The Leaf Classification Projects are un- be-LEAF-able! I can really tell who put in the time and effort to set up their leaves under the correct category: (Type, Shape, Margin, Arrangement) so they were displayed beautifully and easy to recognize. Well Done!
It was great having the knowledgable Mr. Gus Yaki here to accompany us on our community walk so he could tell us some of the names of the trees our leaves came from. Ask your child if they can tell you something they learned from this experience. (Hint- Trembling ___________, sunscreen, Blue ____________., Type of Bird ________________, STAND etc.) Remember your title page, "Trees and Forests" is due in by Monday, Tuesday at the latest. Try to research some of the animals and plants that live in the different levels of the forest. That is a page in your duo tang too! What is a producer, consumer, decomposer? We looked fantastic as a group in ORANGE to represent how "Every Child Matters!" Your spelling tests went home today. Show your parents how you did. Anyone who had corrections to do, please write out the word three times each and hand it in to me on Monday. Have a great weekend!
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Orange shirt day tomorrow! Don't forget about our bonus spelling word ......reconcile. Tell your parents what that word means and why Canadians are trying to reconcile with the First Nations peoples regarding Residential Schools. Your Visual Journal pages that represent "Significance" - I am loved, I belong and I matter AND the t-shirt about how every child matters and our story of how we belong are looking fantastic!
Congratulations to those students who managed their time and put in the effort to get their Leaf Project in by the due date. That must feel great! They look un-be -leaf-able! Your newly acquired knowledge about leaves is going to tie in nicely with our community walk with the expert tomorrow at 8:30. Please be here on time, dressed for the weather and with some good questions to ask. I really enjoyed the excitement I noticed when we did the first few pages in our JUMP math workbooks. Get your parents to quiz you on saying some numbers like, "How do you say this number - 2 340 601?" "What is the value of the underlined digit?" Today the boys and girls made a two page spread in their Visual Journals to represent the SMART goals they are striving to achieve by December 10th. As we discussed at Parent/Teacher interviews, we want their goals to be relevant and something that will challenge them, but, with effort and commitment, is attainable.
The LEAF CLASSIFICATION PROJECT is due tomorrow! I'm excited to see the projects come in. The ones I've seen so far are beautifully displayed and are very creative! Please remember to include the marking rubric that is in your green science duo tang with the project, AND remember to bring your duo tang for Science tomorrow. Ask your child why Friday is designated ORANGE shirt day. What are Canadians trying to reconcile? What does reconcile mean? (We looked it up in the dictionary and I think this would be a great bonus spelling word for the test on Friday ....hint, hint!) There are some interesting you tube links on the topic of residencial schools for the First Nations children. Ask your child what childrens' rights were infringed upon. Friday is also our community walk. Please dress for the weather. We have a guest speaker coming in to take us on the walk and to discuss trees and the natural surroundings/ecosystems. Try to come up with some interesting questions we can ask the expert. Do you know the names of the trees that your leaves came from? Maybe he can identify the type of tree! What a glorious day! Perfect for any of you have to put the finishing touches on your Leaf Project due Thursday.
The boys and girls got the new spelling words for this week, and, as you can tell, they are getting increasingly more difficult. Test this Friday. Take a look and see how I did on last week's test. Spelling List Words (for the week of September 26th – 30th ) 1. regulation 9. achieve 2. control 10. rights 3. success 11. compensate 4. strategies 12. awareness 5. calming 13. choices 6. focused 14. biography 7. reputation 15. service 8. character *Bonus significance Thank you to all of the parents who attended the Parent/Teacher conferences last week! What a great turnout! It gave us an opportunity to discuss some goals that would be suitable for your child to succeed, stay organized, and take responsibility for their learning. Have a look at the SMART goal sheet that went home with your child today and help them to complete their academic SMART goal/s so that we can help support them in achieving their very best. We will create a Visual Journal page so that the goal is uppermost on our minds and we'll strive to reach our full potential. Please sign and return the sheet for tomorrow. Reminder, Friday is ORANGE shirt day. More information regarding this will follow in the coming days. Tomorrow is our last day with AJ and Sound Kreation. You guys look great! You've really got the grooves down! See you in the Gym first thing.
The Spelling test is tomorrow so be sure to study for the quiz! Some of you still have to finish off your Name Art, "The _______Times," the Friendly Letter, your artifact writing, so, tomorrow we will be busy making sure everything is done to the best of your ability. Tell your parents why, when adding numbers, there may be a need to compensate when we are rounding or estimating sums. Example: 7 342 + 5 499 = 12 841 7 000 + 6 000 = 13 000 (Why did I compensate and make 5 499 6 000?) Remember to take home your Science duo-tang tomorrow (where you have the Leaf Classification Project criteria sheet) to help guide you when completing the Leaf Project due September 29th. Please hand in forms for the field trip along with the $16.00. You can make cheques payable to Midnapore School. See you at Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday evening or Friday during the day -no school on Friday. We started our dance with AJ this morning and learned some of the basic movements of Hip Hop. Tell your parents the three moves! See if they can do them!!! Remember to line up as if you are going into the main building tomorrow and I will meet you in the gym to do attendance there. Don't come to our classroom, meet in the Gym and please don't be late!
