Good afternoon!
Thank you to everyone who made last night's concert a success. I think everyone had a wonderful time celebrating the Christmas season.
In the hast of yesterday and today, agendas and home folders did not go home. This is not a problem as we will just resume the routine in January when we return. Please just encourage your children to continue reading over the holiday.
Have a happy and safe Christmas everyone!
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Hello!
We had a full day of dress rehearsals today. I am very excited to see everyone at the Christmas concert tonight!
Important information: We had our weekly spelling test today because of the shortened day tomorrow. Marked spelling tests will be coming home with the children tonight.
I am going to send the costumes home with the students today (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on tonight. Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.
Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.
If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.
Tomorrow is a half day. Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30. After-school charges will begin at noon. Tomorrow is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.
We will be having a class party tomorrow. If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We had a full day of dress rehearsals today. I am very excited to see everyone at the Christmas concert tonight!
Important information: We had our weekly spelling test today because of the shortened day tomorrow. Marked spelling tests will be coming home with the children tonight.
I am going to send the costumes home with the students today (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on tonight. Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.
Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.
If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.
Tomorrow is a half day. Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30. After-school charges will begin at noon. Tomorrow is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.
We will be having a class party tomorrow. If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Bonjour!
We had a full day of rehearsals today. The school came together in the morning and afternoon and rehearsed the play in full multiple times. In between rehearsals we worked on language where the children practiced special sounds, vowel sounds, picture words, rhyming words and worked on cursive writing. We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web. The students also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's test, Letters and Sounds page 80 - 81 and cursive page 68 - 69.
Important information: Due to the shortened day on Friday we are going to be having our weekly spelling test tomorrow morning. Please make sure your child does any final studying of their spelling words tonight in preparation for tomorrow's test.
As I stated in my post last night, many children are coming to school with their homework not completed, or forms and letters not delivered where they are meant to go. In hopes of opening the lines of communication between home and school, I am going to start rewarding students with house points and stickers every time they have their agendas signed by a parent. This way I can be certain that all homework and important information is being seen by parents, and any messages are being communicated back to me. I started this system this morning and only a few students were awarded stickers and house points. Please make sure to check and sign agendas nightly.
We are going to be having dress rehearsals all day again tomorrow in preparation for Thursday night's concert. Please make sure that all costumes are being sent into school to be available for these rehearsals because tomorrow we are actually going to be dressing up in them for the rehearsal. I am going to send the costumes home with the students tomorrow afternoon (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on tomorrow night. Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.
Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.
If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.
The last day of school is a half day. Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30. After-school charges will begin at noon. This day is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We had a full day of rehearsals today. The school came together in the morning and afternoon and rehearsed the play in full multiple times. In between rehearsals we worked on language where the children practiced special sounds, vowel sounds, picture words, rhyming words and worked on cursive writing. We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web. The students also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's test, Letters and Sounds page 80 - 81 and cursive page 68 - 69.
Important information: Due to the shortened day on Friday we are going to be having our weekly spelling test tomorrow morning. Please make sure your child does any final studying of their spelling words tonight in preparation for tomorrow's test.
As I stated in my post last night, many children are coming to school with their homework not completed, or forms and letters not delivered where they are meant to go. In hopes of opening the lines of communication between home and school, I am going to start rewarding students with house points and stickers every time they have their agendas signed by a parent. This way I can be certain that all homework and important information is being seen by parents, and any messages are being communicated back to me. I started this system this morning and only a few students were awarded stickers and house points. Please make sure to check and sign agendas nightly.
We are going to be having dress rehearsals all day again tomorrow in preparation for Thursday night's concert. Please make sure that all costumes are being sent into school to be available for these rehearsals because tomorrow we are actually going to be dressing up in them for the rehearsal. I am going to send the costumes home with the students tomorrow afternoon (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on tomorrow night. Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.
Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.
If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.
The last day of school is a half day. Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30. After-school charges will begin at noon. This day is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Good afternoon!
We had another full school rehearsal today to start off the morning. The concert is getting better and better with each day! Once we returned to class the children worked on language where they practiced rhyming words, suffixes, finished sentences and worked on cursive. We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web together as a class. In our IB unit of inquiry we read a book called 'Energy Makes Things Happen' and saw all the different types of energy, ways we use energy and ways that energy is transferred between objects. The students then wrote a summary of what they learned in their journals. Ask your child to tell you what they wrote about tonight! In math the students worked on correcting patterns (grade one) and word problems (grade two). The students also went to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, Letters and Sounds page 78 - 79, cursive page 66 - 67, and math page 99.
Important information: Unfortunately many children are coming to school with their homework not completed, or forms and letters not delivered where they are meant to go. In hopes of opening the lines of communication between home and school, I am going to start rewarding students with house points and stickers every time they have their agendas signed by a parent. This way I can be certain that all homework and important information is being seen by parents, and any messages are being communicated back to me. I am going to be beginning this system tomorrow morning.
We are going to be having dress rehearsals all day tomorrow and Thursday in preparation for Thursday night's concert. Please make sure that all costumes are being sent into school to be available for these rehearsals. I am going to send the costumes home with the students on Thursday (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on Thursday night. Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.
Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.
If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.
The last day of school is a half day. Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30. After-school charges will begin at noon. This day is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.
Tomorrow is casual day for all children that have paid to participate.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We had another full school rehearsal today to start off the morning. The concert is getting better and better with each day! Once we returned to class the children worked on language where they practiced rhyming words, suffixes, finished sentences and worked on cursive. We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web together as a class. In our IB unit of inquiry we read a book called 'Energy Makes Things Happen' and saw all the different types of energy, ways we use energy and ways that energy is transferred between objects. The students then wrote a summary of what they learned in their journals. Ask your child to tell you what they wrote about tonight! In math the students worked on correcting patterns (grade one) and word problems (grade two). The students also went to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, Letters and Sounds page 78 - 79, cursive page 66 - 67, and math page 99.
Important information: Unfortunately many children are coming to school with their homework not completed, or forms and letters not delivered where they are meant to go. In hopes of opening the lines of communication between home and school, I am going to start rewarding students with house points and stickers every time they have their agendas signed by a parent. This way I can be certain that all homework and important information is being seen by parents, and any messages are being communicated back to me. I am going to be beginning this system tomorrow morning.
We are going to be having dress rehearsals all day tomorrow and Thursday in preparation for Thursday night's concert. Please make sure that all costumes are being sent into school to be available for these rehearsals. I am going to send the costumes home with the students on Thursday (if they are not in choir) so that they can come to school dressed as angels on Thursday night. Students who are in choir need to come to school dressed in their choir costumes. Their angel costumes will be waiting in the classroom to change into as soon as the choir is done performing.
Students from our class that are in the choir are Ninara, Seanna, Zuri, Emerald, Taha, Sofia, and Angela.
If you have any questions about the concert or costumes please see the drama blog.
The last day of school is a half day. Students will be ready to be picked up at 11:30. After-school charges will begin at noon. This day is also a red and green spirit dress-up day.
Tomorrow is casual day for all children that have paid to participate.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats for your child to hand out that would be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Monday, December 12, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today with a whole-school dress rehearsal for the upcoming Christmas concert. The concert is really coming together which is great to see! All children must bring their angel costumes to school to be able to participate in the dress rehearsals. The following students are still missing their angel costumes: Ninara, Adi, Emerald, Zuri (missing wings and halo), Sofia, Taha (missing wings and halo), and Alex. We are having our next dress rehearsal tomorrow morning so please make sure that costumes are being sent in. For those children in choir, choir costumes are not needed until the night of the concert. Children should come to school wearing their red and black costumes and will change into their angel costumes after performing the choir song. When we returned to the classroom the children copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books. We also worked on language where the children practiced adding suffixes to root words, finished sentences and worked on cursive. They also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 64 - 65, Letters and Sounds pages 76 - 77, and Spelling workbook pages 58 - 60 (grade one) and 54 - 56 (grade two).
Important information: TOMORROW IS NOT CASUAL DAY. The school calendar had a mistake in the date. Casual day is going to be on Wednesday, December 14th.
The last day of school is a half day. Students will be dismissed beginning at 11:30. After school care charges will begin at noon sharp.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child to be handed out please feel free. The last day is also a red and green spirit day. All children may come to school dressed in red and green.
Please have your children at school between 6:30 and 6:45 the night of the concert. This will help to ensure that everyone is ready and organized for the concert which begins right at 7pm.
If you have any questions about the costumes or concert please don't hesitate to contact me or Mrs. Deras.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. hat 1. grass
2. man 2. trunk
3. has 3. truck
4. lamp 4. flew
5. and 5. flat
6. hand 6. class
7. camp 7. plate
8. jazz 8. from
9. band 9. glove
10. rat 10. friend
We started off the day today with a whole-school dress rehearsal for the upcoming Christmas concert. The concert is really coming together which is great to see! All children must bring their angel costumes to school to be able to participate in the dress rehearsals. The following students are still missing their angel costumes: Ninara, Adi, Emerald, Zuri (missing wings and halo), Sofia, Taha (missing wings and halo), and Alex. We are having our next dress rehearsal tomorrow morning so please make sure that costumes are being sent in. For those children in choir, choir costumes are not needed until the night of the concert. Children should come to school wearing their red and black costumes and will change into their angel costumes after performing the choir song. When we returned to the classroom the children copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books. We also worked on language where the children practiced adding suffixes to root words, finished sentences and worked on cursive. They also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 64 - 65, Letters and Sounds pages 76 - 77, and Spelling workbook pages 58 - 60 (grade one) and 54 - 56 (grade two).
