Our Learning This Week...

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Hello Everyone & Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a lovely week. Here's a peek at our learning this week : ) 



In language arts the students have been learning about common and proper nouns. Students learned the acronym M.I.N.T.S to help them remember the various words that need to be capitalized in a sentence. They played some fun games and fixed sentences missing capital letters to reinforce this skill. 




In math, students finished learning about greater than/less than/equal to and putting numbers in sequence. They watched a fun video about a crocodile that eats the larger number and built numbers using manipulatives (cubes, base ten blocks) and then 'ate' the larger number. Students also started learning about addition. They discussed the concept of addition, the meaning of the '+' and '=' signs, explored adding by acting out addition problems and solved addition sentences using manipulatives.


Number Gators Video Link



  
Greater Than >,  Less Than <,  Equal To =



Sequencing Numbers



Students also started learning about addition. They discussed the concept of addition, the meaning of the '+' and '=' signs, explored adding by acting out addition problems and solved addition sentences using manipulatives.



  
Orally Adding using Counters


In science, students began exploring the concept of matter. They answered the question "What is matter'?" (what everything is made of) and learned some of the observable properties (size, shape, colour, material, texture) of matter. They watched a video explaining these concepts and picked a mystery object to describe it (using it's various properties) to the class. The kids had fun trying to guess each other's mystery objects.






In social, they listened to some songs to learn about the provinces and territories of Canada. Then they labelled a map of Canada with the names of each and coloured it. 




In gym, we finished off a fun week using scooters! The students first learned about how to use the scooters safely. They played many fun games such as 'Red Light/Green Light', several versions of tag and competed in some relay races. They also learned how to use the scooters while laying on their tummies, going backwards and balancing a bean bag on their heads. Using scooters is great for developing core strength and endurance. It's a lot tougher than it looks! 





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Important Info & Events:

Scholastic Book Fair: December 1 - 4  - Students will have a chance to view and purchase books at the book fair during their regular library class. The book fair will also be open for parents the evening of Thursday, December 4 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. All families are invited to attend - this is a great opportunity to purchase reading materials your children love!
 

Gingerbread House Decorating Night : December 4th - School Council welcomes all EMJ families to this event on Thursday, December 4th from 6:30–8:00 PM. Come decorate a gingerbread house together! We’ll have cookies and light refreshments ready.
 
Quick tip: bringing a cookie sheet makes it much easier to take your masterpiece home at the end of the night.
 
Registration forms for this event are being sent home and also emailed to you via School Messenger. Please be sure to register by December 2.


Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Nov 22 - Booking for School Conferences begins

Nov 27 - Picture Retakes

Nov 27-28 - School Conferences 

Dec. 4 - Gingerbread House Decorating Night

Dec 11 - Winter Concert

Dec 20-Jan 4 - Winter Break

Jan 5 - Happy New Year/Classes Resume!

 


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