PD DAY - MARCH 22, 2015

Hi there,

On the second PD day, which takes place on May 22, 2015, there will be a camp offered for the kids. The camp will cost $10.00 and take place from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. This camp runs on a first come first serve basis for the first 45 children only. I have sent a form home with the children tonight.

THANKS!

Terrific Thursday

Please check out upcoming announcements:  

1.   Summer CAMP!!  - Register before May long weekend and you will receive 25% OFF THE SECOND CHILD!

2.   Please Keep in mind the following PD Days and Holidays:

ü Friday May 15^th, 2015 (PD DAY)

ü Monday, May 18^th, 2015 (VICTORIA DAY)

ü Friday, May 22^nd, 2015 (PD DAY)

ü  

Take a look at our day:

French – Mme. Stella

Visual Art

We continued to work on our butterflies today! The students are having a great time doing this!

Gym – Ms. Lovan

Math Makes Sense

We practiced to count to 10, using a two-part math. We took our time, as the students need more practice with this.

MMs: pgs. 234 – 236

HWT

Pgs. 94 (OUR LAST PAGE)

Unit of Inquiry

In pairs, the students read a habitat booklet to each other! Then in groups, they worked a reading comprehension sheet, which was based on the information they learned from each other.

Writer’s Workshop

I am beginning to do DRA’s for the final semester! The students are working on using detail in the retell! We practiced this today with the story “The Hungry Caterpillar”.

Have a wonderful night!  

Ms. Rossi

Explorer MONDAY!

Dear Parents, 

Since we are exploring all the various habitats and animals, on MONDAY we are going to EXPLORERS! Students can come to school dressed like little explorers!!! We are having a lot of fun with this unit, so I am excited to see my explorers on Monday, May 4th. 

Math

Hi everyone!

We did not get to math today due to a presentation put on by the grade 6's. We will continue to learn about numbers tomorrow, and the math test will be pushed back to Thursday, May 7th, 2015.

Announcements

1.     Spelling is due TOMORROW!

2.     Sign up for summer camp before May long weekend and receive 25% off the second child.

3.    There will be no school on the following days:

ü  Friday, May 15 2015 (PD DAY)

ü  Monday, May 18 2015 (VICTORIA DAY)  

ü  Friday, May 22 2015 (PD DAY)

Take a look at our day:  

French – Mme Stella

Dramatic Art -  Mr. Monaghan

Gym – Ms. Lovan

Novel Study

We read chapter 2 in the Chocolate Touch!

Math

We used a “2 part mat” to help us count by 10’s and learn about place value. A lot of the children really rush when they count, so I am encouraging them to slow down to ensure they are making proper groups of 10.

MMS: pgs. 234 – 236

Unit of Inquiry

Today we used the smart board!!! We watched a power point on habitats! Students worked on a comprehension sheet after which tested the students on what they learned so far!

Writers Workshop

We will be doing our OWA soon, which deals with persuasive writing. We talked about what this meant today, and to correctly write persuasively! We did some example on the board, and then the students tried this on their own! They had to convince me what animal was the best!

Have a wonderful evening!

Please check out upcoming announcements:  

1.   Summer CAMP!!  - Register before May long weekend and you will receive 25% OFF THE SECOND CHILD!

2.    Casual Day: TOMORROW!! Wednesday, April 29^th, 2015.

3.   SPELLING IS ALWAYS DUE THURSDAY! This is just a reminder that the students have up until Thursday to finish copying down their words 3 times, write their sentences, and finish work in their workbooks. I have noticed many students are handing in incomplete work. Your support at home is greatly appreciated!

4.   Please Keep in mind the following PD Days and Holidays:

ü Friday May 15^th, 2015 (PD DAY)

ü Monday, May 18^th, 2015 (VICTORIA DAY)

ü Friday, May 22^nd, 2015 (PD DAY)

ü  

Take a look at our day:

French – Mme. Stella

Visual Art

Today we made something really cool! We transformed caterpillars into butterflies! We used some really cool materials and paint. This project will take a couple classes to complete. 

Gym – Ms. Lovan

Math Makes Sense

We continued to work with numbers to 100. We are really focusing on putting objects into groups of 10, as this is the beginning of learning place value!

HWT

Pgs. 92 – 93

Unit of Inquiry

Students were given a sheet with animals and a sheet with habitats! It was their job to match the correct animal to the correct habitat! Then each group was given a specific habitat, and the group had to draw exactly what they think the habitat looks like.

Daily Five!

READ to someone – The students get to read books to each other from Ms. Rossi’s Robert Munch Collection

Read to Self

Listen to Reading – Using my computer, the students got to follow along with an audio book.

Work with Words – students works with the “ee: and “ea” sound.

Work on Writing – students completed a punctuation books.

Have a wonderful night!  

Ms. Rossi

Welcome Back! I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend!

Please check out upcoming announcements:  

1.   Summer CAMP!!  - Register before May long weekend and you will receive 25% OFF THE SECOND CHILD!

2.    Casual Day: Wednesday, April 29^th, 2015.

3.   SPELLING IS ALWAYS DUE THURSDAY! This is just a reminder that the students have up until Thursday to finish copying down their words 3 times, write their sentences, and finish work in their workbooks. I have noticed many students are handing in incomplete work. Your support at home is greatly appreciated!

4.   Please Keep in mind the following PD Days and Holidays:

ü Friday May 15^th, 2015 (PD DAY)

ü Monday, May 18^th, 2015 (VICTORIA DAY)

ü Friday, May 22^nd, 2015 (PD DAY)

ü  

Take a look at our day:

French – Mme. Stella was away, so finished our UOI presentations!  

Dramatic Art – Mr. Monaghan

Gym – Ms. Lovan

Math Makes Sense

We continued to work with numbers, while finding out the easier ways to count. For example, if there is a lot of something, students figured out that it is easier to put them into groups of 10 first, and then count. Students practiced counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10.’s today.

MMS: pgs. 228 – 230  

Unit of Inquiry

Today we started our brand new unit! This unit is definitely my favourite. We will be learning about animals and their habitats! In groups, students brainstormed the definition of a habitat. We shared our ideas as class, and wrote a definition of what a habitat is. 

Definition: A habitat is the place where a plant or animal gets the things it needs to live.

Spelling

The students copied their weekly words from the board 3 times, and made a sentence for each word. They then practiced using these word in their spelling workbook!

SPA:  117 – 120 (DUE THURSDAY!)

Have a wonderful night!  

Ms. Rossi