This week at school:

• Home Reading– We will exchange books and count up our points on Wednesday!
• We have been reviewing the sound a as in cake spelled many ways: chanter, bébé, nez.
• Library– Thursday is our day to exchange books from the library
• Terry Fox- Remember to bring toonies for Terry or make an on-line donation! Our Terry Fox Run will be on Thursday afternoon. Students are encouraged to wear their assigned colour to support school spirit. Grade 2: YELLOW. Grade 3: GREEN.
• Orange Shirt Day- Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. It is a day to talk about the history of residential schools in Canada.  Wear orange on Friday!
• We continue to learn about Canada with a focus on British Columbia and on BC Coastal First Nations
• An October calendar went home last week outlining the next Show & Tell. Students can let me know what BC native plant or animal they would like to talk to the class about in French next month.
• Photo Orders went home and are due at the end of the week.
• Yoghurt tubs- I still need lots for art this year! Thx!

We look forward to our Earth Rangers presentation tomorrow and to a great week at school:)

    This year, students will read in French at home, accumulating points that enable them to travel across Canada and beyond! In this way, we will be combining some of our social studies and science topics with our discussion in class of our home reading goals.

Home reading will begin Tuesday, Sept. 19th. Perhaps different from other years, you and your child together can choose how many times a week to read for approximately 15 minutes. For some children, this may mean reading a book. For others, it may mean reading a chapter in a short novel. You can schedule reading for days when you have fewer extra-curricular activities in your family’s life.

Once a week, usually Wednesdays, students will choose enough books to last them for the week. Rather than daily, books will be formally exchanged once a week. If your child needs more books before a week is up, he/she can see me, no problem!

Each day your child reads at home, he/she needs to write the title of the book (and chapter if a chapter book), on the appropriate day on the right side of the agenda. An adult at home needs to sign beside the title. On Wednesday, we will count how many days your child read that week. One day reading at home = one point.

If your child has chosen books that are too easy or too difficult, please write a note to me in the agenda, and I will help guide your child’s choices. Reading at home should be fun, not frustrating! Also, books should provide the opportunity to develop some new vocabulary, so books shouldn’t be too easy all the time either.

In summary:

• Reading in French one night = one point
• Accumulate points to travel across Canada
• Write the book title in the agenda, on page to the right of the date when you read
• An adult signs beside the title on the date the book was read
• Have fun reading!

You can also email with any questions: kharmatuk@sd73.bc.ca

This week we are:

• focusing on the letter combination ‘er‘ when it makes the sound a is in cake.
• retelling stories in French.
• having students do Show & Tell. (Make sure you got the yellow calendar with your child’s Show & Tell date).
• starting ‘les tâches‘ which are weekly classroom responsibilities.
• taking out books from the library. They will be due next Thursday which will be our library book exchange day.
• exploring patterns in math
• adding and subtracting to 20 and beyond, with a focus on fluency for gr. 3 students.

Here is more work that students have done:

 

Also please note:

• Thursday is Picture Day!
• Friday is the PAC Welcome Back BBQ at 4:30.
• Friday, Sept. 22 next week is a PD day- there will be no classes.

 

Show and Tell will start next week! A calendar with Show & Tell dates will go home tomorrow.

Every month, students will bring in an object or project for Show & Tell to share in French. Please have your child prepare in advance so that he/ she may see me for help with any special vocabulary needed.

Topic this month:

Choose an object that represents a sport or activity that you like to pursue in your free time.

The object should be reasonably sized to fit into a mystery bag (the bag is approx. 30 cm x 40 cm). Students will play 20 questions to try and guess what the object is. Then the presenter will tell us about what sport or activity he/she likes and why.

Examples:

Sport team or league you participate in.

An art activity you love to do at home.

A club that you are a part of.

An outdoor activity that you love to do with your family.

Special note: Many children love to play with toys in their free time! Please try and avoid your child bringing a toy to school for Show and Tell. Try and focus on the activity. For example if your child likes Lego, he/she could talk about building and constructing. If your child likes Barbies, he/she could talk about role playing and imagination games.

If you have any questions, you can email me at: kharmatuk@sd73.bc.ca

If your child is allergic to animals, please let me know if it’s ok for a pet to visit the class or not.

Today in math students worked in small groups to create calculations that could equal 10. In our classroom this year, we will be using vertical non-permanent surfaces to build a THINKING classroom. Students wrote solutions on white boards and even on windows.

  

This method is based on the work of Peter Liljedahl, a professor at SFU whose research has included the benefits of using vertical non-permanent surfaces. His research demonstrates that when students use a vertical white board (or window) compared to paper or a whiteboard on a desktop, researchers observe:

• less time getting on task
• increased eagerness
• increased discussion
• increased participation

Peter Linljedahl writes: