Tuesday 11 December 2018
Monday 10 December 2018
AARCS Fundraiser
Room 12 and 13 are doing a fundraiser to raise money for the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS). During the daytime and evening winter concert shows on Thursday, December 13th, we will be selling homemade Crunchy Tuna Cat Treats and Blueberry Dog Bites. Each bag will cost $3 and all proceeds will go towards AARCS to help ensure the animals in their care have their basic necessities this holiday season. Please bring cash if you are interested in purchasing treats for your own pets or as a holiday gift!
If you have any questions please email Ms.Midgley (lemidgley@cbe.ab.ca) or Miss Ireland (hlireland@cbe.ab.ca)
Home Reading
Hi Families,
Please remember to send in your child's home reading books for exchange at least once between now and winter break.
Thank you!
Ms Thomas
Please remember to send in your child's home reading books for exchange at least once between now and winter break.
Thank you!
Ms Thomas
Christmas Concert Tickets - Coming Home Today!
Hi Families,
Christmas Concert tickets (2) are coming home with oldest/only children today.
Please look for them in their mail folders/backpacks.
Please return any tickets you do not plan to use.
Requests for additional tickets, please contact the office.
Thank you!
Ms Thomas
Christmas Concert tickets (2) are coming home with oldest/only children today.
Please look for them in their mail folders/backpacks.
Please return any tickets you do not plan to use.
Requests for additional tickets, please contact the office.
Thank you!
Ms Thomas
Thursday 6 December 2018
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Hi Families,
A reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Friday, December 7th as it is a PD Day for teachers.
We started off our week with a community walk to Nickle School. We had beautiful weather, and the sidewalks weren't as bad as anticipated, so we made it to and from in really good time.
While at Nickle, our grade 8 buddies shared with us a rough draft of a story they are writing for each of us, based on our interests. We offered them feedback about their story so that they can improve their work and tailor it specifically to their audience, us! Afterwards, we got to go on a school tour, and see all the different classrooms and spaces.
We used our observations from the day to compare and contrast Nickle School with Lake Bonavista School, first with Ms Brown's class as a large group activity.
We continued with our exploration of counting by introducing/revisiting subitizing. Grade 2 students were able to summarize their understanding from last year by explaining that subitizing is when you can count a group of "things" without having to actually count because your brain just recognizes how many. Perfectly said! They also shared that subitizing becomes more challenging as the numbers of "things" gets bigger, or depending on how they're organized/arranged.
We watched two videos to reinforce those ideas. Try watching them at home with your child (they're short, I promise!)and have them explain what they understand about their Subitizing Superpower!
Experiencing Subitizing: http://www.stevewyborney.com/?p=430
The Boundary of Subitizing: https://www.stevewyborney.com/?p=436
As a task to apply our understanding of subitizing, students designed their own 11/12/13 cards to replace the Jack/Queen/King cards in a deck. As we have been playing Shut the Box quite a bit, having cards with dot patterns on them would support our visualization of different strategies for calculating total points.
Erin Novak, our school Occupational Therapist, came in to teach us about Social Stories in connection with our learning on big, medium and small problems. Between now and Christmas we will start developing our own Social Stories using specific structure and language.
Finally, we were able to start painting our community!
New shelf choices were introduced to the classroom this week, which included exploring concepts in:
Ask your child what their new favourite shelf choice is.
Mrs. Podgurny was sick this week, so we did not have our regular library exchange.
In your child's mail folder this week, you should have found their November letter home to you. Please take some time to read it together, celebrate the growth between October and November, and also discuss their current goal (what it is and how to get there). Last, take a moment to write a little note back to them for encouragement - their faces light up when they see it!
Finally, in preparation for some upcoming activities, please send in with your child:
- a glass jar that has a wide mouth for growing crystals.
- a container for repotting corn and pumpkin seedling. Something out of the recycling bin is fine!
- any milk jugs or other jugs with a handle for art.
Please ensure all these materials are clean and ready for use.
Thank you families! Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Thomas
A reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Friday, December 7th as it is a PD Day for teachers.
We started off our week with a community walk to Nickle School. We had beautiful weather, and the sidewalks weren't as bad as anticipated, so we made it to and from in really good time.
