Grade Two February News
St. Cecilia 2023
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
It is hard to believe it is February already!
Thanks to all those who have labeled their
child’s belongings, it makes returning items
much easier. Please put some spare socks,
mitts, and masks in your child’s backpack.
They often get wet at recess and extras to
change into would be appreciated.
February Scholastic book orders are online.
We celebrate Valentine’s Day this month. If
your child wishes to bring in cards to share
with their classmates, please let me know and
I can send home a list of our class names in
their agenda. It is our school policy that you
not send in any food or candy with your
Valentines.
Thank you for your continued support.
Important Dates to Remember
∗ Thurs. Feb. 9th - Report cards released on Parent
Portal
∗ St. Cecilia Kindness Week
Feb. 13th - 17th
Look for more details to be sent home
in your child’s agenda.
∗ Mon. Feb. 20th - Family Day (no school)
∗ Wed. Feb. 22nd - Ash Wednesday and
Pink Shirt Day
Religion/Family Life
We continue to learn about Jesus as a boy and
the healing powers of Jesus through his works
on earth. We are also learning about the
gospel value and grandfather teaching of Love
this month.
Later this month (on or around Feb 20th) we
will begin our Theme 3 Fully Alive unit. A letter
was sent home in January with details about
what we will be learning in class.
Language
This month is Black History Month and through
di erent stories and discussions we continue to
learn about and acknowledge important gures
from the past and present. It's an opportunity to
spotlight and celebrate the achievements that
black people have accomplished in this country
(and the U.S.), despite the history of racism and
oppression.
In class we are learning to answer questions about
a text in proper sentence format, using information
from the text and our own ideas in our answers.
In writing, we continue to read and write our own
versions of familiar fairy tales.
Science
We are looking at the supply of clean water in
Canada through an indigenous lens. We will learn
about the importance of clean water and how we
can conserve and reduce the amount of water we
use. We will also investigate different ways that
we can help keep water clean.
Math
Our next focus in class is on Measurement.

Our learning goals for this unit will be to:

∗ choose and use non-standard units appropriately to measure lengths, and

describe the inverse relationship between the size of a unit and the number of
units needed
∗ explain the relationship between centimetres and metres as units of length, and
use benchmarks (width of a pinky and arm span) for these units to estimate
lengths
∗ measure and draw lengths in centimetres and metres, using a measuring tool,
and recognize the impact of starting at points other than zero
∗ use units of time, including seconds, minutes, hours, and non-standard units, to
describe the duration of various events

Through Number Talks in class, we have been sharing strategies to add one and 2 digit
numbers. In class we continue to describe numbers using place value (tens and ones)
to help us with our strategies. Your child should recognize that the number 124 is 100,
20 and 4 (that the 1 represents 1 hundred, the 2 represents 2 tens or 20 and the 4
represents 4 ones).

In order to help with addition and subtraction and problem solving in class, it is
important that children commit their basic facts (up to 20) to memory.

How You Can Help at Home:

You can help your child at home by practicing basic facts each night as part of your
homework routine. Below are some of the mental strategies we have learned and
practice at school that you can do at home to help your child learn to recall basic facts
more quickly.

1. Counting up or back 2. Making 10 all the facts that add up to 10)

e.g. put the biggest number in your e.g. 1 + 9 = 10 2 + 8 = 10
head and count up or back (if subtracting) 3 + 7 = 10 4 + 6 = 10

3. Double facts 4. Doubles +1 or –1

1+1=2 2+2 = 4 e.g. 5 + 6 = 11 think 5 + 5 = 10 + 1 = 11)
3+3 = 6 4+4 = 8 8 + 7 = 15 (think 8 + 8 = 16 – 1 = 15)

Make it fun! Play some math games - roll dice or flip over playing cards and add the
numbers together. Compare numbers - use words like how many more, how many less.
I have 8 M&M’s and you have 3. How many more do I have.?