October 25th-29th

 

Wow, it’s hard to believe that Halloween is here and that Monday we will begin the month of November.

 

It has been an exciting week in room 11. We painted pumpkins by mixing two primary colours together to create shades of orange. We then learned about different shapes and chose our favourites to create jack-o-lanterns. Finally, we imagined that we were jack-o-lanterns and used our five senses to write about what we see, hear, feel and smell. These have been posted outside our classroom on the bulletin board that you can see above. I was so proud of the students and how well they could follow instructions.

 

In Math, we continued with some closed “Halloween” word problems and worked with greater and lesser numbers.

 

In Social Studies we are learning about the groups that we belong to. We have started creating our family portraits and will finish them next week.

 

I hope that you have fun Trick-or-Treating if you decide to go on Sunday. Stay safe and try to not eat too much candy or stay up too late. I am looking forward to hearing all about it on Monday. Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday: Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday: Bring your library book for exchange

Thursday: wear Formal Diwali clothes if you celebrate

Friday: Homework is due and Spelling Test

October 19th-22nd

In Language Arts, we are working on sounding out words while we write, putting spaces between words, proper letter formation and formulating ideas for writing. We are also meeting in small groups for Guided Reading activities. If your child is not reading at C/D level on Razkids, please be sure to read more, and to use the reading strategies inside the homework book and under learning resources to support your child. Also, please practice the sight word lists. Start with list one and once mastered continue to list 2, etc. This will greatly benefit your child, even if they are reading at the level expected for this time of year.

In Science, we have been learning about our five senses and fall changes. Students enjoyed our “touch bag” activity this week.

In Math, we have been focusing on one more and one less, as well as increasing our speed at subitizing. We started a word problem and used a picture and word sentence to solve it.

Reminders: (see schedule below as well)

Please clean out your child’s homework folder and make sure that your child is completing all Mathletics and Raz-Kids tasks. This is a requirement for homework. 

Students are NOT allowed to bring toys/playing cards to school. 

Upcoming Events:

Monday: Photo Retakes

          Formal Uniform

If you would like photo retakes, please send me an email ASAP to let me know and I will ensure your child is sent down on Monday, Oct. 25th.

Wednesday: Return your library books

Friday: Homework is due

          Spelling test

Our school Halloween celebration is on Friday, Oct. 29th. You are more than welcome to pack a special Halloween snack for your own child, but none for the other students, please.

Your child can also wear their Halloween costume if they so choose. Remember, there is nowhere for your child to change at the school, so please wear your costume to school. No weapons or gore please.

October 12th-15th

In Math, we created a patterned turkey. We read, Turkey Trouble, and wrote about a disguise that the turkey could use in order to avoid being part of Thanksgiving dinner. We also learned a new math term: subitizing. This is where you count objects quickly "at a glance." You can ask your child about it or watch the Jack Hartman video together. 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, 18^th: No School

Tuesday, 19^th: Running Program

Wednesday, 20^th: Running Program 

                  Library Book Exchange

(Please return your book in order to get a new one)

Book orders are due Oct. 20^th. 

Our class code is RC184098.

Friday 22^nd: Spelling test and return your homework

Please clean out your child's homework folder and keep all spelling test and previous work at home. You only need to send in the blue notebook and this week's homework pages if any. 

October 4th-7th

I hope that you get to spend some quality time together this long weekend. I always take this time of year to think of all the things that I am thankful for, especially with the past months and our “Covid-19” situation. I am so grateful for my wonderful students and for the support that you give your child in his/her learning and growing. Thanks for supplying your child with masks and sending them to school dressed for the weather.

 

Please read the homework document carefully this week as some things have changed/are changing. Additionally, I have noticed that some of my students are turning in incomplete homework. A lot of students were missing the pattern work in their notebooks this past week. Please check that all tasks are done before sending them in for me to check. I check homework for completion every week and if I notice that something is missing, I will write you a note. Thank you for working so hard with your children at home! It is so appreciated.

The past several weeks, we did some formal assessments in all subject areas. If there are any areas of concerns, I will contact you over the next week. If you do not hear from me, your child is doing well with tasks completed so far this year. I will be sending home some sight word list over the next week or so for you to practice with your child.

We have started Guided Reading Groups. My students are currently working on the strategies "Eagle Eye" (look at the picture and think, "What is in the picture that begins with the first letter") and "Lips the Fish" (say the beginning sound) to help decode words. 

We learned about subitizing this past week and got the chance to practice subitizing numbers on a dice. We will continue with dot cards, ten frames, and larger numbers. We have continued with representing numbers in many ways and will start word problems in the upcoming week.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, 11^th: NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving

Wednesday, 13^th: Library book exchange

Please return your child's library book EVERY Wednesday, so that it can be switched. 

Friday, 15^th: Spelling Test and homework is due

Monday, Oct. 18^th: (system PD day): NO SCHOOL

Book Orders are due on October 20th. 

Here is our class code if you wish to order.  

RC184098 

Thank you

September 27th - October 1st

Wow, it’s hard to believe that it is October already and we are starting the second month of the school year! It has been another busy week in room 11.

Students heard many stories about First Nations and Residential Schools this week. Many students dressed in orange and pledged to learn more about the past of Indigenous people. We practiced our character trait of empathy to try and think about what the children went through to be plucked from their families and placed in communities away from home. They could not practice their culture or speak their own language. If they did they were punished in many ways. We decided that it is very important for everyone to have the freedom to speak their own language and to practice their special celebrations and cultural events.

The students enjoyed going outside to sketch a fall tree in our new visual journals. We are learning about Seasonal Changes in Science and sketching skills in Art.

In Social Studies we used symbols to tell others about ourselves with a T-Shirt Glyph. Students told us their age, favourite colour, season and the number of people in their families. This is sort of like a map. This week, we will find someone who has some things that are the same and different from us.

 

Upcoming Events

Monday, 4th: Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday, 6th: Our first library book exchange

Thursday, 7th: spelling test and homework is due

Friday, 8th: No school, as it is a PD day for teachers

Monday, 11th: No school, as it is Thanksgiving Day