Stuck in a Snow Globe

 This past week we worked on an integrated project.  This project was a combination of Technology (pictures), ELA (paragraph writing), and Art.  Although we had loads of fun putting it together, we actually learned how to write a good paragraph. 

We used a collection of graphic organizers to plan out our ideas and write a rough copy.

 We used very special painting tools (Q-tips) to create the right look for the snow.

The result: our snowglobes, and a model for writing good paragraphs.  We applied this model to our journal writing this morning.

 Grade 2 French - we made presents with our favourite animal inside.  They are on the wall outside our classroom if you'd like to check them out.

 Math Games: Grade 2s are working on missing part equations (i.e. 12 - ? = 7)  Grade 3s are working on mental math strategies (i.e. using double, making ten).

Reminders:
Wednesday - pizza lunch
Friday - Grade 3 violin performance during the day

Conferences

We have been working hard to get our portfolios ready for you to see this week.  The students are very excited to show you their work, and their classroom. 

Today we enjoyed a beautiful snowy fall day.  Next week we will show you the writing project that we incorporated into the snowy day.

Just a few reminders this week:

Conferences: Tuesday/Wednesday
Friday: Book Orders and Pizza Orders are Due

Live Music Night Tickets for November 29 are available at the office

Four Day Week

Last week we held a Remembrance Day Service at school.  Here is a video of our class presentation:

We are nearing the end of our unit on Soils and Plants.  The students were asked to create a poster to promote looking after plants in our world.  The students informed me that they wanted to create posters to protect the grass on the school playgrounds because they have noticed a lot of litter outside.  This turned into a bit of a project including a school yard clean up.  Here we are with the garbage that we collected.

To conclude the soil portion of the unit we are starting a compost project in our classroom.  We have started a brand new bin with fresh worms.  They are just starting to digest the scraps and newspaper that we have given them.

 We took a close look at these critters so we knew exactly what we were dealing with.

Reminders:
Next week conferences are on Tuesday and Wednesday.  If you have not returned the sign up sheet to the office please do so. 

Remembrance Week

Last week we celebrated Pumpkin Day.  Our devotion on Thursday morning was the pumpkin prayer.

Grade 3s are just wrapping up a unit on numbers to 1000.  Here is how we counted out 1000 candy bones this week!  It didn't take nearly as long as we thought.  The pile of bones was also much smaller than we had anticipated.

Grade 2s are just finishing a unit on numbers to 100.  Here's what we worked on this week:

We have also been working hard on our Plants and Soil Science unit.  The students were asked to come up with a poster idea to promote the conservation of plants.  Together the class decided to initiate a project to reduce the amount of garbage on the BSLS playground.  Watch for posters going up real soon.

This week we will participate in numerous activities related to Remembrance Day.  On Thursday there will be a Remembrance Day service at 10:30.  Parents and guests and welcome to attend. 

Reminders:
Thursday - Due date for returning the Student Led Conference Appointment form
Friday - No School
Monday Nov. 11 - No School