A fun way to practice mental Math!
Watch the slide, think about what the answer is, and then colour in the corresponding box. It took a little bit of patience for the students to persevere through all the questions and trust that it would turn into an image at the end. The class worked on this activity eager to see what the secret image would be. Once they were done, students felt accomplished with the finished product! In line with our spooky October theme, students were tasked with writing an ad about a haunted house for sale.
How did we do it? First, students designed their haunted house. Second, they filled in a graphic organizer to help them organize their thoughts and decide what could be found in the different areas of the house (upstairs, downstairs, in the yard). Lastly, they worked on their final draft making sure they added details, descriptive words, and proper punctuation. Their client-base were monsters, so they needed to think about what monsters might look for in a house. We had some pretty creative and spooky ideas! Students will eventually be bringing their work home to share with you but until then, here's a sneak peek at some of their work. Happy Halloween! We had our regular classes in the morning but managed to fit in some Halloween fun in the afternoon. Some students brought in their costumes to wear and show to the class as well. Halloween excitement was definitely in the air!
Thank you very much to Kayden and family as well as Amy and family for bringing in treats to share with the class! Here is a short activity we did to practice our paragraph writing. Students needed to use the OREO model (Opinion, Reason, Example/Reason, Opinion) in order to explain what they would do or how they would feel if they were a Thanksgiving Turkey. As part of the process, students turned themselves into turkeys! We also read "The Great Turkey Race" by Steve Metzer to help us get inspired. Terry Fox Day was a huge success! The students really enjoyed spending the whole day playing outside and the weather was perfect. The walk may have been long (about an hour each way), but the students powered through it!
Thank you very much to our parent volunteer and to Elisa! If you would like to volunteer for future field trips make sure to come to school and fill out a police record check. One day during the heat wave we decided to take our reading outside. It was nice be able to enjoy the sun and get some fresh air!
I would like to share our classroom rules with you! Classroom rules MUST be followed in order to protect the rights of every student to learn and enjoy school. Students will be informed and corrected if they break a rule. Students may also need to stay in at lunch recess to practice following a specific class rule. ![]()
Thank you to everyone who made it to our open house! It was nice to meet you in person and invite you into our classroom. For those of you who couldn't make it here are some pictures from that night.
We were missing a lot of students due to the mega heat wave. Rather than continue with our regular schoolwork we took it easy, read some books, and did some challenges! One of these challenges was to build the tallest tower out of some blocks. Here are some of the towers that were made!
We are slowly working our way through practicing the Daily 5 (Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Word Work, and Listen to Reading). Today I introduced the students to some of the things they could do for Word Work. Word Work stations were set up around the class and students were given time to try each one.
They did a good job using different methods to practice spelling some of the most commonly used (and sometimes mispelled) words! |