June Calendar

Grade 2s at Ripley's Aquarium

A Great Field Trip to the Humber Arboretum - Grade 1

May/June - Important Dates

May 20 - Field Trips for both Grade 1s and Grade 2s

May 22 - Jump Rope For Heart - Please return all envelopes on this day

June 8 - No School

June 9-12 - Scholastic Book Fair in the Library

June 10 - Community BBQ

June 12 - Spirit Day (Jersey Day!)

June 26 - Spirit Day (Rainbow Day!)

June 26 - Last Day of School

I will add dates as I find out more information.

Thanks!

Grade 2 - Ripley's Aquarium Zero Waste Challenge

On May 20th, the Grade 2s will be going to Ripley's Aquarium.  Here is a Zero Waste Challenge provided to us from Ripley's....let's see if our class can accept this challenge!

- Pack lunches in reusable lunch boxes or bags

- Use reusable food containers made from steel, fabric, or plastic instead

- Bring your own cloth napkins

- Use reusable forks and spoons

- Bring drinks in refillable/reusable bottles

- Make sure that while you're at the Aquarium, you properly dispose of any waste in one of their clearly marked receptacles

Field Trips - May 20 - Please Read

Tomorrow is an exciting day for both the Grade 1s and the Grade 2s.  The Grade 1s are going to the Humber Arboretum, and the Grade 2s will be going to Ripley's Aquarium.

Here are a few things you need to know:

FOR BOTH GRADES:
NO CAMERAS/DEVICES/IPADS/TABLETS/CELLULAR PHONES

Grade 1
1.  Dress for the outdoors.  We will be outside for the majority of our field trip.  The Weather Network is predicting a sunny day with a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius (feeling like 11 degrees Celsius).  I suggest students wear: Pants, sweatshirt and jacket, and comfortable outdoor running shoes.  Please wear sunscreen and a sunhat/baseball cap.

2.  You will bring your backpack with your lunch/snack/water bottle in it.  Nothing else needs to be in your backpack!

Grade 2
1.  Dress appropriately for the weather.  Even though we will be inside for the majority of the trip, we will be outside at some point.  Again, the Weather Network is predicting a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius (feeling like 11 degrees Celsius).  I would suggest comfortable shoes as well.

2.  You will bring a backpack with your lunch/snack/water bottle in it.  You will also need paper and a pencil in your backpack.

Prodigy!

Congratulations to the following students who are actively playing the math-game website, ProdigyGame.  This website is a wonderful site to learn math skills we are learning, and have learned, in the Ontario curriculum!

Harshini
Sejal
Jamel
Ranveer
Neel
Jishna

Well done! 

Online Games - Fractions

Here are a few websites for our current math unit on Fractions.
http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-1-games/math-games/learn-fraction.html

http://www.primarygames.com/fractions/start.htm

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_104_g_1_t_1.html -This is a simple activity where you are shown a shape with part of it shaded. Type the number of shaded pieces in the top box and the total number of pieces in the bottom box to name the fraction, then click the check button to see if you are right

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm -  There are five levels to work through. In level 1 you simply type in the number of children to share the pizza and the pizza will be cut into fractions for you. At Level 2 you drag fractions to complete a fraction wall. In Level 3 you have to count the number of shaded squares and the total number of squares then type in the fraction (use a slash e.g. 1/4).

Online Games/Websites - Science

Here are a few fun online games and interesting websites that fit nicely with the Science units we are covering in both Grades 1 and 2 this month.

http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html - from PBS Kids- Try the EekoCreature and Plant & Animals Sections

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtml

http://www.torontozoo.com/ExploretheZoo/Animals.asp - meet the animals at the Toronto Zoo

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/animals.asp - Looking for information on a particular animal? Here you can find a collection of animal fact sheets classified by species and by province

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/insects/02.html - Let's talk about insects!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/plants_animals_env.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/ourselves.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/health_growth.shtml

http://www.abpischools.org.uk/activescience/module1/home.html

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/

Reminder: No School on Monday May 11th

Just a reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday May 11th.  It is a Professional Learning Day for teachers.

See you on Tuesday!

Happy Mother's Day!

It's Hot! Tips for the HOT Days Ahead!

Now that the temperature is rising, the students need to be prepared for the hot and sweaty days ahead.

This is a list of items our class came up with that will help them deal with the heat:

Students should:

- wear shorts/skirts
- wear short-sleeved shirts
- wear sunglasses to protect eyes from the sunshine
- wear a hat (baseball cap, sun cap, etc)
- wear sunscreen EVERY DAY! 
***Bring a reusable water bottle to leave on desk.  This can be refilled throughout the day!

Asian Heritage Month Events this Week...

Wednesday May 6th
Asian Food Bazaar - Bring some money to purchase a few yummy snacks from different parts of Asia.

Thursday May 7th
Mehndi - Students can get Mehndi art applied to their hands for $1.00 per hand during second nutrition break. 

Jump Rope for Heart at Castlemore!

Today the students had the presentation for Jump Rope for Heart.  We will be jumping rope for heart on May 22, 2015!

You can log into the following website to register, and automatically receive a $5.00 donation as well as a FREE skipping rope that will be mailed to your home.

http://jumpropeforheart.ca/JumpHomePage.html

1.  Click on REGISTER/LOGIN
2.  Choose ONTARIO
3.  Click on REGISTER
4.  Type in CASTLEMORE, and then choose CASTLEMORE PUBLIC SCHOOL - BRAMPTON
5.  Click JOIN THIS SCHOOL
6.  Read the WAIVER.  Select the box for "I AGREE".
7.  Click NEXT
8.  Select your grade (Grade 1 or 2). Click NEXT.
9.  Type in your PERSONAL INFORMATION, including your MAILING address.  Click NEXT.
10.  Follow the rest of the prompts to complete registration.

Your child will also receive an envelope to use to collect donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Any support you can give will be greatly appreciated.

Our entire school's goal is $5000!!

Thank you!

May is Asian Heritage Month

May is Asian Heritage month.  The students will participate in lessons, stories, presentations, and assemblies about the many wonderful traditions from Asia.

Here is our first artwork of the month.  The students learned about some traditions from Japan.  These are Japanese Koinobori (carp streamers) that are used as a decoration for "Children's Day".  Children's Day occurs on May 5th in Japan. 

What We Are Learning in May

Fun with Mass & Capacity

Here are some pictures from our math units on Mass and Capacity.

Thank you for all of your donations for Nepal....

Our class raised $342.00!
Thank you all for your support.