Friday, February 19th, 2021

Hi Families, 

This week, we welcome Ms. Nodwell to our classroom! The students are welcoming her with all their heart, and supporting her work towards her final teaching practicum. A little introduction from Ms. Nodwell herself:

Hello everyone!  

My name is Madeleine Nodwell, and I am happy to be joining Ms. Thomas’s class for the next couple of months as a student teacher! I am coming to Lake Bonavista from St. Mary’s University here in Calgary, where I am in my last semester of my Education degree. Some of my favourite things include animals, cooking, and playing bench-ball! I am excited to be working in a classroom full of such eager learners.   

Ms. Nodwell will be a part of classroom until late-April. 

This week, she led students in a liquids explorations, combining art and science. Ask your child about the four different art pieces they created, the different processes, and what they observed. Pictures of the final products coming next week! 

We continued our work on fiction and non-fiction texts, representing our learning through sorting, data collection and list writing. Students increased their understanding of fiction and non-fiction text features. In the upcoming weeks, they will be applying their understanding to create a final task for sharing during Student-Led conferences. 

As we looked back at the last couple of weeks, and the cold temperatures, we used a recent headline as a writing prompt this week:

Students created their own, "How Cold Was It? writing, 

connecting their personal experiences with our record breaking cold.

Upcoming Important Dates:

- Wednesday, February 24th: Pink Shirt Day 
- Thursday, March 11th: Evening Virtual Student-Led Conferences (more information to come)

- Friday, March 12th: Daytime Virtual Student-Led Conferences, no school for students
- Sunday, March 14th: Daylight Savings Time begins

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend everyone!
Ms. Thomas