Practice this weeks spelling words. Parlez-vous français? The test is this Thursday because there is no school on Friday due to Parent/Teacher conferences. Tell your parents how you did on last week's test out of 15 words and 2 bonus words. Spelling List Words (for the week of September 19th – 22nd ) 1. un 9. neuf 2. deux 10. dix 3. trois 11. rounding 4. quatre 12. estimate 5. cinq 13. hundredths 6. six 14. thousandths 7. sept 15. decimal 8. huit *Bonus align Today we started talking about the academic goals we would like to set for ourselves for this term. Your S.M.A.R.T. (tell your parents what each letter stands for) goal should be such that you will be able to achieve it if; you practice, focus on, commit to, and realize there is room for improvement. Examples - the 3,4,5,6 times tables, neatness with printing, detail in art work, organization, punctuation, research skills, focus/attention, etc. Think about the accommodations and strategies you will need to put in place to achieve your goals. We will be creating a visual journal page so we can refer to it and help one another be the best we can be! Please return Telus Spark field trip forms and money ASAP. It is due in by September 30th. Be sure to book a Parent/Teacher conference time! :) What fun we had today participating in the Terry Fox Run! The weather was great and everyone gave their all.
The Parent/Teacher conferences are next week on Thursday evening and Friday during the day. A notice went home today with information on how you can log onto the Midnapore School home page and book a time. Our Telus Spark field trip is fast approaching so the forms went home today with the details. Please check carefully that you have signed the entire field trip forms properly as the photocopier didn't print every page back to back. Forms and money are to be handed in by September 30th. Let me know, or have your student write it in their agenda if you are able to volunteer on October 5th. We need three parent volunteers that day. We start off Monday, first thing, with Sound Kreations. Make sure you arrive at school on time so you don't miss anything! Have fun collecting a variety of leaves this weekend for your Leaf Project that is due on the 29th! Have a great weekend! The Spelling test is tomorrow! I know that everyone will do their very best and ace it!
The Terry Fox run is tomorrow as well. Remember to dress in layers so you don't overheat and bring a water bottle. Twoonies for Terry are greatly appreciated! The boys and girls brought home their Science duo tangs today. Inside is the Leaf Project criteria. I've shown examples of different ways you can display and categorize your leaves. The project is due on Thursday, September, 29th so take advantage of the beautiful weather and start collecting! There is the potential to gather 16 different leaves to fulfill the assignment criteria. (Make sure your Science duo tang is back at school on Tuesday because we have Science every Tuesday and Thursday.) The training for the 2016-2017 patrol team was held today. Great job one and all!. All patrollers are required to memorize and recite the patrol pledge to their teacher by Tuesday, September 20th. Good Luck! Tomorrow is a busy day but if we have time we might do an Art activity that requires you to bring in a leaf (separate from the Leaf Project). Hopefully we will have time, but if not, we will try for next week so bring one in please. Don't forget to sign both sides of the media consent form so you can be in the video expressing your opinion about why Midnapore is in need of an inclusive, multi-sensory playground. It will be a great asset to the community! Please remember to return the media consent form so that we can help promote the building of a new playground for the Spring of 2017. The forms must be signed and returned by tomorrow if you are going to be in the video!
Book orders are due in by Thursday, September 15th! Happy Birthday GF! Our first Science Unit is on Trees and Forests.You can be beautifying the title page we started today. Please start collecting and pressing leaves at home so that you have a variety of samples that can be classified under the following categories: 1. Leaf Type 2. Leaf Shape 3. Leaf Margin 4. Leaf Arrangement on the Branch The Leaf Classification Project criteria/rubric will be coming your way soon! Due date TBA. Keep practicing the multiplication facts so they are automatic. Some of you have the multiples of 4 down pat! Keep it up! Have you been practicing for the Spelling test this Friday? Our Visual Arts Journals are in .....HOORAY! Make sure you have your, "The __________Time's" page ready to go! It's the first page in your visual journal. Try to include interesting details with words and colors. Twoonies for Terry donations are starting to come in. Thank you! Is your Artifact writing page completed? It too will be one of the first pages in the Visual Journal. Today the boys and girls measured out the field with trundle sticks for the Terry Fox route that Midnapore School will run this Friday. Our Twoonies for Terry campaign will go until the end of September so you can start bringing in your donations now.
Practice the multiples of 4 so they are rolling off of your tongue; 4x1= up to 4x12= Tell your parents what you learned today about Free the Children and Me to WE! Check to see what companies use child labor to manufacture clothing. How can we be the change we want to see in the world? Our new spelling words are written in the agenda for this week but I thought I'd put it up for all to double check. This weeks words are; 1. tenths 9. ninety 2. twenty 10. expanded 3. thirty 11. standard 4. forty 12. written 5. fifty 13. place 6. sixty 14. value 7. seventy 15. form 8. eighty *Bonus notation |
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