Good afternoon!

We started off the day today working on a writing activity.  The children were introduced to mapping.  We spent some time discussing the real life uses of mapping, and situations where mapping is needed.  We looked over some real life maps together, and I drew an example of a map for the students to view.   The students were then asked to brainstorm ideas for a map, and create their own map using the important elements we discussed- labels, a compass, a title, etc.  This was a fun activity that they seemed to enjoy.  Please ask your child tonight to tell you when they did for their map.  In language today we also worked on opposites, finishing sentences and prefixes.  In our IB unit of inquiry today the children brainstormed all the different types of art they could think of.  This was an activity to show the students how versatile and creative forms of art can be.  We then viewed a PowerPoint presentation that had many different forms of art featured.  The children had to compare their brainstorming list with the PowerPoint list for house points.    In math today the students worked on length and estimating (grade one) and creating patterns (grade two).  The students also went to french and P.E class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Letters and Sounds page 104 - 105, math page 126 - 127, and cursive page 102 - 103.

Important information:   Our next casual day is taking place tomorrow.  Sorry for any confusion!

Please mark Feb. 11th down for the upcoming SJA Gala.  The theme is going to be 'Love Through the Ages'.  This is a fun night for all friends and families to attend!  Ticket information has gone home with each family.  Please make sure to have a look for this valuable information and to send back ticket information and money to Mrs. Brasil as soon as possible.

Please see my posting from last week with information regarding the Khan Academy.  This is a fun online math program that can be used to practice math skills at home.  The children earn points and badges which they seem to really enjoy!  It is also a way to help develop computer skills which is another important skill for the children to be developing at this age.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson