This Week in Room 21...

Hello Everyone! Here's a look at our work this week. Also, please note the important information about our upcoming field trip which is posted below. Thanks!

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In reading we have been learning about 'King ed' or the 'silent e'. We learned that when a word has a 'silent e' at the end of it the vowel has to say its name. We practiced making words using our moveable alphabet with 'silent e' in them. We also read some books in our reading groups that had 'silent e' words. 

In writing, we continued to add to our 'Small Moment' story. This week we talked about 3 different techniques that author's use to bring their stories to life. For example: talking (dialogue) and movement (action).

We also learned that author's "Take Small Steps" in their stories to build suspense and create pictures in their reader's minds. 

Link: https://youtu.be/8jOzhiACB68

In math, we learned two new strategies to help adding numbers. We learned about  Doubles Facts (2+2, 4+4 etc.) and played a fun game to practice. We also learned how to use the "Doubles +1" or "Near Doubles" strategy to solve those trickier addition facts such as 6+7 or 8+9.  

In social studies we learned about the roles of men and women in First Nations societies. We learned that women had the responsibility of cooking, taking care of the children, making clothes and building/taking down the tipi each time they had to move. The men were responsible to do the hunting, trading, making decisions and sometimes going to war. 

In science, we have begun learning about types of builders as part of our unit on Building Things. We learned about architects, engineers, construction workers and carpenters. We also began a STEM project in which the students get to be the builders! They will get to design and construct a number of different structures using a variety of materials. They also learned about the process (steps) builders go through when designing and creating projects. This week they began designing and constructing a tepee.

In gym we have been learning about Cup Stacking. We have attempted the 3 stack, double 3 stack and 6 stack. 

On Thursday, we went for our Winter Walk and looked for 'Signs of Winter'. We saw berries on a mountain ash tree, bunny droppings (yuck!), heard chickadees singing in the trees and even saw the remains of a snowman (may he rest in peace). Ha, ha, ha! It was beautiful weather and the students had a great time : ) 

As we prepare for Valentine's Day and Pink shirt Day (Feb. 22) we have begun talking about KINDNESS. We have started a 'Kindness Tree' where we keep track of random acts of kindness in our classroom. 

Important Information & Reminders:

• Continue with Home Reading. If you are finding the books to easy or to hard please let me know so that we can adjust the level. 

• Please have your child return their Spelling Booklet each Monday. This week's spelling words were: come, into, from, old, who, what

• Please ensure your child has proper clothing for the weather. While we may not be going out for recess and lunch on really cold days there is always the possibility of an unexpected fire alarm, late busses or other events in which warm clothing is necessary. 

• FIELD TRIP forms were sent home today. Please sign and return ASAP! There is no charge for this field trip.

• Our Google Classroom is up and running! This is a resource for students to use at home to support learning here at school. You can log into your child's classroom by following the steps below:

1. Go to Google. com.
2. Click the blue "Sign In" icon near the top right of screen.
3. Click on the "waffle" icon and select the chalkboard icon from the drop down menu.
4. Enter your child's email address. (this can be found in your MyCBE parent account or you can ask me and I can email it to you.)
5. Enter your child's password. (All students have the same password. It is: 12345678 )
6. Click on "Mrs. V's Classroom")
7. Go to "Classwork" tab for links to games and activities.

*Note: If you have any trouble logging in let me know.

 

Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember:

Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day

Feb. 15 - 100th day of School Celebration

Feb. 16-17 - Teachers Convention/No School

Feb. 17 - Field Trip forms due!!!

Feb. 20 - Family Day/No School

Feb. 22 - Pink Shirt Day

Feb. 22 & 23 - Lacrosse residency

Feb. 28 - Telus Spark field trip