Last week of November

Monday: Star Student: Lucas B.

Tuesday: Spelling Test

Wednesday: Chapel, Pizza Orders Due, New spelling words go home

Thursday:

Friday:

Volunteers:  During the month of December I would love to have parent volunteers come in periodically to read Christmas books to the class.  Part of the social studies curriculum is learning about traditions, and cultural stories.  If you have a Christmas book/story that is part of your family tradition I would love it if you could come and share it with our class.  The best times to come read to the class are at 11:00 or 1:00.  Please let me know if you would be interested.

Curriculum overview:

English Language Arts: We have been really working at Story Mapping books that we have read.  We are now focusing on applying those skills to our own writing.  This week students are starting a new piece of writing that has a Christmas theme.

Math: Grade 1s have been working hard at understanding how to represent numbers 11-20.  We are working on showing those numbers in various groupings.

Math: Grade 2s have been working at estimation and counting.  They have learned and practiced how to make a good estimate and then count the group of objects using 2s, 5s, or 10s.

Science: We just began a new unit: The Five Senses.  So far we have just done an intensive look at our sense of sight.

Religion: We will begin discussing the Advent season this week.

French: We are working on our numbers up to 12.

Student Led Conferences

Well this week is definitely a full week.  Five days of school, and Student-led Conferences.  If you haven't yet scheduled your conference please do so ASAP.  The sign up sheets are posted outside of the office.  We have been working hard to put together our portfolios.  I am quite surprised by the student reflection pages, many of these students are hard on themselves and expect a lot of themselves.  I can't wait to see them working towards their goals in this next term.

Please remember to sign the report card envelope and return it to school.

This week:

Monday: Star Student - Emma

Tuesday: Spelling Test

Wednesday: Chapel

Thursday:

Friday: Scholastic Book Order Due

See you soon!

SNOW!

Snow - Please make sure you are prepared to go outside for recess everyday.  It is a good idea to have extra gloves and socks in case they get wet.  Thank you.

Star Student - Heruy

Tuesday - Spelling Test

Wednesday - Chapel

Thursday - Report Cards go home

Friday - No School

Reading Raffle - at the end of November we will be holding a Reading Raffle in our classroom.  Students get a ticket each day that they do their home reading.

Student-Led Conferences - please sign up for a conference.  The sign up sheet is outside of the office.  The students are preparing to show you their portfolios.

Last week we spent time learning about Remembrance Day.  Did you see our poppies in the hallway?

November is Here

Lots of important things are coming up real fast.  Reports will be sent home next week.  The sign up sheets for Student Led Conferences have been posted outside the office.  Please sign up for slot with your child.  They are looking forward to showing you their portfolios.  If you are unable to attend during those times please let me know as soon as possible.


Monday - Star Student - Kalea

Tuesday - Spelling Test

Wednesday - Chapel at 9am

Thursday - Remembrance Day service at 11am

Friday - No School

Huge thank you to everyone who sent in food for our Halloween party.  The kids had a blast!  Check out the Wild Thing pumpkin we came up with...

 This week we used white glue to create texture on a pumpkin.  We then traced the glue with sharpie marker, coloured with oil pastels, and did a final wash with water colour.  You may have seen our pumpkins at the fall supper.