Ms. Duffy Notes

Grade 2

Notes

Posted: November 15, 2023

Tuesday, Nov. 14th – root graph used to mean written down, drawn

Examples –

autograph – written down by ones’ self

paragraph – written down alongside

biography -the writing down of someone’s life

choreography – the movement of dance written down

geography – the drawing/writing down of the earth

 

 

Wednesday, Nov. 15th – root word spect/spec which is used to mean to see, observe, or watch over.

Examples 

spectator – one who sees an event

inspect – to look into carefully

prospect – a view or an outlook

respect – to see someone in a good way

specimen – a sample observed for medical testing

expect – to look out for

 

Thursday, Nov. 16th – root word ject which is used to mean throw

Examples 

object – to throw in the way

subject – to throw under

reject – to throw again

injection – throwing in

projector – that which throws forth

ejection – being thrown out

Posted: November 14, 2023

Posted: November 9, 2023

Les Devoirs 

LA quiz 

List 6 quiz 

read 

Remenbrance Day Ceremony @ 10:00 (wear red). 

Math Sheet due 

Posted: November 6, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

Study list 6

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

Math sheet

Upcoming Dates:

November 10th – Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:00am

November 13th – No School (Remembrance Day)

November 17th – PJ/Hat Day ($1 each)

November 23rd – K-5 Movie Night ($5)

November 24th – No School (PL)

 

Mots Fréquents : Video

rencontrer

voir

journaux

promener

fouille

bout

archéologie

jusqu’à

Guided Reading :

Please read your book at least 3 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

 

Books:

Cher grognon ch 3-6

Message dans une bouteille

Incendie  

Si bel Arbre

Le mystère au numéro 7     

 

 

Language Arts (Mr. Johnston): Will be posted daily.

Monday, Nov. 6th – root metre or metr used to mean measure

Examples:

Diameter – measurement of a line passing through a circle

Odometer – measuring the distance of a trip perimeter

Perimeter – measuring the distance around an object metric

Metric – a standard/unit of measuring thermometer

Thermometer – measuring the temp. or amount of heat

 

Tuesday, Nov. 7th – root rupt used to mean break/burst

 

Examples:

 

bankrupt – a ‘burst’ bank account

 

disruptive – adjective describing ‘bursting’ apart

 

eruption – the act of ‘bursting’ out

 

interrupt – ‘burst’ between or among a conversation

 

corrupt – thoroughly ‘burst’ morals

 

Wednesday, Nov. 8th – root scribe or script meaning to write

 

Examples:

 

prescription – document written beforehand by a physician

 

subscribe – fee paid to magazine or website to ‘underwrite’ production

 

indescribable – not able to be written about

 

manuscript – document originally written by hand

 

postscript – extra words written at the end of a letter

 

Thursday, Nov. 9th – root port used to mean to carry

Examples:

portable – able to be carried

 

transport – to carry across

portfolio – that thing which carries items (normally papers)

 

import – to carry in

 

 

export – to carry out or away

 

BIG BOX CARD FUNDRAISER: Due tomorrow at the latest.  

 

Phys Ed.

Students have Phys. Ed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday last period of the day. Please be sure to send a change of clothes for this class.

Merci!

Posted: November 2, 2023

All care orders due back Monday. 

Posted: October 29, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

Study list 5

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

Costume Day Tues

PJ Day Wed

Sign Quizzes

 

Upcoming Dates:

October 31st – Costume day

November 1st – PJ DAY

November 3rd – No School (PL Day)

November 10th - Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:00am

November 12th – No School (Remembrance Day)

 

Mots Fréquents : Video

préférée

journal

personne

pleurer

exemple

creuser

méchant

Guided Reading:

Please read your book at least 3 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

 

Books:

Cher grognon

Message dans une bouteille

Le cheval et la cloche

 Le mystère au numéro 7

 

 

Language Arts (Mr. Johnston): Will be posted daily.

Monday, Oct. 30th – suffix ‘-ian’ usually attached to nouns to mean one having a certain skill or belonging/relating to the root word

Examples:

electrician

magician

historian

guardian

musician

Tuesday, Oct. 31st – suffix ‘-ism’ used to mean the act of, the belief of, or the practice of

Examples:

criticism

absenteeism

mechanism

organism

journalism

Wednesday, Nov. 1st – suffix ‘-ence’ or ‘-ance’ used to mean the act or condition of

Examples:

assistance

importance

excellence

persistence

confidence

Thursday, Nov. 2nd – suffix ‘-ist’ used to mean one who does a specific action related to the root word

Examples

artist

tourist

motorist

novelist

 

environmentalist

BIG BOX CARD FUNDRAISER: Due Monday November 6th.

