Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017

I hope you enjoy your winter break!  See you on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018!

Homework

-Sleep, eat, play, exercise, keep doing your reading for the Read-a-Thon

Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017

Concert Tonight
Doors open at 5:10 pm.  Students will go to their classrooms.  Parents go to the gym.
After the concert is over, parents will pick up their children from the classrooms.
Thanks!

Monday, Dec. 18, 2017

Highlights

This afternoon the whole school sang carols in the gym.  We also learned how to enter and exit the stage for our concert on Wednesday.  In Math, we have continued to practice mental math addition strategies so we do have to rely on counting with our fingers.

Tomorrow we will begin a building project during Social Studies.    

Thursday will be Pajama day for the whole school.  Students are also welcome to bring a stuffy this day.

Please make sure to dress for the weather this week.  Due to the concert rehearsals there is no gym this week, so students will be going outside for movement breaks in addition to regular recess times. 

Important Information 

Important Dates

Wed, Dec. 20- Winter concerts-see Mrs. Zaharichuk’s blog for additional info.

Thurs, Dec. 21-Pajama Day, Cedars Deli Lunch (if ordered)

Fri, Dec. 22- Professional development day (No school for students); Enjoy your winter break!

Homework

-Record any minutes read on your Read-a-thon sheet

-Continue to review spelling words

-Students can go to www.coolmath.com to practice addition

Ask me about:

What do you do to be healthy?

Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017

Highlights

We learned about water, the water cycle and the importance of not polluting our water during our Water for Life presentation this afternoon.  Thank you to our volunteers who assisted with this activity!  During Social Studies we learned that natural resources are useful materials that come from nature.  We learned about some important natural resources in Iqaluit, such as, Arctic char (fish), caribou, seals and cloudberries.  During writing, we are finishing our treasure chest stories.  

Important Information 

As part of our virtue of Generosity, we are putting together socks for people in need.  You can bring a sock stuffed with items or bring any of the following items which will then be put into socks: small hairbrush or comb, dental floss, fingernail clippers, tweezers, sunscreen, bus passes, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, deodorant, hand cream, travel size shampoo and conditioner, hand sanitizer, bandaids, hand warmers (hot pockets), etc.

Important Dates

Monday, Dec. 18- Last day to bring stuffed socks for the Alex

Wed, Dec. 20- Winter concerts-see Mrs. Zaharichuk’s blog for additional info.

Thurs, Dec. 21-Cedars Deli Lunch (if ordered)

Fri, Dec. 22- Professional development day (No school for students); Enjoy your winter break!

Homework

-Record any minutes read on your Read-a-thon sheet

-Continue to review spelling words

-Practice your math doubles (e.g., 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, etc.), ten friends (e.g., 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, etc.), doubles plus or minus one strategy (if 8+8=16, then 8+7=15 because it is one less)

Ask me about:

What did you build during the Water for Life presentation?  (Community)  What happened when we sprayed our community with pollution?  Where did the pollution go? (Into the ground water)

What else did you learn about water today?

How can you conserve water?

Monday, Dec. 11, 2017

Highlights

This morning the band from Captain Nichola Goddard School came and performed for us.  They did an amazing job!  This Thursday we will have a “Water for Life” presentation in the afternoon as part of our Science unit on liquids.  Tomorrow is DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) day.  At random times during the day an announcement will tell everyone in the school to stop what they are doing and read for a certain amount of time.  This time can be counted on the reading tracking sheets. 

Important Information 

As part of our virtue of Generosity, we are putting together socks for people in need.  You can bring a sock stuffed with items or bring any of the following items which will then be put into socks: small hairbrush or comb, dental floss, fingernail clippers, tweezers, sunscreen, bus passes, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, deodorant, hand cream, travel size shampoo and conditioner, hand sanitizer, bandaids, hand warmers (hot pockets), etc.

Important Dates

Tues, Dec. 12- Drop Everything and Read Day (Read-a-thon)

Monday, Dec. 18- Last day to bring stuffed socks for the Alex

Wed, Dec. 20- Winter concerts-see Mrs. Zaharichuk’s blog for additional info.

