April 13th- 19th

Hello!

Great to see everyone last Wednesday. Look forward to seeing you all again this week. I hope your doing well and your having fun doing your assignments. Our new assignments for this week will be post below.

Check out my latest music related video:
Rockin With Mr. Sandberg: Wish You Were Here

And f you're bored, don't forget to check out the second episode of Coding With Mr. Sandberg

Next Google Meet

This Wednesday, April 15th at 10am I will host another Google Meet. It is not mandatory. We will check in and say hi and then I was hoping we could try and play a little Dungeons and Dragons. Bring two six-sided dice or a single 12-sided die, if you can and want to play. See you then!

Sign in to Google Classroom!

I have sent everyone invites to join our Google Classroom. If you check you gmail email account there should be an invite from Mr. Sandberg to join his Google Classroom. Please join :D


Assignments For the Week
This information will be sent out via email and posted on our Google Classrooms, 

Opening Comments

Hi Grade Two Families, Going into our third week of Ongoing Learning, we will be moving into the Google Classroom platform for assignment submissions. The learning tasks for this week will also be accessible from Google Classroom. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Assignments to be submitted on Google Classroom by the end of day on Sunday, April 19th:  Descriptive Words  Math - picture of work  Materials Needed for this week:  Paper and pencil  Crayons or Pencil crayons  Computer, tablet or iPhone with internet access  Printer (optional)

  

Assigned Ongoing Learning Tasks for the Week of April 14-19  Please complete the following tasks in any order. An hour of learning a day is optimal.
Topic & Objectives	Task Instructions
Reading: Fluency Review and select a fluency goal to work on while reading out loud. I can select a reading fluency goal and work on developing that skill  I can speak in a clear voice, with appropriate volume, at an understandable pace and with expression while reading out loud	Watch this video to review reading fluency goals: https://youtu.be/xvzg4q_RwII   Choose a reading fluency goal to focus on: https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/blogs/genia-connell/migrated-files/fluency_chart2.pdf. Select a book from home or from your Raz-Kids account. Practice reading it out loud several times with your fluency goal in mind. If you are reading a chapter book, select a page or a couple of pages to read rather than the whole chapter/book.  OPTIONAL EXTENSION: Watch this video to learn how to record yourself reading a Raz Kids book: https://youtu.be/NamYBvu8c4Y. Then create an audio recording of yourself reading on the Raz-Kids for your teacher to review your fluency progress.
Writing: Nature Walk Descriptive Words  I can create a list of sensory descriptive words	Watch instruction video: https://youtu.be/shLZM4yJBjM  After your nature walk last week, choose at least one thing you observed and brainstorm some descriptive words under the categories: hear, see, smell, feel.  Turn in on Google Docs or take a picture and email your teacher.
Math Practicing efficient subtraction strategies by using the stacking procedure and an open number line. I can solve a subtraction equation using Stacking. I can solve a subtraction equation using a Number Line.	Watch instructional video                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rftrPkDsY10 Practice Stacking and using a Number Line to check your answers. Take a photo of one completed question with a Stacking equation and a Number Line and submit to YOUR teacher. Stacking Steps: Identify and stack the biggest number on top of the smallest. Remember to line up your Ones and Tens correctly. Start in the ones. Subtract. Do I need to regroup? Now Subtract the tens. Use your Number Line strategies from last week to check your answer.
Daily Reading	Read a book of your choice from home or Raz-kids

Optional Learning Tasks
Technology  Coding With Mr. Sandberg! Scratch Day 2: Sprites Interact Mr. Sandberg has started a web series of coding videos. Check out his second video:   https://youtu.be/pahVIIkHaCc	Question of the Day   Share your “Peach & Pit” with your family at dinner. A Peach is the best part of your day. A Pit is a challenge or difficulty you had that day.	Connection  Phone or FaceTime a family member or friend that does not live in your house and tell them your favorite thing about this week.
Phys Ed  Visit Ms. Hennick’s Blog:  Mrs. Henncik's Blog	Music  Visit Ms. Mann’s blog:  https://royaloakmusic.blogspot.com/	Branch Weaving  Branch Weaving

Closing Comments

Please contact your teacher by email with any questions at:  Craig: chacraig@cbe.ab.ca  Lagrana: imlagrana@cbe.ab.ca  Sandberg: wjsandberg@cbe.ab.ca  Quesnel: skquesnel@cbe.ab.ca  Yoon: ljoon@cbe.ab.ca  Please try and submit work on Google Classroom this week.  Deadline is Sunday, April 19th.  Please contact your child’s teacher if you are having technical issues. (Click link for Google Classroom instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09z7eLoD9Kw&t=3s) STAY HOME & STAY SAFE!  Monday April 13th is a PD Day. Teachers will be working on Technology Professional Development.