Hello Students and Parents!

Well we've been working up a sweat here in 2A!  If you were a fly on the wall, you would have seen a LOT of hard work happening in our class the past few months!  It's hard to believe that it's almost report card time again.  Wow!


Theobroma Cacao tree in Bali!  (Cacao = Chocolate!)

The grade two classes, and some grade 3s celebrated CHOCOLATE DAY last week.  All the children got to learn all about delicious chocolate.  The history of chocolate, where the ingredients are grown, and how chocolate is made.  It was fun to learn all about this magical tasting delicious treat that we all know and love! Yummy!

Here I am sharing my knowledge and love of CHOCOLATE!

RYAN MENNIE'S LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
We were treated to a VERY special live musical performance by Ryan Mennie of 94.1 FM.  We really enjoyed his spooky Halloween songs and his amazing pirate costume!  Thank you Mr. Mennie SO much for coming in and sharing your musical talent with us at MMH!

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parents, PLEASE visit the following link and sign up for a conference with me during one of the allotted days.....or contact me at robyn.lilley@lethsd.ab.ca if none of those times suit you so we can set something else up!  The school's number is 403-381-2211.

https://mikemountain.schoolsoft.com/login

Find my teacher name: Miss Lilley (2A) and sign up for a time please.


Due to the conferences next week, as well as the Remembrance Day holiday, we will have NO SCHOOL on Wednesday, November 11th, Thursday 12th, or Friday 13th.



SPELLING
No spelling this week or next week due to the short weeks, however students can get a head start on the NEXT spelling list!  We will be studying the am word family:

Students may choose ANY 10 words from the list below as their spelling list words:

AM word family

bam, dam, ham, jam, ram, yam

clam, gram, scram, slam, swam, wham

camel, camera, champion, camp, cramp, damp, damage, 

diagram, exam, family, flamboyant, graham cracker, grammar, hammer, hamburger, lamp, lamb, mammal, milligram, ma'am, pajamas, ramp, sample, scramble, stampede, trampoline, trampled.

We had an awesome day today!

Newsletters went home with students today.  Parents please be sure to read it thoroughly and to keep it on hand for easy reference.  The back page is to be returned to me at your earliest convenience please.


Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow night at Meet the Staff night from 6-7pm.

Sincerely,
Miss Lilley

Welcome to another school year!

My  name is Miss Lilley and I am so happy to be teaching grade 2 at Mike Mountain Horse this year!

We have an AWESOME class of 23 students.  Parents, please visit this blog often for information regarding your child's class.  Here I will post about spelling words, field trips, and upcoming events.  A paper newsletter will be sent home early next week, and the next post will contain important information about our 2A class!

Thank you to the parents who have come to introduce themselves. If I haven't met you yet, I look forward to meeting you at the meet the staff night on September 10th!  More information to come on that soon!

Sincerely,
Miss Lilley

Collaborative Video Story Project with Miss Lilley & Mr. Wevers

The students of Miss Lilley's class and Mr. Wever's classes have come together to create a very special collaborative video project.  Grade 2 and grade 4 students together wrote captivating stories and then drew pictures and recorded the audio for their stories. The results are entertaining, impressive, and well...just simply FABULOUS!!!

A BIG HUGE thank you goes out to Mr. Wevers who spearheaded this project and taught his grade 4 students how to run the programs necessary to create these video stories.  He also taught his grade 4 students to be good leaders in a group, so that they were able to lead the grade 2s to feel successful!  We had so much fun with this project, and the grade 2 students have been able to see the fruits of their labour when they can now sit back and watch the videos that they created!


We hope you enjoy watching them as much as we had making them!


The videos are all uploaded onto Mr. Wever's blog:
http://smileaswideasgoalposts.blogspot.ca/

In order to go directly to the videos, you can click on the link below:
http://smileaswideasgoalposts.blogspot.ca/p/university-collaborative-project-2011.html

you will need to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page until you see the videos.  Enjoy watching the collaborative efforts of our amazing grade 2s and grade 4s from MMH! We are so proud of them all!


