Friday, March 15, 2024

This Week in Room 21...

 Here's a sneak peek at our week....

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In writing, we are nearly done the good copies of our fractured/twisted fairy tales.  The students are excited to share these with you at Parent-Teacher Conferences next week.


(pic to come)



In reading, the Gr. 1's learned about the y (/long i/)vowel sound and the Gr. 2's learned about the /ow/ and /oe/ sounds. Students made words using these letters using our moveable alphabet. 



In math, we played some math games, finished up some math centres and completed our unit on subtraction strategies. Then we began working a new unit working on problem solving strategies. 


  



In science, we have been learning about light and its characteristics. Students played a game in which they had to describe an object or concept related to light and have others guess what it was. They loved this activity and had fun doing it in partners and with the whole class.  Students engaged in a number of experiments that 













      




In gym, we continued to develop our skills using skipping ropes. The students practiced using a hula hoop to skip and a long rope. The worked through different stations to build their skills. 







On Friday, we got together with our Buddies in Gr. 5 to complete a St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt. The students have been learning about the different coins and what they are worth. Each morning we practice during our calendar time names the coins, counting them and using them to add and subtract. We also use them to practice skip counting by 5s and 10s. The students went around the school and found little "pots of gold" hidden in different places. With the help of their buddies, they counted the coins and recorded the amount on their sheets. 












    




Important Information & Reminders:

  • Library Day is on Wednesday. If your child misses a Library Day we will try to send them on a different day, however, it will not always be possible to do so. Most times they can simply wait for the following Library Day.
  • Google Classroom - Our Google Classroom is up and running. Students can log in at school and at home and click on the various links to practice typing, math skills, reading and even do an art activity (Art Hub) or some exercise (Cosmic Yoga). Your child can go to: classroom.google.com, click on the waffle (nine dots in upper righthand corner of screen), select the Google Classroom icon and log in from there. They have already logged in at school so they will just need to put in their student email address (available in PowerSchool/My CBE Account) and their password (eg. 12345678). It's that simple. If you require assistance logging in the first time, please let me know. 
  • RAZ-Kids - students brought home a sheet with information explaining how to access their online RAZ-Kids account. This is a levelled reading program that students can use to practice reading at home with their parents. Once logged in students can listen to the story, practice reading the story (with adult support if needed) and then take a short quiz to assess their comprehension of what they have read. This is a wonderful compliment to our Home Reading program. If you did not receive your child's login information please email me. Thanks and happy reading! 
  • Healthy Hunger is up and running. Below are the upcoming fun lunch dates. To order please go to the Healthy Hunger website. 



Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Mar 16 - Use the MyCBE Account to book conferences

Mar. 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 25-April 1 - Spring Break

April 2 - Classes Resume

April 15 - Gymnastics starts

April 18 - Class photos

April 19 - PD Day

April 24 - Gr. 1 Immunizations










Friday, March 8, 2024

This Week in Room 21...

Hello Everyone! I hope you had a lovely week. We are all enjoying the warmer weather! Here's a peek at our week!

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In writing, students have finished writing the plan for their story. Next week they will work on writing their good copies and creating illustrations to go with them. 








We have been learning about a new author this week, Bill Peet. Bill Peet is known for his funny and inventive characters. He also worked closely with Walt Disney on stories and animation. In reading, we have continued to look at long vowels and making words using the different long vowel combinations. Students worked on word ladders using picture clues to figure out each new word and then decide if a letter was changing or being added to create the new word. Students also discuss the meaning of each word and use them in a sentence to help build vocabulary.












In science, students worked on creating a musical instrument using what they have learned about the science of sound. They chose to make either a guitar, drum, pan flute or xylophone. After they finished creating it, they wrote about how is produces sound, pitch, volume and duration.





















In math, students began some math centres to further solidify their skill using various subtraction strategies. 























