October 17th

This week we started new Explorations, everyone seemed happy about these new stations.  At art we are making Dancing Jack O'Lanterns and for math we need to do domino equations on the legs and the hands. The  students are all very excited to go to the Spider Science.  They will make a web using a hula hoop and masking tape and then see how many flies can get caught in it!  This group seems to have caught quite a few!

We finished our All about Me which included Our Goals...2 for school and 3 for home!   We also have almost finished our  bubble pattern name art!   These look amazing - next time you are in you'll have to take a look!

We used white glue to make a spider's web and next week we get to use our pastels to colour them in.  If your child doesn't have pastels yet please send in next week if possible.

We started decorating our door with Ms Mackenzie and Ms McMitchell  (student teachers from SFU) - something else you will have to wait and see!

We read with our big buddies which we do every Wednesday.  Then on Thursday we had an earthquake drill on Thursday. Please also send in comfort kits (information will be on the Parent Portal soon).

As I am sure many of you have noticed... your child's choice of home reading is often too difficult or too easy.  I do realize this but want the students to have this choice and also learn how to judge whether a book is a good level for them.   When they do bring a book that is too hard home please read it to them and get them to read the words they do know.  If it is too easy have them practice reading with more expression and fluency.  We started our Guided Reading this week so your child will bring home a book or story that is approximately their level.  This book is in a ziplock bag and they should be practicing this book at home.  Soon I plan to have 4-5 books (Just Right Reading) that they will bring home daily. 

Paint Sets - thanks to everyone that has already brought these in and if you haven't could you please send them in as soon as possible. 

Celebration Snack Schedule - just a few more people need to sign up, please just send a note in the planner if you are not able to come into the classroom.  I will be finalize this in the next week.