednesday)
    Reminders: 
    • Study for Monday's spelling quiz (save, lake, face, same, gate, rake, tape, sail, paint, afraid, )

    Thursday 6 November 2014

    Homework Classwork


    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,

    Today we had a lovely day alhamdulilah!

    Spelling: Students worked in their spelling books. They did some proofreading, a word puzzle and they wrote a short story about good deeds.

    Math: We started our unit about Sorting and Patterning. Students completed page 15 in their Math books.

    Science: Ayaan,Sarah, and Layan presented their projects. They did a great job masha'Allah!

    Social Studies: Students completed a worksheet about continents and oceans.

    Homework:
    • Homework pack (due on Wednesday)
    • I Love Islam workbook, Unit E, chapter 2 ( due on Monday)
    • Students had their French homework.
    I hope you all have a great evening in shaa Allah!

    Wednesday 5 November 2014

    Classwork

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,


    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Writing: Students wrote about the prompt " Imagine you were a Teacher for a Day!". They wrote compound sentences describing the different things they'd do with their students.

    Science: Mohammad and Rayyan presented their project yesterday. Momin and Huzaifa presented their projects today.  Masha'Allah they all did a great job!

    Math: We are starting our new unit, "Sorting and Patterning". We talked about what sorting is and we watched a video about patterning. Students gave examples of different patterns.

    Library: We went to the library with 2B and students worked on the "Do" portion of their project.

    Kindly note that students will be learning the steps of research with Tr. Nancy throughout the year. Please make sure that your child is working on completing his/her project at home and that your child is ready to present the project on the due date.

    Gym: We played soccer and we skipped!

    Islamic Studies: We started our new unit, The Shining Treasures. Students are learning about Sunnah, Hadeeth, how the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (SAW).We took turns reading a story to the class about Zaid and the Shining Treasures.

    Reminders:
    • If you have not sent your child's assessment folder, please sign the assessments and send the folder to school tomorrow.
    I hope you have a wonderful evening in shaa Allah!

    Tuesday 4 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,


    Today we had a wonderful day alhamdulilah!

    Language: Students learned what editing is. They completed an editing worksheet where they checked for spelling, grammar and punctuation.

    Math:We reviewed how to add different coins. Students had a pop quiz about money and they all did a great job masha'Allah!

    Grand Opening of our Store: We had our sale today where students used the money they'd earned in the past two months to buy items from the shop.

    Science: We are learning about the characteristics of birds. Today we completed a worksheet about birds.

    Social Studies: We completed our continent globe craft.


    Reminders: Bring your library book, KWL chart and worksheet for tomorrow library's lesson.


    I hope you all have a lovely evening in sha Allah!

    Tr.Hina

    Monday 3 November 2014

    Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,


    Spelling: Students wrote their spelling quiz and the bonus words were money and language.

    We watched a video "When two Vowels go Walking" We started lesson 7, long vowel sound a. Students read the new list words and they wrote them down.

    Math: We completed page 68 in our Math books. 

    Islamic Studies: We answered questions about being honest, Unit E, chapter 2, in our I Love Islam workbooks.

    Gym: We played Rabbits and Foxes!


    Reminders:
    • Tomorrow is toonie Tuesday. Students can come out of uniform and bring a toonie. 
    • Sign your child's spelling quiz.
    • Bring 7 different coins to school tomorrow (1 quarter, nickels, dimes) for an activity we will be doing in shaa Allah.
    • Please make sure you sign your child's agenda. I want students to be responsible for their learning, so please make sure that your child is checking his/her agenda for homework and not the blog.
    I hope you all have a lovely evening in shaa Allah!

    Saturday 1 November 2014

    Friday's Classwork and Homework

    As-salamu-alaikum wa Rahmatullah

    Dear Parents,


    Islamic Studies: Students had a pop quiz about Prophet Adam, Eid and good deeds.
                             
    We started our new unit, I am a Muslim, I am Honest! We learned about what it means to be honest and how the Prophet (SAW) was honest and trustworthy. We gave examples of some ways to be honest and trustworthy. Students went back to their places and each student wrote a compound sentence about honesty and trustworthiness.

    Writing: Students wrote a compound sentence about  about honesty and trustworthiness.
    .

    Math: Students circled items they can buy for 95 cents in their Math books.

    Art: We are making a continent plate craft. We went over the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Students painted plates blue and they coloured and cut out continents which we will paste on the plates in shaa Allah.

    Reminders:
    • Today students took home their assessment folders. Please sign the Math quizzes and Islamic studies quiz and send the folder to school on Monday.
    • Students also took home their DRA reports.
    • On Thursday Tr. Ibtissam gave students their Quran rubric. Please sign the rubric.
    • Homework pack is due on Wednesday.
    • Spelling quiz on Monday (Review list words from lesson 1 to 5 and ordinal numbers... first to tenth) 
    • Students should work on their project by making a poster or diorama. Each presentation should be around 5 minutes long. You will find your child's due date to submit the project in the homework pack.
    I hope you all have a great weekend in shaa Allah!

    Updates on Mammal Project(Tr.Nancy)



    Dear Parents,

    Assalamu Alaikum

    Thursday morning, October 30, the grade two students started looking through their mammal book to find the answers to their questions. When they found  the answer, they took quick notes. For instance, when talking about their mammal's habitat they would write the following:

    Habitat
    • Wetlands
    • Grasslands
    They were not allowed to make full sentences; writing full sentences will be the next step, inshaAllah. The purpose of having the students take quick notes first is to have them jot down important words that relate to the mammal's habitat from the text, take these words and make complete sentences with them. It is important to instill in the students the importance of putting information in their words to prevent plagiarism. In addition, this step demonstrates if the child understands what he or she is reading. 

    Next week, we will continue with the seeking of answers and the taking of notes, inshaAllah.

    If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.

    Nancy-Ann Brethour