Miss Lilley

We have just over one week of school left! Holy moly!  This year has just FLOWN by!

This week we had a successful sports day on Tuesday.  We were lucky to have a beautiful HOT day outside.  It was perfect for an elementary school sports/ fun day!

This morning we went swimming as a class for our last field trip.  What a fun day we had together!

We are wrapping things up here at school!  A few upcoming events for next week:

Please expect to see more of your child's work and school supplies coming home starting next week.  We want to make sure that nobody leaves any work or supplies here at school, so we start early to make sure children don't have to carry it all home on the last day of school.

On Thursday, June 25^th I’d like to have a breakfast party with the children to say ‘goodbye’.  Thanks to those parents who volunteered to bring in items for our breakfast/ brunch.  Thank you to the following parents who offered to send the following items in for us:

Juice and napkins: Hayden
Healthy Muffins: Macgregor
Fruit Plate: Marah
Cheese and Crackers: Reese
Vegetables and Dip: Lacey

On behalf of the class, thank you very much for offering to send some items in for our breakfast.  If other parents wish to send a treat or other item in, please feel free!  We are a class that LOVES to eat together!!

The Year End Assembly and slide show on Friday, June 26^th begins at 10:00.  Our last day of school is Friday and students will be dismissed at 11:45am following the slideshow.

 

Please feel free to join us for the slideshow.  It is a fun celebration for all!

 

We have such wonderful and supportive parents at Mike Mountain Horse! I am so grateful for all the extra help and volunteer hours people have put in.  On behalf of the class and I, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!  It has been a fabulous year, and I can't believe it's almost over!

 

 

Raz-Kids -

I have been asked a few times, and I just wanted parents to know that students WILL have access to Raz-kids over the summer months...as well as Mathletics.

 

Miss Lilley

Owen is our Star of the Week this week!  Congratulations, Owen

We are going on a field trip tomorrow morning to the Art Gallery (SAAG).  We leave at 8:40am, and will return at 10:45am.  Thank you to the parent drivers who offered to take us there!

Our Spelling words for this week are:

foot
feet
tooth
teeth
mouse
mice
man
men
woman
women

Spelling Test on Friday.

This week we wrote letters to some Australian Pen Pals.  G'day Mate!  That was really exciting, and we are excited to get them sent off and to hear back from our Aussie friends in the next few weeks before school ends!

We had an amazing band performance today from the G.S. Lakie band. It was a fabulous show and they had us all dancing in our seats!

Have a great week!

We have a busy week!

 

This week on Wednesday, May 13  we will go to Southminster church for U of L’s Feel the Beat presentation of Peter and the Wolf at 10am at Southminster United Church (1011-4^th Ave S.)  Our class is in desperate need of some more parent drivers and we will leave at 9:15am and return at 11:00 am.  So far we have three parents confirmed to drive (Aiden's Mom, Reese's Mom, and Sophie's Mom.)

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Thursday, May 14 -  Our annual Grade 2 OREO day. Many math centers and activities will be centred around every child’s favorite cookie!  Please send your child with a package of OREO cookies and dress them in Black and White!

 

Thursday, May 21^st – Beach Day Spirit Assembly at 12:30.  Dress in appropriate and comfortable beach wear.

 

Thursday May 28^th   from 9-10:30 is our trip to SAAG!  Arts Alive and Well in the Schools is an exhibit that features work from students in Lethbridge.  Parent drivers are needed.  We will leave at 8:40 and return to school at 10:45.

 

We are swimming on Wednesday, June 17th from 10-11:30am.  If you can help drive to Nicholas Sheran Pool we would leave at 9:30 and return at 11:30.  Dads are so helpful on this trip and I need lots of parents in the water.

 

Heads up for our annual Boat Launch on Thursday, June 11. More info to come regarding this fun filled day as well as Sports Day that will be in June!

 

 

If you have any questions about any of the above activities, please contact Miss Lilley at robyn.lilley@lethsd.ab.ca, or feel free to call Mike Mountain Horse school at 403-381-2211.

