Hello families and friends,
Today we started our day with music. Ask your child what they have been learning. After that we did a round of Daily 5. Today, as well as yesterday, we have been reviewing what our good reading and writing looks like. Then in gym the students played capture the treasure. Ask your child about this. Then Mrs. Kinsman visited our class to read the book "Pauli Pastrami Achieves World Peace". We finished our morning with another round of Daily 5, and then did some art around something we could do today to be peaceful today.
In the afternoon we learned about adjectives. This was combined with our work that we did yesterday around nouns. Then the students got into groups and came up with some silly sentences using adjectives and nouns. Ask your child about this. After that we did some Roll & Write in word work using the short /e/ sound. We finished our day continuing work on our Alien Math.
Tomorrow we will be having our assembly to kick off Jump Rope for Heart. Forms for this will be going home tomorrow as well.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Friday, 27 March 2015
March 27, 2015
Hello families and friends,
I hope that you are all enjoying your spring break, and I look forward to seeing you all again next Monday, March 31st! I had made a mistake in the previous blog post, the PD day is the following Monday, April 7th.
Enjoy the beautiful weather and have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
I hope that you are all enjoying your spring break, and I look forward to seeing you all again next Monday, March 31st! I had made a mistake in the previous blog post, the PD day is the following Monday, April 7th.
Enjoy the beautiful weather and have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
March 18, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Tomorrow is our field trip to the Cross Conservation Area! The plan is still the same as last time, and we are expecting to be spending the majority of the day outside. Even though the weather will be warm, it is still advisable to send your child with their snow pants, jacket, mitts, hat, scarf, etc. as we will be spending the majority of the day outside and they will be spending a lot of time on the ground.
Tomorrow evening and Friday morning are Student Led Conferences. If you have not yet booked a time there are still some available. Come in and celebrate the learning that the children have been doing.
Next week is Spring Break. Classes do not resume until Tuesday, March 31st.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Tomorrow is our field trip to the Cross Conservation Area! The plan is still the same as last time, and we are expecting to be spending the majority of the day outside. Even though the weather will be warm, it is still advisable to send your child with their snow pants, jacket, mitts, hat, scarf, etc. as we will be spending the majority of the day outside and they will be spending a lot of time on the ground.
Tomorrow evening and Friday morning are Student Led Conferences. If you have not yet booked a time there are still some available. Come in and celebrate the learning that the children have been doing.
Next week is Spring Break. Classes do not resume until Tuesday, March 31st.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
March 17, 2015
Hello families and friends,
The last couple days we have been working hard on finishing up the animal portion of our envelope books. These are coming along really well and we are hoping that everyone will have this part done for you all to see during Student Led Conferences. There are still a few families that have not yet signed up for a time. I would really like to see all of you and for you to have an opportunity to share in the learning that your children have been doing the last few months. In the afternoon we continued our work on voice, and talked about different emotions. Ask your child about this.
Tomorrow is Fun Lunch. It will also be our last day to prepare for Student Led Conferences! On Thursday we will be going on our field trip to the Cross Conservation Area. A reminder that the students should still be dressed for the cold weather; jacket, waterproof (if possible) mitts, snow pants, boots, hat, scarf, etc. It is supposed to be moderately warm but there has been some snow lately, so the ground will be wet, and we are expecting to spend the majority of the day outdoors.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
The last couple days we have been working hard on finishing up the animal portion of our envelope books. These are coming along really well and we are hoping that everyone will have this part done for you all to see during Student Led Conferences. There are still a few families that have not yet signed up for a time. I would really like to see all of you and for you to have an opportunity to share in the learning that your children have been doing the last few months. In the afternoon we continued our work on voice, and talked about different emotions. Ask your child about this.
Tomorrow is Fun Lunch. It will also be our last day to prepare for Student Led Conferences! On Thursday we will be going on our field trip to the Cross Conservation Area. A reminder that the students should still be dressed for the cold weather; jacket, waterproof (if possible) mitts, snow pants, boots, hat, scarf, etc. It is supposed to be moderately warm but there has been some snow lately, so the ground will be wet, and we are expecting to spend the majority of the day outdoors.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Thursday, 12 March 2015
March 12, 2015
Hello families and friends,
This morning we started our day with some buddy reading with our buddies. In dance we learned a new dance. We learned that each rhythm has 9 moves or less. Ask your child about this. After dance we went to our friends' room to work on finishing up our envelope books. We are working on our animal's adaptations for winter.
