Happy December 19 2019!
We made it!
Thank you to the students of room 5! You are all awesome and it has been a great first team of teaching you! Thank you parents for all your support with helping out in the class and at home with doing extra work!
Hope everyone has a wonderful break! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and have a wonderful holiday!
Thank you for all the wonderful prezzies!
I hope you enjoy the pencils, erasers, slime and bouncy ball!
Mr Lancee
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Happy Wednesday Dec 18!
Reminders:
Reminders:
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly at 12:30! come one come all!
Dec 20
No school Friday
Quick message today...
The students had a great day finishing their snowman at night art. They will be bringing it home tomorrow!
We did some ipad time on Mathletics and Razkids for an hour as well.
We also worked on our magnet toys throughout the afternoon and will be sharing them with our buddies tomorrow!
Have a great evening everyone!
Mr Lancee
Dec 20
No school Friday
Quick message today...
The students had a great day finishing their snowman at night art. They will be bringing it home tomorrow!
We did some ipad time on Mathletics and Razkids for an hour as well.
We also worked on our magnet toys throughout the afternoon and will be sharing them with our buddies tomorrow!
Have a great evening everyone!
Mr Lancee
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Happy Tuesday Dec 17
Apologies for no blog yesterday. I had to leave right after school!
Reminders:
Apologies for no blog yesterday. I had to leave right after school!
Reminders:
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am) Parents welcome to join!
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Dec 20
No school Friday
Today:
We began our day with a quick attendance before starting some LA.
In LA we did some character descriptions of elves. We watched a few scenes from the Santa Clause, Arthur Christmas, and Rudolph to compare the actions and appearances of different elves.
Students all agreed that elves build toys, help Santa, and are good builders. Students used a graphic organizer to describe the characteristics of Elves...Can (describing what elves are good at), Have (What do elves look like), Are (what are the personalities of elves).
After LA we went to gym to do holiday games before snack.
After snack the students did an art project called snowmen at night.
We use chalk pastels to create light, depth and shadow on a snowman in winter.
Students will be finishing this project tomorrow and bringing it home Thursday!
In the afternoon we started the building of our magnet project!
Students worked in their desks, on the floor, pretty all around the room using a large variety of recycled and craft materials to build their magnet toys. Students made great progress in building their toys today and we will be finishing them tomorrow after lunch before music.
After a mega cleanup we were ready for the end of the day.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Mr Lancee
Dec 20
No school Friday
Today:
We began our day with a quick attendance before starting some LA.
In LA we did some character descriptions of elves. We watched a few scenes from the Santa Clause, Arthur Christmas, and Rudolph to compare the actions and appearances of different elves.
Students all agreed that elves build toys, help Santa, and are good builders. Students used a graphic organizer to describe the characteristics of Elves...Can (describing what elves are good at), Have (What do elves look like), Are (what are the personalities of elves).
After LA we went to gym to do holiday games before snack.
After snack the students did an art project called snowmen at night.
We use chalk pastels to create light, depth and shadow on a snowman in winter.
Students will be finishing this project tomorrow and bringing it home Thursday!
In the afternoon we started the building of our magnet project!
Students worked in their desks, on the floor, pretty all around the room using a large variety of recycled and craft materials to build their magnet toys. Students made great progress in building their toys today and we will be finishing them tomorrow after lunch before music.
After a mega cleanup we were ready for the end of the day.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Mr Lancee
Friday, December 13, 2019
Happy Friday December 13!
Reminders:
Reminders:
Last week of school until winter break next week!
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Please bring any recycled materials for the toy building project in science for next week!
Today in room 5:
We began our day with some ipads doing our assignments on mathletics and razkids.
After building our math and reading skills we moved into gym to play some winter games! Snowflake tag, snowball fight and red light green light on the tree to name a few.
During snack we finished the original grinch that we started earlier in the week.
We were joined by our buddies to make some holiday cards for family members. We wont be sending them home until next week!
The students then had their weekly spelling test which again is not for marks. Students wrote their words and then we marked them as a class. Each misspelled word was corrected so the students could see the proper spelling and practice increasing their sight words.
We finished off the day with earned time. We had 30 minutes of earned time this week which we used for building clay, drawing, playing board games and reading.
Twas a great Friday!
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Mr Lancee
Please bring any recycled materials for the toy building project in science for next week!