 

More information about these upcoming activities will be going home with your child tomorrow so please keep an eye out for these very important forms.

 

Have a great day!!

 

Miss Lilley

Hello students and parents!

The April newsletter went home today with all students. If you did not receive one for some reason, please let me know and I will send another one home.  Some highlights from the newsletter:

Our class will be going on 2 field trips in April.:

1) Swimming to Nicholas Sheran Pool on Monday, April 20th from 10-11:30

2) Aggie Days at Lethbridge Exhibition on Wednesday, April 29 from 1-2:30pm .

*If you can help drive for either fun field trip, please fill out and return the forms that were sent home. We would love if you could join us on either or both trips!

 

 

 

Dance A Thon

Our school will be participating in a Dance-a-Thon on Tuesday, April 21st. It should be a fun time! More information will be coming following the Easter break. .

AirBand Show!

Wednesday, April 1st our Grade 4’s and 5’s will show off their talents at our annual AirBand Show. Please come and watch them in the spotlight!

 

 

Spirit Assembly

Thursday, April 2 from 8:30-9:00am we will have short Spirit Assembly. The theme is “dress fancy.” Which means your very fanciest Sunday best or just in Easter /pastel colors.  The spirit cup will be awarded!

 

 

· Easter Egg Centers

On Wednesday, April 1 in the morning we are going to be decorating Easter Eggs.  Each child should bring in 4-6 hardboiled eggs.  Please wrap them safely in paper towel and in a container with your child’s name on it.  We ask that you don’t send in the eggs before that day.  Thanks.

 

 

Snack Parents

 

Thanks to the following families for supplying snack for our upcoming Easter Party on

Wednesday April 1st, in the afternoon.

 

Fruit Plate :    Lacey

Veggies and Dip : Alyssa

Juice & napkins : Sophie

Cookies : Reese

Muffins : Aiden

Cheese & Crackers: Callie

 

 

Thank you so much to all families who participated in our One School One Book project. We hope you enjoyed reading the classic Charlotte’s Web and all the activities related to the beloved Characters.

 

 

No Spelling test this week:

No new spelling words for this week!  Instead, go through your previous spelling words and review them until you know them by heart!

Happy Easter!

Enjoy your Easter Break! Be Safe and Have a wonderful time with family and friends.

 

Miss Lilley

 

Hello Students and Parents!

Report Cards went home today and I am so pleased with all the student progress going on in 2C this year!

Celebration of Learning

This note went home on Friday. If you missed it, here it is again.

The school year is going so quickly!  The March Celebration of Learning is approaching soon.  We are excited to share what we have learned so far in grade 2.  Our Celebration of Learning is on the evening of Thursday, March 19^th.  There are 20 minute time slots available on our website’s conference manager which can be found at www.mmh.lethsd.ab.ca.  We hope that you will be able to choose a time that suits you.

Your child’s teacher will be in the classroom throughout the time you spend with your child, as well as other parents with their children.  This is a time to focus on the wonderful things that your child has accomplished this year.  We are looking forward to maintaining a very positive tone throughout the evening.

Please try and come on your scheduled time to avoid confusion and overcrowding in the classroom. If the times available do not work for you and your child, please contact your child’s teacher to set up another time that suits you.  If after the Celebration of Learning next Thursday, you still wish to meet to discuss your child’s progress, please speak with your child’s teacher about a possible meeting time on the morning of Friday, March 20^th.

2C Weekly Spelling Words

New Spelling Words for this week focus on words that end with "ew".

dew
few
new
chew
blew
flew
drew
grew
threw
sew

Can you think of any more words that have an "ew" in it?  Write them in your agenda and bring them to Miss Lilley for a special sticker!

Have fun studying this week!  Remember that the test is on Thursday because there is no school on Friday!

Have a great week, everyone!

