Hi everyone,
I hope you enjoyed a wonderful long weekend! May is almost over - it will be the last month of the school year before we know it! That being said, there is still a lot to be covered. I appreciate your support in continuing to help your children complete their homework on a regular basis for a few more weeks. It makes a huge difference in their overall learning and development!
We are continuing to focus on inferential thinking in Reader's Workshop. We will be doing our final ACRAR assessment this week.
We have also started our final genre of writing - Persuasive. It's lots of fun, and I think the kids are all really looking forward to it.
In Social Studies, we are finishing pamphlets on factors that influence people when choosing a place to live and we will begin looking at how the government is organized in Canada.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns as we approach the end of the school year!
Enjoy the beautiful sunshine!
Monday, 22 May 2017
Monday, 8 May 2017
May 8 - 12
I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Homework will be as usual this week. Everyone will have new word study words this week, and should be doing nightly activities with their words. These need to be recorded in their scribblers. Students should also be continuing to read 15 - 20 minutes every night and recording that in their reading logs.
We are working on a "Canada 150" project in social studies. We are reading/researching about reasons people choose to live in Canada (as well as particular parts of Canada). This year is Canada's 150th birthday! As a final project, students will be responsible for designing a pamphlet or poster convincing people why Canada is an amazing country to live in. We will work on this during class time, but there may be a bit to be done at home as well. I will provide basic materials, but if anyone has extra creative ideas and would like to bring in supplies from home, they are welcome to.
In Literacy we are working on inferring character traits and finding proof in the text. In writing our focus is on creating sentence fluency as writers. We will be moving into the persuasive genre of writing in the near future!
End of the year field trip:
We will be going to Shining Waters on June 16th for our end of the year field trip. If any parents/guardians would like to volunteer to chaperone, we would greatly appreciate it!
You must have a criminal record check that was done LESS than 2 years ago. Please contact the office if you need to check if your criminal record check is up to date. If you need a new one, please let me know and I will send the form home with your child.
Thank you for your continued support!
Femke
Homework will be as usual this week. Everyone will have new word study words this week, and should be doing nightly activities with their words. These need to be recorded in their scribblers. Students should also be continuing to read 15 - 20 minutes every night and recording that in their reading logs.
We are working on a "Canada 150" project in social studies. We are reading/researching about reasons people choose to live in Canada (as well as particular parts of Canada). This year is Canada's 150th birthday! As a final project, students will be responsible for designing a pamphlet or poster convincing people why Canada is an amazing country to live in. We will work on this during class time, but there may be a bit to be done at home as well. I will provide basic materials, but if anyone has extra creative ideas and would like to bring in supplies from home, they are welcome to.
In Literacy we are working on inferring character traits and finding proof in the text. In writing our focus is on creating sentence fluency as writers. We will be moving into the persuasive genre of writing in the near future!
End of the year field trip:
We will be going to Shining Waters on June 16th for our end of the year field trip. If any parents/guardians would like to volunteer to chaperone, we would greatly appreciate it!
You must have a criminal record check that was done LESS than 2 years ago. Please contact the office if you need to check if your criminal record check is up to date. If you need a new one, please let me know and I will send the form home with your child.
Thank you for your continued support!
Femke
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