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Parents/Guardians!
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W.O.W (Words of the Week)
Words:
- all
- there
- out
- be
- have
Weekly Highlights:
- We had a wonderful presentation by
Teachers Pet all about Social Studies and our world this week. Thank
you to our volunteers for making this activity possible! The students had an amazing time and are
looking forward to exploring these topics over the next few weeks.
The students were introduced to a variety of topics at 4 different
stations:
- Groups:
Students created a puzzle piece
that represented themselves and what they like to do. They then
created other puzzle pieces related to different groups that they belong
to such as: dance, swim, Chinese school, girl guides. These puzzle pieces
will be glued into their journals.
- Citizenship: Students were introduced to the difference between a
want and a need and sorted items based on whether it was something they
wanted or something they needed to survive. (E.g. A vacation is a
want and water is a need).
Students were also introduced to the vocabulary words rights and
responsibilities. A right is
something you are entitled to or allowed to have or do and a
responsibility is something that you must do or an action you need to
take, like your job. (E.g. You have the right to play with toys and you
have the responsibility to clean them up when you are done playing).
- Urban
and Rural and Landmarks:
There are different types of communities: urban and rural. Urban
communities are cities and rural communities are in the country.
They sorted items into whether they would be found in a rural or urban
community. (E.g lots of wide open space and crops would be rural,
tall buildings would be urban. Students also learned about how
landmarks help us (eg. if you see the Calgary Tower you know you are in
Calgary).
- Decision
Making: How do groups make decisions
and solve problems when they all want different things. Students
learned about different ways to solve problems such as: black shoe black
shoe, rock-paper-scissors, and voting. Each group had the chance to
put on a puppet show demonstrating one of the ways to solve
problems.
- Students created 2 visual journal
pages related to the Teacher’s Pet visit for Social Studies. They
drew a picture for each station they visited and wrote a sentence to
communicate what they had learned.
- In Math, we continued to work on
more and less than a given number. We practiced counting groups of
objects and introduced the students
to base ten blocks: ones blocks & tens blocks (sticks). Students
practiced building different numbers with their ones and tens blocks,
identifying how many tens and ones a given number has, and understanding
that the 1 in the teen numbers represents 1 group of 10. For
example, 14- The 1 is not 1 it is a group of 10 and 4 more. We also worked on using the counting on
strategy to figure out how many. If
we know that there are 10 pencils in a container and there are 4 more
outside the container we can count on from 10 to get the total. We
also practiced subitizing ten and some more. For example, students would look at a
full ten frame (10) and then some dots underneath and have to quickly tell
how many in all. Rather than
counting all the dots in the ten frame they know there are already ten and
to just count the extra dots.
- We ended the week with a school
wide PJ Day! It was fun to see all our friends in their fun
sleepwear!
Reminders:
Student Led Conferences:
Student Led Conferences
will be open for booking using your mycbe account on Friday November 15th at
4pm. When attending these conferences you must bring your child with
you. These conferences are not a sit down
conference with your child’s teacher but rather a chance for your child to
share their learning with you. Student Led Conferences will be on Thursday
November 21 4:30-8pm and Friday November 22 8:30-1:30pm. When
you arrive for your conference there is no need to knock, you may just enter the
classroom. There will be multiple families in the classroom for each time
slot.
Evening of Gathering and
Giving:
On November 28th, our school will be hosting a night of gathering and giving for
our communities. This evening event will consist of an official unveiling of a
mural painted in our school by Ryan Jason Allen Willert. As well as
performances by Jess McMann doing a Pow Wow Mash-up. A component of the evening
will consist of parents and students working at various stations throughout the
school. The stations will consist of helping the food bank pack birthday
packages, designing hamper boxes, creating kindness rocks, designing placemats
for Veterans and making cards for those in need who use Meals on Wheels.
If you would like to donate
to this night, below is a list of donations we are looking for. Please only
send NEW, UNUSED items:
- Birthday Cake Mix
- Candles
- Paper Plates
- Napkins
- Cups (plastic/paper)
- Colouring Books
- Ribbon
- Stickers
If you are able to donate
any of the materials listed here, please send them with your child to school
any time before November 28th.
Paying Fees online:
When paying fees online it
is best to use a computer because many parents are having issues viewing the
website correctly from their cell phones. If you have tried from a
computer and are still having issues please contact the office.
Cold Weather:
As the weather is becoming
colder it is extremely important that your child is dressed properly for the
weather each day. This includes hats, mitts, snow pants, boots and a winter
coat. Many students have been showing up underdressed for the cold
temperatures. As per the CBE Cold Weather Guidelines students will be outside
for recess unless the temperature is below -20℃ (with wind chill).
As we are working towards building independence in all of the students, your
child should be able to independently dress themselves. This includes putting on snow pants, mittens,
and zipping up their own zippers. Please
practice these skills at home so that your child can do this quickly at
school.
Raz-Kids:
Raz-Kids is a great way for
your child to practice reading everyday. They can listen to the book,
read the book, and then answer a comprehension quiz. Your child’s
Raz-Kids login card was glued into the front of their communication book.
You can download the app for free and it can easily be used on an ipad,
computer, or cell phone.
Communication Books:
Please ensure that you are
checking your child’s communication book for messages each day. Please
initial any notes written by the teacher to indicate that you have read the
message.
Ask Me About:
- READ using Raz-Kids, READ your home reading, and
READ your library book!!
- How do groups make decisions?
(vote, black shoe black shoe, short straw, rock paper scissors, taking
turns)
- What landmarks tell me I am near
my house?
- How many more than 10?
- 15 is a group of 10 and
________ more.
- 12 is a group of 10 and _______
more.
- 16 is a group of 10 and ________
more.
- 18 is a group of 10 and
_________ more.
- 23 is 2 groups of 10 and
_________ more.
