November 6-9

 Hello families, 

We had such a blast at the zoo on Monday! We learned all about penguins and enjoyed exploring the zoo in our groups. Thank you to the amazing volunteers that were able to join us - I hope you had fun too! 





This was three generations of lemurs - a baby, mom and grandma! How sweet! 







What a day!

Math

In math we continued to develop our understanding of place value. Students chose "just right" work - ask your child how they know when classroom work is a good level for them! We practiced writing, drawing and building numbers. Students could choose between teen numbers, numbers to 100, and numbers to 1000.




Here's an ABCya game to practice place value! Students briefly learned how to use the Room Recess base ten program to practice identifying and building numbers! 



Literacy

We reviewed our last letter, C, with our character Crazy Camel. We practiced our heart words and enjoyed some Daily LA time! 



Grade 1:
(I made a mistake with this in last week's post!)
as
with
his
they
I

Grade 2:
but 
what
not
all
were
we
when
your
can
said

Science

We are learning about matter! Grade 1 students are exploring: How can properties of an object be altered? and Grade 2 students are exploring: How can the suitability of materials be determined for specific purposes? 





Grade 2 students worked with Ms. Greenhall and looked at natural vs man made materials and ways that they are used in everyday and Indigenous practices. Grade 2s were then tasked with designing and building a bird's nest using only natural materials.  











Parent Teacher Conferences 

Bookings on PowerSchool are open on November 9th at 8:00 am to schedule a conference with me. Conferences are during the evening of November 23rd and the day of the 24th. If you are having difficulty booking please contact the office and they will be happy to assist you. 

Upcoming Dates
  • Thursday, November 9th - PD Day 
  • November 10-14 - Fall Break - No School
  • Wednesday, November 15th - School Resumes 
  • Thursday, November 16th - A&W Fun Lunch
  • Thursday, November 23rd - Parent Teacher Conferences (PM)
  • Friday, November 24th - Parent Teacher Conferences (AM)
  • Thursday, November 30th - The Saucy Bread Company Fun Lunch

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