Happy Wednesday Sept. 15, 2021!
Reminders:
- Return classroom contract ASAP PLEASE!
- Return updated digital citizenship form ASAP. Your child cannot use the computers or tech in the school otherwise.
- Large packet of forms sent home! Please read and return all required forms by Friday!
- September 23/24 - Meet the Teacher day
- No school Sept 24 PD day***
- September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
- September 30 - Truth and Reconciliation day (No school)
- September 31 - Pillars of Care assembly (virtual in school assembly)
- Spelling words start today! Spelling words can be found below.
- Spelling test Friday
- This Friday we will be having our student vote for the upcoming federal election!
Today in room 16:
We started our morning with some basic fact practice and catch up time on our spelling words, science notes and math posters.
Next, we continued our math from the previous day, focusing on writing numbers in standard, written and expanded form. We will be taking up this work tomorrow!
After math, we had snack while watching CNN10, and then had an indoor recess.
Link to CNN10
Room 16 enjoyed a half hour of quiet reading time before Mr Wiens joined us for music. We then moved down to the gym to play our first day of spike ball! Today was a chance for the students to practice spiking the ball and just experiencing the game. Tomorrow we will practice keeping the ball in the air up to 3 times.
The next chunk of our morning we focused on politics and the student vote. The student vote is a wonderful way for students to get involved in politics and learn about how their voice can be heard in government. Yesterday I introduced the students to the concept of political parties, voting and the election. Today we watched videos with questions, made by students, asking the political party leaders about their views. Each time a question was asked the students chose a political party that similar values to theirs. Everything was kept anonymous. Students will use this research to make informed decisions about which party they will vote for on Friday!
In the afternoon we had recess outside and mindfulness before continuing work on our literary term posters. These posters are designed to help students use strong devices such as simile, hyperbole and dialogue in their writing. They will be written up on the wall so students can use them while they are doing writing in class.
Hope everyone has a great evening!
Mr Lancee :)
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