Beginning on Monday, November 4th Ms. Deanna Sue will be joining our class for the month of November. She is completing her 402 practicum from the PDP programme through Simon Fraser University. I am looking forward to having her in our class. I am sure that the students will also enjoy her presence as she begins to take on some of the class routines and teaches a Science ‘mini-unit’. More information on this will be forthcoming once she and I have time next week to tee everything up for her lessons.
Month: October 2013
Reminder – McGill Library Trip
Just a reminder that the class is walking to McGill Library on Tuesday, November 5th – next week! Please remember to send your child’s library card – and any Public Library books, for return – on that day.
Thanks,
Mrs. Temple
Happy Hallowe’en!!
It was a very busy and fun day!!! I hope you all had a good Hallowe’en night!
Pumpkin Carving
Today we joined our big buddies in a school-wide pumpkin carving activity. Even though some students – but clearly not all – were a bit squeamish about touching the insides of a pumpkin, a good time was had by all!
The seeds were collected and will be washed, roasted, and given to classes to eat tomorrow.
A huge thank you to the parents who came out to help with this event.
Pine Cone Spiders
Students made some very neat looking spiders to help decorate our classroom for Hallowe’en. We began with pine cones which the students painted black. Once the paint dried the students added black pipe cleaner legs. With googly eyes attached to pom pom eyeballs they look very cool ‘hanging around’ our room!
Where the Wild Things Are
Last Thursday we did a great activity with our Division 2 buddy class. We heard the story – Where The Wild Things Are – and saw the short video, as well. Then, divided into two groups, we worked either in Mrs. Iverson’s room or our room. We created some great – scary looking – monsters using chalk pastels on black construction paper.
Check out the bulletin board outside of our room and the one upstairs by Mrs. Iverson’s room. Both boards have a variety of pictures from each of the classes. Here are two of our students’ work:
I think that they look great. I hope you agree!
Hallowe’en Food Drive
The Leadership group is running a Food Drive this week to help to replenish the local Food Bank. Please help out by sending in some canned or non-perishable food items with your child for our class box.
Thank you for your support!
Elements of Art – Colour
Last Friday, during our Art period, students performed experiments with colour. We started with the three primary colours – red, yellow, and blue. Students learned that ‘primary’ colours – meaning ‘first’ – are important because they can make other colours but other colours cannot make them.
Using these three primary colours students made the ‘intermediate’ colours – orange, green, and purple.
Once students had each created these three new colours they were given a new piece of paper. They were asked to paint a picture – of whatever they wanted – but they were to show the six colours (the three primaries and the three intermediates) in this picture.
I think they look pretty great!! I hope you agree.
Updated Schedule / Spelling Programme
Our daily schedule has been slightly altered. We have added another PE block on Tuesdays during Mr. Phelps’ time in the room (between Recess and Lunch).
There is also a change with our weekly spelling lists/tests. Mr. Phelps will now be doing the Words Their Way programme with the class – also during his time slot. This week he is doing assessments on the students to determine their spelling groups. Beginning next week the students will have a spelling list glued into their Planners. They will do activities with these words throughout the week and will have their spelling tests on Fridays. Mr. Phelps will mark these and then they will be sent home.
If you have any questions about Words Their Way, or PE, please feel free to contact Mr. Phelps.
Clothing Drive
The leadership group are running a clothing drive until October 29th. If you have some used clothing that is no longer suitable (size-wise or other), please bag it up and deliver it to the stage in the gym. These bags of clothes will be delivered to a needy, local charity after the 29th.
Thank you for supporting this cause.