Today in room 5:
We began our day with some ipads doing our assignments on mathletics and razkids.
After building our math and reading skills we moved into gym to play some winter games! Snowflake tag, snowball fight and red light green light on the tree to name a few.
During snack we finished the original grinch that we started earlier in the week.
We were joined by our buddies to make some holiday cards for family members. We wont be sending them home until next week!
The students then had their weekly spelling test which again is not for marks. Students wrote their words and then we marked them as a class. Each misspelled word was corrected so the students could see the proper spelling and practice increasing their sight words.
We finished off the day with earned time. We had 30 minutes of earned time this week which we used for building clay, drawing, playing board games and reading.
Twas a great Friday!
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Mr Lancee
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Happy Thursday December 12!
Reminders:
Reminders:
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Yesterday:
The students had an absolute blast at Telus Spark! We were able to see almost the entire building.
We started in the energy and motion section exploring ways to create energy through all kinds of movement and activities.
We then moved into earth and sky before heading into the creative playground.
After a quick lunch we headed into the classroom where students did 6 different stations related to the magnet concepts. Once we had explored all the centers we moved back into the science center to the building things area. Students had such a great day and we were able to make it back to school just before the bell :)
Today!
We began our day with the usual ignite and building clay in my room.
After ignite we went to the library and read a holiday story. All books need to be returned next week! I will be sending home any late or missing notices to be found/paid next week.
Students then had gym with Mr Sadowsky before snack in the room.
Today I did a little assessment with the students to see how they are progressing with their letter sounds and blends. We have been using rhyme as a way to build on our word building! Students had to use a chart with all the letters and blends to and color letters that could be used with the _at end sound. Students used letters such as m and s to write mat or sat and even some blends to write fl_at flat.
We then transitioned into math and began to explore addition regrouping using two digit by 1 digit numbers. Remembering to carry that extra 10 is tricky in the beginning but with practice students will get it!
In the afternoon we began to explore the early settlers of the prairies. Today we watched a couple videos on Ukrainians and some traditions they celebrate.
We finished off the day with introducing the students to their new science project.
In connecting with magnet unit the students will be becoming toy makers!
Their task, to build a game or toy that uses a magnet.
Today we did some rough planning. Tomorrow students will be creating their full plan to start building next week! Parents, students will be needing to bring in some supplies to help them build with. Any sorts of cardboard, recycling and other home supplies will be used. I will also bring in some supplies as well!
So please bring in the supplies for Monday!
Have a great evening!
Mr Lancee
Yesterday:
The students had an absolute blast at Telus Spark! We were able to see almost the entire building.
We started in the energy and motion section exploring ways to create energy through all kinds of movement and activities.
We then moved into earth and sky before heading into the creative playground.
After a quick lunch we headed into the classroom where students did 6 different stations related to the magnet concepts. Once we had explored all the centers we moved back into the science center to the building things area. Students had such a great day and we were able to make it back to school just before the bell :)
Today!
We began our day with the usual ignite and building clay in my room.
After ignite we went to the library and read a holiday story. All books need to be returned next week! I will be sending home any late or missing notices to be found/paid next week.
Students then had gym with Mr Sadowsky before snack in the room.
Today I did a little assessment with the students to see how they are progressing with their letter sounds and blends. We have been using rhyme as a way to build on our word building! Students had to use a chart with all the letters and blends to and color letters that could be used with the _at end sound. Students used letters such as m and s to write mat or sat and even some blends to write fl_at flat.
We then transitioned into math and began to explore addition regrouping using two digit by 1 digit numbers. Remembering to carry that extra 10 is tricky in the beginning but with practice students will get it!
In the afternoon we began to explore the early settlers of the prairies. Today we watched a couple videos on Ukrainians and some traditions they celebrate.
We finished off the day with introducing the students to their new science project.
In connecting with magnet unit the students will be becoming toy makers!
Their task, to build a game or toy that uses a magnet.
Today we did some rough planning. Tomorrow students will be creating their full plan to start building next week! Parents, students will be needing to bring in some supplies to help them build with. Any sorts of cardboard, recycling and other home supplies will be used. I will also bring in some supplies as well!
So please bring in the supplies for Monday!
Have a great evening!
Mr Lancee
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Happy Tuesday December 10!
Reminders:
Reminders:
FIELD TRIP TO TELUS SPARK TOMORROW! WAHOO!
