Ms. Midgley's Blog

Hello families,  We had lots of fun this week and enjoyed lots of time celebrating the holiday season!  Students worked hard on their sleigh designs and had fun building out of recyclable materials. They were surprised when a bell was added to the mix and they had to muffle the sound of the bell! We had fun testing the sleighs outside to see if they were stable, could glide in the snow, and carry presents.        Students also completed a self-assessment! We also enjoyed some time with our buddies making some crafts and cards! I'm going to post photos but students may be keeping these a gift.. so apologies for the spoiler.  These are the grade 3/4 examples because I forgot to take photos!  We had fun on Grinch day reading stories and watched the original cartoon Grinch at the end of the day. We also enjoyed learning how to draw the Grinch!     On Wednesday we learned about snowflakes for our winter wonderland day! We read Little Snowflak...

Hello families,  Here's our weekly update!  In literacy this week we reviewed the letters X and Q with characters Max the Ox and Felix Fox, and Quentin Quail. We have two letters left and then after the break we will be moving on to short vowel review and digraphs. Our words for next week are Christmas themed!  In math we continued learning how to compare numbers using greater than, less than and equal signs. We also revisited even and odd numbers and had fun playing a game together on Friday.  In science we started working on a sleigh design project! We could use some more recyclables to help with our building next week! We will be starting our building on Monday. Check with your child to see what kind of materials they are hoping to use for their building. Please do not go out and buy anything! We have tape and glue here for students to use. Students' sleighs need to:  Hold presents Travel through the snow (we will pull them outside) Be stable   This week...

Hello families,  We had a great week in room 11!  The highlight of our week was our field trip to Studio Bell. Students learned about sound, pitch, volume and rhythm. They had so much fun exploring different musical instruments! Thanks so much to the volunteers who were able to join us. This year we are also planning a field trip to the new SAM Centre at Stampede Park and the Zoo!                        I learned at Studio Bell that students do not know many (if any) Canadian musicians. So, during snack time we're having "Canadian Musician Appreciation Time" - we are listening to different Canadian artists and deciding if we enjoy the music or not. This week we listened to The Tragically Hip and Corey Hart (they had "the sunglasses" at Studio Bell). They also don't know The Beatles so we'll have to listen to some of their songs as well!  This week in science we also wrapped up our learning about matter, including...