Happy Halloween

We had a great day, with our Halloween parade through the school and showing off our costumes and pumpkins. The class did some writing describing different monsters and shared with each other.  We even had a student demonstrate how to make paper penguins!

Have a safe night!

Mrs. Krahn

Artifacts and Assembly

We have spent the last 2 days examining artifacts from First Nations people.  Students have been recording what they observe, describing the items, explaining what they think the artifact is used for and what they wonder about it. Our class has also been doing some writing using a picture prompt of a First Nations settelement camp.  The students have come up with some great questions about what they wonder life was like back then. 

Today we had a great presentation from Earth Rangers organization.  We learned about looking after the habitats and protecting animals in Canada.  Ask your child about the different animals they got to meet in real life!

Reminders for next week:

Library books are exchanged on Monday.

Halloween celebrations on Tuesday afternoon, see previous post about appropriate costumes, no masks, etc.  Feel free to send a second healthy snack for the afternoon. 

Halloween Costumes

Next Tuesday afternoon we will be doing some activities including a costume parade around the school.   Students will only be dressing up if they choose to in the afternoon, not all day.  Please be aware of the following information for costumes:

 Halloween costumes should not have masks (safety hazard), makeup (too complex for at school), weapons or be violent/inappropriate costumes (e.g. the clown from it, Freddy Kruger, etc.); save those kind costumes for the night.  Students can bring a second healthy snack for themselves for the afternoon learning fun, please do not send in candy or food to share.


Reminders-

-home reading is exchanged tomorrow
- popcorn is available for sale again tomorrow for $2.00

Tomorrow our class will start to examine one of the museum kits that our grade has ordered.  We will get the chance to examine First Nations artifacts, discuss what we think they were used for and work in groups. 

 

Tomorrow and Thursday are popcorn treat days.  Send your child in with $2.00 and they may buy a bag of popcorn to enjoy.  In Science we are continuing our exploration of magnets and where we use magnets at home and in real life.  Help your child find some places in your house where magnets are used! See note below about Pumpkin give away and fundraiser. Pumpkin Give Away, BBQ and More

Hello Parents of Ken Taylor, your community Sobeys is hosting their Annual Pumpkin Giveaway, BBQ & Mini Pumpkin Decorating Contest and they want to help raise money for our playground! As you might know, they just gave our school a cheque for $1,128 for various fundraisers they have done on our behalf this past year and want to help us again. The pumpkin give away is also in partnership with The Joy of Real Estate. Please help us spread the word of this event and show your support this weekend. Check out the attached flyer and our FB page, details of the event are as follows.  Saturday, October 28 Noon - 2pm @ Evanston Sobeys *if you wish to register for the contest, please visit Sobeys Customer Service right away If you have any questions on this message or any other School Council activities please email councils.kennethdtaylor@gmail.com  Kenneth D Taylor School Council

Safety, Popcorn and Field trips!

On Friday morning we had a great assembly about safety delivered by our school Constable.  Please talk to your child about what they learned about how to cross the street safely and see the information below.  He also reminded us of the importance of being safe driving and dropping your child off in a safe zone, not in the middle of the street.

How does Point-Pause-Proceed work?

• POINT (extend your arm) at the crosswalk, keeping all five fingers fully extended.
• PAUSE to look for traffic. Look in all directions. Make eye contact with drivers and wait until all vehicles have come to a complete stop.
• PROCEED across the street, keeping your arm and fingers extended. Stay alert to potential dangers.

Please visit this website and discuss the video with your child: http://tsk.capsc.ca/?page_id=58 

Library day is on Monday, please return your books.  Home reading is exchanged on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  If your child forgets, they are still more than welcome to exchange books the next day. 

An email was sent last week about the grade 2 field trip information. This year our team has decided to do a few trips out of the building, as well as, bring in artifacts/kits into the classrooms. You will be receiving information about these trips, as they come up. If you have any questions about these fees, please let us know. 

WANT TO JOIN US ON THE FIELD TRIP? APPLY for your clearance by coming into the office with two pieces of ID:)

Below is the email that was sent out last week. 

