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In Language, we are working on independent descriptive writing assignments on animals.

We will also continue to work on homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). Our focus on this upcoming weeks word wall words will be two, to and too. 

Please continue to practice homophones at home. 

See the following link for online practice on IXL language.

https://ca.ixl.com/ela/grade-2/homophones-with-pictures

 

In Math, we are beginning our unit on 

Measurement.

Measuring Using Many Centimetre Units

You can measure in centimetres just like you do with non-standard units: line the units up, and see how many fit in a particular length.

This pencil is 16 cm long.

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Measuring Using a Centimetre Ruler

It is inconvenient to line up so many small units to measure in centimetres, but a ruler solves this problem. A ruler allows you to measure all the way from 1 cm to 30 cm with just one tool.

Steps to measure with a ruler:

1.	Line up the ruler against the item you want to measure.
2.	Make sure one end of the item you are measuring is at the 0 mark on the ruler.
3.	Read the number at the other end of the item. This tells you how long the item is. It also tells you how many centimetre cubes you would need to line up to make that length.

This sticky note is a little more than 7 cm long.

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Measuring Using a Metre Stick

The metre stick is also a ruler, but it is only 1 metre long. There are two ways you can measure a long length with a metre stick:

•	You can line up many metre sticks.
•	You can place a metre stick at the beginning of the length, mark the end of the metre stick, move the metre stick to start from that point, and do this repeatedly. You will need to keep track of how many times you place the metre stick to know how many metres long the length is.

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Helping Your Child

Take the opportunity to have your child watch you use rulers or metre sticks to measure. You could also encourage your child to show you how to measure with a ruler.

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Notes

It is important for young learners to use rulers with only centimetre markings, not millimetres. Students will not be introduced to millimetres in Grade 2, and they may find the additional markings confusing.

Although it is possible to measure a length by starting at a number greater than 0 on the ruler and subtracting that number from your result, it is best for students at this level to be consistent and always start at 0.

This pencil is 16 cm long.

1.

Line up the ruler against the item you want to measure.

2.

Make sure one end of the item you are measuring is at the 0 mark on the ruler.

3.

Read the number at the other end of the item. This tells you how long the item is. It also tells you how many centimetre cubes you would need to line up to make that length.

This sticky note is a little more than 7 cm long.

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You can line up many metre sticks.

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You can place a metre stick at the beginning of the length, mark the end of the metre stick, move the metre stick to start from that point, and do this repeatedly. You will need to keep track of how many times you place the metre stick to know how many metres long the length is.