Wednesday, Nov.5

Highlights:

• We started working on our Pattern City project. Ask me what my theme is.
• We read a book called 'What Does Peace Feel Like' and we wrote a sentence for each of the 5 senses that peace reminds me of.
• We watched A Poppy To Remember. We learned that 5 million poppies are handed out.
• We did a guided drawing of poppies.

 

Thursday, Oct.30

Highlights:

• We used our 4 square planner to write the story about Spookly the Square Pumpkin
• We made monster chalk drawings for art
• We practiced increasing patterns
• We did literacy centres

Reminders:

• Tomorrow we will celebrate Halloween so you can wear a costume or ornage and black if you like.

                                                           

 

Wednesday, Oct.29

Highlights:

• It was so good to see everyone back at school again!
• Today we talked about things we do to make us calm
• We went to the library
• We learned what directions are north, south, west, east and played a game to practice

 

Friday, October 3

Highlights:

• Today we did a scavenger hunt outside to look for signs of fall. 
• We wrote about Winter Counts
• We painted watercolour leaves in fall colours.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Reminders:

• We read the story, Alan's Big, Scary Teeth and answered questions about it.  Ask what Alan's secret was!
• We talked about the 4 elements of the earth: land, air, water and plants, animals and humans
• We practiced adding 10 to different numbers. When we use the 100 chart, the answer is always below the number we are adding to. For example, 46 +10 = 56

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is picture day! Bring your smile

 

Friday, Sept. 26

Highlights:

• We tied an orange ribbon onto the fence outside our school to think of the kids that went to residential schools
• We also did a buffalo walk with our Grade 5 buddies 
• We did an Indigenous Winter Count. We used symbols to show all the things we've learned in September
• We watched the Breeding Moon video

Reminders:

• There is no school on Monday or Tuesday.  See you on Wednesday!

 

Thursday, Sept. 25

Highlights:

• We used the 100 chart to see increasing patterns
• We played Boom City in gym
• We did a guided drawing of a backpack
• We practiced literacy centres
• We looked at all the Grade 2 documentation boards
• We wrote about how kids should feel safe at school
• We read the story called, The Orange Shirt Day story about Phyllis Webster
• We read a story about Sharing Circles and we did a sharing circle in our class

Reminders:

Tonight is an open house from 5:00-7:00. Please come visit us with your family!