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Field Trip Details:
Wednesday we will be heading to Telus Spark on a bus that leaves at 9 am and returning at about 2:20 pm.
Volunteers please come for no later then 8:30 so we can assign groups.
Please pack your child with the following:
1. Lunch (no heatables please)
2. Water bottle (they have fountains as well)
3. Appropriate winter attire
*UPDATED* Itinerary for field trip to Telus Spark – Dec 11th 2019
8:00 – Students and volunteers arrive at school.
8:50 – Load busses at Beddington Heights School
9:00 – Depart school
9:30 – Arrive at Telus Spark(Snack)
9:45 – 11:00 – students split into groups and explore the science center
11:00- Lunch for our class
11:45 – 12:45 – 27 students will be in the program “Magnet Mission”. The rest will be exploring the science center.
12:45 – 1:50 – students explore the science center
1:50 – load busses at science center
2:20 – arrive at Beddington heights
2:30 – students dismissed for home
Spelling words:
-yes
-no
-maybe
-big
-fun
-got
-ask
Bonus:
field
tradition
job
prairie
Field Trip Details:
Wednesday we will be heading to Telus Spark on a bus that leaves at 9 am and returning at about 2:20 pm.
Volunteers please come for no later then 8:30 so we can assign groups.
Please pack your child with the following:
1. Lunch (no heatables please)
2. Water bottle (they have fountains as well)
3. Appropriate winter attire
*UPDATED* Itinerary for field trip to Telus Spark – Dec 11th 2019
8:00 – Students and volunteers arrive at school.
8:50 – Load busses at Beddington Heights School
9:00 – Depart school
9:30 – Arrive at Telus Spark(Snack)
9:45 – 11:00 – students split into groups and explore the science center
11:00- Lunch for our class
11:45 – 12:45 – 27 students will be in the program “Magnet Mission”. The rest will be exploring the science center.
12:45 – 1:50 – students explore the science center
1:50 – load busses at science center
2:20 – arrive at Beddington heights
2:30 – students dismissed for home
Spelling words:
-yes
-no
-maybe
-big
-fun
-got
-ask
Bonus:
field
tradition
job
prairie
Monday, December 9, 2019
Happy Monday December 9th!
Reminders:
Reminders:
Dec 11-Grade 2 Telus Spark Field Trip (All day!) Please return all forms and $10 ASAP. We are still looking for volunteers!
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Field Trip Details:
Wednesday we will be heading to Telus Spark on a bus that leaves at 9 am and returning at about 2:20 pm.
Volunteers please come for no later then 8:40 so we can assign groups.
Itinerary for field trip to Telus Spark – Dec 11th 2019
8:00 – Students and volunteers arrive at school.
8:50 – Load busses at Beddington Heights School
9:00 – Depart school
9:30 – Arrive at Telus Spark
9:30 – 10:30 – students split into groups and explore the science center
10:30 – 11:30 – 52 students will be in the program “Magnet Mission”. The rest will be exploring the science center.
11:45 – 12:45 – 27 students will be in the program “Magnet Mission”. The rest will be exploring the science center.
12:45 – 1:50 – students explore the science center
1:50 – load busses at science center
2:20 – arrive at Beddington heights
2:30 – students dismissed for home
This week in Room 5:
Language Arts:
-Th letter blend
Spelling words:
-yes
-no
-maybe
-big
-fun
-got
-ask
Bonus:
field
tradition
job
prairie
Character descriptions: Describing characters to be used for story writing (Carrying over from last week)
Silent Reading daily
Math
-Addition of 2 by 1 digit and 2 by 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping
-morning math with math talks
Social
-Looking at traditions of people in the prairies compared to our traditions.
Science
-Explored magnet fields today and places you can find magnets in the world.
-Starting a magnet project this week! More to come soon :)
Today:
We began our day with the usual ignite. I had the students in my room building with clay!
After our morning meeting we wrote our new spelling words and did work work stations.
In gym we had holiday themed games:
1. Don't leave your decorations in my backyard
2. Snowball fight (Dodgeballs)
After our snack I gave the students some time to free write on any topic of their choice! It has become a Monday favourite!
We finished off our morning with math doing some basic facts, and addition without regrouping.
We did an assessment today that I will be continuing tomorrow to see where students knowledge is with this concept.
