Posted: November 14, 2023
Ms. Duffy Notes
Grade 2
Notes
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
fouille
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:
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
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:
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
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 3-6
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 10, 2023
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:
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:
Les Garçons ne dansent pas ! Ch 1-4
Mots Fréquents (liste 2 video) :
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
Mots Fréquents (list 1 video)
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:
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)
Posted: September 14, 2023
Tomorrow is the Terry Fox walk. Please dress for the weather. Students are welcomed to bring in a $2 donation towards the Terry Fox foundation.