On Wednesday we went on our winter walk. We had a great time exploring the seasonal changes at Confederation Park. Some of us used our imagination to build with snow and went sledding on our tummies like penguins down the snowy hills.
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We have also worked really hard to create a special present for our families. It is VERY fragile so please make sure it is in a safe place until Christmas Day. The children are so excited to share their gift.
Reminders
-Please send back report card envelopes signed (If your child goes to adventurers, they can bring it tomorrow and drop it off at our class)
-No school from December 20 - January 6 (Classes resume January 7)
-Scholastic Book Orders Due January 10
Spelling List
NO spelling or homework
I hope every one has a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
From, Room 8 πΈπ
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Thursday, December 19, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
Curriculum Newsletter
Curriculum News - Grade ½
December 2019
Dear Parents
and/or Guardians,
This is a brief outline of what the Grade ½ classrooms have
been working on throughout the duration of this reporting period. As each
teacher’s schedule varies depending upon when she has Music and/or Physical
Education, subjects including: Math, Science and Social Studies take place at
different times throughout the day.
It is also important to remember that Science and Social
Studies are often integrated with Language Arts.
Language Arts
We usually begin each morning with a variety of Balanced
Literacy types of learning tasks including: guided reading, guided writing,
shared reading, shared writing, calendar tasks, teacher read alouds, an
assortment of word work activities as well as independent journal writing.
Teachers have many personal favourites when it comes to what books they like to
read to the students but, we select and share texts pertaining to topics which
are currently being studied. We also read a high number of books about mental
wellness, self-esteem, bullying, getting along with others and friendship
skills.
Math
The primary focus for the students has been learning all
about creating, extending and translating repeating patterns. The Grade 2
children have also been introduced to growing or increasing patterns.
The Grade 1 students have been working on developing Number
Sense by enhancing their ability to subitize arrangements of dots from 0 to 10,
counting by 1s up to 100, skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s up to 100,
representing numbers from 0 to 20 in a variety of ways as well as working on
mental recall of the basic addition/subtraction facts up 20.
The Grade 2 children have been introduced to the strand of
Statistics and Probability. They have engaged in a variety of graphing tasks
which include: conducting surveys, collecting data in the form of tally marks
and interpreting the data in the form of bar graphs and pictographs. The
students have also been developing Number Sense by participating in a wide
assortment of learning tasks revolving around the use of dice games (i.e. Hit
100, Hit 0), Power of Ten cards and problem-solving types of activities.
Science
Creating Colour and Seasonal Changes are the two units of
study which have been presented this term.
Throughout the Creating Colour unit, students have engaged
in learning tasks pertaining to primary colours, secondary colours, tints,
shades, value and tones. They have conducted various experiments relating to
colour (i.e. chromatography where they learned the colour black is actually
made up of all of the other colours).
Throughout our study of Seasonal Changes, the students had
an opportunity to go on a Community Walk to Confederation Park to explore the
changes in nature as we transitioned from summer to fall (ie. colour changes,
leaves falling). We also went to the Leighton Art Centre where we had the opportunity
to discuss animal patterns as they get ready for winter. We read many stories
about fall, collected natural found objects and created nature collages.
Social Studies
In Social Studies, we have begun the unit of study entitled,
“My Family, My History and My Community.” Students have been discussing or
bringing in items from home to share their family’s heritage, traditions, and
celebrations with their peers. We have talked about all of the different
languages students speak at home and have engaged in whole group discussions
about how every family is special with their own unique culture.
Physical Education
The students have been developing their basic skills (ie.
locomotor, non-locomotor) in the areas of Cooperative Games, Skipping, Soccer,
Volleyball, Badminton and Curling. Throughout these units, students have also
been working on developing the skills of sportsmanship, fair play, teamwork and
communication needed to be successful in team activities.
Health
Making healthy food choices, engaging in physical fitness,
establishing positive friendships, setting personal goals and mental wellness
are all integral components of the Health program.
