March 2, 2015 week Bannock Making and More

Bonjour Parents and Students,

On Friday, we studied the Treaty 4 Flag, Saskatchewan Flag, Canada Flag and Metis Flag. Ask your child to tell you which symbols are on each of these 4 flags. Have your child tell you the colours of each flag, as well. 

Listen to this popular song about Canada with your child: This Land is Your Land   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSjMuKh1Wpo

Check out the following link about Regina and the raising of the Treaty Flag in 2011 at Regina’s City Hall.    http://cjme.com/story/photosvideo-treaty-4-flag-raising-reginas-city-hall/27445

Ramona writing activities this week included cartoon drawing and speech bubbles.  The children did a GREAT job illustrating their work and using capitals and punctuation.  In addition, they each wrote a personal letter to Ramona, who was sick and at home.  You will be able to see your child’s writing pieces displayed in the hallway when you come for the CELEBRATION OF LEARNING STATIONS in late March.  Today’s Ramona lesson and Monday’s will entail writing a puppet theatre dialogue which they will present in pairs next week.  

We continued with Urdu lessons with Miss Hina Momin on Tuesday.  We reviewed the first 12 letters, wrote a pop quiz and then continued on with the 6 following letters.

A fun French activity on Tuesday was cartooning, this time about Garfield and John and the ‘lil Jinx cartoons.  The children used their winter vocabulary and we created sentences on the whiteboard for them to use.  They really enjoyed this!

Mathematically, we have used ten rods and units, ten frames, lining up numbers in columns, 100 charts with skip counting by 10s and 1s.  For example:  28 +47 using a 100 chart . . . Find 28 on the 100 chart and count down the column by 10s… 28 +10+10+10+10+10 (so down 4 hops) and over 7 more.  Your child should be able to show you.   I continue to reinforce and to review expanding of numbers… 28 is the same as 20 + 8 and 47 is the same as 40 + 7… Then you group the tens together for easy addition and the ones.  I can demonstrate more at the Celebration of Learning Stations coming up in late March.

We have used the hundred chart to skip count forwards and backwards.  We have used place value mats (ten rods and units) and we have demonstrated “traditional” borrowing for subtraction.  Please practice these strategies at home with your child. See the photos.

BANNOCK/GALLETTE making experience will occur this afternoon.  We will begin today’s lesson with the story STORM AT BATOCHE, by Maxine Trottier, followed by the cooking activity.  Yesterday, the children wrote the recipe in their journals.  We hope you have a chance to make this delicious bannock at home with your child. 

As well, kindly send back your choice of CELEBRATION OF LEARNING  times as soon as possible. I did receive most on time, today.  Your child will receive his/her Term II Report Card on Friday, March 20^th.  The Celebration Stations will occur on the 26^th (evening) and the 27^th (morning) at the designated time of YOUR CHOICE.

This week we welcome Aazan (Gr. 3) and Alexandra (Gr. 2) to our classroom.

Our next Star of the Week (March 23^rd) will be Keithan.  Nana is the Star of the Week (March 30^th) following Keithan.

We WILL be going to BOGGY CREEK VALLEY on Tuesday, March 10^th, weather permitting.  Remember to dress in LAYERS!  Bring extra mittens and socks.  Bring a bottle of water and a hot dog to cook over an open fire.  

I am still looking for PARENT VOLUNTEERS.  Please email me or write in your child’s agenda.  I NEED HELP!

REMINDER:  GRADE 3s swim on Monday, March 9^th & Wednesday, March 11^th.

Ms. Selimos