Dear parents,
Today we began our day with a discussion about the situation that happened in Quebec and we observed a moment of silence as a school. Flags are at half mast to show our solidarity with our Muslim community. We also had a discussion about the violence that happened in Regent Park last night as many of our students live where that happened. Please debrief with your child.
We then did Read to Self while I conferenced with students. After recess we went jointly constructed a level 3 answer to yesterday's reading response. We then went over a level 3 and level 4 answer to the questions we did yesterday. Students then learned of a format in which to answer a Reading Response question: RACE.
After lunch we reviewed yesterday's math concepts about polygons. We then had a lesson on angles (acute, obtuse and right angles). We then worked in our math books on these concepts. After recess we had Library and then Gym.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
POW
Tuesday 31 January 2017
Monday 30 January 2017
January 30, 2016
Dear parents,
Today we began our day in a new way: with an Appreciation Activity! Each student was tasked with writing something nice to every other student in the class. The result was a beautiful paper filled with lovely sentiments about each other (e.g.: you are funny, kind, etc). Please ask your child about this. We then moved on to Read to Self. After recess we worked on a Reading Response using information from the text and our own ideas to support our answers. I will be looking over their answers tonight and discussing this with the students tomorrow. We then went to French.
After lunch we started our new unit on Geometry. We learned what the word Polygon means (poly = many and gon = sides) and how we can classify different shapes (by size, colour, number of sides, number of angles, etc). We then did some examples together and then students were sent off to work on this concept. At 1:20 we went and had a workshop by the National Ballet of Canada. On Friday we will be seeing a short performance done by the ballet at 12:45 at Daniels Spectrum theatre. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Math pages 120-121 (Grade 3) and 148-149 (Grade 4)
Today we began our day in a new way: with an Appreciation Activity! Each student was tasked with writing something nice to every other student in the class. The result was a beautiful paper filled with lovely sentiments about each other (e.g.: you are funny, kind, etc). Please ask your child about this. We then moved on to Read to Self. After recess we worked on a Reading Response using information from the text and our own ideas to support our answers. I will be looking over their answers tonight and discussing this with the students tomorrow. We then went to French.
After lunch we started our new unit on Geometry. We learned what the word Polygon means (poly = many and gon = sides) and how we can classify different shapes (by size, colour, number of sides, number of angles, etc). We then did some examples together and then students were sent off to work on this concept. At 1:20 we went and had a workshop by the National Ballet of Canada. On Friday we will be seeing a short performance done by the ballet at 12:45 at Daniels Spectrum theatre. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Math pages 120-121 (Grade 3) and 148-149 (Grade 4)
Thursday 26 January 2017
January 26, 2017
Dear Parents,
Today we worked on Read to Self while I did Guided Reading in small groups. We then went to Gym after recess and then to French.
After lunch we worked on our Times Tables and then went to Yoga. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
POW (due tomorrow)
Today we worked on Read to Self while I did Guided Reading in small groups. We then went to Gym after recess and then to French.
After lunch we worked on our Times Tables and then went to Yoga. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
POW (due tomorrow)
Wednesday 25 January 2017
January 25th, 2017
Dear parents,
Today we began our day with Read to Self. We had our Greenwood volunteers here to help out with this. I did Guided Reading with a small group of students and then we all had snack. We moved on to a Reading Response after recess to the "Little Hummingbird." This will accompany our art. We then went to French.
After lunch we worked on problem solving in math. We then worked on Math Games using the computer when we were finished. Nearing the end of the period, we held the Math Congress to discuss our answers to the problem we solved. After recess we had our Sharing Assembly and then Daily Physical Activity outside.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
Poem of the Week
Today we began our day with Read to Self. We had our Greenwood volunteers here to help out with this. I did Guided Reading with a small group of students and then we all had snack. We moved on to a Reading Response after recess to the "Little Hummingbird." This will accompany our art. We then went to French.
