iPads

Fun on the iPads .....Playing with the Sock Puppet app and Spelling Bug app

Marble Race -- students have spent the past couple weeks building and rebuilding the marble race, to make the marbles move in any number of directions!

Star of the Week

Our new Star of the Week told us a little about herself today.

The boys and girls were busy creating so many different things with some new blocks we put at centres today. Pictures, words, names, patterns....the possibilities are endless!!

Day 5 today... that means it is Library day. Please return your child's book by next Day 5. 

Visit from an Author

Today we were SO excited to have the opportunity to meet a "real" author and illustrator, Jon Klassen. 

 Mr. Jon Klassen is originally from Winnipeg and has published many books. We have read several in class, and we were fans of all of them! We also thought it was kind of cool that he is Mrs. Lowe's cousin! Today he read some of his stories to us. Then he showed us how to make an illustration similar to one from his most recent book.

Mr. Jon Klassen is scheduled to be at McNally Robinson book store tomorrow, Nov. 15th at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to stop by and meet him. He will also be signing copies of his books.

Every morning when we arrive at school, we sign in on the Smart Board. This is the question we signed in to today.   Mrs. Grant is hopeful that the next time we have this same question that each and every student will be able to say a definite YES, that someone read them a story before bedtime the previous night....and every night before bedtime......please

Sharing time....something that is blue

What does your facial expression mean?

This afternoon we had our second visit from Ardyth Johnson, as part of "The Integrated Arts' program. We had to use our imagination and use our face and body to express ourselves. We also had to practice reading other peoples' body language. 

ie. What would you look like if you smelled a pickle?

How would you look if you were angry?

How does this friend look right now? (sad) What would you do if one of your friends looked sad?

How is this friend looking right now? (angry) Would you want to play with someone that was looking mean or angry or grumpy?

Sharing Time today...

Reading buddies

 "Centre time" -  Every day, students get to go to centres of 

their own choice. Here's what a few students were up to today....

Everyone was excited to meet up with their reading buddies from Grade 4/5 today. The K students have made some good connections with the older students.

Sharing time....show and tell us about something that is blue.

An

Remembrance Day

Our painted poppies...."lest we forget"

A Time to Remember

Today we had our Remembrance Day service at 11:00 AM. The K/1 classes sang a song together called "We Remember".  The Grade 2/3 choir and the Grade 4/5 choir also sang a couple of beautiful songs. We listened to an older student recite "In Flanders Field", and 2 students from each class placed a poppy on a wreath. We also were quiet as we listened to "The Last Post" and we observed one minute of silence. 

Remembrance Day is November 11th. A time to remember.... 

Today we had a visit from Ardyth Johnson, as part of "The Integrated Arts" program. She talked to us about how our face and body and actions can represent how we might be feeling and how we might be perceived by others.

Sharing Time--- something that is black

REMINDER:  

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th.= TEACHER INSERVICE DAY-- NO SCHOOL for students.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th =  REMEMBRANCE DAY -- No School

Star of the Week

Our Star of the Week shared her All-About-Me Robot poster this week. Today we did a shared writing activity and wrote a story that was "All About.. " (her)

This week the class has been learning about Remembrance Day.  

Several stories have been read and students have been learning about different vocabulary associated with Remembrance Day (ie. poppies, wreath, soldiers, war, peace, November 11th, Flander's Field, etc.)

We also did a dot-to-dot that ended up being a poppy, and we painted poppies. The class read and discussed a story, and as a follow up made a chart of what "Peace is.....". Here is the list of what each student said.

  Today at library class, Mr. W. read a story called.... "Why?"  An interesting story... check it out at the public library.  

Sharing Time.... something that is black

Halloween update

Here's a few photos that were taken on Halloween....

Sharing Time.... something that is ORANGE