Hello Parents and Guardians,
On Monday, we studied different
kinds of bats (long nosed, horse-shoe, tube-nosed, hog-nosed, sword-nosed,
& leaf-nosed) and predicted their names before researching about them on
the internet as a class. We studied bats’ noses through videos, books and then completed a
worksheet. Check out these GREAT bat videos with your
child:
Echolocation song
Bat anatomy video
We
played another sorting game using our PWIM (Picture Word
Inductive Model) words on Monday. This
time, the sorting rule was words with the letter “l” anywhere in the word.
We
were excited to have Veterinarian, Dr. Sally Scleland,
join us on Mon. p.m. to teach us about Dog Bite Prevention Safety. The children practiced “STANDING LIKE A TREE” if
a dog approaches them. They practiced “TUCKING IN” like a rock,
if they are already on the ground. Signs a dog is NOT happy: tail up, white of eyes showing, mouth is
closed, drooling. Have your child share
the ABCs of petting a dog: A =
ask owner permission, B= be sniffed and C= cootchie coo. Check out some of the journal writing samples
from the children. Also, be sure to view websites: www.doggonesafe.com and
http://doggonesafe.com/holiday_tips
In
our printing books on Tuesday, we wrote a Halloween chant. Have
your child sing: Sometimes I like to
walk in the dark . . . See attached
photo.
On
Tuesday, the students were introduced to the animal class - BIRDS! As a group, we brainstormed everything we thought we
knew about birds; recording right and wrong answers. We then watched a video to
find out if our answers were correct. After the video, we corrected and added
to our brainstorm of ideas! The students then did a cut and paste activity to
illustrate characteristics of birds. On Wednesday, we played a Jeopardy game including all the vertebrates we have covered
so far; mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds! This was a very fun and
engaging way to get the students to share their knowledge. We also had the opportunity
to practice our math skills in adding up all our points! Team Lizards and Team Crocodile both did a great job in answering
and working as a team. However, Team
Lizards won the game with a bonus question! Way to go Lizards!
For
Writing Traits our focus was TOPICS and choosing good topics to write about that would
interest an audience.
Mathematically, this week rods, units and coins were reinforced with the
Grade 2s. The new math vocabulary term was:
unequal or “not the same as”. Is your child
able to show 43 cents four different ways?
Is your child able to create 20 cents using exactly 3 coins? Is your child able to create 45 cents using
exactly 5 coins? Solutions: 4 dimes, 1
nickel OR 1 quarter, 4 nickels. Please
try questions like these at home.
This week, the Grade 1s worked on different
ways to make numbers to 20, showing what comes before and estimating objects
to 20 and then counting for exact answers. . The
Grade 1s will take their completed UNIT
2 – REPRESENTING NUMBERS TO 20 booklets home soon to share with you. Grade 1 parents, please go over the unit with
your child, celebrate their learning, sign, finish incomplete pages with your
child if you like, and return to school.
French
fun on Wednesday and Thursday consisted of creating Halloween puppets
and performing short dialogues. Next
week we will use the puppet theatre to perform.
The children are excited for this activity. They are very motivated to perform.
Our fabulous,
fantastic, fun, Phonics letter of the week was: Ff. The children created over 20
words as a class. Try reading the
sentences from the photos with your child and brainstorming a few “Ff” words.
On Thursday
afternoon, we spent an hour with our Gr. 4 Learning Buddies, reading and then
participating in a ‘yoga
session’ with their teacher, Miss Heron.
It was a very relaxing, Green Zone way to end our day.
FUTURE PROJECTS: Please save ONE 2 liter container
(ex: milk or juice carton) for a fun project in December. DO NOT SEND TO SCHOOL until December, as we have no room to
store them.
If you have magazines to recycle, kindly send them to school ANY
TIME, as we are getting ready for a writing activity for November (farm
study/Agribition).
Ms. Selimos, Ms.
Daniels, and Ms. Holtby
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