Hello families and friends,
Today we started our day with two rounds of Daily 5. Then in gym we continued working on our volleyball skills. After that we did some free writing. Ask your child what they wrote about. We will be looking at these writing pieces again tomorrow to work on our editing and revising skills.
In the afternoon, we started with our mental math and then continued working on the math problem that we started yesterday. Ask your child about this. Then we went outside to observe some changes that have occurred on the trees. We ended our day working in our groups on Iqaluit.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Monday, 27 April 2015
April 27, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Today we started our day with word work. Our words of the week for this week are "warm", "wash", "own", and "show" for grade ones, "question", "grow", "many", and "best" for grade twos, and "bud" for both grades. After that the students started working on some volleyball skills in gym. Then we had music, and we finished the morning with a couple rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon, we started with our mental math. Then we worked on a math problem. Ask your child about this. Then we went outside to observe the trees and the changes that are occurring. Ask your child about some of the things that we saw. We finished our day with our last session looking at Charlottetown, P.E.I. Tomorrow we will begin our look at Iqaluit, Nunavut.
This Wednesday is Fun Lunch. I had made an error in a previous post; this Wednesday is not class picture day. This has been moved to May 19th.
Why is it important not to break the branches on trees?
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started our day with word work. Our words of the week for this week are "warm", "wash", "own", and "show" for grade ones, "question", "grow", "many", and "best" for grade twos, and "bud" for both grades. After that the students started working on some volleyball skills in gym. Then we had music, and we finished the morning with a couple rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon, we started with our mental math. Then we worked on a math problem. Ask your child about this. Then we went outside to observe the trees and the changes that are occurring. Ask your child about some of the things that we saw. We finished our day with our last session looking at Charlottetown, P.E.I. Tomorrow we will begin our look at Iqaluit, Nunavut.
This Wednesday is Fun Lunch. I had made an error in a previous post; this Wednesday is not class picture day. This has been moved to May 19th.
Why is it important not to break the branches on trees?
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Thursday, 23 April 2015
April 23, 2015
Hello families and friends,
We started our day today doing some reading with our buddies. Then in dance we were learning a new dance. Ask your child about this. Then we joined our friends to practice for our assembly. We finished our morning with some mental math.
We have been doing some amazing work in social studies with our friends. We are completing our unit on PEI where we discovered what life in our smallest province was like. Next we will be moving on to our largest territory which is Nunavut and zooming in on Iqaluit to discover how people live in the Arctic and the challenges they face. At the end of the day we did two rounds of Daily 5 with some students working on their choice of Raz-Kids or Mathletics.
For the assembly tomorrow, students need to wear green, blue and black and we would like them to bring a pair of sunglasses to wear.
Our assembly will begin around 8:45, but parents should come for 8:30 to ensure that they are in and seated for when the rest of the school begins entering the gym. We hope to see you all there:-)
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
We started our day today doing some reading with our buddies. Then in dance we were learning a new dance. Ask your child about this. Then we joined our friends to practice for our assembly. We finished our morning with some mental math.
We have been doing some amazing work in social studies with our friends. We are completing our unit on PEI where we discovered what life in our smallest province was like. Next we will be moving on to our largest territory which is Nunavut and zooming in on Iqaluit to discover how people live in the Arctic and the challenges they face. At the end of the day we did two rounds of Daily 5 with some students working on their choice of Raz-Kids or Mathletics.
For the assembly tomorrow, students need to wear green, blue and black and we would like them to bring a pair of sunglasses to wear.
Our assembly will begin around 8:45, but parents should come for 8:30 to ensure that they are in and seated for when the rest of the school begins entering the gym. We hope to see you all there:-)
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
April 22, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Today we started our day by looking at our goals that we had set previously and added new artifacts to IRIS related to them. After that we continued doing fitness centres in gym. We finished our morning by practicing with the Kindergarten classes and our friends for the assembly on Friday. Things are coming along very nicely and we are looking forward to presenting for the school and the parents.
This afternoon we started with a couple rounds of Daily 5. After that we continued our work on Charlottetown, P.E.I.
On May 21st there will be a workshop held at Christ the King School for parents in the community on Stress and Anxiety. More information about this will be sent out later.
