Hi everyone,
It's so hard to believe it's already November! The November calendar should have made it home to you on Thursday. Please have your child check his/her communication book and BEE bag if you haven't yet seen it.
What we're doing these days...
In Math, we are continuing our exploration of numbers including composing and decomposing three-digit numbers, identifying and representing the value of a digit in a number, and rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest ten. Ms. Scott, one of our Math teachers at the school, has been coming in to do special sessions with the students on strategies to use when doing mental math.
In Writing, we are reading Stone Fox and using this beautiful story to help to learn how to be better writers. In a book your child is reading at home, ask him/her to show you examples of when the author wants the reader to make a movie in his/her mind or when the author is giving facts/information that help with the story. Students have also been developing brainstorming maps about a "small moment" in their lives which they will be writing about in the near future.
In Reading, students have been learning how make comprehension checks, and continuing our journey of how to make reading something everyone loves to do. "Read as if Books are Gold!"
Our Global Read Aloud experience has continued, and most students have now shared their videos with their partners from Illinois.
On Friday, we explored how to make paper stronger. We read the story Nanabush and the Bridge, as told by Anishinaabe storyteller Eileen Conroy, and built bridges out of paper so that Nanabush could deliver his pack of food from one side of the creek to the other. We will be looking at a few more areas in our Strong and Stable Structures unit then will be moving on to "Forces Causing Movement".
Word Study
You may have noticed that your child hasn't been bringing home his Word Study work and this is because I decided to hold off starting it right away. We will start up again in the next few weeks.
Student-Led Conferences
Student-led conferences will be held on November 22nd in the evening and on the morning of the 23rd. Parents will be asked to sign up for times using "Edsby". Emails have been sent home from the school regarding how to sign up for Edsby but if you have had difficulties, please contact the office and they will be able to help you.
Remembrance Day Assembly
The Remembrance Day assembly will be this Friday at 9:30. Parents/Family are welcome to attend this assembly. Mrs. Lacroix will be coming in to speak to our class this week about Remembrance Day and postcards that we will be writing for Mrs. Lacroix to send to Canadian soldiers.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions. I can be reached through your child's agenda, email (jennifer.farley@yrdsb.ca), or by phone at 905-841-6225 ext. 300.
