Category: Class News

Valentine’s Day Fun!

We had a really fun day today!  When students arrived they delivered their valentines to their friends.  Some were a little large for our heart holders!

For Math today we did some addition questions with missing addends as a reminder of how to solve problems with different unknown numbers.  Students then got to work on some Valentine puzzles and word searches.

This afternoon (after our library visit) we wrote a poem following the format of a story that we read yesterday – How Much Do You Love Me?  We worked through a process of brainstorming things that our family members love a lot.  The students then put these together in the framework of our poem.  For example,

I love you as much as DAD loves TO WATCH FOOTBALL ON SUNDAYS ON THE COUCH.

They wrote about 3 different family members and then for the finale they had to decide HOW LONG they would love them – i.e.

I’ll love you until DINOSAURS RULE THE EARTH AGAIN.  That’s how much I love you.

Once they completed their frames they wrote these poems out on heart-shaped papers, cut them out, and glued them to pink construction paper.  These are now posted on a bulletin board outside of our classroom.  Come by and check them out – they are quite well done!

Students had a choice between a Valentine’s activitiy (card making) or Centres for the end-of-day period.  At this time students got to enjoy the snacks sent in – and the treats from their Valentine’s holders.  A huge thank you to all those who sent in goodies for us to eat today!  We have some leftovers which will be enjoyed tomorrow.

REMINDER to send in the 100’s Day vests and small treats for our 100’s celebration tomorrow.

 

Jump Rope for Heart

Friday, February 17th is coming up quickly.  We will be participating in the JUMP event in the afternoon with our 40 minute skipping session with Divisions 3 and 7.

In preparation for this event we have spent some PE periods learning how to skip – on our own and with Mr. Hamilton’s grade 5/6 class.  The students really enjoyed that experience!!

Please remember to complete and return the Heart and Stroke Foundation Pledge envelopes and return them to school.  The red heart also needs to be completed and returned by Friday so we can post them in the gym as further incentive for our event.