A reminder that this Friday we will be hosting, along with the A.M. Kindergarten class, the Peace Assembly. Parents are welcome to come and watch. We will begin between 8:30 and 8:45.
Post in the comments below something you have learned about Prince Edward Island.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started our day by looking at our goals that we had set previously and added new artifacts to IRIS related to them. After that we continued doing fitness centres in gym. We finished our morning by practicing with the Kindergarten classes and our friends for the assembly on Friday. Things are coming along very nicely and we are looking forward to presenting for the school and the parents.
This afternoon we started with a couple rounds of Daily 5. After that we continued our work on Charlottetown, P.E.I.
On May 21st there will be a workshop held at Christ the King School for parents in the community on Stress and Anxiety. More information about this will be sent out later.
A reminder that this Friday we will be hosting, along with the A.M. Kindergarten class, the Peace Assembly. Parents are welcome to come and watch. We will begin between 8:30 and 8:45.
Post in the comments below something you have learned about Prince Edward Island.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 20 April 2015
April 20, 2015
Hello families and friends,
This morning we started with our words of the week. They are "sing", "pick", "why", and "live" for grade ones, and "kind", "please", "draw", and "light" for grade twos. After that we continued doing fitness centres in gym. Then we had music. Ask your child what they worked on. We finished our morning with two rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon we did our mental math warm up. Then we went and joined our friends to practice for our assembly on Friday. We finished the day by having our groups rotate which teacher they were working with in social studies. Ask your child what they learned about today.
This Friday is our assembly. We will be starting at around 8:45 and, with the kindergarten classes before us, we are looking at approximately 30 minutes for the whole thing. Families and welcome to come and watch.
Next Wednesday is Fun Lunch. That day is also class picture day.
EDIT: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a Jersey Day, celebrating our local teams, The Calgary Flames and The Calgary Hitmen, in the playoffs! Students should come to school dressed in their favorite team jerseys and t-shirts. If you don't have anything that suits our teams, please come wearing our team colours, Red and White!
This day is a great way to show pride in your favorite teams. If you choose to wear a jersey belonging to another team, that's fine too!
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
This morning we started with our words of the week. They are "sing", "pick", "why", and "live" for grade ones, and "kind", "please", "draw", and "light" for grade twos. After that we continued doing fitness centres in gym. Then we had music. Ask your child what they worked on. We finished our morning with two rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon we did our mental math warm up. Then we went and joined our friends to practice for our assembly on Friday. We finished the day by having our groups rotate which teacher they were working with in social studies. Ask your child what they learned about today.
This Friday is our assembly. We will be starting at around 8:45 and, with the kindergarten classes before us, we are looking at approximately 30 minutes for the whole thing. Families and welcome to come and watch.
Next Wednesday is Fun Lunch. That day is also class picture day.
EDIT: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a Jersey Day, celebrating our local teams, The Calgary Flames and The Calgary Hitmen, in the playoffs! Students should come to school dressed in their favorite team jerseys and t-shirts. If you don't have anything that suits our teams, please come wearing our team colours, Red and White!
This day is a great way to show pride in your favorite teams. If you choose to wear a jersey belonging to another team, that's fine too!
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Saturday, 18 April 2015
April 18, 2015
Hello families and friends,
A reminder that next Friday, April 24th, we will be performing with the A.M. kindergarten class for the assembly. Families are welcome to come. We will be starting at 8:45.
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
A reminder that next Friday, April 24th, we will be performing with the A.M. kindergarten class for the assembly. Families are welcome to come. We will be starting at 8:45.
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Thursday, 16 April 2015
April 16, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Today we started our day with reading with our buddies. After that we learned about Ukrainian dance with Ms. Natalka. Then we continued working on word problems in math. We finished our morning working on our assembly songs.
In the afternoon we started with two rounds of Daily 5 and laptop time on Raz-Kids and Mathletics. After that we worked on some writing about "If I were the Lorax, this is how I would help our Earth..." Ask your child what they wrote about.
