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