Have a wonderful and safe evening tonight! See you on Monday, November 4th.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Food Bank - Goal Met!
Students were excited to learn that we had met our goal of 100 items for the Food Bank! Thank you to everyone who sent items in! We have one more day if you'd still like to contribute!
We used these items during a math lesson today. Students worked in teams to sort their items and then graphed their results. Items were sorted by packaging (cans, jars, boxes, plastic etc). Cans was the winner!
We used these items during a math lesson today. Students worked in teams to sort their items and then graphed their results. Items were sorted by packaging (cans, jars, boxes, plastic etc). Cans was the winner!
Monday, October 28, 2019
October 28th.......almost Halloween!
Excitement is in the air as Halloween quickly approaches! It was tricky to contain our excitement as we were stuck inside with the cold weather today. Hopefully tomorrow warms up enough to enjoy some fresh air. Please ensure that students come dressed to play!
A reminder to pay for the Leighton Art Center field trip as soon as possible. The fee of $13.00 can be paid through your MyCBE account. We are still looking for one volunteer if you happen to be available!
New words to practice this week are: use, jump, farm, because, are
We are 16 items short from our Food Bank goal of 100 items! 3 more days to collect items......let's do it Room 135!
A reminder to pay for the Leighton Art Center field trip as soon as possible. The fee of $13.00 can be paid through your MyCBE account. We are still looking for one volunteer if you happen to be available!
New words to practice this week are: use, jump, farm, because, are
We are 16 items short from our Food Bank goal of 100 items! 3 more days to collect items......let's do it Room 135!
Friday, October 25, 2019
October 25
The week we practiced using our senses to describe a season. First we recorded our ideas on a graphic organizer, and then we combined them into a paragraph. We also tried to add adjectives to our sentences to make them more interesting. Our goal was to have the reader figure out the season using the descriptive writing! Students were very proud of their writing!
In math we looked a little more closely at place value. We practiced making 2 digit numbers using base 10 blocks (tens and ones), and practiced ordering numbers from smallest to biggest and vice versa. Your child learned a simple war game which can be practiced at home. (The person with the biggest two digit number gets the cards).
We had an opportunity to share our water drop stories with our Grade 1 buddies! They are in backpacks to be shared at home.
Food Bank update: Our classroom goal is 100 items. We are currently at 81 items. We have 4 more days to reach our goal! Please help!!
In math we looked a little more closely at place value. We practiced making 2 digit numbers using base 10 blocks (tens and ones), and practiced ordering numbers from smallest to biggest and vice versa. Your child learned a simple war game which can be practiced at home. (The person with the biggest two digit number gets the cards).
We had an opportunity to share our water drop stories with our Grade 1 buddies! They are in backpacks to be shared at home.
Food Bank update: Our classroom goal is 100 items. We are currently at 81 items. We have 4 more days to reach our goal! Please help!!
Monday, October 21, 2019
October 21
Reminders:
On Friday, students brought home a notice about the Leighton Art Center. This is an in-school art session and we will need 4 or 5 volunteers to help us. (8:30 - 11:30 a.m.). Fees will be posted in Powerschool in the next day or so. Please let me know if you are available to help us.
Picture retakes are on Thursday, October 24th. Please send back the original form with your child so that we know retakes are required.
New words to practice this week are: laugh, could, was, very, I'm
We had our very first baby visit today with Mommy Stephanie and Baby Peyton. She is just 3 months old! Ask your child what Baby Peyton can do already.
On Friday, students brought home a notice about the Leighton Art Center. This is an in-school art session and we will need 4 or 5 volunteers to help us. (8:30 - 11:30 a.m.). Fees will be posted in Powerschool in the next day or so. Please let me know if you are available to help us.
Picture retakes are on Thursday, October 24th. Please send back the original form with your child so that we know retakes are required.
New words to practice this week are: laugh, could, was, very, I'm
We had our very first baby visit today with Mommy Stephanie and Baby Peyton. She is just 3 months old! Ask your child what Baby Peyton can do already.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
October 16
We began writing our own stories today about a raindrop (or snowflake) and it's journey through the Water Cycle. Today the cloud burst, and the drop fell to the ground in the form of rain, hail or snow. Tomorrow we will continue writing about the "collection" stage of the cycle.
We reviewed 5 new high frequency words: know, new, play right, and were. We are practicing these and others during our daily Word Work Centers. We also talked about using the suffix -ed when writing the past tense of a word (played).
In math, we reviewed Even and Odd numbers. Today we defined them and sorted some even and odd numbers. Ask your child to tell you what makes a number even or odd.
In Social Studies we have been learning about the Prairies. Today we learned about the extreme weather that can happen on the Prairies.
To date we have 67 items for the Food Bank. Our goal is 100 items by October 31! Keep sending them in!
We reviewed 5 new high frequency words: know, new, play right, and were. We are practicing these and others during our daily Word Work Centers. We also talked about using the suffix -ed when writing the past tense of a word (played).
In math, we reviewed Even and Odd numbers. Today we defined them and sorted some even and odd numbers. Ask your child to tell you what makes a number even or odd.
In Social Studies we have been learning about the Prairies. Today we learned about the extreme weather that can happen on the Prairies.
To date we have 67 items for the Food Bank. Our goal is 100 items by October 31! Keep sending them in!
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Stone Soup!
Thank you to everyone who brought in vegetables to share! Our soup was delicious! Everyone took a taste, even if they didn't like a certain vegetable. Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Stone Soup
Today we read a very old story called, "Stone Soup". It's a wonderful story, all about sharing and showing kindness to others. Ask your child to tell you what happened in the story.On Thursday, we will make our very own Stone Soup in class. Each child is asked to bring in a small serving of washed and chopped vegetables to add to our soup. Veggies might include; carrots, celery, potatoes, cabbage, etc. Please send the veggies in a small container which can be used for soup when we are ready to eat. The vegetables will be added to a vegetable broth. Thanks for helping us show kindness to our classmates!
Monday, October 7, 2019
October 7, 2019
We have added 20 words to our classroom word wall. These words make reading and writing easier for us. Today students participated in new word work centers and practiced the words of the week.
Here is a list of the 20 words:
Here is a list of the 20 words:
- with
- day
- am
- can
- went
- good
- come
- she
- he
- of
- friend
- going
- kind
- snow
- they
- said
- cat
- little
- big
- make
During Science, we started talking about the Water Cycle! It's one of nature's patterns! Ask your child what he or she remembers about it.
**Keep the Food Bank items coming in! We are up to 30 items, 70 away from our goal.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
October 3
This week we finished reading "My Father's Dragon" by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It is such an entertaining story with lots of twists. We have been working hard to re-tell the story using words and on paper. We are looking forward to reading part 2, "Elmer and the Dragon".
In math we looked at simple number patterns. Patterns that grow by 1, 2, or 5. Skip counting by 2's and 5's to 100 is a skill that should be practiced at home. It's seems a little tricky for some of us.
We set a classroom goal of 100 Food Bank items for We Scare Hunger. So far we have collected 10. Keep on sending them in!
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