Coco Brooks order forms were sent home yesterday. These are due back April 30th. Plant order forms are due back next Friday, April 24th. Also, Jump Rope For Heart fundraisers are due back this week.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started our day with reading with our buddies. After that we learned about Ukrainian dance with Ms. Natalka. Then we continued working on word problems in math. We finished our morning working on our assembly songs.
In the afternoon we started with two rounds of Daily 5 and laptop time on Raz-Kids and Mathletics. After that we worked on some writing about "If I were the Lorax, this is how I would help our Earth..." Ask your child what they wrote about.
Coco Brooks order forms were sent home yesterday. These are due back April 30th. Plant order forms are due back next Friday, April 24th. Also, Jump Rope For Heart fundraisers are due back this week.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 13 April 2015
April 13, 2015
Hello families and friends,
This morning we started with our words of the week. They are "weekend", "by", "want", and "got" for grade ones, and "buy", "does", "goes", and "which" for grade twos. Then the students worked on fitness centres in gym. Ask your child about this. After that we went to music. We finished our morning working with our friends on some writing for our assembly. It started with "If I were the Lorax, this is how I would help our Earth...". Ask your child what they wrote about.
In the afternoon, we continued working with our friends on our writing from the morning. Then we practiced our song Heal the World, and our rap that we will be performing as well.
This morning we started with our words of the week. They are "weekend", "by", "want", and "got" for grade ones, and "buy", "does", "goes", and "which" for grade twos. Then the students worked on fitness centres in gym. Ask your child about this. After that we went to music. We finished our morning working with our friends on some writing for our assembly. It started with "If I were the Lorax, this is how I would help our Earth...". Ask your child what they wrote about.
In the afternoon, we continued working with our friends on our writing from the morning. Then we practiced our song Heal the World, and our rap that we will be performing as well.
The rap is set to the tune of Children's Story. After that we broke into groups and started working on our maritime community, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Plant fundraiser forms are due back next Friday, April 24th.
Fun Lunch is Wednesday, April 29th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Thursday, 9 April 2015
April 9, 2015
Hello families and friends,
We started our day with computers. We worked on Raz-Kids and Mathletics. We also joined our friends in the music room to practice our song, Heal the World. Then we went to dance and we continued our Modern Dance. After that we did two rounds of Daily 5.
In math, we worked on some addition questions. There were some questions adding groups of 10, some questions for adding any two digit numbers, and then some were the same as those but harder. Then we finished our day with some writing. Ask your child what they wrote about.
For Parents: name as many different parts of a leaf as you can. Post your answers in the comments below.
Fun Lunch is Wednesday, April 29th.
Our assembly is going to be Friday, April 24th. Parents are welcome to come and watch.
Have a great evening,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
We started our day with computers. We worked on Raz-Kids and Mathletics. We also joined our friends in the music room to practice our song, Heal the World. Then we went to dance and we continued our Modern Dance. After that we did two rounds of Daily 5.
In math, we worked on some addition questions. There were some questions adding groups of 10, some questions for adding any two digit numbers, and then some were the same as those but harder. Then we finished our day with some writing. Ask your child what they wrote about.
For Parents: name as many different parts of a leaf as you can. Post your answers in the comments below.
Fun Lunch is Wednesday, April 29th.
Our assembly is going to be Friday, April 24th. Parents are welcome to come and watch.
Have a great evening,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
April 8, 2015
Hello families and friends,
We started our day with two rounds of Daily 5. Then we went to gym and we continued our skipping. Today we started some tricks. Ask your child about this. Then in writing we made adjective cards. Ask your child which adjective they chose.
In math we practiced adding and subtracting 10s. Ask your child about this. We also practiced our song, Heal the World. Then we finished our day with some science. We continued our look at leaves.
Fun Lunch is coming up.
Plant order forms are going home today.
For Parents: What does the stoma/stomata do for the leaf? Post your answer in the comments below.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
We started our day with two rounds of Daily 5. Then we went to gym and we continued our skipping. Today we started some tricks. Ask your child about this. Then in writing we made adjective cards. Ask your child which adjective they chose.
In math we practiced adding and subtracting 10s. Ask your child about this. We also practiced our song, Heal the World. Then we finished our day with some science. We continued our look at leaves.