 

Phys Ed.

Students have Phys. Ed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday last period of the day. Please be sure to send a change of clothes for this class.

Merci!

 

 

Posted: October 22, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

Study list 4

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

Wash and return soccer uniforms to Mrs. Sturgeon

 

Upcoming Dates:

October 25th – Halloween Party 5:45 to 6:45 ($5)

October 27th – Picture Retakes

 

Mots Fréquents : video

accident

octobre

bonjour

porter

écrire

perdre

essayer

Guided Reading:

Please read your book at least 3 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

Books:

Amerisage ch 3-6

Coquin

Lisa de trop ch 3-4

Lisa de trop ch 5-6

 Sauterelle

 

Language Arts (Mr. Johnston) : Will be posted daily

Monday, Oct. 23rd – suffix ‘-ship’ is attached to a noun to mean the state of being that noun.

Examples:

friendship – the state of being a friend

citizenship – the state of being a citizen

horsemanship – the state of being a horseman

membership – the state of being a member

partnership – the state of being a partner 

 

Tuesday, Oct. 24th – suffix ‘-ity’ is attached to adjectives to mean the state or quality of being that adjective

Examples:

ability – the state of being able

similarity – the state of being similar

responsibility – the state of being responsible

curiosity – the state of being curious

immensity – the state of being immense (large)

 

Wednesday, Oct. 25th – suffix ‘-ness’ is attached to adjectives to mean the state or quality of being that adjective

Examples:

darkness – the state of being dark

preparedness – the state of being prepared

consciousness – the state of being conscious

loneliness – the state of being lonely (note the change of y to i)

happiness – the state of being happy (note the change of y to i)

 

Thursday, Oct. 26th – suffix ‘-cy’ is attached to adjectives to mean the state or quality of being that adjective

Examples:

urgency – the state of being urgent

efficiency – the state of being efficient

frequency – the state of being frequent (often)

 

privacy – the state of being private

 

BIG BOX CARD FUNDRAISER: Sample boxes will be sent home Monday. This is a fundraiser for the grade 5 classes. All proceeds go towards end of the year activities and hoodies. All info is included with the sample box.

 

Phys Ed.

Students have Phys. Ed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday last period of the day. Please be sure to send a change of clothes for this class.

Cell Phone policy

K-5 is cell phone free; students are asked to leave all electronic devices home.

Merci!

Posted: October 19, 2023

Reminders:

Mots Fréquents Quiz List 3.

LA spelling quiz.

Wash and return soccer uniforms.

Please bring gym clothes. We have gym Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri.  

Posted: October 15, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

Study list 3

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

 

Upcoming Dates:

October 25th – Halloween Party 5:45 to 6:45 ($5)

October 27th – Picture Retakes

 

Mots Fréquents : Video

Sentiment

Pardonner

Malheureuse

Naissance

Automne

Frapper

Preuve

 

Guided Reading:

Please read your book at least 3 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

Books:

Amerisage Ch 1-2

Amerisage ch 3-6

Coquin

La veille photo

Lisa de trop ch 1-2

 

Lisa de trop ch 3-4  

 

Language Arts (Mr. Johnston)

Monday October 16th: suffix - ‘able’ which is used to mean can be done or able to be done.

Examples:

fixable – able to be fixed.

laughable – able to laugh at.

imaginable – able to imagine (the e is dropped)

reliable – able to rely on (the ‘y’ is changed to ‘i’ for spelling)

 

squeezable – able to be squeezed…note the dropped ‘e’)

 

Tuesday, Oct. 17th – suffix ‘-al’ or ‘-ial’ which are used to mean having the characteristics of something

Examples:

racial – having the characteristic or relating to race

official – having the characteristic of an office

natural – having the characteristics of nature (note the dropped ‘e’)

refusal – having the characteristics of refusing

arrival – having the characteristics of arriving

 

Wednesday, Oct. 18th – suffix ‘-ous’ is used to mean full of or characterized as

Examples:

famous – full of fame

adventurous – full of adventure or characterized by adventure

nervous – characterized by nerves

mysterious – full of mystery

 perilous – characterized by peril

 

Thursday, Oct. 19th – suffix ‘-ent’ or ‘-ant’ is attached to verbs to mean a person or thing who does that v.

Examples:

student – a person who studies

assistant – a person who assists

consultant – a person who consults

president – a person who presides

 

inhabitant – person or animal which inhabits (lives)

 

Phys Ed.

