Ms. Midgley's Blog

Hi Everyone! Our baby chicks have hatched! Six of the seven eggs have now hatched, two are very new and still quite weak from taking so long to hatch and one more started to hatch but we're not sure if it will make it all the way. This morning we worked on the last pages of our chick booklet, chick writing (two  needs and two wants of a chick) and spelling. We had two short work periods and library. We spent a few minutes outside before lunch to maintain our routine! After lunch we had our first netball session! Afterwards we had some more work period time. After recess we talked about our new Character Word of the Week - HONESTY . We discussed what it means to be honest and why being honest is important and read a social story called "Lying Up A Storm." I learned after school today that it is National Honesty Day... who knew!  Blue List: an, pan, can, than, and, sand, stand, brand Green List: motion, lotion, action, direction, collection, addition, subtrac...

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the lack of blog posts this week - here is an update on some of the things we've been up to! On Tuesday, we spent a lot of time outside. We did a Spring scavenger hunt with Miss Ireland's class, spent our gym time outside skipping, and went outside at the end of the day to play a communication game called 4 up. In this game, everyone stands in a circle and only 4 people can be standing at a time. You cannot speak or point but have to switch who is standing and sitting. We learned a lot of ways to communicate non-verbally. On Wednesday, we did an experiment about sinking and floating. Students were surprised to learn that a snap cube floats! We also tested a cork, marble, empty juice box, pencil, popsicle stick, and an item of their choice. In gym we went outside again (it's too nice not to!!) Students had the choice of skipping or using the scoops. At the end of the day we did another communication activity using pattern blocks. In partners, one...

Hello families of room 13! This morning we had Daily 5 literacy and library! We also had a bit of work period time where students were working on spelling, weekend journals, and their chick booklets. We have one week left until the chicks are suppose to hatch! In gym we did some skipping - next week we will be starting net ball. Notices came home today. Please sign them and send them back ASAP! Blue List: chick, egg, beak, nest, yolk, hen, shell, comb Green List: chicken, incubator, rooster, wattle, hatch, membrane, chalaza, albumen In the afternoon we had guest reader and more work period time. If students were finished their work, they did a word making activity where they used the letters from "PLANET EARTH" and tried to make 30 words. Our character word of the week is COMMUNICATION . Today we read a story about listening and following instructions and watched a video about being a communicator. We will have more communication activities during the week. I also ...

Hello everyone, This morning we did Daily 5 literacy and finished watching the red panda Wild Kratts during snack time. After snack students had lots of work period time to work on spelling and finish up their weekend journals and chick booklets up to day 10. We also continued with our Kindness Bingo activity from yesterday. This will come home with students tomorrow! In the afternoon we went to the library to listen to a few Grade 5 students reading a story and then students went to music. At the end of the day we read a story about random acts of kindness. Everyone was asked to write a kind note to someone else in the school (not in room 13 or 6). This also checks off one of our bingo activities! Swimming Dates & Times Thursday, May 17th Tuesday, May 22nd Thursday, May 24th Tuesday, May 29th Thursday, May 31st Tuesday, June 5th Leave LBS 1:20pm Swimming 1:25-2:15 Arrive LBS 2:35 If you would like to volunteer please let me know! You could even meet us at Trico if...

Hello everyone! We had a busy morning today! We had music, library, and gym! In the afternoon we had guest reader and work period time. During work period we got new spelling words, worked on day 6-8 of our chick booklets, and wrote about our weekends. Today is the 8th day of the eggs being in the incubator. By now they have wings, beaks an toes and are starting to move. They are also starting to develop feathers. Our spelling words this week are all homophones! During the spelling quiz, students will need to use the sentence to figure out which spelling of the word is correct. Blue Words: hair, hare, heal, heel, pair, pear, blue, blew Green Words: piece, peace, right, write, weather, whether, through, threw Our Character Word of the Week is KINDNESS . At the end of the day today, we read a book called "Pass it On" and watched a couple of videos about the ripple effect. We also dropped three different sized rocks into a bucket of water to show that even the smallest ...

Hello everyone, Today we joined out Grade 3/4 buddies during Daily 5 or some reading time. During work period we worked on day 5 of our chick booklet, talked about some shapes, and had our spelling quiz. We also had some Grade 3/4 students visit us to tell us about the Beyblade club they are starting. Yesterday I was unexpectedly away and I shared with students that I had to put my cat down that I have had since I was in grade 2. Students were very sympathetic and shared their similar experiences. In the afternoon we had guest reader and wrote a message to students at the public elementary school in Humboldt. We also did guest reader and enjoyed some time to catch up on work or do free choice. At the end of the day we watched a bit of Magic School Bus about chickens (by popular demand!) We are still looking for volunteers for our field trip to Ralph Klein Park on Tuesday, April 24th. Please let me know if you are available. We currently only have one volunteer. Forms for this t...

Hello everyone, This morning we did Daily 5 and finished up our respect skits from yesterday afternoon. During work period we continued on with our chick booklets. Today our chicks are starting to develop a nose, legs and wings. For gym, we went outside and enjoyed some fresh air. In the afternoon we enjoyed a silly story read to us by two of our Grade 6 students and then students went to music. At the end of the day we just had about 20 minutes to finish up with our "Must-Dos!" At the very end of the day we continued on with another activity about respect. We watched "The Bernstein Bears Forget their Manners." We were also visited by Mrs. Jones who spoke to us about vandalism in the school. The boys washroom on the opposite side of the school from our classroom has been vandalized twice in two days. Someone has been scraping words into the stall doors. Please talk to your child to see if they know anything about this and about how we can respect our school. T...

Hi Everyone! We had a busy day today! After Daily 5 and snack, we got to talking about the terrible accident involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team. We did not get into too much detail and several students had already talked to their families about the incident. On Thursday, we will be wearing jerseys to help show support for Humboldt. All the flags at CBE schools will also be lowered until Friday. During work period, we started to work on a "Egg to Chick Booklet." Every day students will be drawing what the egg would look like on the inside and which parts of the chick are developing. By the end of today, the chicks' head and throat have formed and the brain and eyes have started to form. The chicks' hearts will also start to beat by the end of the day. At the end of the day we continued talking about Respect. We worked with students in room 6 to act out different scenarios where we could be more respectful. We will continue with this activity tomorrow! P...

Hello everyone! We had a busy morning today with Daily 5,  music, library and gym! In the afternoon we worked on spelling, weekend journals, animal research and an activity where students are listing different liquids and solids. Blue List: or, for, torn, corn, horn, horse, short, story Green List: night, eight, sight, high, sigh, thought, brought, lightning  We are going to be starting Character Word of the Week!  This week our character word is RESPECT . Every day this week after afternoon recess, we will be doing different activities about respect. Today we read a story called "Do Unto Otters" and talked about how to show respect to ourselves, others, and our school. We also have some very exciting guests next door in room 12! We are excited to share a class with these baby chicks! A form was sent home today to give consent for students to touch the eggs, chicks, and equipment. Please return it as soon as possible!

Hi Everyone! Today we continued talking about how we dispose of different types of waste! We are trying very hard to make sure we are putting everything in the correct bin at school! We also started to research the animals we made masks for. Students are learning the basic skills of research and organizing the information they learn in a graphic organizer. We are using books from our library as well as a great online resource, PebbleGO! You can access PebbleGO at home as well. 1. Visit learnalberta.ca 2. Select the tab "Online Reference Centre" at the top of the page 3. Scroll down about half way to PebbleGO This is a great website with information on science, social studies and animals. It is in student-friendly language and reads the information aloud if needed. In the afternoon we had work period and continued with our tasks from earlier this week. We also started talking about the difference between liquids and solids. We discussed how liquids take the form of t...

Hi everyone! For those of you that were unable to attend our Student-Led Conferences before March break, I would like to invite you to visit our classroom with your child on Thursday, April 19th between 3:00-4:00. Within this hour, your child can show you some of the work they have been doing in the classroom recently and showcase some of the skills they have developed. Please send me an email if you are interested in coming on this date! Thanks!

Hello everyone! During work period today we continued to work on our spelling, March break writing and Easter subtraction math. We also spent some time doing Math Daily 3 where students were either doing math on their on, with a partner or with technology. A small group also worked with me on skip counting! In Grade 1, students are expected to be able to skip count by 2 to 20, and 5s and 10s to 100. In Grade 2, students are expected to count by 2s to 100 forwards and backwards, 5s and 10s backwards from 100, and 10s forward starting from any number between 1-9 (ie. 3, 13, 23...) to 100. These are things you can practice even in the car driving to and from school! In the afternoon we had music and guest reader. We also worked on a partner activity where we sorted items into compostable, recyclable, garbage, or refundables. We will continue talking about this tomorrow! Forms for our Ralph Klein trip will be sent home approximately a week before the trip (April 24th). However, we ar...

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a restful and fun March break!  This morning we got back to our normal routines! We started with Explore and Play and daily 5 literacy. We also had library and we did some step by step Easter art. In gym we played some parachute games.  Our lunch time routine has returned to "normal." Students are now eating their lunch first and then heading outside to play! We started this back today. In the afternoon we continued on with guest reader and had some work period time. We worked on spelling, wrote about our March breaks and did some Easter subtraction.  Blue List:  Easter, Spring, egg, find, hunt, bunny, chick, candy Green List:  Easter, Spring, basket, chocolate, holiday, duckling, hatchling, rabbit We are still looking for some more volunteers for our field trip to Ralph Klein Park on Tuesday, April 24th.  Please let me know if you're interested in joining us! Have a great evening!