Hallowe'en Party

This Friday, October 31, is Clairlea Spirit Day! The students and I have decided that it would be grand to have a party since it's also Hallowe'en. Everyone is invited to wear a Hallowe'en costume to school for the day. I encourage families to send in some food and drink items for the students to enjoy during their party.

Please do not send in foods containing the following ingredients:

• nuts of any kind

• eggs

• soy
• milk

If you do not celebrate Hallowe'en, your child may wear purple instead to celebrate school spirit. Celebrations and traditions of Canada are an important part of the Grade 2 social studies curriculum. I'm looking forward to seeing some fun costumes and to teaching the students a little about the history of Hallowe'en!

Homework and spelling words for Friday October 31.

This week's spelling words are:

1. bleu
2. chaleur
3. douleur
4. déjeuner
5. joyeux
6. meilleur
7. peur
8. peu
9. ordinateur
10. professeur

This week's homework is:

Write ten INTERESTING (use adjectives) sentences using the words from the spelling list.

Practise addition using numbers less than 200.

Homework and spelling.

Spelling words for this week are:

1. un mot
2. un zoo
3. le soleil
4. un autocollant
5. chaud
6. l'eau
7. l'oiseau
8. l'automne
9. drôle
10. des animaux
11. une coccinelle

Please be sure to sign your child's spelling test each week.

Homework this week:
Write an account of what you do every day after school. Some helpful words might be:

• je rentre
• la maison
• une collation
• jouer
• les devoirs
• manger
• le dîner
• se brosser les dents
• lire
• se coucher
• l'autobus
• le guardien
• la voiture
• l'école
• la téléviseur
• le sac à dos
• travailler
• étudier

Homework and spelling words for Friday October 17.

For homework this week, students are asked to write a short retell about how Thanksgiving is celebrated by their family. If you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, students should write an account of what they know about Thanksgiving as we have learned about this celebration in school this week.

Students must use words that indicate the start (au début), the middle (au milieu), and the end (à la fin) of their retell. They must also use adjectives.

Some useful vocabulary:

• La dinde
• les courses
• les légumes
• le gâteau
• le dîner
• fêter
• l'Action de Grâce
• célébrer
• la famille
• la maison

Spelling words for next week are:

• le lait
• la paix
• faire
• j'ai
• la maison
• une araignée
• j'étais
• épais
• j'avais
• une saison

Students should practise the spelling words daily to ensure success.

It is GREATLY appreciated if students return their homework, levelled reading book AND the Ziplock bag by Thursday of each week as this gives me time to mark, assess, and reorganize their materials for the following week. Thanks!

Wishing all who celebrate Thanksgiving a wonderful and joyous weekend.

Homework

It's October and our homework programme is starting.

Every week your child will bring home a book which s/he must read every day, either with a parent or independently.

Your child is also bringing home a homework journal. This week, s/he is to write a retell (un récit) of the book s/he is reading. This must include words that indicate the beginning (un jour, il était une fois, au début), the middle (ensuite, après), and the end (finalement, eventuellement, à la fin). Each part should be at least two sentences and include adjectives. Also your child must include the who, what, where, when, and why of their retell of their book.

Finally, every week on Fridays we will be having a spelling test (une dictée). Your child has written the 10 words for next Friday in his/her agenda. Your child should practise these words every night to ensure success. Your child's spelling journal will come home on Fridays for you to sign. Please return it as promptly as possible.

This week's words are:

1. la banane
2. une abeille
3. une phrase
4. le travail
5. la date
6. un garçon
7. un adjectif
8. une table
9. un sac
10. une gare

Bonne chance, good luck!

ALL HOMEWORK JOURNALS AND BOOK BAGS MUST BE RETURNED BY THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK PLEASE AND THANK YOU.