The 40 Act Challenge

Lent is a time when we think of others and try to make better choices. We do works of charity and make sacrifices to help others. During this Lenten season, we're challenging all the Lions of St. Anne to complete 40 Acts. We call it “The 40 Act Challenge”!

At the beginning of each day, we will read out a challenge act for you to complete at some point during the day. You may complete the act as often as you want. It can be for anyone: friends, classmates, someone you see on the yard, teachers, and other staff in the school. You can also continue this when you go home at the end of the day with your parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents. This is a special way for all of us to come together and show how much we care for our St. Anne Lion Family. Remember, we're all in this together – all students and all staff. Let's make these 40 days an opportunity to make a difference.

Check out the following video...

                                                                                         The 40 Act Challenge

Spirit Week

Spirit Week March 6 - 10

We take the time of Lent to teach the children about being a light in the darkness. One of the ways children can let their light shine is by helping others. The week of March 6 is a fundraising Spirit week. Each student is encouraged to bring in a loonie, a toonie each day and participate in the fun. Funds will go to our Lenten initiatives.

March 6 – PJ Day

March 7 – Stuffy Day

March 8 – Jersey Day

March 9 – Lion School Spirit Day

March 10 – Tacky Tourist

Measurement Task

We have been learning all about measurement through whole group lessons, math stations and open exploration of our NPDL crate.  We are hoping to take this new understanding of linear measurement and create our own 'mini' versions of the crate.  Each student will be responsible for creating, IN CLASS, a crate of the own choice.  We are asking students to bring in materials from home to use in the creation of their crate.  As a class, we brainstormed possible materials we can use.  They include the following:

• Popiscle sticks
• pipecleaners
• lego
• straws
• paper
• tooth picks and marshmallows
• cardboard
• wood and screws ... be careful with this option
• tin foil
• paperclips
• string
• beads
• playdough/modelling clay
• books
• clothes pins

Our goal is to start building this friday February 17.  As it was expressed to students, this task should not involve having to go out and buy materials.  Be creative with what is around your home.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Should students wish to hand out Valentine cards, here is a list of the students in our class.  

 Sofia

Serena

Addison

Maxime

Diego

Elijah

Jehaan

Brianna

Luca

Knox

Ethan

Lucas

Samantha

Vladimir

Jaxson

Nathan

Leah

Logan

 Cirilla

Deep Learning Update

Our Deep Learning Journey is well underway.  We had a very special visit from Patrick whose family owns an Ottawa business called "Northern Shopper".  He brought to St Anne a large wooden crate (4x4x4) and assembled it in our learning commons.  Then he spoke to all the Grade 2 students a bit about life in Nunavut and the difficulty of finding fresh produce and other supplies there, as well as the extreme cost of such items when they are available.  As part of our deep learning journey, we will be further exploring first nations peoples, but with a focus on the Inuit.  We hope to connect with a school in Nunavut and share about our communities.  We will also be fundraising to buy supplies to ship up north.  Patrick very kindly donated the crate free of charge to us.  Last week, Jay Williams (chaplain at Holy Trinity) and his 7 year old son, Charlie, came to speak to the grade 2 students about their experiences living in Igloolik, Nunavut for two years.  

As mentioned in the Powtoon video, we will be looking for volunteers who have expertise in the areas of photography, financial literacy or native art/culture.  Look for a survey and more information to come in the near future!

In language we have been reading texts about different First Nations peoples, and students are finding important facts.  They continue to develop their skills on asking questions and are now working on finding information to answer questions.

Last week in math we started linear measurement, and we have been thinking of non-standard units to measure length (cubes, straws, shoes, etc) as well as standard units (centimetres and metres).  Ask your child what they have been learning, while working through our new math stations.