Ms. Vanderwel's Room

*Please note that the*  WINTER/SOLSTICE CONCERT date  has been changed from  Dec. 7th to Dec. 19th .  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In math we have begun learning about addition. Students have learned to use ten frames and number paths to help them complete addition problems accurately.  In writing, we read the story "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. We reviewed the parts of a story and various story elements. Then did both an oral and written retelling of the story. Students continue to work on remembering what we need to include in a sentence and to add interesting details to their sentences to make them more exciting. We have also been reading other stories by Jan Brett and identifying the characters, setting, problem and solution for each as we continue to learn about story structure and story elements. In science students tested materials to see how physical changes such as bending, twisting, cutting, breaking etc. would-- ...

Hello and Happy Friday! It was lovely to meet with so many students and parents to talk about their progress. Thank you to everyone who was able to come in : ) Here's a look at our week : )  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In writing we have been working on retelling and summarizing stories. The students continue to review the parts of stories (beginning, middle and end) and also to sequence the parts of a story correctly. They also worked on writing one or more sentences-- three or more if students are in Gr. 2-- telling about each part of the story. We learned about using time markers (first, then, next, finally) to indicate when events took place and also to use descriptive words and phrases from the story to make their writing more interesting.  In math, we created an Interactive Math Wall on which students can demonstrate how to represent numbers in a variety of ways using base ten blocks, tallies, beaded number lines, wo...

It was another short week. Please note that we did not have Library this week as the librarian has been away. Take a look below at what we have been up to.  ------------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT REMINDER: Booking for Parent-Teacher Conferences is now available in PowerSchool. Log in to your My CBE account to book at time to meet with me next Thursday evening or             Friday from 8-1pm. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This week we have focused on learning about story parts and elements. Students learned that stories have a beginning, middle and end. They also learned that part fo the story differen elements are introduced. For example, in the beginning we learn about the cahracters, setting and problem. In the middle we learn about the events and at the end we find out the solution to the character's problem. We listended to the story 'Stephanie's Ponytail' by Robert ...

 It was a short, but busy week! Take a look : )  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This week we learned about Remembrance Day and why it is such an important day to recognize. The students did an excellent job practicing for their part in the performance and also did some writing. They wrote about peace and how they can help to make the world a peaceful place. They also wrote about why we commemorate Remembrance Day. We have been focusing on what makes a good sentence and also on elaborating on our ideas.  In math, we worked with the beaded number line to reinforce our understanding of place value and also to build our understanding of number lines. The students counted the number of beads on the line and used the beads to determine where different numbers would go. For example, if they wanted to locate the number 47 on the number line, they would count out 4 groups of ten beads and then count the extra 7 beads. This is an importa...