October 16 to 20

I Can Observe the Seasonal Changes in the World Around Me and Discuss How the Changes Are Related to the Seasons

This week went spent some time outside learning about the changing seasons.  We read the story, "This is How I Know".  In the book, an elder shares how nature provides clues to the different seasons.  We used this as a springboard for our own discussion of the observations we each had made around fall.  Afterwards we collected different leaves and made some leave rubbings.

Numeracy:

This week we continued to build our understanding how how numbers can be grouped and represented in different ways.  We will continue to use ten frames, tallies, and base ten blocks to help us think of numbers in groups.  A great way to practice at home is to practice skip counting by 5s and 10s up to 100.

 Literacy:

This week in phonics we worked on the sounds /u/ and /k/ (represented by c).  We added the words 'to' and 'do' to our list of high frequency words.  Check our Google Classroom for the home practice sheets.

Reminders:

Monday, October 23 - 

• Library Book Exchange

• Student teacher, Mr. Reimche, starts

Tuesday, October 24 - 

• Field Trip to Telus Spark, notice sent home on October 10.  
• Students will need a snack and a lunch, packed in a way that it can be carried without a backpack

October 30 - November 3 

• Rocks and Rings

Tuesday, October 31 - 

• Halloween Dress Up and Activities, details will be sent home soon

November 9 - 14  - 

• Fall Break, No School for students

October 10 - 13

 

In art we have been exploring how artists use lines in their work to show different things.  Sometimes the lines portray an energy or sometimes the lines create perspective, allowing us to perceive things as farther away.  Here are some of the works of art we looked at:

Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstroke, 1965

Charles Sheeler, Classic Landscape, 1931

  Joan Miró, The Farm, 1921-1922

Part of our work has been to experiment in making different types of lines (curvy, zigzag, castle, loopy, thick, thin, etc.).  This week we took our papers and started adding watercolours to help make the lines pop out.

I Can Represent Numbers in Different Ways

This week in math, we worked with Rekenreks and ten-frames to demonstrate our understanding of teen numbers.  We played a game where we used a spinner to pick a number and then one partner used the Rekenrek and the other built the numbers on ten-frames.  Using Rekenreks and ten-frames helps us to build and deepen our conceptual understanding of a base ten number system.  The alignment and different colours of beads help us notice patterns (counting by 5s and 10s) that will help us to become fluent in strategies for mentally adding and subtracting.

Literacy:

This week our phonics focus was the letters o (short vowel sound) and d.  

We also added the words "as" and "said" to our list of practiced high frequency words (HFW).

Reminders:

Monday, October 16 - 

• Library Book Exchange

Friday, October 20 - 

• Non-Instructional Day, NO SCHOOL for students

Monday, October 23 - 

• Student teacher, Mr. Reimche, starts

Tuesday, October 24 - 

• Field Trip to Telus Spark, notice sent home on October 10.  Please send in permission forms ASAP

October 30 - November 3 

• Rocks and Rings 

November 9 - 14  - 

• Fall Break, No School for students

October 2 - 3

 

This week we got a chance to meet with our grade 4 buddies for the first time.  We worked together to create pumpkin or apple crafts to take home.  Our buddies were fabulous in helping us understand any instructions we had trouble with!  We will be meeting with our buddy class every few weeks as a way for us to help build community within the school.

Literacy:

We spent some time review letter sounds this week and didn't add any new letters or words.  We also spent some time building up our comprehension skills by practicing retelling a story we heard.  We had to share important elements like character, setting, beginning, middle, and end.  This is something that can be easily done at home and makes a huge impact on overall reading development.

Reminders:

Wednesday, October 11 - 

• Library Book Exchange

Friday, October 20 - 

• Non-Instructional Day, NO SCHOOL for students

Tuesday, October 24 - 

• Field Trip to Telus Spark, notice sent home on October 10