We have a very pumpkin-tastic week ahead of us! We edited our morning message for missing "chunks" and sounds we have learned, and learned a new sound chunk: the sh digraph (which is pretty fun to practice!) We had the Who Do You Tell Program before recess. We learned about different appropriate types of loving touches, including hugs, arms around shoulders, and high fives, as well as how to politely say no if you do not want to be touched. After recess, we did some writing in our journals about our weekends and what we wanted to dress up as for Halloween! The students had fun changing up our 4-net soccer game in gym with challenging ways to travel, including crab walking and hopping! In the afternoon we began our pumpkin math. We learned about estimation, and then estimated and counted the vertical lines (ribs) on our pumpkins using our rekenreks. After, we read an Eric Carle book "The Mixed Up Chameleon" and went outside to match colours of pencil crayons to colours found in nature!
Site Update:
New on the blog! Click on the "Videos" and "Links" pages on the menu bar at the side of the blog. On these pages I share some favourite videos we have been using to help us learn, and links to websites including Raz Kids and Mathletics.
Mail Pockets:
- Very beautiful and handsome school pictures went home! Please return by November 3rd whether or not you are ordering.
- Home Reading bags (please return when you are ready to exchange books.)
Please and Thank You:
- Thank you for all the wonderful pumpkins! We have plenty to enjoy our pumpkin math activities this week.
Halloween:
Next Thursday, the 29th, students are invited to dress in costume for the afternoon. We will be enjoying fun activities, snacks, and a special guest to celebrate Halloween in our classroom!
Volunteer Opportunities:
- If you enjoy the messy fun of pumpkins, we will be hollowing out our math exploration pumpkins Wednesday afternoon to collect seeds for estimating. I would very much appreciate 1 or 2 volunteers to help. Please email me or Jodi if interested!
- I am seeking morning reading volunteers for Monday through Thursday from 8:30-9:00. The students benefit so much from a little extra one-on-one reading time each week, building confidence and a love of reading! This volunteer time may also include supporting letter-sound review, as well as sharing "just right" books. If interested, please email myself ([email protected]) or Jodi ([email protected]) with the weekday(s) that works best for you! Thanks very much!
Library Exchange:
Thursday is our library exchange day. Please return your books in order to take out a new one!
Upcoming Dates:
- Oct. 29 - Family Halloween Dance!
- Oct. 30 – PD Day – NO SCHOOL
- Nov. 3 - School Photo envelopes due back
- Nov. 24 – Field Trip – Arts Commons
Daily Challenge:
We learned about estimation in math. Estimating is taking our best guess about how many or how much of something there may be. To give an example, when teachers plan activities, we estimate how much time it will take. When in your everyday life would it be useful to estimate?