Important information: TOMORROW IS NOT CASUAL DAY. The school calendar had a mistake in the date. Casual day is going to be on Wednesday, December 14th.
The last day of school is a half day. Students will be dismissed beginning at 11:30. After school care charges will begin at noon sharp.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child to be handed out please feel free. The last day is also a red and green spirit day. All children may come to school dressed in red and green.
Please have your children at school between 6:30 and 6:45 the night of the concert. This will help to ensure that everyone is ready and organized for the concert which begins right at 7pm.
If you have any questions about the costumes or concert please don't hesitate to contact me or Mrs. Deras.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. hat 1. grass
2. man 2. trunk
3. has 3. truck
4. lamp 4. flew
5. and 5. flat
6. hand 6. class
7. camp 7. plate
8. jazz 8. from
9. band 9. glove
10. rat 10. friend
Friday, December 9, 2011
Bonjour!
We had a great morning today practicing our Christmas concert as a school. Today was our first dress rehearsal and it was nice to see everyone coming together in their costumes. Please make sure that if you have not sent the angel costume in today that you do so next week so they are all here and ready to go. In the afternoon the children had their spelling test. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with the students tonight. In language the children worked on special spunds, opposites and finishing sentences. We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web. In math today the children worked on matching patterns (grade one) and word problems with subtracting (grade two). We also completed a comprehension activity based on the William Won't You Wash Your Hands story from yesterday.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, Letters and Sounds page 74 - 75 and math page 98 (grade 1 & 2).
Important information: Our grade 1/2 class is dressing as angels for the night of the concert and needs to be wearing white, silver or gold with wings and a halo. Wings and halos can be purchased or be home-made. We had our first dress rehearsal today. Next week we are going to be having rehearsals everyday as well. If your child has not brought their costume please make sure they bring it in on Monday.
Children do not have to wear their choir costumes to school for the rest of the dress rehearsals. But they will have to wear it to school on the night of the concert to sing in the choir.
I am going to be keeping the angel costumes here at school until the day of the performance. This way Mrs. Deras and I can be assured that every student will have a costume ready to go for the night of the concert.
If your child is in the SJA choir, they must also have a choir outfit which is a red top and black pants. Girls have the option of wearing red dresses if they prefer. I sent home a form with the children on Tuesday explaining the costumes for the choir. These costumes should be worn to school the night of the concert, and then the choir students will change into their other costumes to perform with their class. They do not need to have the choir outfit ready at the dress rehearsal, but must have them for the night of the concert.
In our class the following students are part of the choir: Mishal, Ninara, Emerald, Zuri, Sofia, Seanna, Angela and Taha.
Please plan at being at the school at approximately 6:30pm the night of the concert to get the children ready and organized , as it is beginning at 7pm sharp.
We are going to be having a class Christmas party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child please feel free.
Tuesday, December 13th is the next casual day. If your child has paid their casual money for the year they can come dressed out of uniform.
Friday, December 16th is a red/green spirit dress up day. All children may come to school on Friday, December 16th dressed in red/green and are not required to wear uniforms.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
We had a great morning today practicing our Christmas concert as a school. Today was our first dress rehearsal and it was nice to see everyone coming together in their costumes. Please make sure that if you have not sent the angel costume in today that you do so next week so they are all here and ready to go. In the afternoon the children had their spelling test. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with the students tonight. In language the children worked on special spunds, opposites and finishing sentences. We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web. In math today the children worked on matching patterns (grade one) and word problems with subtracting (grade two). We also completed a comprehension activity based on the William Won't You Wash Your Hands story from yesterday.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, Letters and Sounds page 74 - 75 and math page 98 (grade 1 & 2).
Important information: Our grade 1/2 class is dressing as angels for the night of the concert and needs to be wearing white, silver or gold with wings and a halo. Wings and halos can be purchased or be home-made. We had our first dress rehearsal today. Next week we are going to be having rehearsals everyday as well. If your child has not brought their costume please make sure they bring it in on Monday.
Children do not have to wear their choir costumes to school for the rest of the dress rehearsals. But they will have to wear it to school on the night of the concert to sing in the choir.
I am going to be keeping the angel costumes here at school until the day of the performance. This way Mrs. Deras and I can be assured that every student will have a costume ready to go for the night of the concert.
If your child is in the SJA choir, they must also have a choir outfit which is a red top and black pants. Girls have the option of wearing red dresses if they prefer. I sent home a form with the children on Tuesday explaining the costumes for the choir. These costumes should be worn to school the night of the concert, and then the choir students will change into their other costumes to perform with their class. They do not need to have the choir outfit ready at the dress rehearsal, but must have them for the night of the concert.
In our class the following students are part of the choir: Mishal, Ninara, Emerald, Zuri, Sofia, Seanna, Angela and Taha.
Please plan at being at the school at approximately 6:30pm the night of the concert to get the children ready and organized , as it is beginning at 7pm sharp.
We are going to be having a class Christmas party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child please feel free.
Tuesday, December 13th is the next casual day. If your child has paid their casual money for the year they can come dressed out of uniform.
Friday, December 16th is a red/green spirit dress up day. All children may come to school on Friday, December 16th dressed in red/green and are not required to wear uniforms.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Bonjour!
I had a great time meeting with all the parents last night! I hope everyone found the night as interesting and informative as I did. We started off the day today working on sentences. The students were asked to create their own sentences using their weekly spelling words for house points. In language today we worked on finishing setences, special sounds, and we read a story together about a boy who doesn't like to wash his hands. The children are bringing home their own copy of the story with them tonight that they may keep at home. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children wrote a quiz about solar energy and the food chain. They were asked to explain the link between the sun, plants, and cows. Ask your child tonight to tell you about it!In math today the children worked on repeating patterns (grade one) and subtraction (grade two). We also had another whole-school concert rehearsal today which has really gotten everyone excited about performing next week. The students also went to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and math pages 96 - 97 (grade 1 &2).
Important information: Our grade 1/2 class is dressing as angels for the night of the concert and needs to be wearing white, silver or gold with wings and a halo. Wings and halos can be purchased or be home-made. This Friday is our first dress rehearsal. All children must come to school in their costumes or bring their costumes to change into on Friday.
If your child is in the SJA choir, they must also have a choir outfit which is a red top and black pants. Girls have the option of wearing red dresses if they prefer. I sent home a form with the children on Tuesday explaining the costumes for the choir. These costumes should be worn to school the night of the concert, and then the choir students will change into their other costumes to perform with their class.
In our class the following students are part of the choir: Mishal, Ninara, Emerald, Zuri, Sofia, Seanna, Angela and Taha.
Please plan at being at the school at approximately 6:30pm the night of the concert to get the children ready and organized , as it is beginning at 7pm sharp.
We are going to be having a class Christmas party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child please feel free.
Tuesday, December 13th is the next casual day. If your child has paid their casual money for the year they can come dressed out of uniform.
Friday, December 16th is a red/green spirit dress up day. All children may come to school on Friday, December 16th dressed in red/green and are not required to wear uniforms.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
I had a great time meeting with all the parents last night! I hope everyone found the night as interesting and informative as I did. We started off the day today working on sentences. The students were asked to create their own sentences using their weekly spelling words for house points. In language today we worked on finishing setences, special sounds, and we read a story together about a boy who doesn't like to wash his hands. The children are bringing home their own copy of the story with them tonight that they may keep at home. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children wrote a quiz about solar energy and the food chain. They were asked to explain the link between the sun, plants, and cows. Ask your child tonight to tell you about it!In math today the children worked on repeating patterns (grade one) and subtraction (grade two). We also had another whole-school concert rehearsal today which has really gotten everyone excited about performing next week. The students also went to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and math pages 96 - 97 (grade 1 &2).
Important information: Our grade 1/2 class is dressing as angels for the night of the concert and needs to be wearing white, silver or gold with wings and a halo. Wings and halos can be purchased or be home-made. This Friday is our first dress rehearsal. All children must come to school in their costumes or bring their costumes to change into on Friday.
If your child is in the SJA choir, they must also have a choir outfit which is a red top and black pants. Girls have the option of wearing red dresses if they prefer. I sent home a form with the children on Tuesday explaining the costumes for the choir. These costumes should be worn to school the night of the concert, and then the choir students will change into their other costumes to perform with their class.
In our class the following students are part of the choir: Mishal, Ninara, Emerald, Zuri, Sofia, Seanna, Angela and Taha.
Please plan at being at the school at approximately 6:30pm the night of the concert to get the children ready and organized , as it is beginning at 7pm sharp.
We are going to be having a class Christmas party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child please feel free.
Tuesday, December 13th is the next casual day. If your child has paid their casual money for the year they can come dressed out of uniform.
Friday, December 16th is a red/green spirit dress up day. All children may come to school on Friday, December 16th dressed in red/green and are not required to wear uniforms.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today working on computers. We worked on the school laptops for a change and the children had a lot of fun learning how to navigate them! In language the children worked on rhyming words, special sounds and completed sentences using picture words. In our IB unit of inquiry today we read a story about life without the sun, and discussed how all living things would be affected without the energy from the sun. We discussed the food chain in detail today. Ask your child to explain the food chain to you tonight! During math today the children worked on identifying the core of patterns and altering patterns (grade one) and number sentences (grade two). They also went to french, P.E and drama classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 70 - 71, math pages 94 - 95 (grade 1 & 2), and cursive page 62 - 63.
