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

Welcome Back 2014-15

We have an exciting year planned and we are looking forward to working with another group of wonderful children.  The official first day of school is on Friday, September 5th.  Room 15 students can line up outside at the Primary doors at 8:25 am.  Both Mrs. Brick and Mrs. Yard will be outside to greet you.   

Meet the Teacher Conferences:

Wednesday, September 3rd 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 4th  12:25 pm - 3:15 pm

Please ensure that your child has brought with them on or before the first day:

1. Indoor running shoes (non marking soles) to be left at school
2. $50.00 for school supplies & agenda (cash or cheque). Receipts will be issued

3. 2 Boxes of Kleenex

4. Earbuds ($2.00 @ Dollarama)

At the conferences, you will have a chance to discuss and learn about how we use Remind, Twitter and our classroom Blog as forms of communication throughout the year.  If you have a smart phone, please bring it with you to the conferences.

We are very excited to see you all and can't wait to begin the new school year!
Mrs. Brick & Mrs. Yard

Our Final Good-bye

We had a blast together this year!          

We will miss you all dearly. 

Here is the video that we made together:

 

Thanks for the great memories Room 15! 

Have a great summer!

Love, Mrs. Brick & Mrs. Yard

Thank You Lakewood School Volunteers

To all of our volunteers...we appreciate all that you do!  We hope you feel the love and were able to attend today's Volunteer Tea.  We really enjoyed our field trip to the zoo yesterday, and it wouldn't of been possible without your help and support! 

We can't thank you enough!!! 

We performed a song at the Vounteer Tea today to the tune of "We Will Rock You!" 
The lyrics are below and possibly a video to come:

Hey you're a star at Lakewood, helping in the school, working up a sweat all day,
You got a smile on your face, tying a shoe lace, going on field trips all over the place!
Singing, we wanna, we wanna, thank you!
We wanna, we wanna, thank you!

Hey you're brave at Lakewood, helping in the school, taking on the germs all day,
You got a smile on your face, fearless with grace, washing sticky hands all over the place!
We wanna, we wanna, thank you!
We wanna, we wanna, thank you!

Hey you're a gem at Lakewood, helping in the school, doing good deeds all day,
You got a smile on your face, at a marathon pace, working your magic all over the place!
We wanna, we wanna, thank you!
Sing it!
We wanna, we wanna, thank you!
Everybody!
We wanna, we wanna, thank you!
We wanna, we wanna, THANK YOU!

#mathphotoaday

We had fun with #mathphotoaday challenge on Twitter.  

Today's challenge was #fraction. Check us out on Twitter: @15Hoots

Here are a couple of pictures of our fraction fun today:

1/3 Blue  2/3 Yellow

2/5 Yellow  3/5 Orange