This Week in Room 21....

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 : ) 

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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, words and using expanded form to name a few. 

In art we finished working on our Metis beading art project. The class watched a video about Metis culture and bead work in particular. The students did a fantastic job creating flowers using beads and pipe cleaners. This was part of our learning around Metis Week. The students also listened to a story called 'The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Metis Story' and compared it to another story we read earlier in the year also entitled 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein. We noted the important similarities and differences between these two stories. The students learned that if we use something we should give something back and also that we shouldn't give expecting to get something in return. It is more important to give than it is to get. 

In Social we learned about early First Nations communities living on the prairies. We watched a video discussing the roles of men and women and how they each contributed to their community.  We created a page to go in their visual journal representing their learning.

In science, students learned about the measurable properties of objects. Measurable properties are properties that we can assign a value too. They used both standard (cm) and non-standard units (tiles, cubes) to determine the length, weight and area of a variety of objects. 

In gym we continued practicing our basketball skills, learning how to move and dribble at the same time, pass while moving and also shoot on net. 

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:

Nov. 9 - PD Day/No School

Nov. 30 - Gingerbread House Night

Dec. 7 - Winter Solstice Concert

Dec. 8 - PD Day/No School

Dec. 12 - School Council (6pm)

Dec. 22 - Last Day of Classes 

Dec. 23-Jan. 7 - Winter Break

Jan. 8 - School Resumes