Students have Phys Ed. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday last period of the day. Please be sure to send a change of clothes for this class.

 

Cell Phone policy

K-5 is cell phone free; students are asked to leave all electronic devices home.

 

Bus Change: All students who live in the rapids and went on Bunny’s Bus (3:00 pm run only) will now go on Vicky’s bus at 3:00pm.

 

Merci!

Mlle Duffy 

Posted: October 11, 2023

Reminders: 

  • Tomorrow is Hat and PJ Day the cost is $1 each or $2 for both. 
  • No words this week. 
  • No School Friday.  
  • Please send gym clothes and a water bottle.
  • Students will have an LA test Monday. 

 

English

Tuesday, Oct. 10th - prefix ‘sub-’ is used to mean under or below

Examples:

subway

submarine

subsurface

submerge

subpar

Wednesday, Oct. 11th – prefix ‘super-’ to mean above or over

Examples:  

supervise – one who looks over another

superhuman – powers above that of a human

superimpose – to impose above or over another

supernatural – above or over what is natural

Thursday, Oct. 12th – prefix ‘trans-’ is used to mean across

Examples:

transform – to change to one thing or another

transport – to carry or port across

transaction – an action carried out across

transmit – to pass from one person/place across to

another

transfer – to carry across

Merci! 

Posted: October 9, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

No words this week

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

Sign Quiz

 

Upcoming Dates:

October 12th – Hat Day / PJ Day Cost $1 each

October 13th – (No School)

October 25th – Halloween Party 5:45 to 6:45 ($5)

October 27th – Picture Retakes

 

Guided Reading:

Please read your book at least 2 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

 

Books:

C’est un abat! Ch 3-6

Les Garçons ne dansent pas !

Triste Chien

L’été de Perle  

 

Phys Ed.

Students have Phys. Ed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday last period of the day. Please be sure to send a change of clothes for this class.

 

Cell Phone policy

K-5 is cell phone free; students are asked to leave all electronic devices home.

 

Merci!

Posted: October 3, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

Study list 2 (see below)

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

Sign Quiz

Sign LA quizzes (see agenda) 

 

Upcoming Dates:

October 9th – No School (Thanksgiving)

October 13th - No School (PL Day)

October 27th – Picture Retakes

 

Guided Reading:

Please read your book at least 3 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

Books:

C’est un Abat ! Ch 1-2

                        Ch 3-6

Les Garçons ne dansent pas ! Ch 1-4

Triste Chien

L’été de Perle  

 

Mots Fréquents (liste 2 video) :  

hier

reposer

peine

raconter

est-ce que

aider

derrière

Phys Ed.

Students have Phys. Ed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday last period of the day. Please be sure to send a change of clothes for this class.

Merci!

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Posted: September 24, 2023

Les Devoirs

Read

Study list 1 (see below)

Gym Clothes

Water bottle

Spirit Week (see below)

 

Theme Days

Monday

Monochrome / All one-color Day

Tuesday

PJ Day

Wednesday

Blue and Gold Day

Thursday

Denim (jean) Day

Friday

Orange Shirt Day

 

Upcoming Dates:

September 28th – Fletcher’s Farm

October 2nd – No school (Truth and Reconciliation)

October 9th – No School (Thanksgiving)

 

Fletcher’s Farm

Students will be heading to Fletcher’s farm this week (weather depending). Please bring a packed lunch that does not need to be heated.

Guided Reading

Please read your book at least 3 night this week. Please return your book to the agenda each night, it will be used during the day at school.

Books:

Mytère de numéro 7 Ch – 3-4

 

Mirro

Loup

Gaspard s’amuse

 

Mots Fréquents (list 1 video)

respect

malhereux

september

suivre

beaucoup

découvrir

Posted: September 18, 2023

Les Devoirs

1)   Read

2)  Student Fee

3)  Gym Clothes

4)  Water Bottle

 

Reading

Students are asked to red their guided reading book at least three times a week. Please be sure to return the book to school each day as it will be used in class.

 

Books:

Le mystère de numéro 7 

L’invitation surprise

Les loups

Jeu d’équipe

 

Gym Clothes

Students are expected to change for gym class. Please make sure these clothes are being changed out from week to week (or more if you prefer).

Up coming Dates

September 22nd – No School (PL Day)

September 28th – Fletchers Farm Field Trip

September 29th – Orange Shirt Day

October 2nd – No School (National Truth and Reconciliation Day)

October 9th – No School (Thanksgiving)

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