Please gather a variety of images to collage the cover of your child's visual journals. These images can represent their favourite things, interests, memories, etc. They could be photos, magazine cut-outs, printed images, words, or drawings. Please send these images to school in a bag or envelope by Thursday.
Our Words of the week are:
it is in at am us up
Please continue to practice spelling these a little bit over the weekend!
Today we:
-practiced our poetry.
-went to a wonderful Orange Shirt Day assembly hosted by the grade three classes.
-listened to a story called Not My Girl this is the follow up story to When I Was Eight that we read yesterday. It is about the struggle to readjust to day to day life once returning from the residential school.
-worked on Orange Shirt Day visual journal pages.
-did our daily calendar time. Can your chid count aloud by 5's to 100?
-enjoyed some time with our buddies outside in the sunshine!
In Mail Pockets:
-October calendars (oldest and only)
Please and Thank you:
A huge thank you to Evan's mom who came in again to finish the very difficult art project prep!
If you are able to assist with cutting and gluing of other classroom materials please let me know.
If you have any white board markers or white board spray at home that you are willing to donate to the classroom it would be greatly appreciated.
Two students from grade six have taken on the task of running a Coat Drive this Fall. They will be collecting coats as well as other articles of clothing for the charity organization Jacket Racket.
Items that can be donated include toques, snow pants, mittens, and winter coats. These items can be donated for students in the K-12 age range. Please make sure these items are in a gently used condition at most before donating them. Donations will be accepted in room 5. We will be accepting donations from today until November 1st.
Upcoming Dates:
Friday October 6-Terry Fox Run and Head shave
Monday October 9-Thanksgiving (No School For Students)
Wednesday October 11-Subway Fun Lunch
Thursday October 12-PoWer Hour begins
Thursday October 12-School council-Grade one team presenting on How to Support Literacy in the Home
Friday October 13-Wordfest presentation with Andrew Larsen, author of A Squiggly Story
Monday October 16-Professional Development Day for teachers (no school for students)
October 25-Little Caesar's Fun Lunch
October 26-Halloween Family Dance 6:30pm
Question of the Day (Please Answer in the Comments Section): What do you love to do in the sunshine?