I can’t put into words how happy I was to see all the students return to LSK during the month of September, it’s be a long time coming and it was amazing to have students back in the classroom. In Grade 2 we wasted little time learning the new routines and expectations. Students really embraced the team atmosphere we’ve tried to create in Grade 2 by helping out with everything from cleaning to utilizing and organizing their material bins. It was a great start to a new school year.
During the month of September, we celebrated Nitap Day in our classroom. At LSK we usually celebrate Nitap Day as a whole school however, with the new protocols, we had to celebrate the day in our bubble classrooms. In Grade 2 we celebrated Nitap Day by reading a book on friendship and students were encouraged to use words of kindness throughout the day. Students also created friendship flowers that they brought home to their families. Students created flowers by cutting out the petals and writing words of kindness on them. In September our literacy and math routines were also established. Students participated during our class shared readings a long with our smaller group guided reading activities. In math students began exploring their new math tools that were created for individual students. Students used their number charts and their math manipulatives to participate in a variety of counting activities. The grade 2’s are off and running and if the month of September is any indication on how the this year will go, I’d say were going to have an awesome year.