After lunch we worked on problem solving in math. We then worked on Math Games using the computer when we were finished. Nearing the end of the period, we held the Math Congress to discuss our answers to the problem we solved. After recess we had our Sharing Assembly and then Daily Physical Activity outside.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
Poem of the Week
Tuesday 24 January 2017
January 24, 2017
Dear Parents,
Today we began our day with the traits of a good squire. This is part of our learning about Medieval Times. Please ask you child what they must do to become a squire! We then did Read to Self while I did Guided Reading with a small group of students. After recess I modeled the story mountain and we went through several examples of how the story mountain will help us outline our Adventure Stories. Students then set to work on doing their story mountain outline. We then went to French.
After lunch we reviewed yesterday's concept of a Survey. I asked why do we do surveys? What questions might you survey people about? How do you collect the data? How do you present the data? We then went back to our work from yesterday and corrected it, looking specifically at the bar graph and whether we followed the success criteria for the bar graph (x and y axis, labels, title, data is correct). We then created our own survey and students began to survey each other. After recess we had Library and then we had Gym where we continued our learning about hockey.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
Poem of the Week (due Friday)
Today we began our day with the traits of a good squire. This is part of our learning about Medieval Times. Please ask you child what they must do to become a squire! We then did Read to Self while I did Guided Reading with a small group of students. After recess I modeled the story mountain and we went through several examples of how the story mountain will help us outline our Adventure Stories. Students then set to work on doing their story mountain outline. We then went to French.
After lunch we reviewed yesterday's concept of a Survey. I asked why do we do surveys? What questions might you survey people about? How do you collect the data? How do you present the data? We then went back to our work from yesterday and corrected it, looking specifically at the bar graph and whether we followed the success criteria for the bar graph (x and y axis, labels, title, data is correct). We then created our own survey and students began to survey each other. After recess we had Library and then we had Gym where we continued our learning about hockey.
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
Poem of the Week (due Friday)
Thursday 19 January 2017
January 19, 2017
Dear parents,
Today we began our day with Read to Self. I conferenced in small groups with students. We decided that our POW could wait until after first recess. We then worked on our Adventure story plot mountains. French was the last item of the morning.
After lunch we had an art lesson with Ms. Xavier about positive and negative space in art. We focussed on the book "The Little Hummingbird" which we read yesterday and its beautiful Haida artwork. We looked at the author's website here: http://mny.ca/en/. We then went to Yoga. After recess we worked on our own Haida inspired artwork. At the end of the day I handed back all student's math tests. Please ask your child about this.
Have a lovely long weekend!!!
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
PA Day tomorrow (no school)
Today we began our day with Read to Self. I conferenced in small groups with students. We decided that our POW could wait until after first recess. We then worked on our Adventure story plot mountains. French was the last item of the morning.
After lunch we had an art lesson with Ms. Xavier about positive and negative space in art. We focussed on the book "The Little Hummingbird" which we read yesterday and its beautiful Haida artwork. We looked at the author's website here: http://mny.ca/en/. We then went to Yoga. After recess we worked on our own Haida inspired artwork. At the end of the day I handed back all student's math tests. Please ask your child about this.
Have a lovely long weekend!!!
Homework:
Reading for 20 minutes
PA Day tomorrow (no school)
Wednesday 18 January 2017
January 18, 2017
Dear parents,
Today we began our day with a small story about a hummingbird called, "The Little Hummingbird." Here is the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFOBtD7atng. It is a wonderful story about teamwork. We will talk further about it tomorrow and relate it to our Adventure stories as well as this month's Character Education trait. We then did Read to Self while I conferenced with students. After recess we had Gym in which we learned the dance The Stroll. Everyone did a great job! We then went to French.
After lunch we did math problem solving. We then worked on Prodigy using the laptops. After recess we worked on our Castles (Grade 4) and learning pioneer hunting methods (Grade 3).
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
PA Day on Friday (no school)
Today we began our day with a small story about a hummingbird called, "The Little Hummingbird." Here is the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFOBtD7atng. It is a wonderful story about teamwork. We will talk further about it tomorrow and relate it to our Adventure stories as well as this month's Character Education trait. We then did Read to Self while I conferenced with students. After recess we had Gym in which we learned the dance The Stroll. Everyone did a great job! We then went to French.
After lunch we did math problem solving. We then worked on Prodigy using the laptops. After recess we worked on our Castles (Grade 4) and learning pioneer hunting methods (Grade 3).
