This week in French we wrapped up our learning about procedural writing, and students created a book "How to Eat a Gingerbread Man". We worked with our communication buddies to finish our writing about our ideal toy, and began practicing to present these in class next week. We will have one more practice with our buddies on Monday, and then we will present in class on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In math we have been practicing skip counting, especially by 5s and 10s. We have been identifying things that come in 5s and 10s (fingers, toes, nickels, dimes), and have also been using the 100s chart to help us skip count. We have been noticing the patterns created on the hundreds chart when we count by 2s, 5s and 10s. I will be doing some mini assessments with the students next week, focusing on counting and on identifying numbers. You may wish to practice this at home on the weekend and/or next week.
In science we began making dioramas out of plasticine to show some of the differences and similarities between seasons. We also sorted pictures according to their season.
We had a visit from an Itinerant Educational Assistant this week, and she introduced us to a whole-class behaviour system called Above the line/Below the line. We read a story about a monster who comes to school for the first time, and behaves inappropriately because he doesn't know how he should behave. Students helped to identify LOTS of above the line (positive) behaviours we should see at school, like raising our hand to talk, following instructions right away, using an inside voice, listening at the carpet, etc. They also learned about some of the below the line (negative) behaviours that we are working on as a class right now. The below the line behaviours that I am currently targeting with the students are talking at the carpet, playing at the carpet, yelling or calling out in the classroom, and touching others. There are other below the line behaviours that I may mention to students, but these four will be our focus for the next little while. When students are showing great behaviour, I will let them know that they are above the line, and when I see behaviours that are less desirable, I will let them know that they are below the line. If a student is repeatedly going below the line, I might have a conversation with him/her about how they can fix it and go back above the line. You might want to talk about this program with your child, or even start using the same vocabulary at home to help reinforce this message.
Today I sent home an orange duotang with all students. This is the evaluation duotang, and I will use it to send home work that I have evaluated. When it comes home, please take some time to look over your child's work, sign each assessment (I forgot to indicate this on the labels for the duotangs, but it is important!), and return it back to school the following Monday.
Some students also brought home a red ketchup folder. On Fridays, we usually have a ketchup period to finish up any unfinished work from the week. Any work that is not finished during ketchup will be sent home in the folder to be completed at home. Please complete the work as soon as possible, and send it back to school in the folder.
Important dates/times for next week
Monday: Library Day; practice presentations with communication buddies
Tuesday: Sub lunches; Jouet ideale presentations
Wednesday: Lunch Lady; Jouet ideale presentations; Holiday assembly
Thursday: Pizza lunches; Christmas craft activities with Grade 6 buddies
Friday: Holiday sing-along; last day of school before Winter Holidays
Homework for next week
Reading: 10 minutes per night
French: No sound homework this week
Math: No assigned homework this week; you may want to practice skip counting and identifying numbers (in French)
Have a terrific weekend!
~ Mme Sara
In math we have been practicing skip counting, especially by 5s and 10s. We have been identifying things that come in 5s and 10s (fingers, toes, nickels, dimes), and have also been using the 100s chart to help us skip count. We have been noticing the patterns created on the hundreds chart when we count by 2s, 5s and 10s. I will be doing some mini assessments with the students next week, focusing on counting and on identifying numbers. You may wish to practice this at home on the weekend and/or next week.
In science we began making dioramas out of plasticine to show some of the differences and similarities between seasons. We also sorted pictures according to their season.
We had a visit from an Itinerant Educational Assistant this week, and she introduced us to a whole-class behaviour system called Above the line/Below the line. We read a story about a monster who comes to school for the first time, and behaves inappropriately because he doesn't know how he should behave. Students helped to identify LOTS of above the line (positive) behaviours we should see at school, like raising our hand to talk, following instructions right away, using an inside voice, listening at the carpet, etc. They also learned about some of the below the line (negative) behaviours that we are working on as a class right now. The below the line behaviours that I am currently targeting with the students are talking at the carpet, playing at the carpet, yelling or calling out in the classroom, and touching others. There are other below the line behaviours that I may mention to students, but these four will be our focus for the next little while. When students are showing great behaviour, I will let them know that they are above the line, and when I see behaviours that are less desirable, I will let them know that they are below the line. If a student is repeatedly going below the line, I might have a conversation with him/her about how they can fix it and go back above the line. You might want to talk about this program with your child, or even start using the same vocabulary at home to help reinforce this message.
Today I sent home an orange duotang with all students. This is the evaluation duotang, and I will use it to send home work that I have evaluated. When it comes home, please take some time to look over your child's work, sign each assessment (I forgot to indicate this on the labels for the duotangs, but it is important!), and return it back to school the following Monday.
Some students also brought home a red ketchup folder. On Fridays, we usually have a ketchup period to finish up any unfinished work from the week. Any work that is not finished during ketchup will be sent home in the folder to be completed at home. Please complete the work as soon as possible, and send it back to school in the folder.
Important dates/times for next week
Monday: Library Day; practice presentations with communication buddies
Tuesday: Sub lunches; Jouet ideale presentations
Wednesday: Lunch Lady; Jouet ideale presentations; Holiday assembly
Thursday: Pizza lunches; Christmas craft activities with Grade 6 buddies
Friday: Holiday sing-along; last day of school before Winter Holidays
Homework for next week
Reading: 10 minutes per night
French: No sound homework this week
Math: No assigned homework this week; you may want to practice skip counting and identifying numbers (in French)
Have a terrific weekend!
~ Mme Sara