In the afternoon the students did a science experiment in which we tried to prove the existence of a magnetic field. Using magnets and iron filings we discovered how magnets will interact when placed to the iron filings! This experiment helped the students see how magnetic fields cannot but seen but definitely exist!
Hope everyone stays warm!
Eat your veggies, drink lots of water, and go to bed early!
Tis the season to get the sniffles!
Mr Lancee
Field Trip Details:
Wednesday we will be heading to Telus Spark on a bus that leaves at 9 am and returning at about 2:20 pm.
Volunteers please come for no later then 8:40 so we can assign groups.
Itinerary for field trip to Telus Spark – Dec 11th 2019
8:00 – Students and volunteers arrive at school.
8:50 – Load busses at Beddington Heights School
9:00 – Depart school
9:30 – Arrive at Telus Spark
9:30 – 10:30 – students split into groups and explore the science center
10:30 – 11:30 – 52 students will be in the program “Magnet Mission”. The rest will be exploring the science center.
11:45 – 12:45 – 27 students will be in the program “Magnet Mission”. The rest will be exploring the science center.
12:45 – 1:50 – students explore the science center
1:50 – load busses at science center
2:20 – arrive at Beddington heights
2:30 – students dismissed for home
This week in Room 5:
Language Arts:
-Th letter blend
Spelling words:
-yes
-no
-maybe
-big
-fun
-got
-ask
Bonus:
field
tradition
job
prairie
Character descriptions: Describing characters to be used for story writing (Carrying over from last week)
Silent Reading daily
Math
-Addition of 2 by 1 digit and 2 by 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping
-morning math with math talks
Social
-Looking at traditions of people in the prairies compared to our traditions.
Science
-Explored magnet fields today and places you can find magnets in the world.
-Starting a magnet project this week! More to come soon :)
Today:
We began our day with the usual ignite. I had the students in my room building with clay!
After our morning meeting we wrote our new spelling words and did work work stations.
In gym we had holiday themed games:
1. Don't leave your decorations in my backyard
2. Snowball fight (Dodgeballs)
After our snack I gave the students some time to free write on any topic of their choice! It has become a Monday favourite!
We finished off our morning with math doing some basic facts, and addition without regrouping.
We did an assessment today that I will be continuing tomorrow to see where students knowledge is with this concept.
In the afternoon the students did a science experiment in which we tried to prove the existence of a magnetic field. Using magnets and iron filings we discovered how magnets will interact when placed to the iron filings! This experiment helped the students see how magnetic fields cannot but seen but definitely exist!
Hope everyone stays warm!
Eat your veggies, drink lots of water, and go to bed early!
Tis the season to get the sniffles!
Mr Lancee
Friday, December 6, 2019
Happy Friday December 6th!
Reminders:
Reminders:
Dec 11-Grade 2 Telus Spark Field Trip (All day!) Please return all forms and $10 ASAP. We are still looking for volunteers!
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Forms:
-New Scholastic orders sent home today! I just put in an order and I will put in this one in the new year.
-I have fun lunch notices to send home Monday, but everything is online now so you can sign up as of today!
Today in room 5:
We began our day with our usual morning meeting before writing our first spelling test! As I said early this week, the spelling is not for marks and students mark their own words. This way they do not feel any ridicule for misspelling a word, but rather can build their sight words and see their own corrections of their spelling.
After spelling we had gym in the class doing just dance as the gym was still being cleaned from the concert.
Students enjoyed Netflix Friday during snack before we had a story.
Students had their first practice lockdown today. We reviewed the process in the morning and after snack we heard the announcement, "lockdown lockdown lockdown". We then went into the coatroom and sat quietly until an officer came and gave us the a-okay to return to class. The students did a great job and should be proud of staying quiet during the practice.
We finished off the day with the earned time that the students earned over the course of the week. Students had a choice of:"
Ipads- Mathletics, razkids, starfall, and prodigy.
Puzzles, board games and sketching.
Students had a great time and were ready for the weekend.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend!
Mr Lancee
Forms:
-New Scholastic orders sent home today! I just put in an order and I will put in this one in the new year.
-I have fun lunch notices to send home Monday, but everything is online now so you can sign up as of today!
Today in room 5:
We began our day with our usual morning meeting before writing our first spelling test! As I said early this week, the spelling is not for marks and students mark their own words. This way they do not feel any ridicule for misspelling a word, but rather can build their sight words and see their own corrections of their spelling.
After spelling we had gym in the class doing just dance as the gym was still being cleaned from the concert.
