September 28th

Busy Friday in SK

 

Our morning was filled with thinking of other students and children. Orange shirt day was about understanding that every child matters, no matter where they come from or what language they speak. Ms. Hayward came to our class and read us a story about the indigenous people. We learned lots of new information about this time period in Canadian history.  

During our Inquiry into Language Arts we had Show and Share! Our friends brought items that began with I or N. We sounded out the words Ice Cream and Notepad. During our Show & Share some of our friends taught us more fun facts about Mexico! They brought in their different items or stood up and presented their fun fact! Ms. Gray was very appreciative of all the parents who have sent in different items and information about Mexico. 

After Gym, Recess and Lunch we were ready to learn! We still wanted to have fun and be silly but Ms. Gray started us off with a nice calming spelling test. We did such a great job on the spelling test! And we all worried about our own paper and didn't peak at anyone else! Score! ;) 

During our Math time we had SO much fun! We practiced ESTIMATING. Ms. Gray brought in this weird candy called Candy Corn and we went around the room looking at different Jars and made an "educated guess" for how many candy corn we thought were in each jar. Ms. Gray was taking LOTS of pictures during this time. It was so much fun to use something other than counters! We will be continuing this activity next week and practicing putting the candy corn into groups of ten and counting by ten! :) 

During UOI we did a fun craft and put all the parts of a flower together! We still have a couple more parts that are missing but the kiddos definitely worked hard and tried to make their work impressive for the other teachers and students in the school to see. We are going to hang this one in the hallway! :) 

After second recess and lunch we had a firedrill. All my friends were SUPER quiet and took this very seriously... until they saw their other friends. We will be working on that! ;)

Another great week in S.K. 

Looking forward to Monday! 

Reminders: 

1. Next week is the International Day -- we will be focusing more on Mexico in the days leading up to that. Over the weekend if you could research the topic that I wrote in the agenda that would be GREAT! The student will come in and teach the class about whatever it is that they are researching. 

2. I will make a page on my blog (over the weekend) that is just the photos from the last couple weeks. :) There are some really cute ones! 

Terry Fox Run -- September 27th

TERRY FOX RUN DAY! 

During the Terry Fox Run we had some friends that were working VERY hard. We were the first class to start and we made it all the way around before it was time for the last class! We ran fast and needed lots of breaks. Some of our friends ran THE WHOLE TIME! Others were pretty exhausted after a couple laps. It was a chilly day and we loved every second of it! :)

After the excitement of the Terry Fox Run we came inside and had morning meeting. During our morning meeting our new friend lead us through the morning message. We also talked ALL about MEXICO! We learned lots of different things. We learned about the food that Mexican People eat, the clothing that they wear, the capital city and the language they speak. We also talked about Maracas! One of our friends brought in lots of pictures of different things relating to Mexico and some of our friends brought in some yummy Mexican food. We also learned that Ms. Gray LOVES Mexican food! She taught us how to say hello friends (Hola Amigos!) and goodbye friends (Adios Amigos!) and Have a good night! -- (Buenos Noches!) We think that we want to make our own Maracas to show the school for International Day... Ms. Gray is going to get the supplies over the weekend! :)

During our Inquiry into Language Arts we practiced the sound for the letter Nn. We learned the song for Nn and practiced making the sound as we pretended to be airplanes. After this we practiced writing the letter Nn.

During our Math time we practiced estimating groups of numbers, we practiced matching the number to the word, and we completed pages in our math book. We are going to do a fun activity tomorrow with estimating. Lots of friends like to estimate LARGE numbers when we only have about 5. We are practicing using the language "ABOUT ____"... Also, knowing the numbers by the spelling of the numbers. If you want to quiz the students on the spelling of the numbers... or help them sound them out at home that would be helpful for their Unit 1 assessment! :)

During our Unit of Inquiry we were reviewing the parts and needs of a flower. Once we were done reviewing we talked about all of the tools you would need to start your garden and what could help your garden grow. We talked about shovels, trowels, rakes, etc. While the students were completing their booklets, Ms. Gray called them over to trace their hand for an art project that we are going to do as a class tomorrow. While tracing their hand on red paper... they shared "That is not red, Ms. Gray.... that's like prosciutto red...." --- Someone call Crayola... we have a new name for a color! 

We had a fun-filled day of learning about Flowers, practicing/reviewing our letters & sounds and doing our math work.  :)

REMINDERS

1. Friday -- Orange Shirt Day! -- If they are wearing an Orange Shirt the students are allowed to dress down.

2. Friday -- SPELLING TEST! Bonus words on back -- I will choose a few words (we wont be doing all of the words on the back) 

• a
• an
• as
• at
• if
• in
• is
• it

3. I will send home Mexico assignments for the weekend. HOWEVER, if the students bring in 1 interesting fact about Mexico this week, they will get a house point and a sticker on their name tag! ;)

Wednesday, September 26

Welcoming Wednesday

We welcomed a new student to our class today! We now have 10 students in our class! We had an awesome day of learning about our new classroom and our new friend!