Important information: Please see my posting from last night regarding the costumes for the upcoming Christmas concert. Our class is dressing as angels for the night of the concert and needs to be wearing white, silver or gold with wings and a halo. Wings and halos can be purchased or be home-made. This Friday is our first dress rehearsal. All children must come to school in their costumes or bring their costumes to change into on Friday.
If your child is in the SJA choir, they must also have a choir outfit which is a red top and black pants. Girls have the option of wearing red dresses if they prefer. I sent home a form last night with the children explaining the costumes for the choir. These costumes should be worn to school the night of the concert, and then the choir students will change into their other costumes to perform with their class.
Please plan at being at the school at approximately 6:30pm the night of the concert to get the children ready and organized , as it is beginning at 7pm sharp.
We are going to be having a class Christmas party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child please feel free.
Tuesday, December 13th is the next casual day. If your child has paid their casual money for the year they can come dressed out of uniform.
Friday, December 16th is a red/green spirit dress up day. All children may come to school on Friday, December 16th dressed in red/green and are not required to wear uniforms.
Looking forward to seeing you tonight at the interviews!
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today working on computers. We worked on the school laptops for a change and the children had a lot of fun learning how to navigate them! In language the children worked on rhyming words, special sounds and completed sentences using picture words. In our IB unit of inquiry today we read a story about life without the sun, and discussed how all living things would be affected without the energy from the sun. We discussed the food chain in detail today. Ask your child to explain the food chain to you tonight! During math today the children worked on identifying the core of patterns and altering patterns (grade one) and number sentences (grade two). They also went to french, P.E and drama classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 70 - 71, math pages 94 - 95 (grade 1 & 2), and cursive page 62 - 63.
Important information: Please see my posting from last night regarding the costumes for the upcoming Christmas concert. Our class is dressing as angels for the night of the concert and needs to be wearing white, silver or gold with wings and a halo. Wings and halos can be purchased or be home-made. This Friday is our first dress rehearsal. All children must come to school in their costumes or bring their costumes to change into on Friday.
If your child is in the SJA choir, they must also have a choir outfit which is a red top and black pants. Girls have the option of wearing red dresses if they prefer. I sent home a form last night with the children explaining the costumes for the choir. These costumes should be worn to school the night of the concert, and then the choir students will change into their other costumes to perform with their class.
Please plan at being at the school at approximately 6:30pm the night of the concert to get the children ready and organized , as it is beginning at 7pm sharp.
We are going to be having a class Christmas party on the 16th. If you would like to send in any treats with your child please feel free.
Tuesday, December 13th is the next casual day. If your child has paid their casual money for the year they can come dressed out of uniform.
Friday, December 16th is a red/green spirit dress up day. All children may come to school on Friday, December 16th dressed in red/green and are not required to wear uniforms.
Looking forward to seeing you tonight at the interviews!
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day correcting and editing sentences for house points. This valuable skill is really coming along which has been great to see! During language the children worked on syllables, picture words, special sounds and practicing cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today we read a book about the importance of the sun, and discussed how the sun is the primary part of our food chain. Ask your child tonight to share with you what they learned about the food chain. We also discussed how too much energy from the sun can cause a drought, and we looked at pictures of droughts from around the world. In math the children practiced reading patterns (grade one) and subtracting with number lines (grade two). They also went to music and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 68 - 69, math pages 92 - 93 (grade 1 & 2), and cursive pages 60 - 61.
Important information: This Friday is going to be our first school-wide dress rehearsal. All children must have their full costumes ready to go for Friday. You may either send them to school dressed in their costumes, or they may bring it in a bag and change at school.
Our class is required to dress as angel's for the Christmas concert this year. The children are asked to wear white, gold or silver. In my post yesterday I stated that wings and halos are optional, but this is not the case. WING AND HALOS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH STUDENT. Mrs. Deras has found wings and halos at Party Packagers for $4.99 each and has suggested this as a place to find them if they need to be purchased. Tin foil, headbands and felt also works if you would like to make them at home. Please speak to Mrs. Deras if you need more information or check the drama blog. Children must have these costumes for Friday's dress rehearsal.
Children who are in the choir are asked to wear black pants and a red top for the Christmas concert. Girls may also wear red dresses if they prefer. Children in the choir should come to school dressed in their choir costumes the night of the concert, and then will be changing into their class costumes the night of the concert as the choir is performing first.
The days are getting colder and the children are spending 40 minutes a day outside at recesses. Please make sure your children are coming to school dressed appropriately with hats, scarves and gloves.
The last day of school is on the 16th. This is a half day. Children will be ready for dismissal between 11:30 and 12:00. After school charges will begin at 12:00 that day.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If your child would like to bring in any treats for the class that will be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day correcting and editing sentences for house points. This valuable skill is really coming along which has been great to see! During language the children worked on syllables, picture words, special sounds and practicing cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today we read a book about the importance of the sun, and discussed how the sun is the primary part of our food chain. Ask your child tonight to share with you what they learned about the food chain. We also discussed how too much energy from the sun can cause a drought, and we looked at pictures of droughts from around the world. In math the children practiced reading patterns (grade one) and subtracting with number lines (grade two). They also went to music and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 68 - 69, math pages 92 - 93 (grade 1 & 2), and cursive pages 60 - 61.
Important information: This Friday is going to be our first school-wide dress rehearsal. All children must have their full costumes ready to go for Friday. You may either send them to school dressed in their costumes, or they may bring it in a bag and change at school.
Our class is required to dress as angel's for the Christmas concert this year. The children are asked to wear white, gold or silver. In my post yesterday I stated that wings and halos are optional, but this is not the case. WING AND HALOS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH STUDENT. Mrs. Deras has found wings and halos at Party Packagers for $4.99 each and has suggested this as a place to find them if they need to be purchased. Tin foil, headbands and felt also works if you would like to make them at home. Please speak to Mrs. Deras if you need more information or check the drama blog. Children must have these costumes for Friday's dress rehearsal.
Children who are in the choir are asked to wear black pants and a red top for the Christmas concert. Girls may also wear red dresses if they prefer. Children in the choir should come to school dressed in their choir costumes the night of the concert, and then will be changing into their class costumes the night of the concert as the choir is performing first.
The days are getting colder and the children are spending 40 minutes a day outside at recesses. Please make sure your children are coming to school dressed appropriately with hats, scarves and gloves.
The last day of school is on the 16th. This is a half day. Children will be ready for dismissal between 11:30 and 12:00. After school charges will begin at 12:00 that day.
We will be having a class party on the 16th. If your child would like to bring in any treats for the class that will be great.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Monday, December 5, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day working on spelling. The students copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling workbooks. The spelling lists this week are a review and are all words that have been studied in the past. This is a good way to check to make sure they after a word has been tested, the knowledge remains. As a class we read another two chapters of Charlotte's Web today which the students are really enjoying! In our IB unit of inquiry today we reviewed what we have learned so far about solar energy, and the children worked in pairs to brainstorm lists of the pros and cons of using solar energy. During math the children worked on identifying and creating patterns (grade one) and subtracting using a number line (grade two). They also went to drama, P.E and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 58 - 59, math pages 90 - 91, and spelling workbook pages 53 - 56 (grade one) pages 49 - 52 (grade two).
Important information: I am still missing a few report card comments. Please remember that SJA would like the final page of the report card to be filled out under the section called 'Parent's Comments'. This section should come back to school to be photocopied for our records. You will have the original copy sent back to you the same day for your own records. Please send the completed report card in with your child as soon as possible.
This Wednesday is Parent/Teacher Interview night. Your child is going to be bringing home information tonight regarding your designated interview time slot. Please have a look at the sheet tonight to see what time we are going to be meeting.
Next Friday, December 16th is the last day of school before the holidays. The school day ends at noon that day. This means that after-school charges will begin at noon.
On Friday, December 16th we are going to be having a class Christmas party. If your child would like to bring in any snacks or treats that day please feel free to send them in :)
For this year's Christmas concert, our class is going to be dressed as angels. Mrs. Deras has requested that all children come dressed in silver, white or gold. If anyone happens to have angel wings or a halo at home, your child may wear those items as well, but it is not mandatory. Please see Mrs. Deras' blog for more information. Our first school-wide dress rehearsal is taking place THIS FRIDAY. Please make sure your child has their costumes fully ready to go for Friday. They may come dressed in their costumes or bring it in a bag to change into.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. bat 1. face
2. bus 2. save
3. sit 3. paint
4. nest 4. sail
5. map 5. mind
6. fun 6. line
7. leg 7. nice
8. rug 8. few
9. book 9. true
10. box 10. easy
We started off the day working on spelling. The students copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling workbooks. The spelling lists this week are a review and are all words that have been studied in the past. This is a good way to check to make sure they after a word has been tested, the knowledge remains. As a class we read another two chapters of Charlotte's Web today which the students are really enjoying! In our IB unit of inquiry today we reviewed what we have learned so far about solar energy, and the children worked in pairs to brainstorm lists of the pros and cons of using solar energy. During math the children worked on identifying and creating patterns (grade one) and subtracting using a number line (grade two). They also went to drama, P.E and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 58 - 59, math pages 90 - 91, and spelling workbook pages 53 - 56 (grade one) pages 49 - 52 (grade two).
