Thursday, 11 January 2018

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

Highlights

We had a non-fiction text feature search today.  We looked for non-fiction books which had captions, charts, fact boxes, a glossary, graphs, an index, labeled diagrams, headings, maps, table of contents, etc.  We will be learning how to use these different features to help us understand non-fiction books.  In Science, we are doing an experiment to see what will happen to water in 2 containers.  One container is covered and the other is not.  We are measuring the water levels to see what happens over time.

Important Information 

-Please return your Read-a-Thon sheets and any fundraising money.

-Scholastic book orders due Monday, Dec. 15.  (Students may use their free book certificate this month if they would like, or they can save it for another month.  Please note the book certificates cannot be put towards books greater than $6.00.)

Classroom volunteers (must have a security clearance)
For parents interested in volunteering in the classroom:  The schedule will be emailed by tomorrow.  If you do not receive the email, please let me know so I can ensure I have entered your email address correctly.  Thanks!

Important Dates
Mon, Jan. 15- Scholastic book orders due (cash, cheque, or online payment)
Thurs, Jan. 25- Report cards go home; Kindergarten, Grade 1&2 Movie night

Homework
-New reading logs were given to students.  Ms. Bain will be checking these each day to see who is reading at home….
-Continue to review spelling words (if you need a new spelling list, just let me know).  Students will be quizzed on their words at the end of January.
-Students can go to www.coolmath.com to practice addition and subtraction

Ask me about:

What are non-fiction books? (Books that are about real things).  What does fiction mean?  (Made-up story, not real)

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