Ms. Midgley's Blog

Hello families, I feel like Christmas came early today. Thank you so much for all of your kind gifts! This morning we finally finished up our 12 Days of Christmas books and practiced our words. When students were done their work, they could choose a free choice activity. In the afternoon we had caroling! Each class was responsible for singing a part of the 12 Days of Christmas song. Ours was number 7 so every time that lyric came, our class stood up and sang. Afterwards, we watched "The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About Christmas" and enjoyed a few treats. Students are also bringing home a little ornament I made! Have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season! See you on January 6th! (If anything was left behind today, I will be here tomorrow!) Hello Families, Lake Bonavista School is looking for donations of board games, card games, puzzles and coloring books. If you have any gently used games that your family has outgrown, would you consider donating the...

Hello families! I am finally back - seems like something is definitely taking over our class (and the school!) good thing the break is near! This morning we started our day with some Christmas caroling in the gym. I then swapped classes with another teacher to read each other's classes a story. Ms. Arnold was in our class and I went to hers! She is a grade 3/4 teacher at our school. Students then had music and in gym we played freeze dance with Christmas music. During work period, we added the 11th page of our books and practiced our weekly words! In the afternoon, we were visited by our student teacher who will be joining us for 5 weeks in January. We are all really looking forward to out time with her! The students worked on some fun Christmas math problems or math games. Students also brought home a brown bag with a Christmas gift inside! Tomorrow is holiday sweater day! Remember to wear your favourite holiday sweaters, shirts, dresses, etc! 🎄🎅 Hermit Crabs I...

Hello families, Today we did our Weekly Words a little differently! Students worked with a partner to brainstorm as many Christmas/holiday works they could in 10 minutes. We then organized them based on how many letters are in each word and then students could chose 5-8 words from the list. We also worked on the 9th page of our 12 Days of Christmas books and continued working on Christmas cards. I took some photos from the 8th page last week and forgot to post them, so here they are! In the afternoon I wasn't feeling well and went home. There must be some sort of bug going around but I am hoping to be back tomorrow. Luckily I wrote this blog during snack time! Students had had gym and music while I was away! This week we are looking forward to caroling Tuesday-Thursday, having a visit from AARCS on Tuesday, and being visited by our student teacher on Wednesday (she will be joining us in the new year for 5 weeks!) On Thursday, we will have a bit of a Christmas cele...

Hello families! Thank you so much for coming to watch our day time and evening winter concerts yesterday! The students were all so excited and did a great performance. I think today was a perfect day for a PJ day for both the kids, and for me! 😴 Today we worked on our 8th page of our 12 Days of Christmas book and practiced our "-am" words. We had a short gym time and worked on some Christmas cards using Kids Art Hub . Students also enjoyed some free choice time! Assessment & Reporting  ✅ Have you seen the news story on our school website? Please take a few minutes to check it out  here . The  How is my Child Doing in School?  document is helpful in outlining some changes to this year's report cards and can help you better understand what a 1, 2, 3, and 4 mean. Upcoming Dates: Tuesday, December 17th - Christmas Caroling in the gym @ 12:45pm - families welcome Wednesday, December 18th - Christmas Caroling in the gym @ 8:30am - familie...

Hello families! Today I sent home a small slip of yellow paper with any student that has an over-due library book. Please try to find them at home! Reminders for Tonight's Concert!!  Please arrive by 7:10pm! Don't forget to check out our AARCS table! If your child is on the end of their row during the performance, I would recommend sitting on the opposite side of the gym so you can see them! They should know if they are near the end! Students will:  Put their outdoor boots in their regular places (boot racks or boot carpets), not at the front door Coats on their own coat racks, Have their indoor shoes at school, Meet in their classrooms before the concert Parents can bring their coats into classrooms or into the gym.   Guests will:  Wipe your outdoor shoes and keep them on You can keep your jackets with you or leave them in our classroom Pick students up in their classrooms after the show Please do not leave by either of the South doors. ...

Hello families! Today we added the 6th page of our books, practiced our words, and worked on another Christmas math task. Students could choose between these two questions: There are 12 presents under the tree. Some have pink bows and some have green bows. How many of each bow could there be? Or There are 18 presents under the tree . They have pink bows, orange bows and green bows. How many of each bow could there be? We went outside for gym since the gym was closed, and enjoyed some very beautiful, snowy weather. We had another practice for the winter concert and the students were hard at work again with packaging treats! They have been having a great time helping out with this. We are looking forward to the winter concert tomorrow! Please arrive for 7:10pm. 

Hello everyone! We had a very busy day today! I reek of tuna! Our classroom was turned into Santa's workshop today. Students worked with their buddies to make 18 batches of Crunchy Tuna Cat Treats. During work period, we added the 5th page of our 12 Days of Christmas Book and practiced our "-am" words. After lunch we were called down to practice for the Winter Concert. We continued work period/treat making afterwards and students went in small groups to exchange their library books if they needed to. We started packaging the treats a bit and will continue this work tomorrow! Of course, today of all days, my Air Drop isn't working again. I will share some photos from our day today on tomorrow's blog! Assessment & Reporting  ✅ Have you seen the news story on our school website? Please take a few minutes to check it out  here . The  How is my Child Doing in School?  document is helpful in outlining some changes to this year's report cards and can hel...