Important information: I am still missing a few report card comments. Please remember that SJA would like the final page of the report card to be filled out under the section called 'Parent's Comments'. This section should come back to school to be photocopied for our records. You will have the original copy sent back to you the same day for your own records. Please send the completed report card in with your child as soon as possible.
This Wednesday is Parent/Teacher Interview night. Your child is going to be bringing home information tonight regarding your designated interview time slot. Please have a look at the sheet tonight to see what time we are going to be meeting.
Next Friday, December 16th is the last day of school before the holidays. The school day ends at noon that day. This means that after-school charges will begin at noon.
On Friday, December 16th we are going to be having a class Christmas party. If your child would like to bring in any snacks or treats that day please feel free to send them in :)
For this year's Christmas concert, our class is going to be dressed as angels. Mrs. Deras has requested that all children come dressed in silver, white or gold. If anyone happens to have angel wings or a halo at home, your child may wear those items as well, but it is not mandatory. Please see Mrs. Deras' blog for more information. Our first school-wide dress rehearsal is taking place THIS FRIDAY. Please make sure your child has their costumes fully ready to go for Friday. They may come dressed in their costumes or bring it in a bag to change into.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. bat 1. face
2. bus 2. save
3. sit 3. paint
4. nest 4. sail
5. map 5. mind
6. fun 6. line
7. leg 7. nice
8. rug 8. few
9. book 9. true
10. box 10. easy
Friday, December 2, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today by having our weekly spelling tests. The students will be bringing home their marked spelling tests with them tonight. In language today the children worked on root words, suffixes, finishing sentences and syllables. During our IB unit of inquiry today we continued exploring solar energy. We read a book about the energy from the sun and then the children worked on identifying the pros and cons of solar energy. Ask your child tonight to tell you what they learned! We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web today and the children wrote a chapter summary in their journals about what they heard and thought about the chapter. At the end of the day we had a chance to finish watching The Water Horse! They also went to drama and french classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each.
Important information: The last day of school is on December 16th. This day is a half day which means that after-school charges will begin at noon.
I am still missing a few report card comments. Please remember to fill out the parent's comments section of the report card and send it back to school. We will make a copy and the original report card will be sent promptly back to you.
If you are interested in having a parent/teacher interview with me or any other of your child's teachers, please send back the interview preference form asap.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today by having our weekly spelling tests. The students will be bringing home their marked spelling tests with them tonight. In language today the children worked on root words, suffixes, finishing sentences and syllables. During our IB unit of inquiry today we continued exploring solar energy. We read a book about the energy from the sun and then the children worked on identifying the pros and cons of solar energy. Ask your child tonight to tell you what they learned! We also read another chapter of Charlotte's Web today and the children wrote a chapter summary in their journals about what they heard and thought about the chapter. At the end of the day we had a chance to finish watching The Water Horse! They also went to drama and french classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each.
Important information: The last day of school is on December 16th. This day is a half day which means that after-school charges will begin at noon.
I am still missing a few report card comments. Please remember to fill out the parent's comments section of the report card and send it back to school. We will make a copy and the original report card will be sent promptly back to you.
If you are interested in having a parent/teacher interview with me or any other of your child's teachers, please send back the interview preference form asap.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Nelson
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Good afternoon!
It was nice to get back to school today. I was off with a migraine yesterday which is why there was not a blog posting. Today we started off the day with sentence writing. The students were asked to choose 5 of their weekly spelling words and turn them into sentences. In language today the children worked on root words, suffixes, rhyming words and finishing sentences, as well as cursive writing. In our Unit of Inquiry today we read a book about the Sun and ways that we use the Sun's energy. The students were very interested in the discussion we had about greenhouses. Ask them tonight to tell you what they learned! We read another chapter of Charlotte's Web today and the children wrote a response in their journals. They were asked to answer two questions - (1) What did you learn about Charlotte today? (2) Do you agree with Charlotte eating bugs? Why or why not? Some students must complete these questions for homework. In math the students continued working on identifying pattern cores (grade one) and subtracting using a number line (grade two). They also went to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's test, cursive page 56 - 57, math page 88 - 89, and finish journal response if necessary.
Important Information: Today was the first day that we began 'all-cursive-writing' in our classroom. As of today onwards, only cursive writing will be accepted in our classroom.
There was a problem with our photocopier/printer today. This meant I was not able to distribute December's reading chart. Please record your child's reading on a scrap piece of paper at home for now, and they can transfer their record onto the proper reading chart as soon as it comes home.
The last day of school is on December 16th. This is a half day where the students will be dismissed at noon. This means that from noon - 6pm after school care charges will accrue.
Please make sure to send back your parent/teacher interview request forms if you are interested in having a face-to-face meeting with me or any other of your child's teachers on December 7th.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
It was nice to get back to school today. I was off with a migraine yesterday which is why there was not a blog posting. Today we started off the day with sentence writing. The students were asked to choose 5 of their weekly spelling words and turn them into sentences. In language today the children worked on root words, suffixes, rhyming words and finishing sentences, as well as cursive writing. In our Unit of Inquiry today we read a book about the Sun and ways that we use the Sun's energy. The students were very interested in the discussion we had about greenhouses. Ask them tonight to tell you what they learned! We read another chapter of Charlotte's Web today and the children wrote a response in their journals. They were asked to answer two questions - (1) What did you learn about Charlotte today? (2) Do you agree with Charlotte eating bugs? Why or why not? Some students must complete these questions for homework. In math the students continued working on identifying pattern cores (grade one) and subtracting using a number line (grade two). They also went to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's test, cursive page 56 - 57, math page 88 - 89, and finish journal response if necessary.
Important Information: Today was the first day that we began 'all-cursive-writing' in our classroom. As of today onwards, only cursive writing will be accepted in our classroom.
There was a problem with our photocopier/printer today. This meant I was not able to distribute December's reading chart. Please record your child's reading on a scrap piece of paper at home for now, and they can transfer their record onto the proper reading chart as soon as it comes home.
The last day of school is on December 16th. This is a half day where the students will be dismissed at noon. This means that from noon - 6pm after school care charges will accrue.
Please make sure to send back your parent/teacher interview request forms if you are interested in having a face-to-face meeting with me or any other of your child's teachers on December 7th.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today with a writing assessment. The students were asked to write about rules they follow outside at recess and draw a picture to go with it. This is an official assessment from the 'Ontario Writing Assessment' guide and will help identify strengths and weaknesses in writing. In language today the students worked on syllables, vowel sounds, suffixes, root words, and cursive writing. In our IB unit of inquiry the children worked on a review and reflection from our last unit. Each student had to identify their favourite part of the unit, and give an example of how they acted like an 'Inquirer' throughout the unit. We also continued discussing energy and read a book about how to harness energy from the sun. In math today the children continued identifying pattern cores (grade one) and completing number patterns (grade two). They also went to music and french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 52 - 52, and Letters and Sounds page 62 - 63.
Important information: Beginning this Thursday, children will only be allowed to use cursive writing in the classroom. Please use the cursive website I have previously posted for links to online worksheets that can be printed out for at-home practice.
Our new report cards have a section for parent comments. SJA requests that this section gets completed, signed, and sent back to school as soon as possible so that a copy can be made for our records. The original report card will be sent back to you right away to be kept at home for your records once we have made a copy.
Scholastic book order forms went home with your child last night. If you would like to order anything please send the completed form with a cheque by this Friday.
Tomorrow is a casual day at SJA. If your child has paid their money they may come to school dressed in the casual clothes of their choice.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today with a writing assessment. The students were asked to write about rules they follow outside at recess and draw a picture to go with it. This is an official assessment from the 'Ontario Writing Assessment' guide and will help identify strengths and weaknesses in writing. In language today the students worked on syllables, vowel sounds, suffixes, root words, and cursive writing. In our IB unit of inquiry the children worked on a review and reflection from our last unit. Each student had to identify their favourite part of the unit, and give an example of how they acted like an 'Inquirer' throughout the unit. We also continued discussing energy and read a book about how to harness energy from the sun. In math today the children continued identifying pattern cores (grade one) and completing number patterns (grade two). They also went to music and french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 52 - 52, and Letters and Sounds page 62 - 63.
Important information: Beginning this Thursday, children will only be allowed to use cursive writing in the classroom. Please use the cursive website I have previously posted for links to online worksheets that can be printed out for at-home practice.
Our new report cards have a section for parent comments. SJA requests that this section gets completed, signed, and sent back to school as soon as possible so that a copy can be made for our records. The original report card will be sent back to you right away to be kept at home for your records once we have made a copy.
Scholastic book order forms went home with your child last night. If you would like to order anything please send the completed form with a cheque by this Friday.
Tomorrow is a casual day at SJA. If your child has paid their money they may come to school dressed in the casual clothes of their choice.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Monday, November 28, 2011
Good afternoon!
It was great to get back to school after a weekend away! We started off the day working on spelling. The students copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling workbooks. After spelling the children worked on their cursive writing in order to become nicely prepared for Thursday when all writing that is done in the classroom will be completed in cursive writing. We continued reading Charlotte's Web today and the children wrote a summary in their journals about Wilbur's escape off the farm. Ask your child tonight to tell you about it. In our IB unit of inquiry today we started our brand new unit of inquiry. In this unit 'How The World Works' we are investigating how everything we do is a result of using some sort of energy. In today's class we reviewed what we know about energy , and ways that we use energy. In math today the children began our next unit on patterning (grade one) and number patterns (grade two). They also went to french, drama and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, spelling workbooks page 50 - 52 (grade one) page 46 - 48 (grade two), cursive page 50 - 51 and complete journal entry if necessary.
Important information: This Wednesday is the next casual day at SJA. If your child has paid their money, they may come to school dressed in casual clothes of their choice.
Please see my postings from last week regarding a website that can be used to print off cursive worksheets at home. Beginning this Thursday, December 1st, all writing that is done in our classroom will be requested in cursive. If your child is feeling nervous about a particular cursive letter, or would like to practice beforehand to increase their comfort, please use these sites as a tool to find cursive writing worksheets.
Report cards went home on Friday. Please keep your eye out for the reports if you haven't seen them already. There is a section at the end for parent's comments. Please take the time to fill this out with your feedback about the curriculum, the report cards or any other comments you have. The report card should be signed, the comment section completed and returned to school as soon as possible. We will record the comments and send the report card right back to you for your home records.
Picture re-takes also went home on Friday. If you are interested in ordering any of the photos, please send in the completed forms and money as soon as possible.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. six 1. feed
2. box 2. sea
3. top 3. meet
4. book 4. real
5. mix 5. keep
6. pop 6. week
7. fix 7. deep
8. hip 8. easy
9. up 9. beach
10. hook 10. clean
It was great to get back to school after a weekend away! We started off the day working on spelling. The students copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling workbooks. After spelling the children worked on their cursive writing in order to become nicely prepared for Thursday when all writing that is done in the classroom will be completed in cursive writing. We continued reading Charlotte's Web today and the children wrote a summary in their journals about Wilbur's escape off the farm. Ask your child tonight to tell you about it. In our IB unit of inquiry today we started our brand new unit of inquiry. In this unit 'How The World Works' we are investigating how everything we do is a result of using some sort of energy. In today's class we reviewed what we know about energy , and ways that we use energy. In math today the children began our next unit on patterning (grade one) and number patterns (grade two). They also went to french, drama and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, spelling workbooks page 50 - 52 (grade one) page 46 - 48 (grade two), cursive page 50 - 51 and complete journal entry if necessary.
Important information: This Wednesday is the next casual day at SJA. If your child has paid their money, they may come to school dressed in casual clothes of their choice.
Please see my postings from last week regarding a website that can be used to print off cursive worksheets at home. Beginning this Thursday, December 1st, all writing that is done in our classroom will be requested in cursive. If your child is feeling nervous about a particular cursive letter, or would like to practice beforehand to increase their comfort, please use these sites as a tool to find cursive writing worksheets.
Report cards went home on Friday. Please keep your eye out for the reports if you haven't seen them already. There is a section at the end for parent's comments. Please take the time to fill this out with your feedback about the curriculum, the report cards or any other comments you have. The report card should be signed, the comment section completed and returned to school as soon as possible. We will record the comments and send the report card right back to you for your home records.
Picture re-takes also went home on Friday. If you are interested in ordering any of the photos, please send in the completed forms and money as soon as possible.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. six 1. feed
2. box 2. sea
3. top 3. meet
4. book 4. real
5. mix 5. keep
6. pop 6. week
7. fix 7. deep
8. hip 8. easy
9. up 9. beach
10. hook 10. clean
Friday, November 25, 2011
Bonjour!
We started off the day with our weekly spelling tests. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with each student tonight. After spelling the students worked on language where they practiced root words, suffixes, special sounds and vowel sounds. They also practiced their cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry the students completed their seasons wheels. The wheels turned out great and were full of a great deal of important facts, vocabulary and information that has been learned in this unit! We also began reading a new book together as a class- Charlotte's Web. At the end of the day we had time to continue watching The Water Horse, which was a nice way to lead into the weekend. They also went to drama class today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, Letters and Sounds pages 60 - 61 and cursive pages 48 - 49.
Important information: Please see my posting from earlier in the week for links to this year's Christmas choir song. If your child is in the choir and would like extra time to practice at home, these links will be useful.
In my post yesterday I also gave links to cursive worksheets you can print off and use at home. Starting on December 1st, all writing that is done must be completed in cursive. If your child is finding issues with any cursive letters, please use these printable worksheets as a way for them to practice at home.
Report cards are coming home with every child tonight. These report cards are different than previous years due to our new IB status. Please take the time to review the report cards, and fill out the section entitled 'Parent's Comments. This is a section for you to provide SJA with feedback about the curriculum, the assessments, and the new method of reporting. Please keep your eye out for the report cards tonight!
On Monday we are beginning our next IB unit of inquiry- How the World Works. There is a central idea that will guide the learning in this unit. The central idea is 'Everything that happens is a result of using some sort of energy'. There are three lines of inquiry that will help us direct our learning in this unit, (1) type of energy (2) uses of energy (3) energy and the environment. I am very excited to begin this new unit with the students on Monday!
Have a safe weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day with our weekly spelling tests. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with each student tonight. After spelling the students worked on language where they practiced root words, suffixes, special sounds and vowel sounds. They also practiced their cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry the students completed their seasons wheels. The wheels turned out great and were full of a great deal of important facts, vocabulary and information that has been learned in this unit! We also began reading a new book together as a class- Charlotte's Web. At the end of the day we had time to continue watching The Water Horse, which was a nice way to lead into the weekend. They also went to drama class today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, Letters and Sounds pages 60 - 61 and cursive pages 48 - 49.
Important information: Please see my posting from earlier in the week for links to this year's Christmas choir song. If your child is in the choir and would like extra time to practice at home, these links will be useful.
In my post yesterday I also gave links to cursive worksheets you can print off and use at home. Starting on December 1st, all writing that is done must be completed in cursive. If your child is finding issues with any cursive letters, please use these printable worksheets as a way for them to practice at home.
Report cards are coming home with every child tonight. These report cards are different than previous years due to our new IB status. Please take the time to review the report cards, and fill out the section entitled 'Parent's Comments. This is a section for you to provide SJA with feedback about the curriculum, the assessments, and the new method of reporting. Please keep your eye out for the report cards tonight!
On Monday we are beginning our next IB unit of inquiry- How the World Works. There is a central idea that will guide the learning in this unit. The central idea is 'Everything that happens is a result of using some sort of energy'. There are three lines of inquiry that will help us direct our learning in this unit, (1) type of energy (2) uses of energy (3) energy and the environment. I am very excited to begin this new unit with the students on Monday!
Have a safe weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Good afternoon!
The students began the day writing sentences using their weekly spelling words. They got house points for completing their work which always makes an activity a lot of fun! After sentence writing the students moved on to language where they worked on finishing sentences, picture words, special sounds and identifying vowels. The students also worked on their cursive writing. During our IB unit of inquiry we continued working on the seasons wheels. Almost everyone was able to complete their rough copy fact sheet and move on to their good copies, which was good to see. Tomorrow is the final period to work on the seasons wheels. They will be coming home completed and assessed tomorrow night. In math today the students worked on problems and puzzles (grade one) and number lines (grade two). They also went to music and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's spelling test, Letters and Sounds page 58 - 59, cursive page 46 - 47, and math pages 82 (grade one) and 81 - 82 (grade two).
Important information: I informed the students today that in one week's time (December 1st) all writing that is done in our classroom will have to be done in cursive. We have completed our cursive practice for almost every letter, so it is definitely time we put this hard work to use in our classroom. I have explained to the students that they now have a week to become comfortable working in cursive. If you would like to provide additional cursive practice at home to better ready your child, you can find cursive sheets to print online at http://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/index.htm. Just search for the letter(s) that your child wants to practice and print out the corresponding worksheet.
Please see my posting from yesterday with the information for the choir song and lyrics. If you child is in the choir and would like to have additional practice, please feel free to use the sites I posted last night.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
The students began the day writing sentences using their weekly spelling words. They got house points for completing their work which always makes an activity a lot of fun! After sentence writing the students moved on to language where they worked on finishing sentences, picture words, special sounds and identifying vowels. The students also worked on their cursive writing. During our IB unit of inquiry we continued working on the seasons wheels. Almost everyone was able to complete their rough copy fact sheet and move on to their good copies, which was good to see. Tomorrow is the final period to work on the seasons wheels. They will be coming home completed and assessed tomorrow night. In math today the students worked on problems and puzzles (grade one) and number lines (grade two). They also went to music and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's spelling test, Letters and Sounds page 58 - 59, cursive page 46 - 47, and math pages 82 (grade one) and 81 - 82 (grade two).
Important information: I informed the students today that in one week's time (December 1st) all writing that is done in our classroom will have to be done in cursive. We have completed our cursive practice for almost every letter, so it is definitely time we put this hard work to use in our classroom. I have explained to the students that they now have a week to become comfortable working in cursive. If you would like to provide additional cursive practice at home to better ready your child, you can find cursive sheets to print online at http://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/index.htm. Just search for the letter(s) that your child wants to practice and print out the corresponding worksheet.