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
PA Day on Friday (no school)
Tuesday 17 January 2017
January 17, 2017
Dear parents,
Today we began our day with a discussion around our Adventure Stories and the characters we are creating. We focussed on the story mountain and how our Adventure Story needs to follow this model.
We read a story called "Amazing Grace" and then applied the story to the story mountain. We then worked on the sidekick as part of our writing time. After this, we went to French.
After lunch we worked on our Castles (Grade 4) and our Log Cabins (Grade 3) and measured and figured out the perimeter and the area for our structure. After recess we went to Library to continue our dioramas.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Today we began our day with a discussion around our Adventure Stories and the characters we are creating. We focussed on the story mountain and how our Adventure Story needs to follow this model.
We read a story called "Amazing Grace" and then applied the story to the story mountain. We then worked on the sidekick as part of our writing time. After this, we went to French.
After lunch we worked on our Castles (Grade 4) and our Log Cabins (Grade 3) and measured and figured out the perimeter and the area for our structure. After recess we went to Library to continue our dioramas.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Monday 16 January 2017
January 16, 2017
Hello parents!
Today we had a lovely day, beginning with the Poem of the Week. We practiced this and then moved on to Read to Self while I conferenced with students individually. We then worked on our Adventure writing after recess. We looked at the hero we created and discussed their character traits. We then discussed the villain in their story and worked on creating a picture of the villain. This is leading us up to writing our own Adventure stories! We then went to French.
After lunch we did Math games as we did not get a chance to do so on Friday. We then had Library and Gym. In Gym we learned the dance, "The Stroll." Please ask your child about this.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Today we had a lovely day, beginning with the Poem of the Week. We practiced this and then moved on to Read to Self while I conferenced with students individually. We then worked on our Adventure writing after recess. We looked at the hero we created and discussed their character traits. We then discussed the villain in their story and worked on creating a picture of the villain. This is leading us up to writing our own Adventure stories! We then went to French.
After lunch we did Math games as we did not get a chance to do so on Friday. We then had Library and Gym. In Gym we learned the dance, "The Stroll." Please ask your child about this.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Friday 13 January 2017
January 13, 2017
Hello parents!
Today we began our day with the Poem of the Week test. We then moved on to Read to Self when we were done while I conferenced with students. After recess we discussed what an Adventure story was. We learned that it has a hero, a hero's helper, a villain and a quest. I asked student's to think about the hero of a story that they would like to write and asked them to draw and label their hero. Please ask your child about this. We then had French.
After lunch we had our Perimeter and Area test. We then worked on our Social Studies structures.
Homework:
Read for 20 minutes
Today we began our day with the Poem of the Week test. We then moved on to Read to Self when we were done while I conferenced with students. After recess we discussed what an Adventure story was. We learned that it has a hero, a hero's helper, a villain and a quest. I asked student's to think about the hero of a story that they would like to write and asked them to draw and label their hero. Please ask your child about this. We then had French.
After lunch we had our Perimeter and Area test. We then worked on our Social Studies structures.
Homework:
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday 12 January 2017
January 12, 2017
Dear parents,
Today we had another full and busy day!
We began our day with the POW and spelling words. We then moved on to Read to Self while I did Guided Reading with small groups about Determining Importance. After recess, we went through several examples of student writing and decided what level we thought their work was worth (level 1, 2, 3 or 4) and why. We then set off to do our own Journal writing while focusing on the Success Criteria (opening statement, details, closing statement). We then went to French.
After lunch we had a lesson in Perimeter and Area. We then worked on this concept. We then gathered again on the carpet to check in with our progress by going through several examples of Area and Perimeter. We then continued to work on this concept. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Math test on Perimeter and Area tomorrow (Friday)
Today we had another full and busy day!
We began our day with the POW and spelling words. We then moved on to Read to Self while I did Guided Reading with small groups about Determining Importance. After recess, we went through several examples of student writing and decided what level we thought their work was worth (level 1, 2, 3 or 4) and why. We then set off to do our own Journal writing while focusing on the Success Criteria (opening statement, details, closing statement). We then went to French.
