Okay, perhaps not in the Federal election, but in our class election it was nearly a landslide win for Shifu and the Red Panda party.\u00a0 This means that if we are able to fill our group plan jar with rocks we will earn an ice cream sundae party! Thanks, Shifu!<\/p>\n
This week, after the excitement of the election, we worked on our repeating patterns and then learned about fractal shapes and patterns in nature! It was incredible how many fractals we found outside! Leaves, flowers, tree branches… we found them everywhere using our magnifying glasses. We will be moving on in math to number sense and applying our knowledge of patterns to number as well.<\/p>\n
We are also working on starting The Daily 5, which is an approach to literacy (reading, writing, spelling) and I like to add in fine motor work as well. We wrote a short poem based on the book “I am every good thing” by Derrick Barnes.\u00a0 This book is so beautiful and a message for all our children that they are every good thing, worthy of respect and love.\u00a0 (See our bulletin board below in the pictures).<\/p>\n
We are learning about each other through opening up our take home About Me backpacks.\u00a0 It is so fun to listen to the kids and learn about what makes them unique and special.<\/p>\n
The Terry Fox run was on Friday and all the kids did a great job in the run and learning about Terry Fox’s amazing and heroic legacy.<\/p>\n
It was so wonderful to meet all of the parents this week and to celebrate your children.\u00a0 We have a wonderful class who are getting to know each other and start to bond as a team.\u00a0 Thank you for your time and ongoing support– and your patience as we get things organized for the year \ud83d\ude42 A few photos are below, but I am hoping to get Seesaw app going this week so you can start seeing more of your child’s school day! Take care.<\/p>\n
Love and Joy,<\/p>\n
Ms. M<\/p>\n\n\t\t