During our Inquiry into Language Arts we practiced the letter Nn. We learned how to neatly write the letter Nn using the dotted line, the action with the letter Nn and then we wrote in our phonics journal. We reviewed all of our letter sounds. Ss, Aa, Tt, Pp, Ii, and now Nn. Looking forward to tomorrow and learning the song for Nn.


During Math today we did centers. We practiced our numbers with playdough 1-10, we used 10 frames, and we used the click-cubes. We talked about all of the different tools that we use for math. The centers went very well and all of our friends were working hard. :)




During UOI today we reviewed the song and the actions for parts of a flower. Then we made a book of the different jobs that each of the parts of a flower have to do to keep the plant alive. Today Ms. Gray apparently did a MUCH better job on her drawing of a flower... "That is a beautiful flower, Ms. Gray"... I think our friends had some encouragement from home about giving compliments. ;)





We LOVED the bake sale today! Some of us had to save their purchase until snack -- which Ms. Gray couldn't believe they made that decision because she was tempted to eat their cupcake as it sat on her desk for two hours!  However, it was AWESOME to be able to buy some SUGAR. It did not effect us ONE bit. (Just kidding, it totally did.)

REMINDERS

1. Practice using the less and more! I was so excited to hear that some of our parents were doing an awesome job of practicing this with their kiddos when giving them money for the bake sale!! :) Woohoo! 

2. Thursday (TOMORROW) -- Terry Fox day -- Gym Uniform Day

3. Friday -- Orange Shirt Day! -- If they are wearing an Orange Shirt the students are allowed to dress down.

4. Friday -- SPELLING TEST! Bonus words on back -- I will choose a few words (we wont be doing all of the words on the back) 

5. I will send home Mexico assignments for the weekend. HOWEVER, if the students bring in 1 interesting fact about Mexico this week, they will get a house point and a sticker on their name tag! ;)

Tuesday September 25

Rainy Tuesday! 

We had a fun day today! Working on staying focused and getting our work done before we play AND getting along with others. We ran A LOT during Gym! Outside was misty so we were able to go outside for recess. We managed to all come inside WITHOUT MUD!!! Ms. Gray screamed with excitement... Not literally. (But, I was very excited!)

During our Inquiry into Language Arts we used what we learned yesterday (the letter Ii) and we practiced the song more and more. Throughout the remainder of the day, Ms. Gray could hear the song about the mouse and the Ink... Over.... and over!!! One of our friends was singing in all the way up to walking out the door. (Sorry about that to those parents ;) ) Jolly Phonics SURE knows how to make their songs catchy! They never disappoint.

During Math we worked on separating a number into two groups and then coloring the cubes. We worked in partners and helped each other build and break apart the cubes! We like working with partners, teamwork makes the dream work! :) We are trying to establish skills of working with others to use each other's strengths. We will continue to practice working in partners tomorrow.

**I sent home an extra practice. Students can use counters, we talked about some examples of what the students can use at home.......... "I can spit the seeds from watermelon out and use those...." That was my favourite. However, they can use anything to count and break apart the whole group into two separate groups. They need ten of whatever it is... another example is popcorn.

During UOI: We watched this video to learn the parts and needs of plants!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6OL7_qFgU

Once we watched and asked LOTS of questions about the needs of plants, we practiced the actions for each of the parts of the flower! Then we acted out -- if it was a need we did the twist... if it was a part we did the robot. "THAT WAS SOOOO MUCH FUN!" as they were panting and making their way to their seats. All that excitement got them ready to go for recess! 

After Recess we had French and then we worked on making a list and sorting parts of a plant vs. needs of a plant! We talked about the pretty part of the flower and why it is pretty... (To attract birds and bees so that they can spread the pollen to other plants to make more plants!)

We have been working hard on making our work look beautiful for our parents to see! We want to make our parents SUPER proud of us and impress them with how nice and neat our work is. :)

Reminders!

Wednesday -- Bake Sale (If students would like to buy anything from the bake sale, they can bring money with them to school and make the purchases during lunch)

Wednesday -- Casual Day -- They can wear whatever they want. 

Thursday -- Terry Fox day -- Gym Uniform Day

Friday -- Orange Shirt Day! -- If they are wearing an Orange Shirt the students are allowed to dress down.

Friday -- SPELLING TEST!

Awesome Monday!

