Sept. 3 - 6

 I can identify the main idea of a story (Grade 2 ELAL)

I can use self-regulation Strategies to overcome obstacles and challenges (Grade 2 Wellness)

The Magical Yet, by Angela DiTerlizzi, is this year's school-wide anchor text. In grade 2, we shared this book and learned that when things are tough, we need to practice and persevere, and eventually we will meet our goals. 

We compared the Magical Yet to our assessment graphic, showing our learning progressions just like seedlings that develop into full-grown trees with time.

The book inspired us to make our own Magical Yets to encourage us to keep going when things get tough!

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I can create a repeating pattern with more than one attribute (Grade 2 Math)

In math, we reviewed repeating patterns and pattern cores, and students learned about attributes.

attribute: a characteristic, often of a shape or object, for example, colour, number of sides, size

core of a pattern: the part that repeats in a repeating pattern; for example, the core of the pattern below is blue square, yellow circle

repeating pattern: a sequence of elements that repeat in a predictable way, for example, 5, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 6, 6, …

two-attribute repeating pattern: a repeating pattern where each of two attributes (e.g., shape and colour) changes in a predictable way, for example,

We used different materials to practice making patterns that change colour, size, shape, or position.

What a great first week of grade 2! It has been a pleasure getting to know your wonderful children and I look forward to working with all of you this year!