Just a little note to let everyone know, that Grade 2 has settled into a routine and we are slowly plugging along with school!

I wish to express my appreciation to all the parents, whether at Thursday night’s Meet-the-Creature activities or by e-mail/phone/planners who have contacted me about their child. It is truly a gift to have parents who care about their child’s education and well-being. Do not ever think that you are being over-protective or worrisome; some day they will be teenagers and you’ll wish that Grade 2 ’stuff’ was the only thing you needed to worry about….

This Monday, September 22nd we will be trekking to the Chatham-Kent Library. I have most library cards at school but please send your child’s card if you keep it at home.

Friday will be our yearly visit from Elmer the Safety Elephant, as part of the Chatham-Kent Police’s Community Service program. They usually review proper bike and road safety for children in the primary grades.

Mark your calendars for September 29th, as this will be the Board’s first ‘Monday’ Professional Development day, in case you would like to take advantage of a long weekend or need to make plans for child care on that day.

The next day, Tuesday will be Picture Day for Grade 2, and registration forms will be coming home this week for you to choose poses and backgrounds.

We are finishing patterns soon in math and will begin ‘recount’ writing as our focus for language. This is definitely a life skill, for all of us who have ever had to fill out an incident report! Daily reading pages should be complete this week as well and the children will be happy to choose something from the ‘Treat Box’ for their efforts.

That’s it for now!

Mrs. Fox