After lunch we had a lesson in Perimeter and Area. We then worked on this concept. We then gathered again on the carpet to check in with our progress by going through several examples of Area and Perimeter. We then continued to work on this concept. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Math test on Perimeter and Area tomorrow (Friday)
Wednesday 11 January 2017
January 11, 2017
Dear parents,
Today we began our day with a recap of yesterday's lesson on the First Nations announcement and Residential schools. We reviewed what it was like to be in a Residential school and why we now have the announcement acknowledging whose territory we are on. We then also recapped our lesson on Determining Importance (see yesterday's blog post) and in Guided Reading we applied this concept to "Charlotte's Web." We continued with Read to Self while I did Guided Reading in small groups. After recess we went to the Gym to continue our hockey skills. We practiced stick handling and passing. Students are becoming quite good at this skill! We then went to French.
After lunch, we had a lesson in problem solving. We had to draw an organized list to help us with our math question. We then went on to Prodigy. At the end of the period we reconvened for the math congress and went through the answer together and how students solved it. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers. Grade 3s worked on building and painting their log cabins while the Grade 4s continued with their catapult challenge measuring how far their object flew. Students also learned about the role of the Monk during Medieval times. We then finished our day with the book Shin-chi's Canoe, which is about Residential Schools.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Quiz on Perimeter and Area (Friday)
Today we began our day with a recap of yesterday's lesson on the First Nations announcement and Residential schools. We reviewed what it was like to be in a Residential school and why we now have the announcement acknowledging whose territory we are on. We then also recapped our lesson on Determining Importance (see yesterday's blog post) and in Guided Reading we applied this concept to "Charlotte's Web." We continued with Read to Self while I did Guided Reading in small groups. After recess we went to the Gym to continue our hockey skills. We practiced stick handling and passing. Students are becoming quite good at this skill! We then went to French.
After lunch, we had a lesson in problem solving. We had to draw an organized list to help us with our math question. We then went on to Prodigy. At the end of the period we reconvened for the math congress and went through the answer together and how students solved it. After recess we worked on our Social Studies centers. Grade 3s worked on building and painting their log cabins while the Grade 4s continued with their catapult challenge measuring how far their object flew. Students also learned about the role of the Monk during Medieval times. We then finished our day with the book Shin-chi's Canoe, which is about Residential Schools.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Quiz on Perimeter and Area (Friday)
Tuesday 10 January 2017
January 10, 2017
Hello parents!
Today we began our day with an article on the acknowledgement of the First Nations territories that we are on. We looked at determining importance and what were important facts in the story. We also had a long conversation about Residential schools and the impact of those schools. We used the following chart to help us determine what was important and what wasn't:
Today we began our day with an article on the acknowledgement of the First Nations territories that we are on. We looked at determining importance and what were important facts in the story. We also had a long conversation about Residential schools and the impact of those schools. We used the following chart to help us determine what was important and what wasn't:
We then answered questions about the article in small groups. We then went to French.
After lunch, we had a lesson in Perimeter and Area. We then reviewed yesterday's work (and corrected any mistakes we made) and finished other work in our JUMP math books. We will have a test on Friday on Perimeter and Area. We then went to Library and worked on our Ecosystem diorama. Finally, we read the book "Shi-Shi-Etko" about Residential schools to finish our day.
Homework:
POW
Read for 20 minutes
Math Test Friday
Monday 9 January 2017
January 9, 2017
Happy New Year parents!
As part of our focus on the new year, we worked on a New Year's resolution craft and activity. To inspire us, we watched Kid President give a few words of encouragement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o
We also worked on our POW for the week. After recess, we worked on our Journal writing and I'm excited to hear what students did over the holiday! We then went to French.
After lunch we had a math lesson on Perimeter. We then practiced this concept and continued with our New Year's resolution craft if we were done. After recess we had Library and then Gym.
Homework:
- POW
- Reading for 20 minutes
- Math perimeter work if not done
As part of our focus on the new year, we worked on a New Year's resolution craft and activity. To inspire us, we watched Kid President give a few words of encouragement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o
We also worked on our POW for the week. After recess, we worked on our Journal writing and I'm excited to hear what students did over the holiday! We then went to French.
After lunch we had a math lesson on Perimeter. We then practiced this concept and continued with our New Year's resolution craft if we were done. After recess we had Library and then Gym.
Homework:
- POW
- Reading for 20 minutes
- Math perimeter work if not done
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