Make Me a Mummy

Halloween Pictures

Photo of the Day ~ Braxon

Working neatly on our words!

Important Dates ~ November

Thursday, November 8th
Remembrance Day Service
1:30pm

Friday, November 9th
Prep Day
No school for students

Monday, November 12th
Remembrance Day Holiday
No school for students

Wednesday, November 14th
Report Cards
Grade 1-12

Thursday, November 15th
Student Led Conferences
Evening appointments

Friday, November 16th
Student Led Conferences
Morning Appointments

Week of November 19th - 23rd
Show and Tell Week

Tuesday, November 20th
Class Trip ~ all day
Globe Theater in Regina
"The Wizard of Oz"
More details to follow

Monday, November 26th
Early Dismissal 2:00pm

The job of an Author

Today we looked at what an author does.  We discussed how an author can entertain us with stories OR an author can inform us.  We looked at examples in our classroom of entertaining books and information books.     We then organized the books from Scholastic catalogs into 2 categories ~ entertaining or informative.  Here is how it turned out...

Pumpkin Investigation

Today we investigated our "class pumpkin".  We looked at the size of our pumpkin, counted the lines on the outside, measured how tall it is, AND we even counted the seeds!  The most excited part of our investigation was finding out if our pumpkin was going to sink or float.  We made a prediction, and then... dropped it into the bucket.  What do you think happened?

Our seeds, in groups of 10

Our seeds, in groups of 100 and
groups of 10.  Can you tell how many
seeds we had?

Our pumpkin in the bucket of water.
Did it sink or float?

Picture of the Day ~ Gavin

Working neatly on
our spelling words!

Photo of the Day ~ Nicholas

Sitting properly at our desk.

Halloween

A reminder that there is a Halloween dance on Tuesday, October 30th at noon.  Students are invited to stay for lunch and enjoy the fun!

On Wednesday, we will be celebrating Halloween in our classroom.  Students can dress in costume for the afternoon only and we will be doing activities to celebrate.

Spelling Words (Oct 29th - Nov 2nd)

Grade One
at
cat
mat
fat
sat
bat

Grade Two
Halloween
pumpkin
candy
costume
ghost
scary

Photo of the Day ~ Sarah

Counting our fish ~
and the number of days
we have been at school!

More pumpkin pics!

Pumpkin Carving!

Today marked the 5th consecutive year that we have teamed up with Miss Rachul and the Grade 10's.  We appreciate their help in carving, their sense of humour, and their patience.  What a great day we had today!

Star of the Week ~ Keanan

This week our star was Keanan.  He loves to play hockey and baseball.  Keanan's favourite movie is "Spy Kids".  He loves to go camping, and he also loves helping his Dad on the farm.  Keanan's Dad came to read a Scooby Doo story to us, and he brought cupcakes for us to eat! Thanks for sharing Keanan!

Photo of the Day ~ Colton

Shoes tied up!

Math with Moose Jaw

Yesterday we had another Skype call with Mrs. Cassidy's class in Moose Jaw.  We exchanged solutions to the patterning problems that we made.  Each class also exchanged the strategies they used, and the problems they had while solving each problem.  A few things heard around our room...

"It's cool how they talk about patterns just like we do!"

"They found different answers than we did? Cool!"

You can see all of the interesting things our friends in Moose Jaw are up to by checking their blog at:

http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/

Viewing strategies

Today we worked on viewing strategies ~ analyzing and examining what we are looking at or watching.  Your child will bring home a picture, with an attached booklet.  Within this booklet are their ideas about the picture we examined.

Please discuss this with your child tonight.  Can they tell you what the picture reminds them of? Can they talk about the shapes and colours?

Spirit Day

On Tuesday, October 30th the SRC is hosting a dance at noon.  All students are invited to stay for lunch on that day.  The SRC is asking all students to dress in black and/or orange on that day!

Remembrance Day Poem

This is the poem we will be reciting at the Remembrance Day Service this year.  We will work on it in class, but a few students requested that it be posted on the blog so they can practice at home.

Remembrance Day

We wear a poppy
On Remembrance Day,
And at eleven
We stand and pray.
Wreaths are put
Upon a grave.
As we remember
Our soldiers brave.

Photo of the Day ~ Reed

Working neatly on our
"What a Weekend" .

Book Orders

Book order catalogs were sent home on Friday.  If you are interested in ordering anything, please return order forms by Wednesday, October 24th.  Thank you for your support!

Spelling Words (Oct. 22nd-26th)

Grade One
can
look
big
red
run


Grade Two
take
again
some
over
open
once

Photo of the Day ~ Braden

Our treat that came
with lunch!

Guest Reader ~ Giselle Wilson

Today Giselle Wilson came and read and speak to us about success.  She told us that success is not about money, but about doing what makes us happy.  Giselle also told us that if we work hard and persevere, we will be successful.  Thanks so much for visiting us!

P.S.  A special thanks to Giselle for helping our classroom with the chaos of a hot dog lunch! I appreciated the help!

Star of the Week ~ Owen

This week our star was Owen.  He loves to visit West Edmonton Mall, loves to play baseball and hockey, and loves ice-cream and Black Cherry Coke.  Owen has a pet dog named Lulu, and Owen's favourite team is the Montreal Canadians.  Owen and his Mom prepared an "Owen Bingo" game and we learned a lot about Owen! They also brought caramel covered apples for the class as a snack ~ delicious! Thanks for sharing Owen!

Pumpkin Carving

It is official ~ we will be pumpkin carving on Friday, October 26th!  Please send a pumpkin to school with your child, and please write their name in marker on the bottom to eliminate confusion.  Tools for carving can be sent that day, or earlier, but please send them in a plastic bag or container.  All carving will be done by the high school students ~ but we have to do the "dirty work".  This is always a great time for all the students, and we are looking forward to the day!

Thank you in advance!

Author Visit ~ Peter Eyvindson

Today we had the opportunity to listen to Peter Eyvindson.  Peter read us some of his own stories, but also told us stories written by other authors.  It was a great afternoon ~ Thanks Peter!

Word Rings

Just a reminder to keep working on the word rings I have sent home with your child.  Again, these are the most frequent words used in our reading and are essential in building beginning skills.  When your child can confidently read the entire ring, they can bring it back to school and exchange it for another one.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Reading with the Grade 12 class