Indoor Shoes
Due to the wet and snowy weather, I ask that students wear the appropriate footwear to school (winter boots). Please ensure that your child has indoor shoes (sneakers, slip-ons, even slippers) for the classroom so that we can keep our space clean and dry during the day. Thank you.
Wednesday December 14th: Division 5 will be watching the grade 7 students perform “Twelfth Night”.
Thursday December 15th: Christmas Ornament making with Dita, Jacey’s mom. Ms. I will be joining us this morning to make ornaments from pine cones and walnuts. Thank you Rebecca, Corine and Ms. I for volunteering to help out!
- feathers
- buttons
- felt
- coloured pipe cleaners
- yarn
On Thursday afternoon from 1:30pm–2:30pm there will a celebration assembly for Ms. Marlow on her retirement.
Friday December 16th: Pyjama Day and last day of classes before the holidays!
Work Charts
Grade 1: december12-16_grade1workchart
Grade 2: december12-16_grade2workchart
Grade 3: december12-16_grade3workchart
Math
This week the students are working hard to finish up their polygon projects and their work with addition.
Grade 2 students working on their polygon projects.
The bead frame being used to practice dynamic addition.
Language
We only have 1 chapter to go in The Lemonade War and Catwings! This will be our last week of literature circles for both the grade 2s and 3s! Both groups have done an impressive job each week doing the assigned reading, their tasks and questions, and coming to the meetings prepared to discuss the chapter. I have been inspired by our work with Lit O’s! Thank you 2s and 3s!
Remember, we will meet for our last discussion on Friday!
Culture
The students have been working on their space logbooks and their planet designs. Hopefully by the end of this week all students will have created a model of their imagined planet.
Space logbook work.
A student creates her paper mache model of her planet, Plurp!
Planet design by a grade 1 student.
Planet design by a grade 1 student.
Model making!
Progress!
Planet design models hanging to dry.
All three grades worked hard this week to edit a piece of writing from our field trip to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. The students were required to write about the trip, edit their writing using the Criteria for Success, peer conference and write a final copy with a detailed illustration.
Working on the final copy.
A grade 1 student works on his final copy of his writing about our field trip.
A grade 1 student was very proud to finish his final copy of his writing on our trip to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.