Hi Families,
What a great way to end the week! This morning, we participated in a grade 1/2 outdoor pumpkin scavenger hunt. Each grade 1/2 teacher decorated a mini pumpkin and hid it somewhere in the play zones. Working in a small group, students used pictures to locate each pumpkin, recording the 7 different faces on their recording sheet. See if your child can retell you each of the locations, using the same picture clues:
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| Pumpkin 1 clue |
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| Pumpkin 2 clue |
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| Pumpkin 3 clue |
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| Pumpkin 4 clue |
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| Pumpkin 5 clue |
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| Pumpkin 6 clue |
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| Pumpkin 7 clue |
In addition this week, ask your child about:
- learning our new poem, "Candy Corn" in anticipation of Halloween treats!*
- journal writing at our just right literacy level using the sentence stems:
- On the weekend...
- On Halloween, Ms. Thomas should be...
- reading the story "The Tease Monster" to learn about positive teasing, negative teasing and bullying*
- interpreting data on a pictograph to answer questions*
- practicing skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s based on a pictographs key*
- listening to the story "Pattern Fish" and identifying each page's pattern core, and the different attributes *
- creating our own "Pattern Fish" illustrations, using a co-created example and checklist for self-monitoring of expectations*
- applying repeating patterns to solve a problem: Fish Pattern Problem*
- identifying symbols that represent our different levels of community: neighbourhood, local, provincial and national
- completing our final 5 Sense collage: smell*
- developing our understanding of beats versus rhythms in Music with Mrs. Proctor
- comparing stories about being unique: Spookley the Square Pumpkin and the Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
*Materials/visuals or templates for these activities re available on Google Classroom to support home learning routines, or in the case of a prolonged absence from school*
Some upcoming reminders:
- Sunday, November 1st: Time Change! Don't forget to change your clocks!
- Tuesday, November 3rd: Photo retakes.
- Wednesday, November 11th: Remembrance Day. School closed.
- Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th: Virtual Learning Conferences
Hope you all have a wonderful Halloween in whatever way you choose to celebrate!
Ms. Thomas
