Sports Day June 27th

 Wear BLUE for Sports Day tomorrow. 

    Apply sunscreen and bug spray before coming to school.

 

June 13th-17th

Happy Father's Day to all the dads in Room 11.

We have been working on animal research for Language Arts and Science. We have read information and wrote sentences about appearance, habitat, diet, predators or enemies, young or offspring, and will be working on animal adaptations and other interesting facts in the upcoming week.

In Social Studies, we have been learning about the past and present in relation to transportation, communication, clothing, schools, homes, and cooking. Students enjoyed the Heritage Park field trip where they learned even more about the past. We will conclude our unit with Pioneer Day on Wednesday, June 22^nd. Wear your pioneer costume if you have one, otherwise it is casual clothes.

We have been focusing on measurement and reviewing addition and subtraction concepts in Math this past week.

On Monday, we will be performing the Grade Three Farewell Assembly. Please be sure to wear your formal uniform.

We are having Sports Day on Friday: Our class should wear something blue that day.

 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, June 20^th: Wear your Formal Uniform/Grade Three Assembly

 

Tuesday, 21^st-June 28^th: You may wear casual clothes for the rest of the year

 

Tuesday, June 21^st: Wear orange for National Indigenous Day

 

Wednesday, June 22^nd: Fun Lunch/Pioneer Day

 

Thursday, June 23th: Casual Day

 

Friday, June 24^th: Wear blue for Sports Day

 

Monday, June 27^th: Casual Day

Tuesday, June 28^th: Last Day of Classes/Casual Day

Heritage Park: Thursday, June 16th

Our Heritage Park field trip has been postponed until Thursday, June 16^th. If you can volunteer on Thursday, please email me. Be sure to read all Mrs. Taylor’s email about the new plan.

 

·      Students must dress for the weather and it can be casual clothes.

·      Bring an easy to open snack, lunch and a full water bottle

·      Wear appropriate footwear for all weather conditions

Upcoming Events

 Reminders for Heritage Park Field Trip on Tuesday, June 14^th

·      Wear your formal uniform

·      Bring a healthy lunch and filled water bottle (no glass items)

·      Bring a healthy snack that is easy to open

·      Wear clothes and shoes for all weather, as we are expecting some rain that day.

·      Empty your backpack of all things other than lunch, as we will be carrying it around during the day.

 

Don’t forget to order your fun lunch for the 22^nd

 

We are missing some library books and home reading books (plastic bag with child's name on it, not all students had these). 

Please return them on Monday.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, 13^th: Wear formal uniform

Tuesday, 14^th: Wear formal uniform for our field trip

Friday, 17^th: Last homework is due

            Spelling test

June 20^th: Grade ones are doing the Grade Three Farewell Assembly

            Wear formal Uniform (last day)

June 21st-28th: Casual Wear

June 22^nd: Pioneer Day has changed from the 21^st to the 22^nd

           Fun Lunch

June, 24th: Sports Day

June, 28^th: Last day of classes

Assembly Practice

 Hi,

We are doing a retelling of a book for the grade three farewell assembly. All students will have a small piece of paper in their backpacks today. Could you please help your child read the words fluently, so that I can record them next week?

Thanks so much for your support!

May 30th - June 3rd

·      Wow, it’s hard to believe that it is June already! I can’t believe I only have  a month left with these awesome students! 

·      Book orders came home on Friday. Our class code is RC184098 if you would like to order some books for your child for the summer months.
 
·      I am missing some field trip forms for both bowling and Heritage Park. Please make sure that you send them in by Monday, as your child cannot come on these trips without it.
 
·      Pioneer Day is on June 21^st. Check a blog from previous week regarding a possible costume that your child could wear.
 
·      We have been doing many Math assessments this past week and practicing writing simple stories. Students have been writing stories that have a problem and at least one solution.
 
·      Please be sure to do all homework tasks, as some students are just doing spelling practice. Homework is due on Friday, June 10^th.
 
·      All library books need to be returned by Wednesday, June 8^th.

May 24th-27th

Students enjoyed our field trip to Ralph Klein Park. They learned about the Wetlands and enjoyed our outside pond exploration. We found so many small organisms.

 

We continued to solve open ended subtraction word problems and learn about symmetry in Math.

 

Most students got to bring home their bean plant this week. A few were kept at the school as they had not started yet. We have been learning about what plants need to successful grow. We will start some animal research in the upcoming week.

 

We continued to learn about the past and were able to start sharing our family interviews. As a conclusion to our Past/Present Unit, we will be having a Pioneer Day on June 21^st. Students will have the opportunity to dress as Pioneers that day and will get to experience a one-room schoolhouse, learn about some olden day toys and make a buzz saw toy, experience some outdoor and indoor games from the past, make a paper doll, and biscuits and butter. Please see below what clothing from the past may look like so that you can plan an outfit for that day.

These are some typical outfits to give you some ideas:

Boys

·       Shirts were worn loose.  Plain colors were common, but stripes or plaids were also used.  Wear shirts with long or short sleeves and a collar. 

·       Trousers (pants) were also worn loose.  Heavy cotton, corduroy and canvas pants or overalls are good choices.  Colors included blue, black, gray, browns, especially beige and tan. 

·       Open front vest

·       Suspenders: Pants were held up by suspenders that were buttoned on the outside of the waistband and crossed in the back. 

