Hello Parents and Students,
Hooray for outdoor recesses! The kids have been enjoying the outdoors again!
This week, we used our printing books and learned how to cursive write
the letters “e and l”. We also wrote a winter poem in French (photo
1). Have your child sing it to you. Feel free to review the 2 letters
for handwriting at home.
Emaan did a great job as Star of the Week. She enjoys picnics with her
mom, dad and 2 sisters. Emaan was born in Toronto. She celebrates Eid
and speaks Urdu. Her favourite colour is purple and she loves to eat
lobster. In her spare time, she enjoys reading
and swimming.
We focused on the calendar for math for a good part of the week. See
photos 4 to 7. Your child should be able to READ the days of the week
and the months of the year. Here are some questions to ask your child:
How many months are there in one year? How
many days in this month (show them a month on a calendar at home)? Name
the month BEFORE April. Name the month 2 months AFTER May. How many
days are there in one week? How many days in two weeks? If today is
Tuesday, January 22nd, what is the day of the
week 3 days later? Which is the second month of the year? In which
month is your birthday? Which month comes before your birthday? We
played a “Months/calendar” game.
We also began NON-STANDARD measurement (no rulers) using string, cubes
and craft sticks. See photos 8 to 15. We measured the GINGERBREAD MAN
using craft sticks after predicting his length and then we compared our
own body lengths to his.
Photos 16 to 20 are from a morning math lesson where we used 2 different
units: cubes and colourful links to measure lengths of different
objects. The children concluded that the larger the object of
measurement, the better it is to use a larger unit to measure
with. Example: Use popsicle sticks to measure the classroom door,
rather than cubes. Cubes will take forever! The number will be
smaller.
I am SUPER EXCITED to begin a novel study of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona
Quimby, Age 8 with the students. Librarian, Mrs. Lindstrom, is helping
us with this 2 month novel study project, as well! EXPECTATIONS:
Please encourage and monitor your child’s chapter
of reading. They may read it independently or SHARE THE READING ALOUD
with you. Ask your child questions about the ½ chapter read. The RAMONA
envelope and your child’s agenda reminders will help you to keep up
with the expectations of the reading assignment
and writing projects. If you have any questions, please feel free to
email me.
The children enjoyed creating their own dollar bills as part of a
Writing Traits assignment today, focusing on organization skills and
details. Imagine if you could design your own paper money. What would
it look like? Write details about your bill. What
words and numbers are on your bill? Include pictures, colours when you
draw it.
The children drew themselves wearing their winter clothing and labeled
their pictures in French. Here are the links to the music and actions
for the new action song “LA NEIGE TOMBE” we danced to and sang, about
“la neige” (snow).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdnrWeTICk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k9fPOLoaBc
La neige tombe
The Snow is Falling
Chanson enfantine
(French)
Children's Song
(English)
La neige tombe sur mon nez
Oh, oh, oh! J'ai le nez gelé
Frotte, frotte, frotte mon nez
Pour le réchauffer !
Frotte, frotte, frotte, mon nez
Frotte, frotte, frotte ton nez
Pour le réchauffer !
La neige tombe sur mes mains
Oh, oh, oh! J'ai les mains gelées!
Frappe, frappe, frappe, mes mains
Pour les réchauffer !
Frappe, frappe, frappe mes mains
Frappe, frappe, frappe tes mains
Pour les réchauffer !
The snow is falling on my nose
Oh, oh, oh! My nose is frozen
Rub, rub, rub my nose
To warm it!
Rub, rub, rub my nose
Rub, rub, rub your nose
To warm it!
The snow is falling on my hands
Oh, oh, oh! My hands are frozen!
Clap, clap, clap, my hands
To warm them!
Clap, clap, clap my hands
Clap, clap, clap your hands
To warm them!
As well, we had a blast trying a water experiment with the concept of
sink vs float for science. We filled a basin of water and “tested” many
items. The children predicted what would happen to different objects.
See science photos. At first, the cloth puppet
floated and then sank. The students were surprised. The rock, scissors
and eraser sank. We discussed why they sank… metals, rubber items
sink. The kids discovered that plastic items like cube a links, Ms.
Selimos’s empty water bottle and Ronin’s water bottle
filled with some water, floated. Wooden items like a pencil and
popsicle stick floated. The children “screamed with delight” when I
took Brodie’s glasses to test… His glasses SANK! The glass component
was “heavier” than the plastic particles. Parents, please
fill your sink with water and “test” your children at home with a simple
game of sink and float using items in your home. Have fun!
Matter Websites and Games
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/gases.html
Brainpop junior has many videos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml
http://science.k12flash.com/statesofmatter.html
http://science.k12flash.com/statesofmatter.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/molecules.swf
http://www.catie.org.uk/testing_time_index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Y
EXCELLENT video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfP4lwdehuA Matter song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C33WdI64FiY Matter song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd0RXHfIKJQ video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYFAj50c7xM scientific explanations
Ms Selimos
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