Terry Fox Run

Today we joined together as a school and community for the Terry Fox Run.  It was a wonderful way to end the week.  

Thank you very much for donating your loonies to support Terry's dream.  All the money raised will be going to the Terry Fox Foundation to support Cancer Research.  

Today we worked on two subtraction strategies, "Count Up" or "Count Back".  Some of us needed to use a number line to do this strategy.

If you only have to subtract 1, 2, or 3 from a number, go ahead and count back.  Counting up works well when you have to take more than 5 away from a number (9 - 6), or if the numbers in the question are near each other (8 - 7).  We all need to be practicing our subtraction facts at home.  Check the back of the agenda for subtraction facts to practice or try playing subtraction war, with a deck of cards (ask me).

We learned more about Terry Fox.  Did you know that he was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba? We watched a video and discussed how we felt about him.  Here is what we came up with:

"Terry Fox is _____________"

a hero - Victoria

brave - Melany

caring – Caitlin

thoughtful – Sherrisa

determined – Patrick

strong – Anthony

helpful – Maddox

awesome – Nolan

breath taking – Sijad

great – Harpreet

loving – Andi

generous – Marcella

a good runner – Harpreet

fearless – Maconce

a bucket filler – Connor

a believer - Alyssa

Today was lots of fun!

We learned the rules of the 100 chart. (ask me)

We reviewed the difference between odd and even.  (Ask me to show you the finger trick)  Check out the odd and even games on the blog in the "At Home" section.

We practiced skip counting forwards and backwards by 5s to and from 100 (200 grade 3).  Be prepared to exercise while you practice at home with us!!!!

We watched a great video about eating healthy and worked on our food group plates.

  

Today was a busy day.  We reviewed our doubles in math class.  We read "Two of Everything" by Lily Toy Hong.  We also learned a "Doubles Rap" (see below).  Please practice these doubles facts at home, as they need to be in place A.S.A.P.  

Check the front pocket of the agenda for a doubles facts flip chart that looks like this:

 Doubles Rap:

 We also read the story, "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes (above).  It is about a girl who loves her name, but after going to school and getting teased about it, she starts to "wilt" on the inside and out.  

After the story we talked about what kind of people we wanted to be and what our beliefs are.   

Here are some examples of beliefs from students in our classroom:

What kind of teachers would you like to have?

Today we read, "The Teacher from the Black Lagoon" by Mike Thaler. As a class, we talked about the kind of teachers we wanted to have this year. Here is the list of must haves we came up with:

1) nice

2) calm

3) caring

4) generous

5) fun

6) good role model

7) polite

8) good listener

9) follows through 

10) funny

11) smart

12) on time

13) helps us solve problems

14) appropriately dressed

15) prepared 

16) patient

17) keeps us safe

18) awesome

19) cool

20) teaches us well

Don't worry kids...there's no chance that your teachers will eat you or burn you to a crisp this year!

Have a great weekend!

Today we learned about the "Make Ten" rainbow (ask me).

We played "Totally Ten Snake".  Mrs. Brick won :(

We watched a cool video to help us remember 
the pairs that make ten:

Click here to watch the video

We read "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt.  
It was hilarious!

We started a very neat owl art project.  

We can't wait to show you our finished artwork.

Don't forget to email or bring in your baby (0-6 month) 

and toddler photos for Mrs. Brick.

Have a great weekend!

The Teamwork Puzzle!

On the first day of school, Mrs. Yard gave us each a puzzle piece that had our names on them. Each piece was a very wacky shape! We got to colour and decorate them to represent ourselves. Today, we were so excited to put them all together! We sat in a circle and if we saw two pieces that fit together, we got to tell Mrs. Yard. We tried the two pieces together and if they fit together, we got to tape them.

The puzzle taught us about each other. - Sherrisa

It taught me not to compete but to work together. - Marcella

Teamwork is all about excitement. - Andi

"We're like the puzzle pieces, we are each individuals but we come together as a team in Room15!!"

Today was a great day!  We worked very hard in math class this morning, then we played a "Bump" game.  Look in the front pocket of the agenda and play it at home.  Use cereal, raisins, goldfish crackers for the game pieces.  In the afternoon we tried "Read to Self" and "Read to Someone".   It was fun to use the learning carpet to graph our favourite fruits.  We grouped them into the colours of the rainbow.  Remember to try and "Eat Your Colours"!  We had gym and read, "Enemy Pie" at the end of the day.  Ask me what the story was about!  Here are a few pictures from today:

What Do Shoes And Books Have In Common??

Today, during our Daily 5 period, we learned about how choosing appropriate shoes is much the same as choosing appropriate reading material. "Just because it's a nice shoe/book, doesn't mean it is the right one for your activity/ability." For this reason, we follow the "I PICK good fit books rule".

What A Great Day!!

Today was a fantastic day in Room 15! Our owls are amazing!

Some of the highlights from today...

- Wrote in our agendas for the first time 

(please remember to read it, sign it and return it daily)

-Picked new books from the classroom library

-Learned about our classroom bell (ask me)

-Learned about Check 5 (ask me)

- We coloured our individual puzzle pieces 

-We went out for a playground walk

-We went to gym

- We read "Clark the Shark" and learned how to "stay cool"

- We discussed, wrote about and drew our favourite summer memories

-Made our new "Welcome" sign (look to the left)

- We went to library 

-We went to music

It was a super crazy, super awesome first day!  

Eager and ready for a fresh new year!

In all of the hustle and bustle, we were able to find our shelves and put our outdoor shoes away.

We did lots of talking and sharing about grade 2 and 3, our summers and fun things that we enjoy.

We had recess of course...

and more recess! It was so fun to reconnect with our friends!

We took a tour of the playground to discuss safety rules, fire drills and school boundaries. Besides all of the wasps, we had a great discussion and learned so much!

Wow, we already know how to choose good books and read them independently.

We would like to thank all of our amazing students for such a great first day! Have a wonderful weekend and we can't wait to see you next week!

Love,

Mrs. Brick & Mrs. Yard