What a great week! The weather warmed up enough that we were able to spend time outside. Just a reminder that we go outside everyday the outside temperature is warmer than -20 degrees celsius. Everyone should come each day with the appropriate winter gear (snow pants, boots, mitts, hats, etc.) to enjoy their time outdoors in comfort. It is also important that students continue to build their skills to independently put on their winter gear. This would be a great thing for families to practice at home so they are successful at school.
I Can Appreciate the Diversity of Communities in Canada / I Can Examine How Communities Have Changed and Emerged
This week we had an in-school field trip with the Glenbow Museum. Our presenter came in and showed pictures from the arctic and showed us artifacts from the Inuit people. We spent some time closely examining the artifacts and then sketching them in our visual journals. A highlight is when we got to feel an arctic fox pelt with the back of our hand. We also got to play a traditional children's game meant to strengthen our hand-eye coordination for hunting. It was very tough!
I Can Decompose Numbers / I Can Think About Numbers Flexibly
This week we've been working on decomposing numbers by breaking them down into part, part, whole. We've recognized that there are many ways to to add parts together to get the same whole number. We also worked on a decomposing challenge where students had to figure out how many canoes our class would need if we went canoeing. We used the book, "Paddling the River", as our stepping off point.
Literacy:
In the coming weeks, our grade 2 students will be working with Ms. Leusink for an hour Mondays to Thursdays.
Phonics:
Grade 1 - y
Grade 2 - igh, -y (/ī/)
High Frequency Words - from, or, one, had
Reminders:
Wednesday, November 23 -
- Library Book Exchange Day
Thursday, November 24 -
- Conference Booking closes at 2pm. Click here to book.
- Parent Teacher Conferences from 4pm to 7pm
Friday, November 25 -
- Parent Teacher Conferences from 8am to 1pm. NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS
Upcoming Fun Days in December
December 20 – Christmas Sweater Day
December 21 – Christmas Hat Day
December 22 – Last day of classes - PJ Day
