Friday 24 November 2017
Saying hello!
Bonjour! We have been practicing saying hello in different languages when doing attendance every day. The children are interested in finding out how they say hello in different languages! Please leave a comment with how to say hello in a language that someone else hasn't commented on!
Wednesday 1 November 2017
week 7 and 8
We have been so busy, and doing so many amazing things!!!
During Inquiry we have been working on our Family Trees and our bug books. It has been a long process, and our bug books still have a bit of work left to do, but our Family Trees are looking amazing!
In Language Arts, we have been learning about different types of stories. We have been practicing retelling them with words and pictures. We have also been practicing turning robot sentences into more detailed writing.
In math we have been practicing our skip counting with Jack Hartmann! He helps us to get up and move while we count. Singing and moving sometimes help students to remember skip counting patterns.
We have also been practicing with ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc) and have been using these number names to play different games.
We continue to practice using our word books to help us with our spelling. The students are getting very good at finding the right letter page for the word they are looking for, and some are able to pick out the word that they need!
Mrs. Boutilier was nominated to organize an art project to be hung in Head Office from our school. The students had so many ideas on what we could do that we decided that we needed to take a little time to record our ideas in our Awesome Books to show Mrs. B and help her put together an amazing project!
Don't forget to sign up for a parent teach interview! I look forward to meeting with you and talking about all the amazing things your children are accomplishing as a part of our learning community!
During Inquiry we have been working on our Family Trees and our bug books. It has been a long process, and our bug books still have a bit of work left to do, but our Family Trees are looking amazing!
In Language Arts, we have been learning about different types of stories. We have been practicing retelling them with words and pictures. We have also been practicing turning robot sentences into more detailed writing.
In math we have been practicing our skip counting with Jack Hartmann! He helps us to get up and move while we count. Singing and moving sometimes help students to remember skip counting patterns.
We have been practicing reading with a buddy, and sharing our favorite books! We have discovered that the whole class really loves Piggie and Gerald books!
We have also been practicing with ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc) and have been using these number names to play different games.
We continue to practice using our word books to help us with our spelling. The students are getting very good at finding the right letter page for the word they are looking for, and some are able to pick out the word that they need!
Mrs. Boutilier was nominated to organize an art project to be hung in Head Office from our school. The students had so many ideas on what we could do that we decided that we needed to take a little time to record our ideas in our Awesome Books to show Mrs. B and help her put together an amazing project!
Don't forget to sign up for a parent teach interview! I look forward to meeting with you and talking about all the amazing things your children are accomplishing as a part of our learning community!
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Week 5 and 6
Wow, I can't believe how fast time is moving already! We are already in a month and a half, and we have done so much! Here are some highlights from the last 2 weeks. Don't forget to check out the Word Wall words in the right hand column of the blog. Our last words are all question words that we use on a regular basis. See if your child can use each one in asking you a question, and see if they remember how to draw a question mark.
We have been working on doing authors chair in a way that supports all of our writers and helps them to create new ideas. The students begin the class with sharing their writing from the day before, and then after a round of applause from their group they take questions and comments from their peers. The students have been quite good at sharing their ideas, and then getting right to work after everyone in their group has had a chance to read.
We had a great time working on our Thanksgiving art. I hope that your children were able to share their's with you!!
Our class has been amazing at helping keep our classroom clean. For the most part they help each other clean up, and are very proud of keeping our classroom in order!
We have been practicing a lot of different types of self regulation techniques. In this video that we watched, we could either watch the screen or close our eyes to visualize as the narrator spoke. Some students liked this way of calming themselves down, but some still prefer previous techniques we have practiced.
Last week we focused a bit on Hamburger writing. We talked about how our writing could compare to a hamburger at different stages. We used this chart to do a self-assessment of our own writing, and will continue to use it to think about what we want our writing to be by the end of the year.
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, and a following great long weekend! See you this Thursday for Literacy night!
We have been working on doing authors chair in a way that supports all of our writers and helps them to create new ideas. The students begin the class with sharing their writing from the day before, and then after a round of applause from their group they take questions and comments from their peers. The students have been quite good at sharing their ideas, and then getting right to work after everyone in their group has had a chance to read.
We had a great time working on our Thanksgiving art. I hope that your children were able to share their's with you!!
Our class has been amazing at helping keep our classroom clean. For the most part they help each other clean up, and are very proud of keeping our classroom in order!
We have been practicing a lot of different types of self regulation techniques. In this video that we watched, we could either watch the screen or close our eyes to visualize as the narrator spoke. Some students liked this way of calming themselves down, but some still prefer previous techniques we have practiced.
Last week we focused a bit on Hamburger writing. We talked about how our writing could compare to a hamburger at different stages. We used this chart to do a self-assessment of our own writing, and will continue to use it to think about what we want our writing to be by the end of the year.
As always, we read many books. I know that I have missed quite a few, as the students like to borrow them from me after I read them to the class, and I don't always remember who has what book. We are still focusing on social stories to build our classroom community into a kind, generous, and welcoming group. With the joining of a new student today, and how welcoming your children were, I would say that we are growing in the right direction!
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, and a following great long weekend! See you this Thursday for Literacy night!
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