Sincerely,
The Grade ½
Team
*Please Note – You can access more information
about the Alberta Program of Studies by
going to the link
below:
Friday, December 13, 2019
Winter Celebration
Hello Families,
Please join us this Thursday December 12 between 6-8pm for caroling, make and give winter activities, buskers and some warm drinks (hot chocolate and cider). Some of the activities will include stuffing socks with the toiletry donations for the Mustard Seed, bird seed feeders, letters for seniors and place mats.
Please bring cash to purchase drinks and make donations.
The children are so excited to give back to the community this winter.
We look forward to seeing you all there!π
From, Room 8
Please join us this Thursday December 12 between 6-8pm for caroling, make and give winter activities, buskers and some warm drinks (hot chocolate and cider). Some of the activities will include stuffing socks with the toiletry donations for the Mustard Seed, bird seed feeders, letters for seniors and place mats.
Please bring cash to purchase drinks and make donations.
The children are so excited to give back to the community this winter.
We look forward to seeing you all there!π
From, Room 8
Friendly Friday
Today we had a special guest speaker from the ALS society of Alberta. She came and spoke to us about the many people who are impacted by this terrible disease. She told us that we could help bring some joy this holiday season but writing cards to some families and people impacted by ALS who feel especially lonely during Christmas time. We used the writing skills we learned when we wrote letters to Santa. The gave us some seeds to plant in the spring, a book mark and purple bracelet that will be a great reminder about how we made someone feel loved this holiday!
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In math, we have created Winter villages with increasing and repeating patterns and also showed different ways to count.
Our team was also in the lead for collecting canned food items this week. We were very excited, but also have been overwhelmed with the generosity from families throughout the whole school.
Reminders:
-Next week we will be collecting boxed and bagged non-perishable food items.
-Report Cards go home on Wednesday December 18th
-Last day of classes before the winter break is on December 19
-No school Friday December 20
Spelling List:
Grade 1: sit, him, will, big, his, come, get, boy, girl, little
Grade 2: big, can, come, down, go, here, little, look, make, see
Have a great weekend!
From, Room 8 π π
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In math, we have created Winter villages with increasing and repeating patterns and also showed different ways to count.
Our team was also in the lead for collecting canned food items this week. We were very excited, but also have been overwhelmed with the generosity from families throughout the whole school.
Reminders:
-Next week we will be collecting boxed and bagged non-perishable food items.
-Report Cards go home on Wednesday December 18th
-Last day of classes before the winter break is on December 19
-No school Friday December 20
Spelling List:
Grade 1: sit, him, will, big, his, come, get, boy, girl, little
Grade 2: big, can, come, down, go, here, little, look, make, see
Have a great weekend!
From, Room 8 π π
Friday, December 6, 2019
Friendly Friday
Hello Families,
This week, we reviewed what we have learned about shades and tints. We mix a primary colour with black it creates a shade, if we mix it with white it creates a tint. We used our scientific brains to create a misty landscape painting to show what we learned about shades and tints.
In gym, we have started our curling unit. We have worked really hard on collaborating nicely with our teams and self-assessing out own skills to get even better.
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Reminders
-We are collecting toiletries and warm adult socks (until next Tuesday). On Wednesday, we will be collecting canned goods. Thank you so much for all of your support. We are really excited that we can work together, as a class and a whole school, to help give back to the community this holiday season
Spelling List
Grade 1: end, red, bed, send, ten, no, him, by, was, say
Grade 2: an, ban, tan, fan, pan, clan, bran, than, flan, plan
From, Room 8 π
This week, we reviewed what we have learned about shades and tints. We mix a primary colour with black it creates a shade, if we mix it with white it creates a tint. We used our scientific brains to create a misty landscape painting to show what we learned about shades and tints.
In gym, we have started our curling unit. We have worked really hard on collaborating nicely with our teams and self-assessing out own skills to get even better.
.
.
Reminders
-We are collecting toiletries and warm adult socks (until next Tuesday). On Wednesday, we will be collecting canned goods. Thank you so much for all of your support. We are really excited that we can work together, as a class and a whole school, to help give back to the community this holiday season
Spelling List
Grade 1: end, red, bed, send, ten, no, him, by, was, say
Grade 2: an, ban, tan, fan, pan, clan, bran, than, flan, plan
From, Room 8 π
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