While at Nickle, our grade 8 buddies shared with us a rough draft of a story they are writing for each of us, based on our interests. We offered them feedback about their story so that they can improve their work and tailor it specifically to their audience, us! Afterwards, we got to go on a school tour, and see all the different classrooms and spaces.
We used our observations from the day to compare and contrast Nickle School with Lake Bonavista School, first with Ms Brown's class as a large group activity.
We continued with our exploration of counting by introducing/revisiting subitizing. Grade 2 students were able to summarize their understanding from last year by explaining that subitizing is when you can count a group of "things" without having to actually count because your brain just recognizes how many. Perfectly said! They also shared that subitizing becomes more challenging as the numbers of "things" gets bigger, or depending on how they're organized/arranged.
We watched two videos to reinforce those ideas. Try watching them at home with your child (they're short, I promise!)and have them explain what they understand about their Subitizing Superpower!
Experiencing Subitizing: http://www.stevewyborney.com/?p=430
The Boundary of Subitizing: https://www.stevewyborney.com/?p=436
As a task to apply our understanding of subitizing, students designed their own 11/12/13 cards to replace the Jack/Queen/King cards in a deck. As we have been playing Shut the Box quite a bit, having cards with dot patterns on them would support our visualization of different strategies for calculating total points.
Erin Novak, our school Occupational Therapist, came in to teach us about Social Stories in connection with our learning on big, medium and small problems. Between now and Christmas we will start developing our own Social Stories using specific structure and language.
Finally, we were able to start painting our community!
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| Students decided different colour blues would represent fresh and saltwater. |
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| Magnets and magnetism. |
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| Loose parts snowflake construction |
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| Landforms and bodies of water |
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| Fine motor and practical life |
Ask your child what their new favourite shelf choice is.
Mrs. Podgurny was sick this week, so we did not have our regular library exchange.
In your child's mail folder this week, you should have found their November letter home to you. Please take some time to read it together, celebrate the growth between October and November, and also discuss their current goal (what it is and how to get there). Last, take a moment to write a little note back to them for encouragement - their faces light up when they see it!
Finally, in preparation for some upcoming activities, please send in with your child:
- a glass jar that has a wide mouth for growing crystals.
- a container for repotting corn and pumpkin seedling. Something out of the recycling bin is fine!
- any milk jugs or other jugs with a handle for art.
Please ensure all these materials are clean and ready for use.
Thank you families! Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Thomas
Monday 3 December 2018
Winter Concert - Update from Mrs. Kawchuk
Hello parents!
Our Winter Concert is just over a week away!
Students performing in the 6:00 show (Mumford, Pereira, Nielsen, Bouchard/Carroll, Green, Brown, Thomas,) need to arrive at school at 5:40 pm on Thursday Dec. 13.
Students performing in the 7:30 show (Ross, Grant, Arnold, Link, Gierl, Ireland, Midgley) need to arrive at school at 7:10 pm on Thursday Dec. 13.
Students in all classrooms (except for room 16, and 17) can wear what they like to the concert. No hats please so we can see everyone’s smiling faces when they are on the stage!
Thank you for your support, the student’s are very excited!
Julie Kawchuk
Sunday 2 December 2018
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018
Hi Families,
Happy December everyone!
We started the week with sharing our small, medium and big problems. Many students were able to identify that the majority of problems we have at school could be identified as small problems, We were able to identify how these small problems made us feel, but often couldn't come up with different strategies to solve the problem, or regulate our feelings. So, we started looking at a large visual menu that offered us 50 different strategies for when we are feeling upset, sad or unfocused at school.
We also looked at three different Conflict Resolution videos produced by the ShowPeace project through the National Film Board to look at how small problems can become big problems when we aren't managing our emotions: ShowPeace NFB
When the Dust Settles: https://www.nfb.ca/film/when_the_dust_settles/
Dinner for Two: https://www.nfb.ca/film/dinner_for_two/
Elbow Room: https://www.nfb.ca/film/elbow_room/
Later in the week, students chose photo prompts to develop simple story lines about the character, their problem and their solution:
In our ongoing pumpkin/corn inquiry, we were able to answer all our questions this week:
1. Will the corn and pumpkin continue to grow if we give them all their basic needs: food, water, shelter, space and air?
