Hello
Parents and Students,
This week we wrapped up our farm
unit by completing a series of activities. With our learning buddies we created
3-D barns as a home for each child’s
farm animal. For French we made 2-D barns with animals we drew in the
barns and the French sounds they make. In
class, we made bread in the bread
maker and discussed that bread comes from grains.
As a team, we made our very own butter by shaking
whipping cream in a jar until it became solid. We enjoyed our butter and Ms.
Selimos’ homemade jam on our fresh loaf of bread we made in our bread maker
this morning. YUM! See this week’s
photos of the students with the bread and eating the delicious homemade treats.
On Wednesday, George Bothwell Librarian, Jane Grigg,
visited our class in the afternoon for half an hour. She read Polar Bear’s Underwear and
performed the Gingerbread Man puppet show. We sang some Christmas carols using
musical instruments. It was a great session!
Try making butter at home as a
fun family experiment. Click on this link for the directions:
‘Sitting on the Farm’ by Bob King was a huge hit on our class. Sing this great song
with your child and have them show you the actions.
This week, we completed the farm inquiry study with poster presentations. The Grade 1/2
put a lot of effort creating their posters.
They are very proud of their finished product. Please have your child
present to you at home and celebrate their inquiry learning.
For math, both grades
continued their work on number families. See the new NUMBER FACTS DOUBLES RAP
attached in the pictures. With addition, we have been trying to memorize our
doubles (2 + 2 = 4; 6 + 6 = 12; 9 + 9 = 18). Ask your child if they know their
double facts. Play the doubles songs to them as a tool for them to memorize the
facts:
The Grade Ones have started working with subtraction stories in their math this week. The Grade Twos
have been working with missing parts addition and
subtraction.
See the photos for students work samples.
Continue at home to make addition and subtraction
stories with your child. If I had 2
bananas at home and I bought a bunch of 6 bananas at the grocery store, how
many do I have now? OR I baked 18 holiday cookies and I gave 8 away
to my friends, how many are left?
Great job Grade Ones and Twos with your Reading Log minutes! We are so proud of the many minutes you
have logged by reading at home. Enjoy your Pizza Hut coupon for a personal pan
pizza before the end of December.
Remember to hand in
your ONE PAGE “Celebrations” homework by Dec. 17th.We have already received a few and are looking forward
to the children sharing their celebrations with their classmates.
The Grade 1/2 MULTICULTURAL BREAKFAST will be on WED. DEC. 19th. Please send your child to school with a food
sample of a dish (small portion), if possible, from your cultural
background. No nuts please. EXAMPLES: 6 to 12 portions of something: 6 yogurt cups, 6 cheese strings, 6 spring
rolls, 6 samosas, 6 tiropites (Greek cheese pies), small bag of crackers or
tortilla chips. Each child will be asked
to bring something and to present their items.
On Tues. Dec. 18th you, your child, and family are
invited to the GRANT ROAD CARNIVAL (6 to 8 p.m.) There will
be free entertainment, stations, and more, for all of you to enjoy. We will be performing a 3 song medley. It begins with Deck the Halls, then Jingle
Bells, and finally, We Wish You a Merry Christmas. If possible, please find a SANTA HAT for your child to wear. We are accepting a monetary donation of your choice or food
items for the FOOD BANK. We will also hold a bake sale.
Also, a friendly reminder to please send a 2 L carton
(cut and taped into the shape of a gingerbread house) to
school with your child the morning of DEC. 13th with the
icing, candy decorations, etc. The instructions were given to you at
the 3 Way Conferences.
Ian will be our next STAR OF THE WEEK on
Dec. 3rd. Austin is the STAR OF THE WEEK the week of Dec. 10th,
and Kintley the week of Dec. 17th.
Have fun today at Grant
Road’s INCREDIBLES II movie night in the gym.
Have a wonderful
beginning of December weekend everyone!
Cheers,
Ms. Holtby, Ms.
Selimos and Ms. Daniels
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