Miss Lilley

Helping Children to Be Successful Readers

Wondering how you can help your child be more successful in reading?   Mrs. Baker is a teacher at our school, and here is a link to her blog that answers many questions that parents have about helping children to read.  Check it out!

http://learningatmmh.blogspot.ca/2015/03/what-do-i-need-to-know-to-help-my-child.html

Miss Lilley

The New Spelling Words for this week all focus on the long "u" sound:

blue
glue
true
cute
tube
rule
huge
sure
use
shoes

For a bonus, can you come up with 5 more words that also contain a long "u" sound?  Write them in your agenda and show them to Miss Lilley for a special sticker.

Remember to practice your spelling words each week!

This week's spelling words focus on the "ow" sound.  Here are this week's list words:

own
low
blow
grow
show
snow
throw
window
yellow
hello


Can you think of 5 more words that contain "ow" or "o" as the long o sound?
If you can, bring the list to me this week for a special sticker..


Miss Lilley

ONE SCHOOL ONE BOOK LAUNCH!

Today was a very exciting day at Mike Mountain Horse School.  We revealed our book that we will be reading for our much anticipated "One School One Book" project.  We will be reading the classic novel ,"Charlotte's Web!".

Here is the official blog for our project.  Please click here to follow along with our events:

http://oneschoolonebookmmh2015.blogspot.ca/

A book and parent letter went home with students today.  In it, the guidelines for our project are outlined.  Please be prepared to set aside time EACH NIGHT to read with your child.  The goal of this project is to have the parent or adult read to the child, not the child reading to the adult.    We hope you love and cherish this book as much as we do.  Although it might be tempting to move ahead chapters once you start reading, please just follow the schedule as outlined.

Tonight, (Monday, March 2nd) please read chapters 1 and 2.

Welcome back students!


I hope you all had a lovely reading week off.  I was at teacher's convention on Thursday and Friday and I learned a lot of new things that I am excited to use in the classroom.

One of the things that I learned was about learning how to center yourself and calm your mind.  This morning we put it into practice right away with a special breathing and visualization exercise. I really noticed a difference in the classroom after that.  We have a very busy classroom with busy students, and I felt this would be a great strategy to teach them to calm their minds in the morning when they come to school, or whenever they find that their mind is wandering and they want to gain control of their focus again.  I am looking forward to doing these types of exercises on a regular basis in the classroom.  Parents, please let me know if you are also noticing any positive changes at home, because I'm hoping that the good stragegies we are practicing will start to spill over into other areas of their lives, not just in the classroom.  It is a lifelong skill to be able to calm your mind and be present.


SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK!
Tuesday, Feb 24th is hot lunch day.
Wednesday, Feb 25th - Library books are due.
Wednesday, Feb 25th is pink shirt day. (Wear a pink shirt!)
Thursday, Feb 26th is colourful day. (Wear colourful clothing!)



New Spelling Words for this week all have the long "o" sound.

old
cold
gold
hold
fold
told
bold
sold
scold
roll

Can you think of any other words with the long "o" sound? If you can, bring me 5 bonus words for a special bonus sticker this week!  Who knows, perhaps one of your words will be featured in the
bonus section of our Friday test!

Harbour House Donations
We are still collecting donations for the Harbour House.  Please see previous post to read about which types of items we are looking for.  Any donations are greatly appreciated.


Thank you Parents for the Valentine's Day Snacks!
Thank you to the parents who helped out on Valentine's Day by sending delicious snacks our way. I really appreciate it.


Thank you to our 100th day Volunteers!
Our 100th day was a real success!  Thank you so much for the volunteers for coming in and spending time with us. Without you, we would not have been able to put on such a great event.  I really appreciate your time and energy for 100th day. Thank you!


Keep checking back
As always, keep checking the blog for upcoming news and events.

Harbour House donations:


We have had an incredible amount of donated toiletry items for our Random Acts of Kindness Week!  As a class, we counted all the donated items and they totalled over 76 items as of today.  Our goal is to reach a minimum of 100 items, so please continue to send in items until Thursday.  Thank you for your kindness and generosity for helping others in need.

Items must be brand new.  Items of need include, (but are not limited to):

shampoo and conditioner
toothpaste
toothbrushes
soap
razors
body wash
baby wipes
towels (new)
lotion
deodorant

etc.

thank you for helping us to help others.

