Hello families and friends,
I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! It is supposed to be a cold week so please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and that all their gear is labelled with their name.
Earlier last week we had sent home a notice and posted in the blog that we would be needing fabric strips for an upcoming art project. We have been in communication with the artist that we will be working with and she has informed us that we only need white fabric strips of various textures. If you have any that you would be willing to donate please send it in with your child this week.
A reminder that there is no school tomorrow for the students. We will see you all Tuesday!
A note from the EcoTeam:
The EcoTeam will be collecting markers to contribute to the Crayola ColorCycle program. Students can bring markers into school, where they will be collected. In the Peace Wing, they can be collected in the Learning Commons. In the Hope and Harmony Wings, Mrs. Patton’s class will collect markers. Go through your markers at home, and see if you have any that are used up, for us to recycle. Collection will end on February 8.
Sunday 31 January 2016
Wednesday 27 January 2016
January 27, 2015
Hello families and friends,
This morning we continued working on our literacy and math problem solving skills. We have talked with the students about materials that are helpful for them to solve problems and how to work well as a group. Some of the problems have been very challenging for them! In the afternoon we went into our word work groups. Ask your child what they worked on. After that we went to gym, and then the students worked with Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Jones. We finished off our day working on our inquiry work around the Syrian refugees. Ask your child what their group is working on and what information they are putting together.
During the week of February 8, 9, & 10, our triad will have an Artist In Residence come visit us. Her name is Jen Stables (check out her website at jennydaledesigns.com). For part of our art project we are looking for fabric scraps of different colours and patterns. Scraps should be no smaller than 4 by 4 inches or so. If you have any at home that you can donate, or know of someone who can donate some, that would be very much appreciated.
Please bring in scraps by Friday, February 5th.
This morning we continued working on our literacy and math problem solving skills. We have talked with the students about materials that are helpful for them to solve problems and how to work well as a group. Some of the problems have been very challenging for them! In the afternoon we went into our word work groups. Ask your child what they worked on. After that we went to gym, and then the students worked with Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Jones. We finished off our day working on our inquiry work around the Syrian refugees. Ask your child what their group is working on and what information they are putting together.
During the week of February 8, 9, & 10, our triad will have an Artist In Residence come visit us. Her name is Jen Stables (check out her website at jennydaledesigns.com). For part of our art project we are looking for fabric scraps of different colours and patterns. Scraps should be no smaller than 4 by 4 inches or so. If you have any at home that you can donate, or know of someone who can donate some, that would be very much appreciated.
Please bring in scraps by Friday, February 5th.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Monday 25 January 2016
January 25, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we had a lot of new, exciting things to do. In math, we worked on some challenging new group problems. We worked in groups of 4, and had 4 clues that we needed to use together to find the answer to the problem. Ask your child what they worked on, and if they were able to solve any of the problems! Then in the afternoon, we began work on our magnet centres/experiments. We will be working on these over the next few weeks, exploring how magnets work. Ask your child what they learned today.
Our words of the week for this week are "can", "came", "for", and "this" for grade ones, and "don't", "won't", "you're", and "can't' for grade twos. Write a sentence that uses as many of our words of the week as you can in the comments below.
A reminder to make sure that your child's winter gear is all labeled with their names. This will help with finding missing things before they make their way to the lost and found.
Have a good evening!
Today we had a lot of new, exciting things to do. In math, we worked on some challenging new group problems. We worked in groups of 4, and had 4 clues that we needed to use together to find the answer to the problem. Ask your child what they worked on, and if they were able to solve any of the problems! Then in the afternoon, we began work on our magnet centres/experiments. We will be working on these over the next few weeks, exploring how magnets work. Ask your child what they learned today.
Our words of the week for this week are "can", "came", "for", and "this" for grade ones, and "don't", "won't", "you're", and "can't' for grade twos. Write a sentence that uses as many of our words of the week as you can in the comments below.
A reminder to make sure that your child's winter gear is all labeled with their names. This will help with finding missing things before they make their way to the lost and found.
Have a good evening!
Monday 18 January 2016
January 18, 2016
Hello families and friends,
This morning we continued working on our literacy skills during our Daily 5. In math we have been continuing to work on our number concept of double-digit numbers. Ask your child what they did today.
Our words of the week for this week are "once", "upon", "ever", and "after" for grade ones, and "please", "should", "would", and "could" for grade twos. Then in gym we finished our work on hockey; we will be starting on a new unit with Mr. McDougall tomorrow. After gym we got together in our goal setting groups to look at our goals and talk about some good strategies. We finished our day talking about "trusted adults". Ask your child who their trusted adults are.
