This week in Grade 2

Happy Labor Day (Fête du Travail) to all of our second grade families!  We have no school on Monday, in honor of Madame Jennifer's birthday.  Enjoy! :)

Work First, Play Later

This week, we read Chapter 3 of our book "7 habitudes des enfants heureux" - this chapter is about Pokey the porcupine and his dictée (spelling test).  Pokey knew the big spelling test was coming up but he kept putting off studying because there were so many fun things to do.  He did not do very well on the test because he waited until the night before to start cramming.  His friend Sophie helped him learn a very important lesson about procrastination.  We have to work/study first, then play after.  Pokey changed his ways - studying his vocabulary words a little each day (and even said "no" when his friends proposed to play instead). He did very well on his next test, and offered Sophie a gift for helping him study.

As such, here are our vocabulary words of the week.

1. réviser - to study

2. faire la sieste - to take a nap

3. mémoriser - to memorize

4. apprendre - to learn

5. atermoyer - to procrastinate

6. faire ses devoirs - to do homework

7. faire une dictée - to take a spelling test

8. épeler - to spell

9. écrire - to write

10. se souvenir - to remember

After-school book/math clubs  

Next Wednesday, afer-school book and math clubs are starting!  

Please note that there will be no bus service for the first week.  If your child is normally a bus rider, and is enrolled in after-school book/math club, PLEASE let us know if they should go on their normal bus, or if you want to pick them up after club at 5:00.  If we do not hear from you, your child will be sent home on their regular 3:30 bus.