Ms. Midgley's Blog

Hi everyone! This  morning we had daily 5 literacy time and PE. In PE we played Not in my Yard with bowling pins. We then practiced our weekly words, and finished up the Alberta section of our maps. If students were finished these two things, they used their greater than/less than alligators with materials. We then enjoyed some free choice time with our big buddies. Mrs. Kawchuk was in our class for the last bit of the day as I was trying to help out with some technology needs in the school. We had our second snack and that was it!! Fridays are so quick! Don't forget to return library books for Monday's library time!  Next week is a 4 day week - please remember there is no school on Friday, December 7th! Clay for Kids On Wednesday, January 30th we will have Clay for Kids visiting the classroom. The program will run from 9:00-11:30am. We will need some volunteers so if you are available and have a police clearance with LBS please let me know! I figured it would be go...

Hi everyone! This morning we had an assembly put on by room 9 and 10. It was during our music time so Mrs. Kawchuk accompanied our class to the assembly. In the morning we also had Daily 5 literacy and practiced our weekly words. In PE we played 4 corners and had some fun with the parachute. In the afternoon, because students missed their music time, we joined Miss Ireland's class for some of their music time so students wouldn't miss their practice for the winter concert. The words to all the songs are posted on Mrs. Kawchuk's blog if you'd like to practice at home! We also started talking about Alberta! We brainstormed all the things we know Alberta is known for and watched a video about Alberta . They are turning out great so far and the students seem really excited about it! At the end of the day we watched a Canada Crew video about festivals in Canada which, of course, included the Calgary Stampede!  Just one example! T-Shirt Sales have been EXTE...

Hello families,  This morning we talked a little bit more about Little and Big problems. Here is a link to a new video we watched that offers some simple ways of classifying Little and Big problems and some strategies we can use. We also re-watched the "Why do we lose control of our emotions?" video.  During work period, students practiced their Weekly Words from the "-ug" family. We then made our own greater than/less than alligators. Students decorated them and I glued them with hot glue. Students were also working on finishing up the B.C. portion of the Canada Maps. For PE today we went outside. The students kept asking and I felt like everyone needed some fresh air (especially me!) In the afternoon we had Daily 5 literacy and put our greater than/less than alligators to work! Students chose a variety of materials to model numbers with a partner and decided which number was larger and showed this with their alligator. They are constantly singing a s...

Hi families! This morning we continued talking about Big and Little problems. We looked at this quote and discussed what we thought it meant: We also watched this really amazing video. I HIGHLY suggest taking a few minutes to watch and and talk to your child about it. This video discusses what happens in the brain that makes us lose control of our emotions and makes us sometimes turn little problems into big problems. Why do we lose control of our emotions? We also played the Big Deal Little Deal game! We then practiced our weekly words from the "-ug" family. We also continued talking about Canada and are starting to work on a big map project! We are taking it one province at a time! We started by watching this awesome song about the provinces and territories of Canada. Today we focused in just on BC. We watched (yet another) video about BC and talked about the things that make BC special. I find videos are the best for talking about places in Canada so the st...

Hello everyone! Today we had library in the morning and during work period we chose our weekly words. This week we are looking at the "-ug" family. At conferences, a few parents mentioned that they wanted their children to challenge themselves a little more with the weekly words. I encouraged students to choose some trickier words and we reviewed the idea that if we're choosing words we already know, our brain won't get stronger, and if we're choosing words that are too hard, are brains still won't get stronger because they will be too frustrated! In the afternoon we had our Daily 5 literacy time with Ms. Kassam in the room as well, and we had some time to finish choosing our Weekly Words. We then watched the story (I didn't have the book) "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss. This story talks about turning minnows into whales and we discussed how we can turn small problems into big problems based on our reactions....

Hello everyone! Today we continued working on our "Where I Live" activity and practiced our weekly words. Rather than doing centres all together, students now have the choice to use a centre or to choose a writing activity to practice their weekly words. This morning we also got to visit the Scholastic Book Fair! Students were able to write down 5 books that they wanted to add to their "Wish List." I encouraged only books rather than book fair "trinkets." In gym we played a free dance/numbers game. When the music stopped, students had to listen for the instruction and make that number in a hula hoop. For example, they may have been asked to make an even or odd number, a number greater than 10, a number fewer than 30, etc. They could use their bodies to represent one, or they could use their fingers and toes as well. In the afternoon we had a little bit more work time and literacy groups. At the very end of the day we talked about skip counting by 10s...

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the late blog post. Tuesdays are a challenge for me as we always have meetings after school. Today we worked on an activity about where we live. Students divided their page into 4 sections and drew a picture that represented their community, city, province and country. We will continue to work on this tomorrow. Some students had a hard time coming up with something that made them think of their community. If you have time this evening, I'm sure they would appreciate some suggestions! Some students drew a lake because they live in a lake community. I drew a horse to represent my community! December Scholastic We finally got our December Scholastic Flyers. I sent them home today and the December orders will be due on Monday, November 26th, 2018.  We want to be able to get you any books in time for Christmas so we need to have a quick turn around time. Lost and Found All items are laid out on tables near the front office. I will bring students by to ta...