·       Hats:  Everyday hats ranged from pilot caps, straw hats, or wide brimmed low felt hats. 

Girls

·       Dress or Skirt

·       Young girls wore simple cotton dresses or skirts to about mid-calf or to just above the ankle. Dresses and blouses had sleeves.

·       White or coloured cotton apron

·       Shawl

·       sunbonnet

·       Hairstyles: A center part is very common.  Chin to shoulder length bobs or long hair worn in three-strand braids were both typical girls’ styles.

Please do not be concerned about creating a totally authentic pioneer costume.  Students may dress up as much as you can manage.  Have fun!!!

Also, students may bring their lunches in pails just like the pioneer children.

Upcoming Events:

Monday: Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday: Bring your library book

Friday: Bring your homework and Spelling Test

Please check the homework document as many students are not completing all tasks each week.

Have an awesome long weekend!

Reminders

On May 24^th we will be going on our field trip to Ralph Klein Park.

(This is the first day of school after the long weekend.)

 

We will be departing Le Roi Daniels school at 8:30 a.m. and arriving back at the school by 2:20 p.m. All students are required to be at the school when the bell rings in the morning, so we can organize backpacks, and have washroom breaks before the buses leave. Students will be in small groups with a volunteer.

Volunteers should be at the school to meet Mrs. Taylor at 8:15

 

Please ensure that your child:

·       Wears the formal uniform

·       Wears suitable clothing – warm jacket, rain/snow boots, gloves, hat, etc.

·       Wears suitable footwear for walking outdoors

·       Has a healthy lunch and filled water bottle (no glass items)

·       Has a healthy snack that is easy to open

·       Make sure that backpacks only have food, water and any of the above items. Please leave library books, toys or any other items not needed for our trip at home.

 

I will be there for the trip and I can’t wait to learn and have fun at Ralph Klein Park with you.

 

 

Upcoming Events

Monday, 23^rd: No School

Tuesday, 24^th: Wear formal uniform for field trip

Wednesday, 25^th: Return your library books

Friday, 27^th: Spelling Test and Homework is due

Volunteers Still Needed

We need 3 more volunteers for May 24th. If you have a security clearance with CBE and are available that day, please consider coming with us. 

Thanks

May 6th

We have continued learning about 3D shapes this week. We have created 3D shapes and then counted to see how many edges, vertices (corners), faces and curved surfaces each shape has. Students should have brought home some shapes this week. They should be able to explain and count each attribute.

Thanks to all the parents who had their child do a family interview and who sent it in with homework on Friday. If your child did not do so, please send this in next week, as students will have the opportunity to share the changes that have occurred in our families over time, in the upcoming week. If you did it in the homework book, I took a photo so that your child can share it.

We planted some bean seeds this week and are very excitedly waiting to see what takes place in a plant life cycle. We also discussed living and non-living things.

A huge thanks to the parents who came out and helped with our Clay for Kids Projects. We are still in need of parent volunteers for May 24^th (Ralph Klein ParK) and June 14^th (Heritage Park). Please let me know if you have a security clearance and are able to help out.

Happy Mother’s Day to all room 11 moms! I hope you have some relaxing time and enjoy your special project.

Upcoming Events:

Monday: Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday: Bring your Library Book

Friday: Spelling Test and Homework 

April 25th-29th

We have been working on learning about 2D and 3D shapes in Math this week, as well as, Fact Families.

We are finishing up our building unit in Science. We have been reading Fairy Tales and creating towers, bridges, walls, houses, tables, chairs, etc. with many different building materials. Students coloured puppets for The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and are bringing them home this week to retell you the story we used to inspire our bridge building.

We will be starting the unit about the past and present in Social Studies in the upcoming week. There is a special activity (family interview) in the homework document for you to do during the upcoming week. Please complete it on a separate paper and turn it in with your homework on Friday.

 

Upcoming Events:

Monday: Wear formal Uniform/You may wear your formal EID wear

Wednesday: Bring your library book/You may wear a hat for Mental Health

Friday: Bring your homework and spelling test

Building Materials Needed:

Over the next two weeks, please send in clean recycled materials that will be useful for building a structure.  These recycled materials can include cereal boxes, clean yogurt containers, kleenex boxes, paper towel rolls, plastic water bottles, etc.  We will be building a special activity to conclude our building unit.  

Upcoming Events:

Monday:Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday: Bring your library books

Friday: Spelling test and bring your homework

We still need volunteers. I have only heard from one parent yet. Please see below.

 

April 14th

Upcoming Events

Monday, 18^th: No School 

Professional Development Day

Wednesday, 20^th: Library Book Exchange

Thursday, 21^st: Wear your formal uniform for dress rehearsal and concert. Arrive at the FAC on time (between 6:00-6:15)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

I need some volunteers for upcoming in-school programs and field trips! There is a limit to how many adults we can bring on the out-of-school field trips, so to be fair to everyone, first come - first served. Please send me an email detailing which events you would be able to volunteer for and in order of which you would be most interested in helping with. Please indicate if you have no preference. 

NOTE: you must have a volunteer clearance. If you don't have your police clearance, please contact the office and get the process started as it can take several weeks to complete. 

Here are the in-school programs and field trips we need help with:

Tuesday, May 3rd (12:30 – 2:00) - Clay 4 Kids (Clay art program)

Tuesday, May 24th (All day) - Ralph Klein Park

Tuesday, June 14th (All day) - Heritage Park