This afternoon we started with writing letters to our Alberta animals. We were practicing using "voice". Ask your child what this means. Then in math we worked with our imaginary aliens called the Milikans. We had to figure out what the number "33" is in their numbers. They only have 5 fingers and 5 toes, so their numbers are different. One group figured out that it is the number 18 in our numbers. Ask your child about this. Then we finished our day with a round of Daily 5.
Permission forms for the field trip need to be returned ASAP. Mr. Soulliere would like to have them all back by next Monday, March 16th. Fun Lunch is coming up! Volunteer forms for the field trip will be going home tomorrow. If you are able to volunteer and have not yet contacted Mr. Soulliere since our last attempt to go please email him at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Write a short letter to an animal of your choice, using "voice".
Have a great afternoon,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
This morning we started our day with some buddy reading with our buddies. In dance we learned a new dance. We learned that each rhythm has 9 moves or less. Ask your child about this. After dance we went to our friends' room to work on finishing up our envelope books. We are working on our animal's adaptations for winter.
This afternoon we started with writing letters to our Alberta animals. We were practicing using "voice". Ask your child what this means. Then in math we worked with our imaginary aliens called the Milikans. We had to figure out what the number "33" is in their numbers. They only have 5 fingers and 5 toes, so their numbers are different. One group figured out that it is the number 18 in our numbers. Ask your child about this. Then we finished our day with a round of Daily 5.
Permission forms for the field trip need to be returned ASAP. Mr. Soulliere would like to have them all back by next Monday, March 16th. Fun Lunch is coming up! Volunteer forms for the field trip will be going home tomorrow. If you are able to volunteer and have not yet contacted Mr. Soulliere since our last attempt to go please email him at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Write a short letter to an animal of your choice, using "voice".
Have a great afternoon,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
March 11, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Today we started with two rounds of Daily 5. Then we continued our activities with the Omni Kin balls in gym. Ask your child about this. After that we continued working on our animal adaptations in our envelope books with our friends in room 51.
This afternoon we continued our look at verbs that we had started yesterday. We will be making a collection of different ways of saying common verbs to help us with making our writing more interesting. Then the students had some free writing time and author's chair. We finished our day by starting our look at alien math. Ask your child about this.
Field trip forms went home today for our field trip next Thursday, March 19th. Thank you to those of you who have already emailed me that you will be available to volunteer, forms for volunteers will be going out before the end of the week. The itinerary for the day will be the same as it was when the forms went home last time. Please have the permission forms signed and returned to me by next Monday, March 16th. If you are available to volunteer and have not emailed me (since our last attempt) please do so at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started with two rounds of Daily 5. Then we continued our activities with the Omni Kin balls in gym. Ask your child about this. After that we continued working on our animal adaptations in our envelope books with our friends in room 51.
This afternoon we continued our look at verbs that we had started yesterday. We will be making a collection of different ways of saying common verbs to help us with making our writing more interesting. Then the students had some free writing time and author's chair. We finished our day by starting our look at alien math. Ask your child about this.
Field trip forms went home today for our field trip next Thursday, March 19th. Thank you to those of you who have already emailed me that you will be available to volunteer, forms for volunteers will be going out before the end of the week. The itinerary for the day will be the same as it was when the forms went home last time. Please have the permission forms signed and returned to me by next Monday, March 16th. If you are available to volunteer and have not emailed me (since our last attempt) please do so at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Friday, 6 March 2015
March 6, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Today we started the day with an assembly where we got to watch the groups that performed during our Tanga evening. They did a really great job! After that we did a round of Daily 5. We also spent some time working towards one of the goals that we have set for ourselves in IRIS. Ask your child what their goal is and what they were working on. Then we finished our day with our friends continuing our look at the cities of Calgary, Charlottetown, and Iqaluit.
Post in the comments below what your Alberta animal is and what it does to prepare for the winter.
