Merry Christmas

Hello parents,

I wanted to take the time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope your holiday season is filled with family and friends. 

It has been a very busy and exciting term 1 and I am looking forward to the remainder of the year!

Please return your child's folder in the new year, and for those of you who may have misplaced them, have a look around the house.  The folders make it easier for students to carry any work, or messages home safely!

 Have a great holiday and enjoy time with your children,

warmest wishes,

Wendy Rogers

Friend2Friend presentation

Friend2Friend is a social learning society that was here on Tuesday

Students will be coming home on Friday with stickers and colouring books from the presentation.  Take a moment and review the seven rules of friendship.  We may have completed our unit on Who We Are- Behaviour affects our friendships, but we work on these skills all year long!

*Reminder; Friday is the Christmas Market, students will be purchasing gifts for loved ones, minimum purchase is $2

Thanks and have a great weekend!

December 2015

Hello everyone,
 
I want to share what we have been doing in and around class!

Firefighter visit 

A visit from our local fire department was a lot of fun for everyone!

Guess who is going to get into the firefighter gear?

The oxygen tank alone was 40lbs, I don't know how they do it?

We all learned what to do in case of a fire; stop, drop and stay low

Choice time

Building is a great way to explore creativity, balance and form with various materials available in class!



Getting ready for the primary winter music concert

*Get ready parents, music for the primary winter concert is getting sent home this week!

* Parents please remember to have your unit home reflection sheets in by:
Monday, December 7th. 

*All scholastic book orders are due on Friday, December 4th,

Happy New Year

Pajama Day-last day before the break

After a very busy morning with our big buddies, show and tell, and library, everyone was ready for a snack and holiday shows.
 
Everyone felt right at home on the carpet! It was suggested by more than one student that we have pj day everyday!


 
Back to school for January 2015


We were all happy to get back to school and share about our adventures during the winter break .  It was nice to get back to our normal school day routines.

We started our new IB Unit theme "How the World Works".

This unit is an inquiry into the natural world; both physical and biological.

Our central idea is: "Properties of materials determine their use".

We started our provocation by looking at and discussing various types of materials (cloth, wood, metal, plastic, and paper).  Then students went into groups and decided how they could build a structure, using only one type of material.

This exploration helped students to begin thinking about why we use various materials for specific purposes.  We also began exploring the characteristics of a material by looking at their properties (texture, colour, flexibility, hardness, lustre, absorbency).

Parents can continue the conversation by asking their child to look around their environment and describe a material by its properties; texture, colour, flexibility, hardness, lustre and  absorbency.


The letter M

This week we had a lot of fun sharing things that start with the letter M.

The whole idea caught on!

Before lunch their was a moustache appearing on many of my students, I guess the idea of modelling is apparent in my class!

Winter

We are learning about the Winter season and discovering many changes.  We will continue looking at changes to the environment, our seasonal activities and differences in our clothing and how we dress ourselves. 


We will be taking a "Winter Walk" around our neighbourhood on January 22nd, rain or shine, so please make sure all children are prepared with winter wear.



Thanks to all,

Have a great weekend!