Good afternoon!

We had a great day back today after a long weekend at home.  The children started off the day by copying down the weekly spelling words and working in their spelling books.  We also worked on cursive 'b' and 'n'.  During our IB unit of inquiry the children began their final assessment task for this unit.  They are going to be completing a personal timeline.  More information about this project will be found below.  During math today the children worked on number order (grade one) and created word problems (grade two).  They also went to french and music classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 15 - 16, math pages 38 - 40 (grade two only) and complete interview questions sheet for school tomorrow.

Important information:  Winter uniforms started today.  This means that polo shirts are not going to be acceptable at SJA until after Easter.  I sent home notes with a few children who came in their polo shirts today as a reminder.

The children are starting their final assessment task for this unit.  They are going to be creating personal time lines.  In order to find information about themselves as babies and toddlers, they are coming home with interview sheets for you tonight.  These interview sheets must be brought back to school tomorrow to be used in class.  I am also requesting that each student bring a picture of them as a baby, as a toddler, and a current picture to be used for this project. These pictures will be returned with the completed project.  I have the rubric for this assignment posted below for you to review with your child at home.

Cookies are for sale during last recess for $1.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

My Timeline Rubric

                   4          3           2              1      

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. Evidence of understanding was clear. Proofreading was evident.	Very good.   Printing showed effort.  The answers made sense.  There were some errors that did not distract. Evidence of understanding was almost always clear.   Proofreading was almost always evident.	Fair. Printing showed little effort.  The answers often did not make sense.  There were errors that distracted.   Some evidence of understanding. 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.   No evidence of understanding. 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 oral presentation.	Excellent. Presentation was always clear and easy to follow.  The information always made sense.  The presentation consistently provided relevant information.	Very good. Presentation was clear and mostly easy to follow.  The information usually made sense.  The presentation provided relevant information.	Fair. Presentation was sometimes easy to follow.  The information sometimes made sense.  The presentation provided some relevant information.	Poor Presentation was unclear and hard to follow.  The information did not make sense.  The presentation did not provide any relevant information.