This evening at 7 p.m., times for Student Led Conferences will be available for booking. This is done in the same way that you did for Parent Teacher Interviews in December.
Have a great, warm weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started the day with an assembly where we got to watch the groups that performed during our Tanga evening. They did a really great job! After that we did a round of Daily 5. We also spent some time working towards one of the goals that we have set for ourselves in IRIS. Ask your child what their goal is and what they were working on. Then we finished our day with our friends continuing our look at the cities of Calgary, Charlottetown, and Iqaluit.
Post in the comments below what your Alberta animal is and what it does to prepare for the winter.
This evening at 7 p.m., times for Student Led Conferences will be available for booking. This is done in the same way that you did for Parent Teacher Interviews in December.
Have a great, warm weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
March 3, 2015
Hello families and friends,
This morning the students discussed safety and the things that we need to watch out for with babies during Roots of Empathy. Then in gym they learned a new tag game. Ask your child about this. We finished our morning by continuing on our Alberta animal research.
In the afternoon we looked at our writing from yesterday and worked on some editing and revising. Ask your child about this. Then we looked at some writing samples that I put together as examples for the class to look at and compare when they are working on their own writing. This will help the students to know where their writing is at compared to the expectations and what areas they need to work on further. After that we did one round of Daily 5. Then we finished our day by learning about adding groups of 10.
The new Fun Lunch orders are available online. The dates are April 29th (Taco Time) and May 20th (Subway). Orders are due back by next Friday, March 12th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
This morning the students discussed safety and the things that we need to watch out for with babies during Roots of Empathy. Then in gym they learned a new tag game. Ask your child about this. We finished our morning by continuing on our Alberta animal research.
In the afternoon we looked at our writing from yesterday and worked on some editing and revising. Ask your child about this. Then we looked at some writing samples that I put together as examples for the class to look at and compare when they are working on their own writing. This will help the students to know where their writing is at compared to the expectations and what areas they need to work on further. After that we did one round of Daily 5. Then we finished our day by learning about adding groups of 10.
The new Fun Lunch orders are available online. The dates are April 29th (Taco Time) and May 20th (Subway). Orders are due back by next Friday, March 12th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 2 March 2015
March 2, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Unfortunately we were unable to go on our field trip to the Cross Conservation Area. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 19th. New permission forms will need to be sent home and filled out, I will get those out as soon as possible. If you will be able to volunteer for this day please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
In gym the students started a new game using the drum fit and omnikin balls. Ask your child about this. Our words of the week for this week are "laugh", "around", "fast", and "has" for grade ones and "after", "thank", "who", and "again" for grade twos. A reminder that the grade twos are still expected to know and be able to use correctly the grade one words of the week as well.
In the afternoon we continued working on building our writing stamina and worked on self and peer assessing the writing that we did. We also did a class generated piece of writing about polar bears and then worked on editing and revising it. Over the next while we will be doing a lot of work with this to get the students back into practice. Ask your child about this. We finished the day by learning a new variation of the math game that we had learned last week, this time using odds and evens. Ask your child about this.
Post in the comments below one thing you noticed in the slideshow from Ms. Handelsman's class' trip to the Cross Conservation Area from last year that you are excited about for our trip.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Unfortunately we were unable to go on our field trip to the Cross Conservation Area. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 19th. New permission forms will need to be sent home and filled out, I will get those out as soon as possible. If you will be able to volunteer for this day please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
In gym the students started a new game using the drum fit and omnikin balls. Ask your child about this. Our words of the week for this week are "laugh", "around", "fast", and "has" for grade ones and "after", "thank", "who", and "again" for grade twos. A reminder that the grade twos are still expected to know and be able to use correctly the grade one words of the week as well.
In the afternoon we continued working on building our writing stamina and worked on self and peer assessing the writing that we did. We also did a class generated piece of writing about polar bears and then worked on editing and revising it. Over the next while we will be doing a lot of work with this to get the students back into practice. Ask your child about this. We finished the day by learning a new variation of the math game that we had learned last week, this time using odds and evens. Ask your child about this.
Post in the comments below one thing you noticed in the slideshow from Ms. Handelsman's class' trip to the Cross Conservation Area from last year that you are excited about for our trip.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
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