Recent Field Trips

First, I want to thank the parents and volunteers that drove, and joined us on our recent field trips. We had  not only a good time on each trip, but we also had some great learning opportunities.

At Oak Hammock we also lucked out with fabulous weather.  We spotted lots of living creatures including a vulture, pelicans, toads, gophers, and many other birds.

At the Museum the students were able to demonstrate their knowledge of Nunavut, and learn even more about life in the Arctic. Even the parents tried out the Inuit games. 

End of Year Clean up/Book Returns
Please double check your cars, home etc for books that belong to the school.  All  reading group books, story books and chapter books should be returned before the summer.
Students will begin taking things home this week.  Anything in the lockers can go home as well.  Please check the lost and found tables in the hallway when you have a chance.

Sports Day
The theme for Sports Day is Beach Party (there will be water games).  Please ensure that your child has sun protection (sunscreen, hat, sunglasses) for the day.  They will also require a change of clothes.  We will spend the morning doing Sports Day activities, and the afternoon watching a school wide movie.

End of Year Celebration
The students have many great ideas for wrapping up the school year.  Some of the ideas are: a show-and-tell party, a reading party, games party, food party.  We will make a plan this week and I will let you know what we decide.

This coming week:

*students do not need violins this week

Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Grade 8 Grad
Thursday:
Friday: Hot Lunch, Kindergarten Grad, Awards, Talent Show

Monday, June 29: Sports Day
Tuesday, June 30: Last Day Celebration & Report Cards go home

Upcoming Field Trips

What an exciting week! We had a beautiful night for Evening of the Arts. The Read-a-Thon and book fair were very successful. It sure is wonderful to be part of such a great community during events like these.

The students have been working on story writing with an app called Story Creator. Take a look.

Field trips

This week Thursday please remember to send booster seats for our trip. We will be learning more about the Inuit people and viewing some artifacts. 

Monday, June 15 we are gone all day. Please send booster seats, bag lunches, water bottles, clothing and shoes appropriate for the weather. 

If you volunteered to drive you will receive an email with details. 

This week:

Monday (today): field trip forms due, hot lunch orders due

Thursday: afternoon trip to the museum, bring booster seats

It's June

I hope that you had a fabulous weekend. The next four weeks are going to be full of excitement!  If your family is planning to be away and missing school during this month it would be appreciated if you gave me as much notice as possible. Thank you.

The students have been very engaged and interested in our unit study of Nunavut. Here is a video we created. It is a silent art gallery returning work in the style of Ted Harrison. 

To wrap up our unit we are going to the museum to see actual artifacts and learn about Inuit life. This trip is in the afternoon on Thursday, June 11. I look forward to having some of you join us.

We have a second field trip planned for June 15.  This will be an all day trip to Oak Hammock Marsh to take in a variety of animal workshops.  A permission form will go home Tuesday this week.

As we are nearing the end of the year it is a good time to have your child check at home for books and materials that need to be returned to the classroom. I have loaned out many books from my personal collection and would like to have them in the classroom for upcoming years. 

This week Wednesday is Evening of the Arts. Students are asked to be at school by 6:00 pm. Grade 2s will meet in our classroom with their violins. Grade 3s will meet in Ms. Whitney's classroom with their violins. Students will sit with their class for the entire performance. Please remember your chairs and blankets. The Scholastic book fair will be open before and after the performance. The Read-a-Thon winners will be posted that night as well. 

Boston Pizza/Booster Juice orders due Monday, June 8.
Field Trip - June 11 afternoon
Field Trip - June 15 all day

No School on Friday, June 19. 

Have a Great Week!

Last Week of May

This past week the Grade 2 students each completed a mini graphing project. They chose a topic, created a question with appropriate options and then collected data. They created a graph with a title, labels and the data. Take a closer look. 

Our study of Nunavut is going very well. We are working on putting all of the new vocabulary we have learned into a word bank book. Some students have even taken the challenge to put the words into alphabetical order. When unsure of a word we used the iPads to look them up. 

This week:

Friday: read-a-thon packages are due

Parent Appreciation

I hope that this blog post finds you well rested after a fabulous long weekend. 

This week will be an exciting week! On Wednesday we are celebrating Parent Appreciation at our school. The students, and teachers, have all prepared various treats and surprises for you to enjoy. If you are able to attend chapel on Wednesday we have a special presentation prepared for you. If not, we will post the video on the blog for you to enjoy. 

Watch for our Nunavut art going up in the hallway this week. We have learned so much about life in the north of Canada. 

This week Grade 2s will finish their graphing projects. They have worked hard to create questions, collect data and present their findings. 

The Grade 3s are beginning a short unit on Geometry. They are bringing home their fraction tests today for their parents to see. 

There will be a spelling test this week, even though it is a short week. Everyone received their new word sort on Thursday. 

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a fantastic week!

Reminders

Wednesday: Parent Appreciation

Friday's: Pizza Lunch

Ongoing: Read-a-Thon fundraising (due May 29)

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope that everyone had some time to celebrate Mother's Day. The students all had stories to share about their celebrations today. They spent the morning writing about their weekends on their blog pages.

We had loads of fun making our gifts last week too!

Last week we also completed our paper art flowers. First we painted paper bags. Then we cut the brown paper bags into spirals. We carefully put the spirals together to form a flower. We used bright colours to create a 3D piece of art. What do you think?

Grade 3s have been working hard at learning Fractions in math class. Here are some Fraction Flowers. Can you tell which one is two elevenths pink?

This week we will launch the annual Read-A-Thon in chapel on Wednesday. Watch for the fundraising information and envelope to come home that day. There are some beautiful prize baskets in the school already. 

This week:

Monday: book order due

Wednesday: Read-A-Thon kick-off

Thursday: Boston pizza order due

Friday: no school

Monday: no school

Almost May!

We have made it to the end of April, and have learned so much. Although the end of the school year is quickly approaching we do still have a lot more learning to do. 

We have just begun a study of Nunavut. This will be our focus in Social Studies over the next little while. 

The grade 3s took home their math Measurement Test today. Please sign it and return it to school. They are now working on a Fractions unit. 

Grade 2s have just begun a math unit on Data Analysis. They will be collecting data, creating graphs, and analyzing the data. 

I wonder what these painted pages will become? This is step one of a 3D art project we are currently working on. 

Reminders:

Wednesday, April 29 - hot lunch orders due

Thursday, April 30 - Jump Rope for Heart envelopes due

Have a great week!

New Units

This week marks the beginning of a couple of new units in our classroom. We completed our study of Solids, Liquids and Gases with a root beer float party on Friday. Luckily, it was a very warm day and we were able to head outside.

We are now going to shift our focus to a social studies unit about Communities in Canada. We will spend time looking at communities of the past, and the present. 

Grade 3s are ready to write their final test for the math Measurement unit. Their next unit of study will be fractions. 

Grade 2s are still working hard on 2D shapes and 3D objects. 

Have a fabulous week!

Mixing Things

This past week and this coming week we are doing a mini unit about States of Matter in Science class. This is where the pudding and jello snacks that you may have heard about fit in. We have done experiments about mixing things, and things that float. So far we have had a lot of fun learning through discovery. I wonder what else this week will hold?

This is the Ooblek that we made after reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. 

Here we mixed a solid and a liquid and it became pudding. 

Here we mixed a solid and a liquid, again but got jello. 

Finally, a couple of items that took the sink or float test. 

Grade 3s are working on finishing up a math unit about Measurement. This past week they have practised measuring the perimeter of various things. Next we will work on mass. 

Grade 2s are working on 2D and 3D shapes and objects. Here is one of our creations. 

Have a great week!