Miss Lilley

Spelling Words for the week of February 9-13th:

We are focusing on words with the long "o" sound spelled "oa".

boat
coat
goat
toast
float
road
toad
soak
soap
most


How many other "oa" words can you think of?  Write at least 5 more in your agenda and earn a special sticker!

Our test will be on Thursday morning this week due to our 100th day celebration on Friday.
Miss Lilley

February News!

February is a short month but a very busy one here at Mike Mountain Horse School. In February we celebrate our 100^th day of school. This is a very big day for us, as we’ve been focusing on counting to 100 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and even 25’s. We have been learning a lot about numbers to 100 and are now moving forward to adding and subtracting. We will also be celebrating Valentine’s Day with a focus on Random Acts of Kindness. We are all striving to be kind, generous and helpful without having to be asked.

Random Acts of Kindness

In order to help our community with our focus on Random Acts of Kindness, we will be collecting toiletry items for Harbour House. Harbour House is a crisis unit in Lethbridge for women and children who may have been involved in abusive relationships. These toiletry items that we collect will go straight to these women and children in need and may include items such as: soaps, lotions, Q-tips, antiperspirant, tooth brush/paste, dental floss etc. To keep with our 100 theme, we are hoping to collect 100 toiletry items by the end of February.

Winter Walk Day!

We will be doing our annual Winter Walk on Wednesday, February 4th and require your child to come dressed and prepared to walk outside on this day. It is a fun and exciting way to be active in the winter.

Spirit Assembly

Our February Spirit Assembly is on Thurs, February 12^th at 8:30. The theme is “Dress in Red.” Please come dressed in your best sweetheart colors in an attempt to win the coveted spirit cup!

100^th day!

We will be celebrating our 100^th day of school on Friday, February 13^th and will require parent volunteers to help run a center in the gym. If you are willing and able to help with our 100^th day please sign the form below and return your child’s teacher by Monday, February 9^th. To supplement our 100^th day of school activities, we like to have kids bring in a mystery bag of 100 items. We will then have a guessing game about what the 100 items might be. These 100 items must be collected at home and must fit into a small brown paper bag. This is a great opportunity for your child to demonstrate how they are quickly able to create a group of 100 items. These items may include: noodles, cotton balls, beads, cards, small toys, lego etc. We will have the kids bring these items to school on Thursday, February 12^th.

Our Grade 2 classes will also be having our Valentine’s day party on Thursday, February 12^th in the afternoon. Please take note of the class list attached to ensure that every child receives a Valentine. Our list of snack volunteers is listed below. Thank you to those parents who have agreed to send snack for our party.

Fruit- Reese
Cookies –Sophie
Veggies and dip –  Brienna
Juice and napkins –Aiden
cheese and crackers-Janaye
Muffins – Gavin

Winter break!

Friday, January 30^th is a PD day- NO SCHOOL. Family day is on Monday, February 16^th and our school will be closed. It will also be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 17-18 for winter break and on Thursday and Friday, February 19-20 for teacher’s Convention. We hope you all have a safe and relaxing break.

Here are our spelling words for the week of Feb 2-6th:
We are working on the "igh" ending. This can be a tricky one for grade 2, but with practice, students can memorize this and be successful.  What other words can you think of that end in "ight?"  Can you make a list of 5 more? Good luck!

high
light
fight
might
night
right
bright
sight
tight
eight

Here are our spelling words for this week.  We are working on the long 'i' sound.

nice
nine
fine
line
side
slide
smile
time
write
live

Happy New Year!

Here are our spelling words for this week:

any
many
very
every
happy
pretty
funny
sorry
story
money



Some other upcoming things to remember:

Book orders are due Tuesday, January 13th.
Wear school colours on Wednesday for our assembly at 12:30pm.

Hot lunch forms due January 16th.
Hot lumch is on January 30th.

We are going tobogganing this Thursday, January 15th in the afternoon. All students MUST have a helmet.  Bring a sled or toboggan!