We have had another busy week in room 11. We continue to practice all classroom and school routines. We were able to visit the Learning Commons on Wednesday and students bought home 1 or 2 library books. We will have library book exchange each Wednesday, so please be sure to return your child’s books, so that he/she can get new books each week.
Our new Physical Education teacher started having physical activities outside with all classes. Students have been having fun practicing Terry Fox laps and learning new animal poses. The French teacher has been focusing on greetings and colours. The music teacher has been teaching students how to sign O’ Canada in sign language and they have been using musical instruments to practice rhythm.
Students have been working on a Social Studies activity “All About Me” where they share how old they are, and their favourite animal, colour and thing to eat. We also created a self-portrait to add to our first day of school pictures. I will try and send you a copy of your child’s portrait throughout the week.
In Math, we worked on “Ways to Make” a number. Students are required to demonstrate understanding of a specific number by showing it in different ways. This has been teacher guided right now, but will become an independent activity soon. Students can use ten frames where they colour the correct number of squares, identify whether the number is odd or even, what number comes before and after, draw a picture of the correct number, draw a number line, dice, number of fingers up on the hand, and tally marks. More items will be expected as we learn new concepts, like addition and subtraction sentences. At this time of year, we also practice printing the number correctly and spelling the word.
Friday, September 18th is our Terry Fox Run. You should have received an email from Mrs. Taylor. It is a casual day and students can bring donations.
Thanks once again for sending your child to class well rested and ready to learn. Have a great weekend!