Field trip Fees Grade 2

Hello Parents & Guardians, Our fees have been loaded for all students in your MY CBE Account.  All fees can be payed online using your My CBE Account https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fMyAccount%2f It is important to notice that we have bundled the lower costs fees as we are unable to collect an online payment for less than $10.00.  You will find the breakdown of the bundled fees in the description.  Please note that you can pay for these fees either all at once, or pay them in installments.  Ken Taylor School Fees Grade 2 2017-2018.pdf  Please see the attached document for a detailed description of the of these fees. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or require assistance if online payment. Barb Rocca Administrative Assistant, Kenneth D. Taylor School Calgary Board of Education | cbe.ab.ca t | 403-817-3504

Oct 16-20

Teachers had a great professional development day with Miriam Trehearne.  We learned more ideas and strategies to help students become even stronger at reading and writing.



Reminders for the week:

Home reading will be exchanged on Tuesday and Thursday.  Students should be reading the book 2-3 times each to increase fluency( that's where you can read like you are having a conversation, no pauses or struggling over words). 

Raz-Kids information is coming home on Tuesday, check your child's home reading folder or backpack.

- Scholastic book orders due Wednesday
- Picture day Wednesday
- Library book exchange Wednesday

Mrs. Krahn
dmkrahn@cbe.ab.ca

Jersey day and Fun lunch tomorrow

Thursday October 12

Just a reminder that tomorrow is fun lunch if you have ordered it.  We are also having a Spirit day and students are welcome to wear a sports jersey or shirt from any team they choose. 






Please look for a Playground fundraiser sheet sent home today.  Help get our playground built if you can!


Monday there is no school as staff are having a Professional Development day.
Home reading is exchanged on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Library book exchange will be next Wednesday.

We now have access to Tumblebooks at the school and home.  Use this link to access the site for great books.



TumbleBooks link 


Mrs. Krahn
dmkrahn@cbe.ab.ca

Happy Thanksgiving

On Friday we had a great day building 3D models with marshmallows and toothpicks.  The students were very engaged and enjoyed trying to build different shapes. 

This week in math we will be looking at the 100 chart, looking for patterns, odd and even numbers and other activities to help build our number sense.

In Langage Arts we are continuing to read to ourselves ( or to me!), reading to others as well as working in our literacy groups with the other classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

In Science we will continue our exploration of magnets by doing some different experiments in class.

Library book exchange day will now be on Wednesday morning for this week and next week.

Home Reading books may be exchanged Tuesdays and Thursdays at this time.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their family and friends.

October 4 Update

This week seems to be flying by as  we approach Thanksgiving weekend.  We are learning about 3D shapes in math, looking at real life examples.  Have your child look through items at home to get some ideas, your pantry is a great place to look!

In Science we will be looking more into magnets this week.

In our Literacy block, we have divided students into different learning groups and they get to spend time with new peers and a differernt teacher working on skills to become stronger readers and writers.

See note below about collecting winter gear for others.
Reminder to sign up for fun lunch.

Mrs. Krahn

Dear Parents,

 

Jacket Racket is a volunteer organization with the goal of ensuring that every child from Kindergarten to Grade 12 has a warm winter coat to wear to school. 90% of donations come from schools. The jackets are then distributed to children in schools where there is a need. This year we are inviting our students and parents to participate in a coat drive for Jacket Racket.  They accept gently used warm winter coats, snow pants, hats and mittens for all ages. Often whole families are outfitted, so any size is welcome.

A box will be set up in the Embassy for collection from October 10, 2017 to October 24, 2017

We encourage you to generously support this worthy project.

It is a great opportunity to help students who may be less fortunate.

          www.jacketracketcalgary.com

 

Thank you for your support.

 

Student Leadership Group and Mrs. Fraser

 

LIbrary day - Monday

Just a quick reminder that Monday is our library day this week.  Please have your child return their book and their bag.

Home reading books will be exchanged on Tuesday and Thursday this week.

Raz-kids reading information will be coming home hopefully sometime this week with your passwords and account information.

Any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at dmkrahn@cbe.ab.ca

Mrs. Krahn