Mrs. Simmy Brar - Grade 2

Students have been spending a lot of time looking for connections in the stories they read/listen to. These are called text-to-self connections.

Text-to-self connections are highly personal connections that a reader makes between a piece of reading material and the reader's own experiences or life. An example of a text-to-self connection might be, "This story reminds me of a vacation we took to my grandfather's farm."

Students listened to the story, No, David! and made a connection to either, a part of the story, picture, character or feeling. Here is how students plotted their connections. *click to enlarge*

Please ask your child why they put their name under the category and why they did this (what was their connection?).

We will continue to look for text-to-self connections and move into text-to-text connections and text-to-world connections. Look for these connections when reading/listening to books, shows and movies at home!

The Arctic Winter Games have begun!
What are the Arctic Winter Games? - Click HERE to find out!

The Arctic Winter Games play an important role in sport development in Canada's territories, particularly in the promotion of traditional sports, which have been a part of the Games since their founding. This year, 16 different Dene and Inuit sports will be contested.

We're looking forward to learn more about the games, who participates and how to play the games throughout the week! 

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