Fun Lunch is coming up.
Plant order forms are going home today.
For Parents: What does the stoma/stomata do for the leaf? Post your answer in the comments below.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
April 7, 2015
Hello families and friends,
Today we started our day with music. We have been practicing the Music Monday song. We also have been working on our song for the assembly, Heal the World. The lyrics we will be singing are:
Today we started our day with music. We have been practicing the Music Monday song. We also have been working on our song for the assembly, Heal the World. The lyrics we will be singing are:
After that we went down to the Learning Commons as a whole class. Help your child to remember to bring their books back. They need to be returned every two weeks, but if they have finished the book(s) before that they can always bring them in and put them into the Library Book bin. The students are allowed to go down to the Learning Commons during Daily 5 time to get new books. After that we started learning some skipping moves in gym. Then we finished the morning with two rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon we started working on double digit addition and subtraction, using groups of ten. Then we started using some visual language to describe the different parts and functions of leaves. Ask your child about this.
What is the function, or purpose, of the "blade" of the leaf? Post your answers in the comments below.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Thursday, 2 April 2015
April 2, 2015
Hello families and friends,
First we went down to our buddies' room and they had made some books that they shared with us. We were able to ask them some questions and tell them some things we liked about the books. We noticed that all of the books had some kind of trap door that led them into a new place. They were also all climbing stories. After that we learned a new dance in dance where we mostly were on the ground. The dance is called modern dance. After dance we did two rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon we started with writing. We had thought of some characters yesterday and today we each picked one to draw on a little sheet. Then we put these onto a ring that will be kept at the back of the room for people to look at to help them come up with ideas for their writing. In science we drew a guided sketch of a leaf. Then we added some labels of what we could remember about the parts of the leaf. Then we finished our day with some math.
For parents: name one part of the leaf and what it does for the plant. Post your answers in the comments below.
There is no school tomorrow for Good Friday. There is also no school for students on Monday, April 6th.
Friday, April 24th, our class along with our friends and a few other classes will be presenting some work for the Peace Assembly. We have been practicing the song "Heal the World" which we will be performing during the assembly. Families are welcome to come that day to watch the assembly.
Have a great long weekend,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
First we went down to our buddies' room and they had made some books that they shared with us. We were able to ask them some questions and tell them some things we liked about the books. We noticed that all of the books had some kind of trap door that led them into a new place. They were also all climbing stories. After that we learned a new dance in dance where we mostly were on the ground. The dance is called modern dance. After dance we did two rounds of Daily 5.
In the afternoon we started with writing. We had thought of some characters yesterday and today we each picked one to draw on a little sheet. Then we put these onto a ring that will be kept at the back of the room for people to look at to help them come up with ideas for their writing. In science we drew a guided sketch of a leaf. Then we added some labels of what we could remember about the parts of the leaf. Then we finished our day with some math.
For parents: name one part of the leaf and what it does for the plant. Post your answers in the comments below.
There is no school tomorrow for Good Friday. There is also no school for students on Monday, April 6th.
Friday, April 24th, our class along with our friends and a few other classes will be presenting some work for the Peace Assembly. We have been practicing the song "Heal the World" which we will be performing during the assembly. Families are welcome to come that day to watch the assembly.
Have a great long weekend,
Room 74 and Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
April 1, 2015
Hello families and friends,
This morning we started our day with two rounds of Daily 5. After that we continued playing the treasure game in gym. Then we continued working on our Alien Math, and watched a video about place value. Ask your child about this.
In the afternoon we joined our friends for music and practiced the song, Heal the World, that we will be singing for our assembly later this month. A document with the lyrics that we will be singing will be added tomorrow. After that, we had our kick off assembly for Jump Rope for Heart. Forms for this went home to some students today, but I missed getting them to some of the children before they left at the end of the day. If your child did not get one today I will make sure that they get one tomorrow. Then we continued our look at nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and started making some "noun cards". We finished off the day by reviewing the things that we had learned about leaves back in the fall.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
This morning we started our day with two rounds of Daily 5. After that we continued playing the treasure game in gym. Then we continued working on our Alien Math, and watched a video about place value. Ask your child about this.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
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