Dear Parents and Students,
I hope everyone enjoyed this last week of
January in the classroom. I certainly did! J
Photos 1 to 5 feature measuring our body
parts using cube –a-links with our Grade 4 Learning Buddies.
Imogen helped us to demonstrate a science experiment involving vinegar and baking soda. Have your child explain the “explosion” they
saw. This is something you can try at
home to show them how gas was created using a liquid with a solid.
We wrapped up our Measurement Unit this week and used units such as pennies, marbles,
cubes, paperclips and more to measure mass of objects in the classroom. The children discovered: the heavier the unit of mass, the fewer units
you need to measure something heavy.
Review vocabulary this week included:
Categorizing from heaviest to lightest and vice versa. Grade 2 math binders went home
on Wednesday for you to explore and to discuss with your child. Please
return by Monday, February 2nd.
Our next Gr. 2 math unit: Addition and subtraction to
100!!!! Yes, ONE HUNDRED!
Continue to drill flashcards of +/- to 18 at home, play card games, Crib
and use my on-line math websites, as many students still need to learn their
facts automatically. Practice, practice, practice.
Check
out the following French videos on-line about VALENTINES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHefacW-L5U Charlotte
Diamond’s song; Embrasse 4 Fois
The children enjoyed singing these 2 songs
and more.
Parents of Grade 3:
Return the Math video-taping permission
slip by Mon. Feb. 2nd, along with the Gr. 3 swimming permission forms. If you plan to pay for the bus transportation fee of $10 on-line,
please let me know in the agenda.
The children are
REALLY enjoying the RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8,
novel study projects. Lots of class time
is provided, but the children are to take their Ramona novel and writing
assignment home each night. PLEASE SEND THE ENVELOPE, NOVEL AND
ASSIGNMENTS to school each day, with your child’s agenda.
We had an EGG-CITING time on Thursday morning
celebrating Chapter 3 of Ramona
Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary in class. Our principal (Mrs. Campbell), vice-principal
(Mr. Chernoff), teacher librarian (Mrs. Lindstrom), administration secretary
(Mrs. Ewing) and Educational Assistant (Mrs. Abbas) participated in the lesson.
We began the lesson with the adults
modeling reading of parts of the chapter using voice, fluency and expression. Next,
some of the students were invited to read aloud. After, we took turns sharing about our own personal embarrassing moments. Everyone “cracked” up. Then, we had the “egg” cracking
experience. Should we “rap, rap, rap”
the egg on our heads like Ramona’s class or should we “whack” the egg on our
heads? Mr. Chernoff and Grade 2 student,
Roan ended up with RAW EGGS all
over them. My goodness! What a mess! How could this happen? Our lovely, helpful, Mrs. Ewing, came to the
RESCUE and helped to wash and shampoo Roan’s
hair and to clean him up at the sink, just like Mrs. Larson did for Ramona
in the novel. Following the feast of
hard- boiled eggs, seasoned with salt and pepper, each child created a card (Circle of Generosity goal) for
our wonderful Mrs. Ewing, thanking
her for all she does each and every day at the office of awesome Grant Road
School. Over the lunch hour, we created
a “LOVE SONG” to the tune of “Jingle
Bells” about Mrs. Ewing, which we sang and presented her with at the office. We
went live over the intercom at 2:10
p.m., singing it like “rock stars” to the entire school!
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REMINDERS:
1.
Grant Road Cookie Dough Fundraiser $$$$ due on Feb. 6th.
Cheques made to: GRSPA (Grant Road School
Parent Association).
Fundraiser profits
will go towards I-Pads for the
school.
2.
Ramona:
Read first half of chapter 4 by Mon. Feb. 2nd, latter half by
Wed. Feb. 4th and first half of chapter 5 by Fri. Feb. 6th
3.
«RONIN IS STAR OF WEEK FEB. 9TH«
4.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT HOMEWORK is due on Tues.,
Feb. 2nd (Liquid experiment at home to discover which 5 items
dissolve).
5. VALENTINE’S DAY:
If you choose to have your
child participate, please include the entire class. VALENTINE cards and goodies are to be sent and exchanged on FRIDAY,
FEB. 13th. There are 24 children in the class. An easy way to label cards or treats is to
put YOUR child’s name on each card/treat:
From ____. This is an option, if
you don’t wish to write each child’s name on the treat.
6. Goat Getters Fundraiser – We are trying to raise money to purchase goats
for families overseas. The children are
asked to bring 25 cents for each
ticket they wish to purchase. There will
be a draw for prizes over the next 2 weeks.
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