Pond Walk Notice

Notice for families in Mrs. McDougall's class:

Students will be visiting the New Brighton pond on Monday or Tuesday while Mrs. MacDonald's class is on the Ralph Klein Park field trip.

Please make sure students come dress for the weather and ready to walk.

Thursday January 30th

Field trip Reminder (Ms. MacDonald's class): We would just like to remind you that your child will be going on a field trip to Ralph Klein Park on Monday, February 3rd  and Tuesday, February 4th. To ensure your child is prepared, please make sure your child has:

• A leak proof water bottle that is filled and ready to go
• A packed lunch and snacks
• Dressed in layers
• Outdoor boots
• Mittens or gloves and a warm hat
• Warm winter jacket 

STEAM Club notice: Steam club will be canceled on Feb 3^rd and 4^th due to the grade 2 Ralph Klein field trip. STEAM club will resume on Feb 10^th and 11^th and the Monday group will make up the day they missed on Feb 24^th and the Tuesday group on Feb 18^th.

In writing we learned about personification and wrote personification poems. Ask me about the poem I wrote today. You can watch this video about personification.

In social we compared two similar forms of transportation from the past and present. We thought about what was the same and different and some of the pros and cons to the different forms of transportation in the past and present. Take sometime to discuss the pros and cons of the different pictures below.

Important Dates:

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 3rd and 4th - MacDonald field trip

Feb 12th - Early Dismissal at 11:45

Feb 13th and 14th - No school due to Teachers Convention

Feb 17th - No school due to Family Day

Feb 20th Fun Lunch

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Feb 28th No school due to Professional Development

Wednesday January 29th

Today we had a fantastic Decades Day and represented many decades with our different outfits.

In math we worked on the following problem. We discussed strategies that we could use. Take sometime to practice this problem with me at home. Check that I can explain how I got my answer and what strategy I used. Some of us used a 100 chart, beaded number line, pictures, counters and/or number sentences.

In science we had conducted two experiments that taught us how to read a thermometer. Take some time to think about how people use thermometer in their daily lives.

Important Dates:

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 3rd and 4th - MacDonald field trip

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Tuesday January 28th

Today in Social Studies we continued to discuss the types of transportation that would be used in the three regions and record some of these in our visual journal. Ask me about how these different types of transportation are used and why they are important.

In math we have been working on our mental math skills by selecting landmark or friendly numbers to help up solve double digit equations. We are working on selecting the most efficient strategy which may mean using subtraction. We tried some similar to the ones below. You can take some time to try solving these tonight and explain how you got the answer

28+22=

2+28=

57+53=

5+57=

Important Dates:

Jan 29th - Decade Day

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 3rd and 4th - MacDonald field trip

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Monday January 27th

Today in writing we learned how to write Haiku poems. First we practiced how to find out how many syllables a word would have. You can take sometime to practice this with me. Here is a video below to help. In a traditional Haiku poem the first line has 5 syllables, the 2nd 7 syllables and the 3rd line has 5 syllables. After learning about the formate of a Haiku poem we brainstormed words wrote the syllables then used the words to create a poem.

In Social Studies we began learning about the different types of transportation that would be used in the Arctic, East Coast and Prairies. Then we used a venn diagram to think about whether the form of transportation would be used in the past, present or both. Use the picture below and discuss why it might be from the past or present. Discuss how it is different from trains in the past or present.

Important Dates:

Jan 29th - Decade Day

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 3rd and 4th - MacDonald field trip

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Friday January 24th

Today we had buddies with am kindergarten. We worked on a get to know activity. Ask me about who my buddy is and what I learned about him. Hint: age, colour, food, activity.

In writing we worked on If I where . . . poems to go with the artwork we completed yesterday.

Important Dates:

Jan 29th - Decade Day

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 3rd and 4th - MacDonald field trip

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Thursday January 23

Today in math we worked on the difference problem.  Take sometime to try it at home with me.

In art we used chalk pastel and ripped paper to recreate an composition of an igloo with the norther lights. Ask me about how we created the northern lights.

Important Dates:

Jan 29th - Decade Day

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 3rd and 4th - MacDonald field trip

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Wednesday January 22nd

Today in math we began learning about the attributes of shapes and how we could sort them by two different attributes using a venn diagram. You can take sometime to try this at home and identify the attributes of different object you see in your daily life.


In writing we worked on our six room poems rough copies. We focused on transferring ideas to paper and organizing them like a poet.


We also had our last CPAWS presentation for the week. Today we learned about where our water comes from, how to keep it clean and what we can do to reduce the water we use.

Important Dates:

Jan 23rd - Compliment day

Jan 29th - Decade Day

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning

Tuesday January 21

Today the Canadian Parks and Wildlife society came and presented on the environmental changes our earth is experiencing and the importance of water. We learned about how environmental changes impacted the Dire wolf and Grey Wolf. Ask me about which one is extinct and why.

In math we have been working on the following problem. Feel free to take sometime and try it at home.

Jim sees a total of 50 different art pieces hanging up in the classroom. There are four walls with pieces hanging on them. How many art pieces could be hanging on each wall?? 

How many different ways could the teacher display the art?

Remember to show your work!

In writing we have started working on writing our second 6 room piece of poetry. This time we are trying to use more interesting descriptive words and figurative language such as a simile and alliteration. We will be using the following rubric to mark our work.

In social studies we have started learning about what daily life might be like for a student in the Arctic, East Coast and Prairies both in the past and present. So far we have focused on the types of shelters each place may have to protect people from the climate. Ask me about the similarities and differences between the different types of shelter.

Important Dates:

Jan 23rd - Compliment day

Jan 29th - Decade Day

Jan 30th - Fun Lunch

Jan 31st - PD day no school

Feb 27th -Celebration of Learning