First Nations Retelling ~ The Woman Who Married A Frog

Photo of the day by Anthony

"I really like this picture because you can see Mrs.Elder's really nice smile." - Anthony

We also learned about gross germs!

Terry Fox Walk on Wednesday

On September 30th Coronach School will host our school/community Terry Fox Walk and it begins at 2:15pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! 

Remember to bring some money for donations and the auction, as well as a LOONIE for a guessing contest for the 35th Anniversary of the Terry Fox Walk! There will be three prizes for the winners of the guessing contest: elementary, high school and adult! Prizes will be Terry Fox shirts and Hats! All proceeds will go directly to the Terry Fox Foundation! 

There will also be T-shirts for sale and the cost is $15/shirt!

Donations will also be accepted at the school on that day!

We hope to see everyone there and thank you for your support!

Important Days in October

Week of October 5th - 9th
SRC Spirit Week

Monday, October 5th
Pajama Day

Tuesday, October 6th
Fall Color Day

Wednesday, October 7th
Hat Day
**Picture Retake Day**

Thursday, October 8th
Farm Day

Friday, October 9th
Sports Day

Monday, October 12th
Thanksgiving
No School

Monday, October 19th
LIT/Professional Learning Day
No School for Students

Week of October 26th - 30th
Show and Tell

School Pictures

Last week your child should have brought home their school pictures.  If you are interested in ordering, please fill out the necessary portions of the picture envelope and payment options.

Even if you are NOT ordering school pictures, ALL envelopes must be returned to school by Thursday, October 1st.  

Thanks!

Photo of the day by Mackenzie

Working hard during a daily 5 round!

Photo of the day by Carson

Today we worked on writer's workshop and described this beautiful fall scene!

Drive Away Hunger

In honor of World Food Day on Friday, October 16th we are once again participating in the Drive Away Hunger campaign.  Your child brought home a paper grocery bag yesterday with all of the necessary details for suggested foods.

Thank you again for your participation!

Pic of the day by Aaliyah

We are working on our STAR OF THE WEEK!!! This week it's all about William!

Pic of the day by Madex

Today we welcomed fall by painting leaves!

Scholastic Book Orders

Today your child is bringing home Scholastic Catalogs for September.

If you are interested in ordering, please send the order form(s) and a CHEQUE (I am not allowed to accept cash) back to school by Tuesday, September 22nd.

Thank you!

Pic of the day by Tyson!

Today we started learning all about different reading strategies that we can use!

Blog Posts about Fall

Today was our second time that students posted on their own blogs.  We posted about the season of Fall and you can have a look here : https://kidblog.org/class/MrsElder/posts

Thanks so much!

Remember to pass this link along to anyone else who may be interested in reading about our classroom.  Our goal this year is to have "location dots" from all over the world from people who have looked at our blog!  

Photo of the day by Callie

Today we established a list of rules for when we are working hard on our writing!

Home Reading

Tomorrow your child will bring home a bag of library books AND a homework sheet.  The homework sheet involves drawing the main character in one of the books they bring home.

This will be the classroom routine for the remainder of the year ~ library visit, new books and homework sheet home each Wednesday.  Please keep the books for ONE week, and return the books and homework sheet the following Wednesday.  We encourage you to read the books more than once, allowing for your child to read some, or all, of the book.  If your child is a beginning reader, please ask them to read the pictures to you, as we have been working on that in class.  The homework sheets will focus on skills that we are working on within the classroom and within our LIT groups (early dismissal days).

Thank you for your help and for reading with your child.

Photo of the day by Danesha

Working on our patterns

Photo of the day by Brayden

Working hard on our writer's workshop!

We Are Officially Blogging!!!

Today, on Day 3 of the school year, we started blogging!!!

 


The Grade Two class quickly logged in and started posting about their summer vacation.  Our new bloggers in Grade One were amazing and quickly logged in and did their very first post!

You can find their posts at the following address:

https://kidblog.org/class/mrselder/posts

Please have a look at the posts from our new bloggers!  Please pass along the link to anyone who might be interested in what is happening within our classroom this year.  We also encourage you to comment on posts as we will be working on reading and responding to comments that are received.

Comments must be approved by me before being published to your child's blog.  When commenting, please do NOT use any last names within the post.  Using your first name, or title (Dad, Mom, Auntie, Grandpa, etc) is the safest way to communicate on our blogs.

Thank you!

Ways to Read a Book

This week was exciting as we started working on our reading skills! We looked at 2 ways to read a book ~ using the pictures OR using the words.

I used the French edition of this Robert Munsch book to demonstrate that even teachers can't read the words sometimes and have to make up the story using clues from the pictures.  For beginning readers this is a great first step as it teaches them to study the pictures, make inferences and develop ideas based on what they see. 

I then showed them that we can also use the words to read a book by using the English version of the same book.  As your child begins to read words, they will often do a combination of both pictures and words and this is a natural step in their reading growth.

As you read with your child, encourage them to look at the pictures and use them as clues to the text.  

Word Rings

Over the next few days, students will start bringing home sets of word rings.  Each ring contains around 20 sight words that your child must learn. These words are common within the books the children read and learning them is a huge stepping stone to developing their reading.

Each ring should be practiced, and once your child is confident with all of the words it can be returned for a new ring.  

Thank you in advance for you help and support.

Classroom Helper Days

Students in the room will have a designated "Helper Day" and will be responsible for certain jobs for that day.  Jobs in the classroom include calendar, weather, morning message, and various counting activities.

During a Show and Tell week, your child will present their show and tell on their designated helper day.

The helper days are as follows:

Monday:
William
Callie
Klay
Anthony
Kevin

Tuesday:
Marlee
Tyson
Madex
Kieren
Dillyn

Wednesday:
Dora
Alex
Carson
Demetri
Walker

Thursday:
Taylor
Houston
Fiona
Rylan
Bryn
Brayden

Friday:
Kyra
Aaliyah
Mackenzie
Josie
Lexy
Danesha