Yes! Our pumpkin and corn seedings are rapidly growing, reaching for their light source! They are growing so well, we will likely need to repot them again, or build support structures for them!
2. What will happen to the pumpkin and seeds that we did not harvest for repotting?
Our pumpkin continued to rot away, and their were so many sprouts coming out of it at the beginning of the week, to the point the screen was being lifted off! But then, the chunks of pumpkin started to harden, and then sprouts started to wither. It is very dry in our school, and without us watering, growth couldn't keep happening.
3. Do all corn kernals pop when heated?
Students worked diligently to harvest the kernals from the calico corn cob. Mrs. Romanko gave us her air popper for us to finalize our experiment. Sure enough, we had some kernals pop! They were teeny tiny! The majority of the seeds did not pop however, which made students wonder about the age of the kernals.
In Math, we have been looking at examples of patterns and non-patterns, and developing our reasoning of how we know.
We also continue to develop our understanding of number, specifically different ways to count, depending on our current demonstrated levels of ability, as shared with you during conferences through the mini assessment done on each child in the month of November.
In anticipation of walking field trip to Nickle School on Monday, students created a list of questions they would like to ask their buddy in order to determine similarities and differences between the two schools. They were also reminded that we will be walking outside for an extended period of time, and given the expected snowfall and temperatures, it would be a good idea to be prepared so that they are comfortable: winter boots, winter jacket, snowpants, mittens/gloves and hat.
Please see the additional blog note regarding our upcoming Winter Concert on Thursday, November 13th. More information to follow.
Ms. Thomas
Happy December everyone!
We started the week with sharing our small, medium and big problems. Many students were able to identify that the majority of problems we have at school could be identified as small problems, We were able to identify how these small problems made us feel, but often couldn't come up with different strategies to solve the problem, or regulate our feelings. So, we started looking at a large visual menu that offered us 50 different strategies for when we are feeling upset, sad or unfocused at school.
We also looked at three different Conflict Resolution videos produced by the ShowPeace project through the National Film Board to look at how small problems can become big problems when we aren't managing our emotions: ShowPeace NFB
When the Dust Settles: https://www.nfb.ca/film/when_the_dust_settles/
Dinner for Two: https://www.nfb.ca/film/dinner_for_two/
Elbow Room: https://www.nfb.ca/film/elbow_room/
Later in the week, students chose photo prompts to develop simple story lines about the character, their problem and their solution:
In our ongoing pumpkin/corn inquiry, we were able to answer all our questions this week:
1. Will the corn and pumpkin continue to grow if we give them all their basic needs: food, water, shelter, space and air?
Yes! Our pumpkin and corn seedings are rapidly growing, reaching for their light source! They are growing so well, we will likely need to repot them again, or build support structures for them!
2. What will happen to the pumpkin and seeds that we did not harvest for repotting?
Our pumpkin continued to rot away, and their were so many sprouts coming out of it at the beginning of the week, to the point the screen was being lifted off! But then, the chunks of pumpkin started to harden, and then sprouts started to wither. It is very dry in our school, and without us watering, growth couldn't keep happening.
3. Do all corn kernals pop when heated?
Students worked diligently to harvest the kernals from the calico corn cob. Mrs. Romanko gave us her air popper for us to finalize our experiment. Sure enough, we had some kernals pop! They were teeny tiny! The majority of the seeds did not pop however, which made students wonder about the age of the kernals.
In Math, we have been looking at examples of patterns and non-patterns, and developing our reasoning of how we know.
We also continue to develop our understanding of number, specifically different ways to count, depending on our current demonstrated levels of ability, as shared with you during conferences through the mini assessment done on each child in the month of November.
In anticipation of walking field trip to Nickle School on Monday, students created a list of questions they would like to ask their buddy in order to determine similarities and differences between the two schools. They were also reminded that we will be walking outside for an extended period of time, and given the expected snowfall and temperatures, it would be a good idea to be prepared so that they are comfortable: winter boots, winter jacket, snowpants, mittens/gloves and hat.
Please see the additional blog note regarding our upcoming Winter Concert on Thursday, November 13th. More information to follow.
Ms. Thomas
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