Our Learning This Week.....

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 Take a peek at what we have been up to this week! 

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In language arts we have continued learning about the lowercase letters and sounds they make. We also began doing our 'making words' activities using our moveable alphabet. We began by making words using the sounds we have learned for /s/, /a/, /t/, /m/, /p/ and /f/. Students listen to the sounds, repeat them and then build the word using their letters. Then we blend the sounds to read the word.




In math, we started a new math routine called "Imposter Sets". The students look at and talk about a variety of objects. We describe each object and then the students have to pick the one that they think doesn't belong or is the 'imposter'. They must explain why it is the imposter. There can be many possible imposters. Students are learning to look for similarities and differences (visual discrimination) and to explain their reasoning (i.e. defend their choice). This is important to help students develop skills to think and talk mathematically. As the year progresses, we will also look at imposter sets with numbers and equations in them and have to decide which one we think doesn't belong and why. We also continued to develop our knowledge of teen numbers and building numbers using base ten blocks. 



In science, we have been talking about making observations using our 5 senses. The students looked at a number of pictures and listened to statements about each picture. They then had to decide if the statement was an observation or not an observation that could be made from that photograph. For example, in the picture below we can observe that "The baby is wearing a yellow bow". We cannot observe "The baby is looking at a kitten". This is part of learning about the scientific method and learning to make observations like scientists do. 




In social studies, we have been learning about the oral tradition of the First Nations peoples of Alberta. Students learned that First Nations told stories to teach a lesson, pass on their history, tell how things came to be and for entertainment. We have read several stories and discussed what the purpose of the story was. 

 



We also began a Winter Count. A Winter Count is a type of calendar which the First Nations used to record significant events. They would select the most important or memorable event from the year and then record it using pictures on an animal skin. This was kept and used as part of the oral history of the tribe. We are making a winter count for our classroom. Each month we choose the most important event over the past month and record it. 





In gym, we have been learning about bowling and practicing how to roll a ball as well as aim it at the target (i.e. bowling pins). 




Updates & Reminders:

Alien Inline Skating - Your child will have brought home forms for you to sign to participated in our Inline Skating Residency. There is no cost for this program. Please sign and return forms by Monday, oct. 8. Our first day to skate is Oct. 9. We will also skate on Oct. 15 and Oct. 17. Each session is one hour long.

Fall Walk - We will be going on a Fall Walk either Monday or Tuesday in the morning. Please be sure that your child is dressed for the weather. It is getting cooler so they will need a jacket and proper footwear. Thank you!






Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Oct. 8 - School Council Meeting

Oct. 9 - Inline Skating (pm)

Oct. 10 - Library Day

Oct. 15 - Inline Skating (pm)

Oct. 14 - Thanksgiving/No School

Oct. 17 - Inline Skating (pm)

Oct. 24 - Halloween Parade (am)

Oct. 24 - Halloween Dance 

Oct. 25 - PD Day/No School

Oct. 31 - Halloween



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