Happy Fall Y'all! :)

Who says Mondays are terrible? I disagree!! These kiddos were AMAZING today! They worked hard and stayed focus ALL day!

I am starting to have students lead the morning meetings! We choose the classroom roles and the "Meteorologist" leads the morning meeting. *Each student has an opportunity to be each role in the classroom*

During our Inquiry into Language Arts we learned the sound, song, and action for Ii! The song was a long one today... We practiced it multiple times but we are still learning!... After we did this, we worked in our Phonics Journals... Ms. Gray was SO impressed with our work and how nicely we were working that she even let us listen to music because we were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

            

During our Math time today we practiced estimating! Our friends learned how to group the objects into two groups and then estimate how many there are. We used manipulatives to practice and then we started in our Math books. We will be practicing estimating more throughout the week. We will start a fun activity with estimating on Friday for Fun Friday!!


During UOI today we gathered our prior knowledge of plants to complete a KWL (Know-Wonder-Learned) Chart... We have lots of things we wonder about plants...  We wonder if they can play music? Move? Talk?... Lots of personification happening in SK


today!... After we completed our chart we learned about the parts of a flower! We learned that the roots are UNDER the grass (or ground.......) and we also learned that Ms. Gray can use some practice drawing on the board. We wrote a list of all of the parts of a flower in our journals today. We are focusing on writing lists in our journals: The parts of a list: title, bullet points, words and pictures!

REMINDERS

Tuesday (TOMORROW) & Wednesday -- Bake Sale (If students would like to buy anything from the bake sale, they can bring money with them to school and make the purchases during lunch)

Wednesday -- Casual Day -- They can wear whatever they want. 

Thursday -- Terry Fox day -- Gym Uniform Day

Friday -- Orange Shirt Day! -- If they are wearing an Orange Shirt the students are allowed to dress down.

Friday -- SPELLING TEST!

**International Day**

Students will be researching many aspects of their country including:

• Traditional music and dress
• Artwork and dance
• Cuisine
• Cultural toys, games & sports
• Products and exports
• Interesting laws/policies
• Rules and customs

I will be assigning the students each something to research for International Day! Our country is Mexico! :) 

Fun Friday in SK

Today is FRIDAY!

One of Our Friends has a Birthday Tomorrow!!! WOOHOO!! 5 years old! 

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We hope you enjoyed the dance party to Spider Man today to celebrate your birthday! When I asked for our friends favourite song, I definitely was not expecting that. I've never know anyone to love that song so much. It was a fan favourite!


During Morning Meeting today we talked about everything that we know about Mexico. We learned that Mexico was SOUTH from Canada. We also discussed the language, the food, and the weather... One of our friends INQUIRED about something VERY interesting... "If Mexico is ALWAYS warm and doesn't have snow during their winter... Why do we live here?

           


During Inquiry into Language Arts we had SHOW & SHARE!!
During Show & Share 4 of our friends got to share items that they brought from home that begin with the letter Pp or Tt. Some of our friends brought more than one item!

One friend brought a T-Rex Transformer! 

Another friend brought her Pencil box!


Another friend had a Toy and a roll of Tape! 

And the other friend brought a Playdough Tower & a T-Rex! 

During Math we learned a new game: 1. We roll the dice. 2. When we got that number (1-6) we would display that number on one of our ten frames. 3. Then we would have a ten frame filled to 10. 4. Lastly, we would find the total number. *11-16* We are still working on the numbers 10-20! 

** ____ is   10   and ____. **

THEN......... IN UOI........

WE MADE OUR OWN BUTTER!!!!!

We watched the video again on how to make butter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LYWF8T8g0
After we did this, Ms. Gray helped each of us make our own butter! We had SO much fun... and it was a work-out!







We were all exhausted and sweating from shaking the containers so much! Ms. Gray is going to sleep well tonight.......


**If I were you, I would definitely check their lunch bags sooner rather than later........ I don't know how it will taste (or smell)... but they definitely had fun making it and talking about how the "fat" attaches to each other and makes a big ball of fat...... Not sure if I will ever look at butter the same...* 

I was a proud teacher when I heard: "I can see the fat from the milk attaching to the other fat..."

Reminders

1. I sent home a math packet to practice some math over the weekend. 

2. Permission slips for field trip... if you need one because you haven't signed it yet, please let me know! I sent a new one home today with some students! 

3. I will look at the RAZ-KIDS website over the weekend to figure out how to notify you of which book is assigned. 

4. September 25 & 26 is the BAKE SALE! 

5. Wednesday, September 26 is Casual Day! 

6. Thursday, September 27 is the Terry Fox Run!

7. Have an awesome weekend! 

8. CHECK THE LUNCH BAGS....!!

Happy 5th Birthday to Our Friend!