November 4-7

Hello families, 

Here's our weekly update! 

Our MRU student teacher, Ms. Yip, has begun teaching students about cycles and patterns in math. Students started by learning what a cycle is, and explored the season cycle, the day and night cycle, and life cycles. 









 



Students were also introduced to repeating patterns. They had to identify the core of patterns and enjoyed creating their own patterns with different building materials. We will be continuing to learn about patterns after the fall break! 


 

In literacy, we learned a bit about plural and singular nouns. We learned that when we add an -s to the end of a word it sometimes makes the /s/ sound (cats) and sometimes makes the /z/ sound (bags). We also reviewed the letter K with our character Kimmy Kangaroo. During Daily LA, students on the word work station are working with Ms. Yip and students at the teacher table are continuing to work with me. 

We started learning how to practice our high-frequency words with sky, grass dirt writing practice, rainbow writing, pyramid writing, and hidden words. During Daily LA, some groups played a matching game to help practice reading their words! We are going to keep using the same words next week since we only have school on Thursday and Friday. 




This week we also learned a little bit about Diwali. Students had to write 4 things (gr 1) or 6 things (gr 2) that they learned about Diwali. Some students chose to colour Rangoli designs as a work choice. 



We learned about Remembrance Day and attended a Remembrance Day assembly on Thursday morning. We read Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion and learned a little more about the history of Remembrance Day and why we wear poppies. Students enjoyed making some poppy artwork our of ripped paper and pipe cleaners. The background for their art is the original news article that In Flanders Field was published in! The Grade 1/2 classes also enjoyed listening to Mr. Link play and sing the song "Riding with Private Malone" by David Ball - this is a song that tells the story of a soldier.. it's a little sad but very touching! 

 


 

Students working on a Remembrance Day Responsible Work Choice! 

On Thursday we had time for a quick science lesson where we learned about the measurable properties of objects including: length, mass and area. Students went on a search for items that were long and short, heavy and light, and big and small. 





Holiday Edition!! 
Class Code: RC142429
Due Date: Monday, December 2nd 
(we want to order in time to receive the orders before the Winter Break!)
If you would like the Scholastic order to be a Christmas gift and you do not want it given to your child, please make sure you send me an email to let me know. That way I can leave it in the office for you to pick up rather than sending it home with them! 
https://bookclubs.scholastic.ca/s/cec-ca/en/digital-catalogues

Volunteers Needed! 🎸
We are heading to Studio Bell on Tuesday, December 3rd! Please send me an email if you are interested in joining us on this field trip. I am only able to bring 4 volunteers and will go on a first come, first served basis. If you do not come on this trip, I will prioritize you for the next one! Field trip forms will be coming home the week of November 18th. 

Upcoming Dates

  • Friday, November 8th - PD Day - No School 
  • Monday, November 11th - Remembrance Day - No School
  • Tuesday, November 12th & Wednesday, November 13th - Fall Break - No School
  • Thursday, November 14th - School Council Meeting (PM) - Grade 1/2 teachers presenting 
  • Thursday, November 21st - Bonzai Fun Lunch
  • Friday, November 29th - PD Day - No School
  • Tuesday, December 3rd - Studio Bell Field Trip 
  • Thursday, December 12th - Winter Event - More information to come 
MAPSS Fundraiser info came home today! 

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