In our classroom, students build math skills at their own pace. My goal is to provide students with opportunities to:

• refine skills already learned to develop mastery
• be challenged in order to develop their mathematical thinking
• add and subtract numbers, working with larger numbers as they progress
• use tools such as number lines and 100s charts when needed
• use blocks, pictures and words to express number concepts
• work alone, in pairs, and in groups
• work at desks, stand, sit on carpets, in a group, and quietly on their own
• progress at their own rate with the sky as the limit!

You may also want to check out my archived post from September 2017 entitled : Yes, we write on windows! We still write on windows this year, and harness the learning power of using vertical, non-permanent surfaces to build a THINKING classroom!

October is starting out as a busy month!

Thank-you the many parents that helped with our salmon run field trip. Today, salmon activity and information booklets were sent home for your children to keep. In class, we shared our learning today. When you are in the school, have a look at our collaborative salmon art in the hallway. Four classes have worked to transform our hall! There are also some fun painted turkeys by our classroom door, and student self-portraits as part of a school rainbow near the office.

“Socktober”

Mme Lafleur’s grade 6 class is gathering warm socks, mittens, toques, scarves, and blankets for the homeless and those in need in our community. Please send in new or gently used adult sized items by October 18th.

Parent-teacher Interviews

I am looking forward to seeing many parents next Wednesday! My schedule is booked solid, so please be prompt. Whether or not you bring your child is up to you. Language and topics will be more frank with only adults present, and I will focus on the positive with language appropriate for a child if a student is present.

Book Fair

Mme Cauchon has organized a book fair in our library next week. We will preview books with the class on Monday, and students may bring money to purchase items on Tuesday morning. There will be no library that day, so students may keep books for 2 weeks. The book fair ends next Thursday at lunch.

Next week, the book fair will also be open for families:

• 12:30-7pm during parent-teacher interviews
• Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings 8:15-8:30

Stay tuned to learn more about what we are doing in the classroom! Remember to mark your child’s October Show and Tell date on your calendar!