September 5 - September 8, 2023

 Hello Families,

Welcome back! We have had a fantastic week in Grade Two! 
This week we have focused on kindness, classroom routines, and transitions. Students were eager to see one another and were very excited to share about their fabulous summers.

Conferences – September 21st and 22nd  

We look forward to welcoming you to our Meet the Teacher Conferences on September 21st from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, September 22nd from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. To accommodate conferences, there is no school for kindergarten students on Thursday, September 21st, and no school for K-6 students on Friday, September 22nd. Information will be communicated soon about booking your individual 15-minute conference through your MyCBE PowerSchool account. 

Meet the Teacher Conferences allow an opportunity for parents and guardians to connect with their child’s teacher in the first few weeks of school and share parent perspectives around their children’s academic and social development as well as share hopes and goals for the school year.  

Volunteering at Andrew Sibbald  

Thank you so much to everyone who has reached out and offered to volunteer in October. Your time is truly appreciated. We look forward to having volunteers join us in October. A sign-up genius link will be sent out later in September. The CBE is revising documentation and processes related to volunteering and we will keep all parents and guardians informed as new information becomes available. Thank you for your patience. 

Back-to-School Online Forms  

Back-to-school forms, including Demographic Verification Forms for 2023-2024 are now available for completion in your MyCBE PowerSchool Account in the “School Engage” section.  

School Fundraiser

Profits from the sale of these items will benefit the Andrew Sibbald Parent Association and will be used for items like bussing for field trips, school supplies, residencies, technology, and much more... 

https://andrewsibbald.myshopify.com/ Place your pre-orders by Sept 30th, orders will be ready for pick up from the school in mid-October. Orders for orange shirts placed by Sept 15th will be available for pick-up the week of Sept 25th so they can be worn for Orange Shirt Day. 

Math

This month we will be focusing on patterning.

A pattern is a sequence of repeating objects, and shapes.
or numbers. A pattern has a rule that tells us which objects belong to the pattern and which objects do not belong to the pattern.
• I can demonstrate an understanding of repeating patterns (three to five elements) by:
-describing, extending, comparing, and creating patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions
• I can demonstrate an understanding of increasing patterns by:
-describing, extending, comparing, and creating numerical and non-numerical patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds, and actions
• I can sort a set of objects, using two attributes, and explain the sorting rule

School Anchor Text (The Power of One)

Synopsis: When one child reaches out in friendship to a classmate who seems lonely, she begins a chain reaction of kindness that ripples throughout her school and her community. One kind act begets another, small good deeds make way for bigger ones, and eventually, the whole neighborhood comes together to build something much greater than the sum of its parts. "The Power of One" conveys a message of kindness and offers concrete steps that kids can take to make a difference in their own communities.

As a school, we look forward to exploring this text further to strengthen our school community.

TWAS Journals

This year students will be bringing home a notebook called T.W.A.S. This stands for "this week at school." Every Friday students will utilize their T.W.A.S. notebook to showcase some of their learning. Please take some time to go through the notebook with them, write a comment, and have them tell you about their week. Please return the notebook every Monday. 

Library Books

Grade 2 students will go to the Library every Monday please ensure library books are brought back on Mondays.

Folders & Home Reading Books

Students will be bringing home folders and home reading books daily. Thank you for sending these back each day as it supports your child's ability to organize their belongings, books, and papers from school. 

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.