Saturday, November 4
Good afternoon families,
This past week the students began our new math unit in patterning. They made various colour patterns with unifix cubes. They had to relate the pattern to letters (ABABAB patterns, etc.), as well as identify the core of their pattern. They had a lot of fun getting up and moving around, making patterns in groups through the movement of their bodies.
"Why do leaves change colour?" was the guiding question of our colour and seasonal changes science experiment. The children enjoying making their best guess to answer this question and had fun doing the experiment. We will continue this investigation next week.
Colour and creativity was evident in their "Boo-tiful Creaturations" we posted on our hall bulletin board. This was part of our Halloween party - designing a skeleton with straws or making Halloween creatures from paint sample cards, which reaffirmed their learning about shades and tints that we experimented with. They also expanded their knowledge and challenged themselves to come up with a mathematical equation regarding their creations.
Keeping with the Halloween theme of the first part of the week, the students wrote about their Trick-or-Treating experience and played Halloween bingo, practicing number recognition from 1-30. They loved playing bingo so much that we have decided that we will try to play bingo every Friday, applying their new learning from a variety of subject areas into the game.
LIBRARY IS ON MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD TO REMEMBER TO RETURN THEIR BOOKS.
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A WATER BOTTLE.
From our magnificent music teacher, Emily Thomas:
Artist of the Week:
This past week the students began our new math unit in patterning. They made various colour patterns with unifix cubes. They had to relate the pattern to letters (ABABAB patterns, etc.), as well as identify the core of their pattern. They had a lot of fun getting up and moving around, making patterns in groups through the movement of their bodies.
"Why do leaves change colour?" was the guiding question of our colour and seasonal changes science experiment. The children enjoying making their best guess to answer this question and had fun doing the experiment. We will continue this investigation next week.
Colour and creativity was evident in their "Boo-tiful Creaturations" we posted on our hall bulletin board. This was part of our Halloween party - designing a skeleton with straws or making Halloween creatures from paint sample cards, which reaffirmed their learning about shades and tints that we experimented with. They also expanded their knowledge and challenged themselves to come up with a mathematical equation regarding their creations.
Keeping with the Halloween theme of the first part of the week, the students wrote about their Trick-or-Treating experience and played Halloween bingo, practicing number recognition from 1-30. They loved playing bingo so much that we have decided that we will try to play bingo every Friday, applying their new learning from a variety of subject areas into the game.
LIBRARY IS ON MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD TO REMEMBER TO RETURN THEIR BOOKS.
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A WATER BOTTLE.
From our magnificent music teacher, Emily Thomas:
Artist of the Week:
Aretha Franklin
This week, we will be revisiting the sounds of soul and R&B. Raised in Tennessee, Aretha began her musical career as a gospel singer in her father’s church. Similarly to many soul singers of the time, Aretha took her gospel style and sounds and turned them secular, created the hits that we know and love today: Respect, Think, Natural Woman.
UPCOMING
Subway Fun Lunch - November 8th
Remembrance Day Assembly - November 10th
Enjoy your weekend,
Julie
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