Students enjoyed Netflix Friday during snack before we had a story.
Students had their first practice lockdown today. We reviewed the process in the morning and after snack we heard the announcement, "lockdown lockdown lockdown". We then went into the coatroom and sat quietly until an officer came and gave us the a-okay to return to class. The students did a great job and should be proud of staying quiet during the practice.
We finished off the day with the earned time that the students earned over the course of the week. Students had a choice of:"
Ipads- Mathletics, razkids, starfall, and prodigy.
Puzzles, board games and sketching.
Students had a great time and were ready for the weekend.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend!
Mr Lancee
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Happy Thursday Dec 5!
Fantastic job at the concert everyone! Thank you to all the parents and families for your support!
Reminders:
Fantastic job at the concert everyone! Thank you to all the parents and families for your support!
Reminders:
Dec 11-Grade 2 Telus Spark Field Trip (All day!) Please return all forms and $10 ASAP. We are still looking for volunteers!
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Today:
We began our day with our usual ignite before heading off to library. Students enjoyed some quiet reading in the learning commons before gym in class. The gym was still set up for concert so students did go noodle with Mr Sadowsky.
After snack we did our student of the week writing. I only give the students the first word and last word in the sentence. Students have to use their sight words and letter sound knowledge to fill in the middle of the sentence.
After students finished a minimum of four sentences I gave them time on Mathletics which carried us to lunch.
After lunch we went to the grade 456 rehearsal for their concert this evening.
After a quick a quick recess we finished off our day by watching the last few minutes of Klaus (Health: How does the movies Klaus relate to our Kindness pillar of the month from November.
Hope everyone has a great evening!
Mr Lancee
Today:
We began our day with our usual ignite before heading off to library. Students enjoyed some quiet reading in the learning commons before gym in class. The gym was still set up for concert so students did go noodle with Mr Sadowsky.
After snack we did our student of the week writing. I only give the students the first word and last word in the sentence. Students have to use their sight words and letter sound knowledge to fill in the middle of the sentence.
After students finished a minimum of four sentences I gave them time on Mathletics which carried us to lunch.
After lunch we went to the grade 456 rehearsal for their concert this evening.
After a quick a quick recess we finished off our day by watching the last few minutes of Klaus (Health: How does the movies Klaus relate to our Kindness pillar of the month from November.
Hope everyone has a great evening!
Mr Lancee
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Happy Wednesday Dec 4!
Reminders:
Reminders:
School council meeting in learning commons @ 6:30 pm tomorrow-All parents welcome
Grade 1-3 winter concert Wednesday Dec 5. Doors open at 6. Show at 6:30
Bridge club Thursday 2:30-4:30
Dec 11-Grade 2 Telus Spark Field Trip (All day!) Please return all forms and $10 ASAP.
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Tonight is the winter concert! Hope to see you all there!
Also, please return your child's field trip form soon please! We are looking for some volunteers as well! If you have your police clearance please call or email me and I will send home a form :)
Have a great evening!
Tonight is the winter concert! Hope to see you all there!
Also, please return your child's field trip form soon please! We are looking for some volunteers as well! If you have your police clearance please call or email me and I will send home a form :)
Have a great evening!
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Happy Tuesday Nov 3
Reminders:
Reminders:
School council meeting in learning commons @ 6:30 pm tomorrow-All parents welcome
Grade 1-3 winter concert Wednesday Dec 5. Doors open at 6. Show at 6:30
Bridge club Thursday 2:30-4:30
Dec 11-Grade 2 Telus Spark Field Trip (All day!) Please return all forms and $10 ASAP.
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
Some exciting news!
Today we had a visit from a certain little trickster by the name of Elf on the Shelf!
Yesterday he left us a note and dumped some of our books on the carpet!
Today he appeared in our classroom on top of my projector!
The students spent some naming our elf and writing about how the elf got into the classroom. Tomorrow we will be learning about character descriptions and using it to describe our elf :)
We began our day with some catch up time to finish our journaling from the previous day. We then did our morning meeting and wrote our spelling words into our word work book.
During gym we had basketball and practiced our skills with bounce passes and chest passes.
In the middle block of the day we did our elf on the shelf writing which included names and how he got into the classroom!
We finished off our morning with some addition practice in which the students used tens grids to add two numbers. Students would would roll a die, color that number on a grid and then roll another number to add to the grid. Using two colors helps the students to picture the symbols that are addition and subtraction.