Thurs, Dec. 21-Cedars Deli Lunch (if ordered)

Fri, Dec. 22- Professional development day (No school for students); Enjoy your winter break!

Homework

-Record any minutes read on your Read-a-thon sheet

-Continue to review spelling words

-Practice your math doubles (e.g., 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, etc.), ten friends (e.g., 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, etc.), doubles plus or minus one strategy (if 8+8=16, then 8+7=15 because it is one less)

Ask me about:

Do you think you would like to play an instrument in the band when you are older? 

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017

Highlights

In Math we are looking at the relationship between addition and subtraction.  For example, if you know 5+9=14, then 14-9=5.  In Social Studies we watched a video about a spring festival in Iqaluit called Toonik Tyme to help students gain knowledge and appreciation of different cultures and traditions.  Ms. Van Thiel also came to our class today to help us edit our writing for capital letters, punctuation and spelling.

Important Information 

Our class is asked to wear nice dress clothes for the winter concert.

Important Dates

Friday, Dec. 8- No school for students

Tues, Dec. 12- Drop Everything and Read Day (Read-a-thon)

Monday, Dec. 18- Last day to bring stuffed socks for the Alex

Wed, Dec. 20- Winter concerts

Thurs, Dec. 21-Cedars Deli Lunch (if ordered)

Fri, Dec. 22- Professional development day (No school for students); Enjoy your winter break!

Homework

-Record any minutes read on your Read-a-thon sheet

-Continue to review spelling words

-Practice your math doubles (e.g., 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, etc.), ten friends (e.g., 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, etc.), doubles plus or minus one strategy (if 8+8=16, then 8+7=15 because it is one less)

Ask me about:

Did your stuffy follow the rules of the school today?

What 3 numbers would make a fact family?  (e.g., 4,5 and 9 because 4+5=9, 5+4=9, 9-4=5, 9-5=4)

  

Monday, Dec. 4, 2017

Highlights

On Friday students received their Read-a-thon information packages.  Please write the number of minutes your child reads each day on the Read-a-thon sheet.  During writing, we started planning a story about a treasure chest.  In Science, we talked about reading a thermometer.  We will be using thermometers to measure different temperatures this week.

Students in our class are allowed to bring a stuffy or plush animal on Thursday since they have been working hard! 

Important Information 

-We are collecting non-perishable food items for the Mayor’s Food Drive until Dec. 8.

-Scholastic book orders due tomorrow (cash, cheque, or online payment)

-Please note that school activity fees and lunchroom incidental activity fees were due Nov. 16.

Information about the Winter Concert

Our class is asked to wear nice dress clothes for the concert.

Wednesday Dec 20th
12:40-1:40 pm Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Choir and Handchimes afternoon performance
1:45-2:45 pm Grade 3, Grade 4, Choir and Handchimes afternoon performance.

5:30-6:30 pm Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Choir and Handchimes evening performance
7:00-8:00 pm Grade 3, Grade 4, Choir and Handchimes evening performance

**Please see Mrs. Zaharichuk’s music blog for additional information about the concert.

Important Dates

Tues, Dec. 5- Scholastic book orders due

Thurs, Dec. 7- Last day for donations to the Mayor’s Food Drive; Quiznos lunch (if ordered)

Friday, Dec. 8- No school for students

Tues, Dec. 12- Drop Everything and Read Day (Read-a-thon)

Monday, Dec. 18- Last day to bring stuffed socks for the Alex

Wed, Dec. 20- Winter concerts

Thurs, Dec. 21-Cedars Deli Lunch (if ordered)

Fri, Dec. 22- Professional development day (No school for students); Enjoy your winter break!

Homework

-Record any minutes read on your Read-a-thon sheet

-Continue to review spelling words

-Practice your math doubles (e.g., 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, etc.), ten friends (e.g., 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, etc.), doubles plus or minus one strategy (if 8+8=16, then 8+7=15 because it is one less)

Ask me about:

In Canada, what unit do we use to measure temperature?