Important Information & Reminders:

  • Library Day is on Wednesday. If your child misses a Library Day we will try to send them on a different day, however, it will not always be possible to do so. Most times they can simply wait for the following Library Day.
  • Google Classroom - Our Google Classroom is up and running. Students can log in at school and at home and click on the various links to practice typing, math skills, reading and even do an art activity (Art Hub) or some exercise (Cosmic Yoga). Your child can go to: classroom.google.com, click on the waffle (nine dots in upper righthand corner of screen), select the Google Classroom icon and log in from there. They have already logged in at school so they will just need to put in their student email address (available in PowerSchool/My CBE Account) and their password (eg. 12345678). It's that simple. If you require assistance logging in the first time, please let me know. 
  • RAZ-Kids - students brought home a sheet with information explaining how to access their online RAZ-Kids account. This is a levelled reading program that students can use to practice reading at home with their parents. Once logged in students can listen to the story, practice reading the story (with adult support if needed) and then take a short quiz to assess their comprehension of what they have read. This is a wonderful compliment to our Home Reading program. If you did not receive your child's login information please email me. Thanks and happy reading! 
  • Healthy Hunger is up and running. Below are the upcoming fun lunch dates. To order please go to the Healthy Hunger website. 



Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Mar. 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 25-April 1 - Spring Break

April 2 - Classes Resume

April 15 - Gymnastics starts

April 18 - Class photos

April 19 - PD Day

April 24 - Gr. 1 Immunizations



Saturday, March 2, 2024

This Week in Room 21...

Happy Friday! It was an exciting and successful week of swimming in Room 21! The kids had a great time participating in their swim lessons and developed their skill and confidence as swimmers : )  I want to thank all the parent volunteers as well for their help and support getting kids in and out of the pool and onto the bus on time without losing any belongings! No easy feat so thank you!

As you all know, I was away for most of the week sick, but was lucky to get to see the kids swim one day. As such, I do not have many pictures to show of the kids learning so it will be mostly text this time around. 

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In math, students in Gr. 2 worked on learning the traditional method for sovlving two-digit subtraction problems with and without regrouping. Students in Gr. 1 applied their skills in solving subtraction problems (using numbers to 20) to a variety of math challenges. They also completed the February calendar and answered questions about it.





On Wednesday, students learned about Pink Shirt Day and how to stand up to bullying. They also learned what bullying is and what it is not and watched a video explaining how Pink Shirt Day began. They completed a variety of activities to help them demonstrate their learning. 













In Science, students continued to learn about sound and how it behaves. We learned what an echo is and why it happens (sounds bounce off of hard surfaces, but are absorbed by soft surfaces). Students also experimented with different materials to see which ones absorb sounds and which ones don't. 





Here are some pics of our time swimming. Enjoy : ) 











Important Information & Reminders:

  • Library Day is on Wednesday. If your child misses a Library Day we will try to send them on a different day, however, it will not always be possible to do so. Most times they can simply wait for the following Library Day.
  • Google Classroom - Our Google Classroom is up and running. Students can log in at school and at home and click on the various links to practice typing, math skills, reading and even do an art activity (Art Hub) or some exercise (Cosmic Yoga). Your child can go to: classroom.google.com, click on the waffle (nine dots in upper righthand corner of screen), select the Google Classroom icon and log in from there. They have already logged in at school so they will just need to put in their student email address (available in PowerSchool/My CBE Account) and their password (eg. 12345678). It's that simple. If you require assistance logging in the first time, please let me know. 
  • RAZ-Kids - students brought home a sheet with information explaining how to access their online RAZ-Kids account. This is a levelled reading program that students can use to practice reading at home with their parents. Once logged in students can listen to the story, practice reading the story (with adult support if needed) and then take a short quiz to assess their comprehension of what they have read. This is a wonderful compliment to our Home Reading program. If you did not receive your child's login information please email me. Thanks and happy reading! 
  • Healthy Hunger is up and running. Below are the upcoming fun lunch dates. To order please go to the Healthy Hunger website. 



Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Mar. 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 25-April 1 - Spring Break

April 2 - Classes Resume

April 15 - Gymnastics starts

April 18 - Class photos

April 19 - PD Day

April 26 - Gr. 1 Immunizations

Friday, February 23, 2024

This Week in Room 21...

 Here's a peek at our week....

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This week in languge arts we have been focusing on learning our long vowel sounds and looking for the clues in words that tell us if a the vowels make the long or short sound. We watched on video on "Magic E" (a.k.a. silent e, King E, bossy E etc.). The students learned that when /e/ comes at the end of a word it makes the vowel say it's name (eg. same, lake, note etc.).  In Gr. 2, the students have been focusing on the vowel teams (ai, ea, ee, oa, ue etc.) and learning to decode those sounds.






In writing, we began creating the plan for our fractured/twisted fairy tales. The students picked a fairy tale we had already read and changed the character, the setting and maybe the problem a little bit. For example, in the story "The Little Red Hen" no one will help the hen to make bread, but in the fractured fairy tale the character might make cake or build a house. The problem, however, is still that no one will help. We will continue working on our plans next week.







In math, we continued to practice using various strategies to help when solving subtraction problems. The students in Gr. 2 began learning how to use tens and ones to subtract two-digit numbers. We also started a new math routine called Math MashUps. The students are given a puzzle with some numbers and some pictures. They have to figure out what number each picture represents and use that to solve for the total value of the puzzle. These puzzles give students practice in applying their addition and subtraction skills and also teach logical reasoning.




In social studies, we learned about what daily life was like in Early Calgary. The students watched a powerpoint that examined the roles of men, women and children living at that time. They have begun to create a brochure showing the different jobs each was responsible for.







In science, we have continued to learn about sound. This week students learned about the characteristics of sound such as pitch (high/low), volume (loud/soft) and duration (long/short). They listened to some animal sounds and orally described their pitch, volume and duration. Then they completed a sheet describing different sounds.








In gym we have been learning to play badminton. The students have learned how to hold a badminton racquet properly and have been practicing hitting the shuttle.














Thursday was the 100th Day of School! We celebrated on Friday with a fun math Scavenger Hunt in the library, listening to a story about the 100th Day and doing 100 exercises! The students were also supposed to make a crown, but we ran out of time. Hopefully they can make it next week. 

















Important Information & Reminders:

  • Library Day is on Wednesday. If your child misses a Library Day we will try to send them on a different day, however, it will not always be possible to do so. Most times they can simply wait for the following Library Day.
  • Google Classroom - Our Google Classroom is up and running. Students can log in at school and at home and click on the various links to practice typing, math skills, reading and even do an art activity (Art Hub) or some exercise (Cosmic Yoga). Your child can go to: classroom.google.com, click on the waffle (nine dots in upper righthand corner of screen), select the Google Classroom icon and log in from there. They have already logged in at school so they will just need to put in their student email address (available in PowerSchool/My CBE Account) and their password (eg. 12345678). It's that simple. If you require assistance logging in the first time, please let me know. 
  • RAZ-Kids - students brought home a sheet with information explaining how to access their online RAZ-Kids account. This is a levelled reading program that students can use to practice reading at home with their parents. Once logged in students can listen to the story, practice reading the story (with adult support if needed) and then take a short quiz to assess their comprehension of what they have read. This is a wonderful compliment to our Home Reading program. If you did not receive your child's login information please email me. Thanks and happy reading! 
  • Healthy Hunger is up and running. Below are the upcoming fun lunch dates. To order please go to the Healthy Hunger website. 



Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Feb. 26 - Swimming Starts

Feb. 28 - Pink Shirt Day

Mar. 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 25-April 1 - Spring Break

April 2 - Classes Resume

April 15 - Gymnastics starts

April 18 - Class photos

April 19 - PD Day

April 26 - Gr. 1 Immunizations



This Week in Room 21...

  Here's a sneak peek at our week.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In writing, ...