In today's class we started off the day working in the computer lab. The children had a great time working on computer tasks to become more comfortable with computers.  Already I have seen skills develop!  During language today the children worked on special sounds, identifying vowel sounds, and picture words.  In our IB unit of inquiry we continued learning about seasons and the climate patterns that follow the seasons.  The children learned the definition of a new word- 'cycle'.  Ask your children tonight to explain to you how seasons are a cycle.  We also worked with a globe to see how the earth rotates around the sun, and how this causes seasons.  In math the children worked on number order, and tens and ones blocks.  They also went to drama, P.E and french classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, and practice weekly spelling words.

Important information:  We are having a pumpkin decorating contest at SJA tomorrow.  Pumpkins have been donated from a local company and every class is going to have three pumpkins to decorate for the contest. If you have any supplies that might be useful to help decorate a pumpkin (socks, hats, sunglasses, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, sparkles, etc. etc.), please send them in with your child tomorrow to help our class with the contest!  Winners will be chosen on Friday.

I am away tomorrow and Friday doing work with IB.  Tomorrow I am touring a IB school, and Friday I am away at an IB workshop.  I will not be available by email or by my blog on these two days.  I will be back with a great deal of IB knowledge on Monday morning!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson