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