Happy Monday!

We started off the day today copying down the new weekly spelling words and working in the spelling workbooks.  The children worked on 'ou' and 'ow' words (grade one) and contractions (grade two).  We also had a lot of fun starting our new IB Unit of Inquiry this morning!  The central idea for this new unit is that "Communities are organized into different structures with different purposes'.  And the lines of inquiry to guide us through this unit are (1) the impact of structures on people and the environment (2) the purpose and characteristic of structures (3) international versus local structures.  In today's class we began discussing structures and spoke about how something is defined as a structure (It is made with a purpose and can support a load), and the importance of materials.  The students then worked on an exercise where they had to compare and contrast the use and materials of various objects.  Ask your child tonight to tell you what they learned!  During math today the children worked on exploring triangles (grade one) and continued working on measurement (grade two).  They also went to french and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Spelling Workbooks pages 97 - 100 (grade one) pages 93 - 96 (grade two), and complete materials worksheet.

Important Information:  Gym days have gone back to normal starting this week.  Gym days are on Mondays and Wednesday as usual.

This Wednesday is our St. Patrick's Day spirit day.  Children are asked to come to school wearing green and white to help celebrate the holiday!

This Thursday is our reptile show.  Children are going to have to chance to view, hold and inquire about various reptiles to gain knowledge for an upcoming science unit.

This Friday is our last day of school before March Break.  March Break runs from March 12th to the 23rd.

A form went home regarding summer camps being offered at SJA this summer.  Please keep your eye out for it.

A form also went home regarding a Running Club that is beginning at SJA.  Children must have permission to join the running club as it is taking place after school.  Please keep an eye out for this form tonight.

Thank you very much to Aziz's family for the pizza lunch and cupcakes they brought in today to celebrate his birthday! It was a great lunch today for everyone!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Grade One                         Grade Two

1. out                               1. you'll
2. our                               2. they're
3. down                            3. it's
4. how                              4. we've
5. found                            5. isn't
6. house                            6. let's
7. mouse                          7. aren't
8. around                          8. I'm
9. sound                           9. can't
10. frown                        10. we're