Please see my posting from yesterday with the information for the choir song and lyrics. If you child is in the choir and would like to have additional practice, please feel free to use the sites I posted last night.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day working in the computer lab. The children worked on their keyboard and mouse skills which they really enjoyed! Upon returning to class we worked on phonics. The children explored special sounds, opposites, picture words and completed cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today we continued working on our seasons wheel. Some students felt they were ready to move on to their good copies, where some students are finishing their final facts on their rough copies. I was stressing the importance of proofreading today, especially on important assignments such as this. Taking your time and reviewing your work before you hand it in to be assessed is an important skill that our students will use throughout their lifetime, so please help me reiterate this tonight at home. During math today the students worked on order and placement (grade one) and number lines (grade two). They also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 44 - 45, math pages 80 - 81 (grade one) and Letters and Sounds pages 56 - 57.
Important information: Please see my posting from last night to see a copy of the rubric that is going to be used to assess the seasons wheel. Each student has been given a list of vocabulary words that I expect to see inputted into each season appropriately. We spoke about the rubric in length today, but it also helps for them to review at at home.
If your child is in choir and would like to practice this year's Christmas concert song, you can find the song played at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5W8VlUE88U and you can also find a print out of the lyrcis at http://www.lyricsmania.com/its_the_most_wonderful_time_of_the_year_lyrics_amy_grant.html.
Just as a reminder, the last day of school before the Christmas holidays is on December 16th. This day is a half day which means that the children will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day working in the computer lab. The children worked on their keyboard and mouse skills which they really enjoyed! Upon returning to class we worked on phonics. The children explored special sounds, opposites, picture words and completed cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today we continued working on our seasons wheel. Some students felt they were ready to move on to their good copies, where some students are finishing their final facts on their rough copies. I was stressing the importance of proofreading today, especially on important assignments such as this. Taking your time and reviewing your work before you hand it in to be assessed is an important skill that our students will use throughout their lifetime, so please help me reiterate this tonight at home. During math today the students worked on order and placement (grade one) and number lines (grade two). They also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 44 - 45, math pages 80 - 81 (grade one) and Letters and Sounds pages 56 - 57.
Important information: Please see my posting from last night to see a copy of the rubric that is going to be used to assess the seasons wheel. Each student has been given a list of vocabulary words that I expect to see inputted into each season appropriately. We spoke about the rubric in length today, but it also helps for them to review at at home.
If your child is in choir and would like to practice this year's Christmas concert song, you can find the song played at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5W8VlUE88U and you can also find a print out of the lyrcis at http://www.lyricsmania.com/its_the_most_wonderful_time_of_the_year_lyrics_amy_grant.html.
Just as a reminder, the last day of school before the Christmas holidays is on December 16th. This day is a half day which means that the children will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today working on proofreading and sentence writing. The students had to find the mistakes in various sentences and edit them to make them correct. They had a lot of fun completing this challenge for house points. The students also worked on a reflection writing activity today that is going to be used as part of their first term report card. In our IB unit of inquiry we continued working on the rough copy of our seasons wheel. The students worked hard on reviewing what we have learned in this unit to be included in their final assignment. During math today the students worked on order and placement (Grade one) and adding and subtraction (Grade two). The students also went to music and french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 42 - 43 and math pages 78 - 79 (grade one) 77 - 78 (grade two).
Important information: This is a reminder that the last day of school before the Christmas holidays is on December 16th. This day is a half day, which means the children will be dismissed at noon.
Please take a look at the french, music, P.E and drama blogs regularly as they often have information that is important to our class.
I have an example of the rubric for the seasons wheel posted below. The students are going to begin working on their good copies tomorrow in class, and I wanted to make sure to share with you what they have been doing and what is going to be expected of them for this assignment.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today working on proofreading and sentence writing. The students had to find the mistakes in various sentences and edit them to make them correct. They had a lot of fun completing this challenge for house points. The students also worked on a reflection writing activity today that is going to be used as part of their first term report card. In our IB unit of inquiry we continued working on the rough copy of our seasons wheel. The students worked hard on reviewing what we have learned in this unit to be included in their final assignment. During math today the students worked on order and placement (Grade one) and adding and subtraction (Grade two). The students also went to music and french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 42 - 43 and math pages 78 - 79 (grade one) 77 - 78 (grade two).
Important information: This is a reminder that the last day of school before the Christmas holidays is on December 16th. This day is a half day, which means the children will be dismissed at noon.
Please take a look at the french, music, P.E and drama blogs regularly as they often have information that is important to our class.
I have an example of the rubric for the seasons wheel posted below. The students are going to begin working on their good copies tomorrow in class, and I wanted to make sure to share with you what they have been doing and what is going to be expected of them for this assignment.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Seasons Wheel Rubric
Work habits | Excellent. Worked very well with no interruptions. | Very good. Worked well with few interruptions. | Fair. Worked with many interruptions | Poor. Was not able to work due to interruptions. |
Quality of writing. | Excellent. Printing showed a great deal of effort. The answers made sense. There were little to no errors. Proofreading was evident. | Very good. Printing showed effort. The answers made sense. There were some errors that did not distract. Proofreading was almost always evident. | Fair. Printing showed little effort. The answers often did not make sense. There were errors that distracted. Proofreading needs improvement. | Poor. Printing showed no effort. The answers did not make sense. There were many errors that made the booklet difficult to read. Proofreading was not evident. |
Quality of illustrations. | Excellent. Illustrations were always meaningful and reflected the information presented on the page. Title page showed great effort. | Very good. Illustrations showed good effort and usually reflected the information on the page. Title page showed some effort. | Fair. Illustrations were attempted and sometimes reflected the information on the page. Title page showed a little effort. | Poor. Little to no illustrations that did not reflect the information on the page. Title page was not complete/ had no effort. |
Quality of information. | Excellent. A clear understanding of the material was consistently shown. Each season had at least 4 examples of learned vocabulary and related concepts from the unit. | Very good. A good understanding of the material was shown. Each season had at least 3 examples of learned vocabulary and related concepts from the unit. | Fair. A fair understanding of the material was shown. Each season had at least 2 examples of learned vocabulary and related concepts from the unit. | Poor Little understanding of the material was shown. Each season had at least 1 or less examples of learned vocabulary and related concepts from the unit. |
Monday, November 21, 2011
Good afternoon!
It was nice to get back together after a weekend away. The students started off the day today working on spelling. They copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books. During our IB unit of inquiry the child began their final assignment of this unit. We are going to be creating a seasons wheel, with each season being represented on a section of the wheel and all the information gathered about the season being listed. Today the children began their brainstorming where they listed off everything they could remember learning about for each season. During math today the children worked on estimating (grade one) and addition (grade two). They also went to french, drama and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and math page 77 (grade one) page 76 (grade two).
Important information: Please don't forget to check the french and drama blogs nightly, as these blogs often have important information regarding our class.
Grade One Grade Two
1. van 1. those
2. zoo 2. low
3. you 3. goat
4. queen 4. own
5. zip 5. coat
6. very 6. go
7. your 7. hope
8. quiz 8. sold
9. yes 9. over
10. quit 10. ago
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
It was nice to get back together after a weekend away. The students started off the day today working on spelling. They copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books. During our IB unit of inquiry the child began their final assignment of this unit. We are going to be creating a seasons wheel, with each season being represented on a section of the wheel and all the information gathered about the season being listed. Today the children began their brainstorming where they listed off everything they could remember learning about for each season. During math today the children worked on estimating (grade one) and addition (grade two). They also went to french, drama and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and math page 77 (grade one) page 76 (grade two).
Important information: Please don't forget to check the french and drama blogs nightly, as these blogs often have important information regarding our class.
Grade One Grade Two
1. van 1. those
2. zoo 2. low
3. you 3. goat
4. queen 4. own
5. zip 5. coat
6. very 6. go
7. your 7. hope
8. quiz 8. sold
9. yes 9. over
10. quit 10. ago
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Friday, November 18, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today with our weekly spelling tests. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with each student tonight. We then moved on to language where the children worked on special sounds, root words, suffixes and cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children worked in groups to create seasonal trees. Each group was given a blank template of a tree, and were assigned a season. The students had to use their knowledge of seasons to decorate their tree accordingly. We had a visual today as well where the children watched a video about the 6 Pillars of Character, where they learned about important character traits and saw examples of people being trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair and caring . After they watched the video they wrote a response about it in their journals. They also went to drama and french classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and cursive pages 40 - 41.
Important information: A drama form went home last night informing parents about the upcoming Christmas concert. Mrs. Deras asks that all parents review the form and send it back signed as soon as possible.
Please see my blog from earlier this week with links to the songs and lyrics for the choir song that the children are singing for the Christmas concert this year.
The last day of school before the Christmas holidays is December 16th. This day is a half day which means that the students will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today with our weekly spelling tests. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with each student tonight. We then moved on to language where the children worked on special sounds, root words, suffixes and cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children worked in groups to create seasonal trees. Each group was given a blank template of a tree, and were assigned a season. The students had to use their knowledge of seasons to decorate their tree accordingly. We had a visual today as well where the children watched a video about the 6 Pillars of Character, where they learned about important character traits and saw examples of people being trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair and caring . After they watched the video they wrote a response about it in their journals. They also went to drama and french classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and cursive pages 40 - 41.
Important information: A drama form went home last night informing parents about the upcoming Christmas concert. Mrs. Deras asks that all parents review the form and send it back signed as soon as possible.
Please see my blog from earlier this week with links to the songs and lyrics for the choir song that the children are singing for the Christmas concert this year.
The last day of school before the Christmas holidays is December 16th. This day is a half day which means that the students will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today working on our Polar Express submissions. Every class at SJA submits work by each child to be considered for the Polar Express writing contest. Our class is submitting the seasons poems that we wrote last week. Along with the poem, each child also has to submit an auto biography, which is what we worked on completing this morning. During language the children worked on special sounds, compound words, vowel sounds, finishing sentences and cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry the children got back into their groups and they turned the rough copies of their 'Life Without the Sun' stories into good copies. As a group they also added illustrations to compliment the story. We also went and had reading buddies with Ms. Chang's 4/5 class. In math today the children worked on estimating (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). Mr. Murano was away today so the children did not have music, but they did go to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, math pages 75 - 76 (grade one) and 74 - 74 (grade two), and cursive page 38 - 39.
Important information: Please see my posting from last night for links to the songs and lyrics for the song being sung by the choir at this year's Christmas concert.
The last day of school this year before the Christmas holidays is December 16th. This day is a half day which means the students will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Ninara has lost his SJA vest at school today. If your child accidentally brought home a SJA vest labeled with Ninara's name, please send it back to school with them as soon as possible.
Tomorrow is the last day to order pictures if you would like any from the original picture day. If you are ordering, all forms and funds need to be in by tomorrow. You are also asked to bring back the photo negatives by tomorrow as well, even if you are not ordering pictures.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today working on our Polar Express submissions. Every class at SJA submits work by each child to be considered for the Polar Express writing contest. Our class is submitting the seasons poems that we wrote last week. Along with the poem, each child also has to submit an auto biography, which is what we worked on completing this morning. During language the children worked on special sounds, compound words, vowel sounds, finishing sentences and cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry the children got back into their groups and they turned the rough copies of their 'Life Without the Sun' stories into good copies. As a group they also added illustrations to compliment the story. We also went and had reading buddies with Ms. Chang's 4/5 class. In math today the children worked on estimating (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). Mr. Murano was away today so the children did not have music, but they did go to french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, math pages 75 - 76 (grade one) and 74 - 74 (grade two), and cursive page 38 - 39.
Important information: Please see my posting from last night for links to the songs and lyrics for the song being sung by the choir at this year's Christmas concert.
The last day of school this year before the Christmas holidays is December 16th. This day is a half day which means the students will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Ninara has lost his SJA vest at school today. If your child accidentally brought home a SJA vest labeled with Ninara's name, please send it back to school with them as soon as possible.
Tomorrow is the last day to order pictures if you would like any from the original picture day. If you are ordering, all forms and funds need to be in by tomorrow. You are also asked to bring back the photo negatives by tomorrow as well, even if you are not ordering pictures.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today working on proofreading skills. The students have really improved with this important skill which is great to see! During language today we worked on compound words, suffixes, special sounds and opposites. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children worked on their group stories about a life without the sun. The groups read their stories for the class and everyone was impressed with the ideas that were presented! In math today the children worked on closer and further (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). They also went to drama, french and P.E classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart and practice weekly spelling words.
Important information: The math re-test was written today. The marked math tests will be coming home with the students tonight.
If you are interested in ordering any photos from the original picture day, the forms and money must be brought back to school by Friday, November 18th.
If your child is in the choir and would like to practice the choir song we are singing at the Christmas concert you can find a version of the song on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5W8VlUE88U.
You can also find the lyrics for them to practice at http://www.lyricsmania.com/its_the_most_wonderful_time_of_the_year_lyrics_amy_grant.html.
As a reminder, the last day of school for the Christmas holidays is on December 16th. This day is a half day which means children will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today working on proofreading skills. The students have really improved with this important skill which is great to see! During language today we worked on compound words, suffixes, special sounds and opposites. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children worked on their group stories about a life without the sun. The groups read their stories for the class and everyone was impressed with the ideas that were presented! In math today the children worked on closer and further (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). They also went to drama, french and P.E classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart and practice weekly spelling words.
Important information: The math re-test was written today. The marked math tests will be coming home with the students tonight.
If you are interested in ordering any photos from the original picture day, the forms and money must be brought back to school by Friday, November 18th.
If your child is in the choir and would like to practice the choir song we are singing at the Christmas concert you can find a version of the song on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5W8VlUE88U.
You can also find the lyrics for them to practice at http://www.lyricsmania.com/its_the_most_wonderful_time_of_the_year_lyrics_amy_grant.html.
As a reminder, the last day of school for the Christmas holidays is on December 16th. This day is a half day which means children will be ready to be picked up at noon.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Good afternoon!
We started off the day today working on sentence writing and proofreading. The students have come a long way with this valuable skill which has been great to see! During language the children worked on picture words, special sounds and identifying double consonants, as well as cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children completed a review exercise where they had to list things that are representative of each season, and they also worked in groups to write a story from the perspective of a plant, animal or human about what life would be like without the sun. During math today the children worked on closer and further (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). They also went to music and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and cursive page 36 - 37.
Important information: Due to absences in the class, we did not write the math re-test today as planned. The math re-test will take place tomorrow at recess instead.
If you would like to purchase any pictures from the original picture day, the form and money needs to be sent in by this Friday, November 18th.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today working on sentence writing and proofreading. The students have come a long way with this valuable skill which has been great to see! During language the children worked on picture words, special sounds and identifying double consonants, as well as cursive. In our IB unit of inquiry today the children completed a review exercise where they had to list things that are representative of each season, and they also worked in groups to write a story from the perspective of a plant, animal or human about what life would be like without the sun. During math today the children worked on closer and further (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). They also went to music and french classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and cursive page 36 - 37.
Important information: Due to absences in the class, we did not write the math re-test today as planned. The math re-test will take place tomorrow at recess instead.
If you would like to purchase any pictures from the original picture day, the form and money needs to be sent in by this Friday, November 18th.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Monday, November 14, 2011
We had a great day getting back to school after a long weekend away! The students started off the day copying down their new weekly spelling words and working in their spelling books. During our IB unit of inquiry we began a discussion about the sun. We discussed how we use it, why it is so important, and how it is also essential to plants and animals. The students then worked in groups to see how many uses for the sun they could come up with in a brainstorm. During math today the children worked on subtraction (grade one) and missing numbers (grade two). They also watched a movie about the ways that Christmas is celebrated in different countries. It is hoped that this will help the students become more knowledgeable and open-minded, which are two important IB Learner Profile characteristics. They also went to french and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and spelling workbook pages 42 - 44 (grade one), 38 - 40 (grade two).
Important information: Tomorrow is the math re-test for those students who missed the test last week, or that scored 84% or lower.
Tomorrow is picture re-take day. This is available to any children who need to re-take their pictures.
Any families that would like to purchase pictures from the original picture day, must send in the form and the money by this Friday.
Grade One Grade Two
1. car 1. rule
2. can 2. use
3. rug 3. tune
4. wet 4. mule
5. will 5. due
6. cold 6. true
7. ring 7. grew
8. ray 8. few
9. why 9. you
10. cab 10. cute
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and spelling workbook pages 42 - 44 (grade one), 38 - 40 (grade two).
Important information: Tomorrow is the math re-test for those students who missed the test last week, or that scored 84% or lower.
Tomorrow is picture re-take day. This is available to any children who need to re-take their pictures.
Any families that would like to purchase pictures from the original picture day, must send in the form and the money by this Friday.
Grade One Grade Two
1. car 1. rule
2. can 2. use
3. rug 3. tune
4. wet 4. mule
5. will 5. due
6. cold 6. true
7. ring 7. grew
8. ray 8. few
9. why 9. you
10. cab 10. cute
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Thursday, November 10, 2011
We had a very busy day today in our classroom! The students began the day with their weekly spelling tests. The spelling tests will be coming home with them tonight. We then moved on to an IB activity where the children drew pictures of themselves, and identified on IB Learner Profile characteristic that they wish to develop this year. This was a great way for them to create personal goals to keep them focused for the year. They also continued working on their good copies of their seasons poems. All children completed their poems in class today, which left them time to present them to each other. They had a lot of fun listening to each other's poems! The marked poem assessments will be coming home with them tonight. In language today the children worked on special sounds, beginning and ending sounds and picture words, as well as their cursive writing. During math today the children wrote their unit test. I was really impressed with the results I saw! The marked unit tests will be coming home with them tonight. They also went to music and french classes today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten tiems each, Letters and Sounds page 46 - 47, and cursive page 34 - 35.
Important information: There is no school tomorrow due to the Remembrance Day holiday.
I have sent home a great deal of completed work with the students today. Please make sure to take time to review it with your child over the weekend. The work does not need to come back to school, as I have made photocopies and recorded the marks already. These are now for you and your records.
Students who require a math retest (those that scored 84% and lower) may re-write the test on Tuesday, November 15th.
Have a great long weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten tiems each, Letters and Sounds page 46 - 47, and cursive page 34 - 35.
Important information: There is no school tomorrow due to the Remembrance Day holiday.
I have sent home a great deal of completed work with the students today. Please make sure to take time to review it with your child over the weekend. The work does not need to come back to school, as I have made photocopies and recorded the marks already. These are now for you and your records.
Students who require a math retest (those that scored 84% and lower) may re-write the test on Tuesday, November 15th.
Have a great long weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
We started off the day today with sentence writing. The children were asked to choose 5 of their weekly spelling words and turn them into sentences for house points. This was a fun way for the students to practice their spelling words as well as their writing skills. We then moved on to phonics where the students worked on rhyming words, special sounds and opposites. During our IB unit of inquiry we went outside to track the temperature and the weather, and then came back in and began working on the good copies of the season poems the children have been creating. Tomorrow the poems will be presented and assessed. During math today the children worked on subtracting (grade one) and balancing (grade two). They also went to drama, P.E and french class.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice spelling words for tomorrow's spelling test (no school Friday), Letters and Sounds page 44, and math page 69 - 70 (grade one) 68 - 69 (grade two).
Important information: Tomorrow we are having our next math unit test. Please see my blog from Monday which itemizes the material that is going to be covered.
Picture re-take day is taking place Tues, Nov. 15th.
If you are ordering any school photos for your children, the forms and the funds are due by Fri, Nov. 18th.
There is no school on Friday due to the Remembrance Day holiday.
We are having our Subway lunch party tomorrow at first lunch. Our class won the party by coming in 2nd place in in the pumpkin decorating contest a few weeks ago. This means your child will not need a full lunch for tomorrow, just the snacks and drinks they need for the day. There are vegetarian subs coming as well as other varieties.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice spelling words for tomorrow's spelling test (no school Friday), Letters and Sounds page 44, and math page 69 - 70 (grade one) 68 - 69 (grade two).
Important information: Tomorrow we are having our next math unit test. Please see my blog from Monday which itemizes the material that is going to be covered.
Picture re-take day is taking place Tues, Nov. 15th.
If you are ordering any school photos for your children, the forms and the funds are due by Fri, Nov. 18th.
There is no school on Friday due to the Remembrance Day holiday.
We are having our Subway lunch party tomorrow at first lunch. Our class won the party by coming in 2nd place in in the pumpkin decorating contest a few weeks ago. This means your child will not need a full lunch for tomorrow, just the snacks and drinks they need for the day. There are vegetarian subs coming as well as other varieties.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Good afternoon,
We started off the day today with reading buddies. Our class paired up with Miss.Chang's 4/5 class and the children read to their partners and were also read to by their partners. This was a great way to forge relationships across grade levels. When we returned to class the children worked on cursive and phonics where they explored special sounds, vowel sounds, and opposites. In our IB unit of inquiry today we continued exploring seasonal based poems, and the children began writing their own seasons poems. The rough copies of the seasons poems must be completed for homework tonight. We did a lot of practice today thinking of seasonal words that rhyme, this is something that can be continued at home to help them practice this skill. Try having them write some rhyming lines with you tonight at home! We moved on and began exploring Remembrance Day. We discussed what the holiday is, why we celebrate it, and why it is such an important holiday. We also watched a few video clips about the holiday which the students found very interesting. They also went to music and french class today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 42 - 43, finish rough copy of the seasons poem, and cursive page 32 - 33.
Important information: This Friday is a holiday. It is hoped that families will use this day to attend a Remembrance Day celebration at 11:11.
If you are ordering any class photos for your child the form and funds are due by November 18th.
If your child need a picture re-take this is going to happen on November 15th.
We are having a math unit test this Thursday, November 10th. Please see my posting from yesterday regarding the material that will be covered on the test for both grade levels.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We started off the day today with reading buddies. Our class paired up with Miss.Chang's 4/5 class and the children read to their partners and were also read to by their partners. This was a great way to forge relationships across grade levels. When we returned to class the children worked on cursive and phonics where they explored special sounds, vowel sounds, and opposites. In our IB unit of inquiry today we continued exploring seasonal based poems, and the children began writing their own seasons poems. The rough copies of the seasons poems must be completed for homework tonight. We did a lot of practice today thinking of seasonal words that rhyme, this is something that can be continued at home to help them practice this skill. Try having them write some rhyming lines with you tonight at home! We moved on and began exploring Remembrance Day. We discussed what the holiday is, why we celebrate it, and why it is such an important holiday. We also watched a few video clips about the holiday which the students found very interesting. They also went to music and french class today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 42 - 43, finish rough copy of the seasons poem, and cursive page 32 - 33.
Important information: This Friday is a holiday. It is hoped that families will use this day to attend a Remembrance Day celebration at 11:11.
If you are ordering any class photos for your child the form and funds are due by November 18th.
If your child need a picture re-take this is going to happen on November 15th.
We are having a math unit test this Thursday, November 10th. Please see my posting from yesterday regarding the material that will be covered on the test for both grade levels.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Monday, November 7, 2011
We had a fun day today in grade 1/2. We started off the day by recording the new weekly spelling words and working in spelling workbooks where they practiced beginning and ending sounds (grade one) and long I sounds (grade two). During our IB unit of inquiry today we reviewed what we have learned so far about the seasonal changes that occurs in living things. We also began reading seasonal poetry and and the students reflected on the poems in their journals. Tomorrow they are going to begin writing their own seasonal poems, which should be a great way to show the facts they have learned during this line of inquiry. During math today the children worked on subtraction (grade one) and balancing (grade two). They also went to french, drama and P.E classes.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, complete math page 67 (grade two) and complete spelling workbook if necessary.
Important information: This Friday is a holiday and there will be no school. I encourage all families to use this holiday to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony at 11:11.
If you are ordering school pictures for your child, the forms and funds must be turned in by Friday, November 18th.
If your child requires a picture re-take, this will take place on Tuesday, November 15th.
We will be having a math unit this this Thursday, November 10th for grade one and grade two. Grade ones will be tested on counting, adding, adding, and subtraction. Grade twos will be tested on subtraction, number order, addition, and equal/not equal.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. leg 1. wide
2. dog 2. mile
3. pen 3. line
4. duck 4. hide
5. nest 5. fire
6. den 6. nice
7. rest 7. fine
8. tuck 8. mind
9. ink 9. find
10. rag 10. behind
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, complete math page 67 (grade two) and complete spelling workbook if necessary.
Important information: This Friday is a holiday and there will be no school. I encourage all families to use this holiday to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony at 11:11.
If you are ordering school pictures for your child, the forms and funds must be turned in by Friday, November 18th.
If your child requires a picture re-take, this will take place on Tuesday, November 15th.
We will be having a math unit this this Thursday, November 10th for grade one and grade two. Grade ones will be tested on counting, adding, adding, and subtraction. Grade twos will be tested on subtraction, number order, addition, and equal/not equal.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Grade One Grade Two
1. leg 1. wide
2. dog 2. mile
3. pen 3. line
4. duck 4. hide
5. nest 5. fire
6. den 6. nice
7. rest 7. fine
8. tuck 8. mind
9. ink 9. find
10. rag 10. behind
Friday, November 4, 2011
Good afternoon!
We had a great day today in grade 1/2. We started off the day today with our weekly spelling test. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with the students tonight. After spelling the children worked on phonics where they practiced rhyming words, vowels and special sounds. In our IB unit of inquiry today we reviewed what we learned about migration, hibernation and adaption yesterday and gave examples of each. We read a story of a busy, little squirrel who was getting ready to hibernate, which was a fun way to see it in action, and students also watched a PowerPoint presentation to visually see each method of preparing for winter. Using a Bill Nye video the children also further extended their knowledge about the earth's seasons and wrote a reflection on it. They also went to french and drama today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and Letters and Sounds page 40 - 41.
Important information: Second Cup coffee order forms have gone home with each child. The coffee is a great gift idea for the holiday season. A portion of the proceeds goes towards SJA's IB certification.
I am requesting the all parents check their child's gym sweaters to see if they have accidentally brought home Emerald's sweater. It will be labeled with her name. Please send it back to school if this is the case.
Please make sure to regularly check the music, french and drama blogs as well, as they often have important information regarding your children.
The school pictures are coming home with your child tonight. If you would like to order any photos the order form and money must be sent back to school no later than Friday, November 18th. Picture re-take day is taking place on November 15th for those children that require one.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
We had a great day today in grade 1/2. We started off the day today with our weekly spelling test. The marked spelling tests will be coming home with the students tonight. After spelling the children worked on phonics where they practiced rhyming words, vowels and special sounds. In our IB unit of inquiry today we reviewed what we learned about migration, hibernation and adaption yesterday and gave examples of each. We read a story of a busy, little squirrel who was getting ready to hibernate, which was a fun way to see it in action, and students also watched a PowerPoint presentation to visually see each method of preparing for winter. Using a Bill Nye video the children also further extended their knowledge about the earth's seasons and wrote a reflection on it. They also went to french and drama today.
Homework: Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and Letters and Sounds page 40 - 41.
Important information: Second Cup coffee order forms have gone home with each child. The coffee is a great gift idea for the holiday season. A portion of the proceeds goes towards SJA's IB certification.
I am requesting the all parents check their child's gym sweaters to see if they have accidentally brought home Emerald's sweater. It will be labeled with her name. Please send it back to school if this is the case.
Please make sure to regularly check the music, french and drama blogs as well, as they often have important information regarding your children.
The school pictures are coming home with your child tonight. If you would like to order any photos the order form and money must be sent back to school no later than Friday, November 18th. Picture re-take day is taking place on November 15th for those children that require one.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Nelson
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