After music and lunch the students began researching the jobs in the prairies. We first recorded the most common natural resources that are found in the prairies and matched them with their corresponding job. Students were given ipads to research videos and info on the natural resource or job of their choice!
We finished off the day with a late recess before heading home!
Have a great day everyone!
Some exciting news!
Today we had a visit from a certain little trickster by the name of Elf on the Shelf!
Yesterday he left us a note and dumped some of our books on the carpet!
Today he appeared in our classroom on top of my projector!
The students spent some naming our elf and writing about how the elf got into the classroom. Tomorrow we will be learning about character descriptions and using it to describe our elf :)
We began our day with some catch up time to finish our journaling from the previous day. We then did our morning meeting and wrote our spelling words into our word work book.
During gym we had basketball and practiced our skills with bounce passes and chest passes.
In the middle block of the day we did our elf on the shelf writing which included names and how he got into the classroom!
We finished off our morning with some addition practice in which the students used tens grids to add two numbers. Students would would roll a die, color that number on a grid and then roll another number to add to the grid. Using two colors helps the students to picture the symbols that are addition and subtraction.
After music and lunch the students began researching the jobs in the prairies. We first recorded the most common natural resources that are found in the prairies and matched them with their corresponding job. Students were given ipads to research videos and info on the natural resource or job of their choice!
We finished off the day with a late recess before heading home!
Have a great day everyone!
Monday, December 2, 2019
Happy Monday December 2!
Reminders:
School council meeting in learning commons @ 6:30 pm tomorrow-All parents welcome
Grade 1-3 winter concert Wednesday Dec 5. Doors open at 6. Show at 6:30
Bridge club Thursday 2:30-4:30
Dec 11-Grade 2 Telus Spark Field Trip (All day!) Please return all forms and $10 ASAP.
Dec 18- Red/Green Day! (Carol singing at 8:15 am)
Dec 19:
-Last day of classes
-Report Cards going home
-Pillars of Care Assembly
This Week in Room 5:
Math:
Starting addition and subtraction strategies using pictures and visuals.
Language Arts:
Journaling
Adding detail to writing about characters
Word Work with weekly words
Word work with "Sh" words
Science:
Magnetism-Magnetic Fields and their interaction with metal and non metal objects
Social:
Prairie-Jobs and Resources potentially starting traditions and how they shape communities 🤞
Health:
Volume of a situation-Choosing noise levels that are appropriate for situations
Art:
Designing snowflake art for the winter concert.
Health:
Learning about our new pillar of the month: Perseverance
Today the students began their day with our usual ignite! Next time I will be bringing in play dough and clay to build with!
We then transitioned into doing our morning meeting where we discussed:
-The new month: December & Birthdays
-Pillar of the month
-Our plan for the day
-Weather
-Number of days in school
aaaaaand our new letter blend sh!
This week we will be starting spelling! 7-8 words with a couple bonus words. The spelling will not be for marks but it will support students in learning curriculum words and sight words to be used for projects and writing activities.
This weeks words:
she
name
are
book
said
what
want
Bonus Words:
magnet
natural
climate
resource
We then moved into word work where we focused on listening to a story about the sh blend and looked for words in our books. We brainstormed a large list to keep on our board for the week!
After gym and practicing different types of passes in basketball we had a snack before writing. Today I gave the students a chance to do some free writing. This type of writing allows students to freely write about any topic they want and from any perspective! Many students wrote about video games, favourite animals and what they do for fun in the winter.
During math, the students were given a place value assessment in which they had to use their understanding of tens and ones to find numbers on a number chart. They then extended their knowledge to identifying a specific digits place value and two word problems. We will be continuing this work tomorrow alongside exploring addition.
In the afternoon the students started their new routine of reading for the first half hour after lunch. With a fire crackling in the background the students enjoyed some time to calm and quiet before doing some art.
In art we used basic shapes and changing our technique with cutting to create different works of art.
These skills were used in cutting up different pieces of paper to make snowflakes for the winter concert.
Parents, I apologize for the mess if your children want to cut up the paper for this art project at home!
We ended the day with the earned time that students earned from Friday of last week.
Students used ipads to play mathletics, prodigy, word building and razkids. Students also had the option to draw, read or make some more snowflakes!
Overall a great day!
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Mr Lancee
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