We had a very eventful week with our wrap up for Carnaval. Sadly, we were not able to get outside as much as we would have liked, but we did make it out for just a few minutes every day. Thank you so much for making sure that your children were dressed and ready to participate.
We learned about the traditional voyageur sashes called the Ceinture Flechee.
The traditional one from Quebec dates back more than 300 years and is red with
colourful weavings. There is also an Alberta sash that is blue with red and white
woven in. Students created their own patterned paper sash.
Of course, students were very excited about the building with ice blocks.
Thank you so much for all your work creating blocks of ice and making sure
that they made it to the school so that we could build with them. We made the
base and Ms. Hamm's class added onto it to make a great structure.
kids sitting in front, some sitting behind, and some standing back.
We will go out next week and add some more snow and water so that our
structure is more sturdy.
Because it has been so cold, we decided that we should do some
procedural writing about "How to Get Ready to Go Outside in Winter.
First we acted it out, then we drew our pictures, and then we did our
step by step writing.
For our Valentine's activity, we read stories about kindness and friendship.
Students chose a special word to be the frame around their heart and then
created a picture demonstrating the word. We are learning how to use speech
bubbles to help communicate our ideas. We did not quite finish this, so we
will be working on it next week.
We have been counting the days of school as a way to explore the numbers
from one to one hundred. Next Friday, February 19th will be our 100th Day of School.
As part of our celebration for the 100th day of school, we would like each student to
bring a collection of small items. We are asking for them to create a collection of 50 to 90 objects.
They can record the size of their collection in their show and share journal.
It will need to be at school no later than Tuesday, February 16th so that we can
quarantine the items prior to our 100th day activities. On the 100th day of school
(Friday February 19), they will trade their collection with someone else in class.
The challenge will be to accurately count the collection and then figure out how
many more they would need to get to 100. Here are some ideas of small things
your child could use to create their collection.
(Please do not use edibles as someone might be tempted to change
the number of objects in the collection;-)
-lego pieces
-paper clips
-coins
-buttons
-small toys
-cards
-markers or pencils
Please ensure that the collection is in a Ziploc bag labelled with your child’s name.
In addition to our counting collection challenge, we are encouraging
students to participate in some Math challenges at home and bring one
into class to share. Please look at the bingo card below and choose which
activities you would like to try with your child.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful long weekend and a very Happy Family Day!
Upcoming
February 11-15 - No School for Students (Teacher's Convention and Family Day)
Tuesday February 16 - Home Reading Exchange - 100th Day Collections due
Thursday February 18 - Home Reading Exchange
Friday February 19 - 100th Day of School - Bring projects to share - Library Exchange
