Hi Families,

Today I will be trying TEAMS out so don’t worry if it sends you any notifications.  I will let you know if/when you need to sign into it.  I might move over to teams as it has more features.

We have been working on:

Math:

• place value (including adding and subtracting)
• counting coins (which many students need to practice)

PE:

• skipping
• badminton
• scoops

Science:

• Matter and thermal energy
• One way to discuss this at home is to discuss examples of convection/conduction/radiation while cooking or baking

Language Arts:

• students created a monster character then wrote a story about him including beginning/middle/ending
• students have been sharing their stories
• we continue to work on speaking French in class and listening during instructions

Art:

• we practiced elements of drawing
• they learned to observe and recreate them through drawing one square at a time and then also to draw something upside down
• created an art project in the style of Edvard Munch’s The Scream
• created an art project of a poppy field using perspective (big poppies at the front and smaller ones at the back)

I sent a package of work home Friday for you to look at and discuss with your child.

Reminders:

• No school Wednesday the 11th
• Please send a sock with your child (to use to wipe white board)

Hi Families,

Today I will be trying TEAMS out so don’t worry if it sends you any notifications.  I will let you know if/when you need to sign into it.  I might move over to teams as it has more features.

We have been working on:

Math:

• place value (including adding and subtracting)
• counting coins (which many students need to practice)

PE:

• skipping
• badminton
• scoops

Science:

• Matter and thermal energy
• One way to discuss this at home is to discuss examples of convection/conduction/radiation while cooking or baking

Language Arts:

• students created a monster character then wrote a story about him including beginning/middle/ending
• students have been sharing their stories
• we continue to work on speaking French in class and listening during instructions

Art:

• we practiced elements of drawing
• they learned to observe and recreate them through drawing one square at a time and then also to draw something upside down
• created an art project in the style of Edvard Munch’s The Scream
• created an art project of a poppy field using perspective (big poppies at the front and smaller ones at the back)

I sent a package of work home Friday for you to look at and discuss with your child.

Reminders:

• No school Wednesday the 11th
• Please send a sock with your child (to use to wipe white board)

Hi families,

I am sending some sample work home today.  Please look at it and discuss with your child.

We have been working on:

Math: Place value and the numbers in French (in writing too).  Next we will start addition strategies.

Language Arts:

• Journal writing (adding more details) and some reflections/connections to stories
• story writing (character development, beginning, middle (problem), satisfying ending (solution)
• speaking in French
• listening to directions and not interrupting when someone is talking

Requests:

If you have mismatched socks, we could use them as white board erasers.

Merci 🙂

Bonjour!

Thank you for your patience with this unusual September.  I have connected with several families over the phone and will continue to try to connect with everyone this week. Please note that my phone will show up as “no caller ID” and I am calling families between 3:30pm and 5:30pm.

September learning:

Language Arts: reading together and looking at patterns in the stories. Reading and responding to stories.  Listening to stories read by Ms. Hartman through TEAMS.  Discussing topics such as Terry Fox Run, Orange Shirt Day, and feelings.

Math: We have been learning about patterns, increasing and decreasing.  We have compared similar patterns and practiced prolonging patterns and determining the rule.

Art: we are learning about elements of drawing and practicing them.  We have explored different materials such as pastels, and watercolours.

Next week: we will be starting place value for math, which includes counting with coins (so you can practice at home too).

FYIs:

Library day is Thursday.

We are looking into RazKids and Je lis to foster reading in French at home.

Please remember to send utensils and water bottles.

Please send runners for PE (Wednesdays and Thursdays)/indoor shoes