Tomorrow is the last day for bringing in Fun Lunch orders. Fun Lunch is this Wednesday.
As the weather is continually changing, please ensure that your child's clothing and gear is labelled with their name. There are many days where it becomes warm enough as the day goes on that the students end up not taking all their things out with them, or take them off when they get out there, and it becomes very easy for things to be misplaced. Labelling their things will assist with finding their things once they make their way to the lost and found. Thank you for your help in this.
Have a good evening!
This morning we continued working on our literacy skills during our Daily 5. In math we have been continuing to work on our number concept of double-digit numbers. Ask your child what they did today.
Our words of the week for this week are "once", "upon", "ever", and "after" for grade ones, and "please", "should", "would", and "could" for grade twos. Then in gym we finished our work on hockey; we will be starting on a new unit with Mr. McDougall tomorrow. After gym we got together in our goal setting groups to look at our goals and talk about some good strategies. We finished our day talking about "trusted adults". Ask your child who their trusted adults are.
Tomorrow is the last day for bringing in Fun Lunch orders. Fun Lunch is this Wednesday.
As the weather is continually changing, please ensure that your child's clothing and gear is labelled with their name. There are many days where it becomes warm enough as the day goes on that the students end up not taking all their things out with them, or take them off when they get out there, and it becomes very easy for things to be misplaced. Labelling their things will assist with finding their things once they make their way to the lost and found. Thank you for your help in this.
Have a good evening!
Tuesday 12 January 2016
January 12, 2015
Hello families and friends,
We have been continuing to work on our literacy skills through Daily 5 in the mornings, working on reading, writing, and work on words. In math, we have been working on looking at double-digit numbers, representing them in different ways and building an understanding of place value. In gym we have been practicing our hockey skills; yesterday we worked on passing, and today we worked on stick handling.
Tying in with our look at resolutions last week, we have been starting some work on goal setting this week. The students picked if they would work on a reading, writing, or math goal. We broke into groups and talked about what makes a good goal and different strategies we can use to reach our goals. Ask your child what their goal is. This is something that we will continue to work on over the next few months, and we will look at revisiting our goals to check our progress and revise it if we need to. We also revisited the work that we had begun before the winter break, looking at things that we can do to help the Syrian refugees. Ask your child what their group is working on.
A reminder that Fun Lunch orders are available online for January and February.
Report cards go home this Friday.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
We have been continuing to work on our literacy skills through Daily 5 in the mornings, working on reading, writing, and work on words. In math, we have been working on looking at double-digit numbers, representing them in different ways and building an understanding of place value. In gym we have been practicing our hockey skills; yesterday we worked on passing, and today we worked on stick handling.
Tying in with our look at resolutions last week, we have been starting some work on goal setting this week. The students picked if they would work on a reading, writing, or math goal. We broke into groups and talked about what makes a good goal and different strategies we can use to reach our goals. Ask your child what their goal is. This is something that we will continue to work on over the next few months, and we will look at revisiting our goals to check our progress and revise it if we need to. We also revisited the work that we had begun before the winter break, looking at things that we can do to help the Syrian refugees. Ask your child what their group is working on.
A reminder that Fun Lunch orders are available online for January and February.
Report cards go home this Friday.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday 6 January 2016
January 6, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Welcome back! We have hit the ground running these last few days getting back into our regular routines. We are continuing to work on our literacy skills through Daily 5 work, and in math we have been looking at double-digit numbers. Our words of the week for this week are "away", "an", "ran", and "today" for grade ones, and "too", "but", "laugh", and "out" for grade twos.
In the spirit of the new year, we have talked about resolutions. We wrote down some resolutions that we have for this year, and we put this work into IRIS. Have your child show you their work by going here. This work will help us going forward when we start working on our goal setting. This afternoon we were also visited by Ms. Jones and Ms. Wright. Ask your child what they worked on with them. We finished our day today by working on some problem solving skills.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Welcome back! We have hit the ground running these last few days getting back into our regular routines. We are continuing to work on our literacy skills through Daily 5 work, and in math we have been looking at double-digit numbers. Our words of the week for this week are "away", "an", "ran", and "today" for grade ones, and "too", "but", "laugh", and "out" for grade twos.
In the spirit of the new year, we have talked about resolutions. We wrote down some resolutions that we have for this year, and we put this work into IRIS. Have your child show you their work by going here. This work will help us going forward when we start working on our goal setting. This afternoon we were also visited by Ms. Jones and Ms. Wright. Ask your child what they worked on with them. We finished our day today by working on some problem solving skills.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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