Friday, December 1st

Our week in review straight from the mouth of babes:

Here's what we did this week:

- some math patterns with paper mittens (Lexie)
- wrote to the "Star of the Week" Callum (Ryan)
- we learned how to play curling (Anna R)
- we wrote what we did on the weekend (Leah)
- we turned shapes into things (Neisen)
- we learned how to draw a persons face (Trech)
- we learned how to sing a Christmas song (Jack)
- we learned how to do dribbling in basketball in gym
- we learned how to build castles (Kiera)
- we had Pajama Day (Sophia)
- we learned how to dribble around the cones and shoot into the hoop (Liam)
- at basketball I learned how to do one trick (Dominik)
- we learned how to write about a small moment (Trech)
- today in group 5 we got a new book (Lexie)
- we learned how to do basketball shooting into hoops (AJ)
- I learned how to spell "really" (Dominik)
- we learned how to spell "not" (Anna R)
- we learned how to spell "three" (Jack)
- we learned about animals in winter (Ryan)
- we learned how to draw people (Leah)
- we learned how to do proper spelling (Liam)
- we went to music (Sophia)
- we learned how to make maps of our room (Maxim)
- with Mrs. K we did a game to guess the middle letter sound (Rye)
- we write some new words with Mrs. K (Kinsley)
- Ms. K tested me on patterns (Neisen)

Dear Family,
Your child will be learning more about three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional shapes.
The Learning Goals for this unit are to
• Compare and sort objects or shapes according to one attribute, such as number of sides or whether they have curves.
• Describe objects and shapes. For example, some objects can roll, some have points, some are curved, and some can stack.
• Reproduce composite objects and shapes, such as towers.
• Identify shapes on objects, such as a circle on the bottom of a yogurt container.
You can help your child reach these goals by doing the activities suggested for home connections in the unit such as:

1) Go on a neighbourhood walk with your child. Talk about objects you see in buildings and different
settings.
2) Have your child explain the sorting rule. Together, find some cans, sugar cubes, boxes, and marbles. Then decide which group each belongs in.
3) Gather a collection of different objects. Ask your child to find all the objects that can stack.
4) Have your child experiment by building tall towers out of blocks, small boxes, cans, or other household objects.
5) With your child, collect objects to use with this unit: party hats, cans, toilet-tissue rolls, cereal boxes, milk cartons,balls, and square boxes.
6) Invite your child to tell about the shape described above. Ask: “What does it remind you of? How would you describe it to someone who cannot see it?”
7) Choose a geometric attribute of a favourite toy— corners, straight sides, curves, dents—and ask your

child to find other objects with the same attribute.
8) Invite your child to look through old magazines, cut out pictures of shapes, and create composite shapes with the pieces.
9) Pick an object from your home. Have your child trace a shape on the object with her or his finger. Ask: “Can you find a different object with a part similar to this shape?”
10) Give your child a shape (e.g., a circle). Have your child look for objects around the home that have parts similar to the given shape (e.g., the bottom of a mug).
11) Collect matching sets of household objects, such as a can, a paper towel roll, and a tissue box. Build a tower using the objects, then have your child replicate the tower.
12) Ask your child to describe a favourite activity from the unit. Ask: “Why is it your favourite?”
 

You may have noticed, that if your child has been a star of the week so far this year, that their "Me" poster has already been sent home.  I wanted to keep them up all year and cover our classroom walls with all their beautiful faces.  Unfortunately, the teachers have been told that we are only allowed a very small number of things on our walls and, apparently, I had already exceeded our room limit.

Reminders:

Library is Monday morning.  Please remind your child to return their book.

Please provide your child with a water bottle.

Thanks!

Hope your weekend is restful.

Julie Klein