Hi everyone hope all is going well and that you are avoiding the winter blues. This is going to be a long post I feel in order to catch up with everything that has happened since my last post.Sorry in advance!
February is coming to an end and with that it is the end of yet another theme. This past months theme was Staying warm in my house. Students learn about the different rooms in the house and items that could be found in the house. They were pair up and giving a room to paint last week, some of them are very interesting! Its great to see some of their creativity come out!
We had a great valentines day party, thanks to all of you who sent something in! We also celebrated the 100th day of school ! Some of the students thought with the 100th day of school that meant that they would then go to grade two the following day!
Everyone is starting to speak in full sentences and are asking how to translate words from English to French.They have also started to add the (er= ay) to the ends of English words, which I find so cute. I have limited my English in class and peak it only when absolutely needed. Come March I will no longer speak English in class, unless necessary. I continue to encourage them to speak French in class, they will only get better with practise and they are all very capable in doing so, sometimes they just need that extra push or encouragement of those around them.
In math we are covering additions and subtractions up to 12. We have also covered doubles and doubles plus one. We continue to count by 100 and will be starting to count by 2. Feel free to give your child a head start on this, seeing that some will find it challenging. We have gone over story problems, how to solve them and answer them in complete sentences. We have also looked at how we can determine whether the problem will be subtraction or addition based on the wording. Each morning the students come into class there is a story problem on the board for them to solve. This not only enforces what they are learning in math but also literacy as well. We will continue to work on this through out the year. Feel free to practise at home with your child. I will be sending flash cards home as well.For the month of march we will be taking a break from addition and subtraction and moving on to shapes and measurements.
We continue to review all the different french sounds. Each week we have a different sound and make a list of all the words we know with that particular sound. They also have a sentence of the week, which allows them to practise the correct sentence structure. We have been focusing a lot on word work this past month. Some of the things we have gone over is syllables, the different sounds in a word whether its at the beginning, middle or ending of the word, the sounds of letters at the beginning and end of a word and punctuation.
As a school we are focusing on phonological awareness and with the help of our speech language pathologist we had the opportunity to test all the students from kindergarten to grade 2.I will be happy to share the results of your child at Parent teacher.
*** March is travel month and methods of travel. We have already received a couple of postcards and are excited to see more coming in. Our class puppet Dimoitou is away on an adventure. I had friends that were going away to Africa for vacation so I decided to send him along. They have been great so far sending facts about where they are and pictures of him. He has been on a safari so far and has had the chance to see lions, water buffalo, elephants, and so on. Once they get back they will be able to share more of their pictures with us. I was thinking of trying something different this year but would require the help of some of you. I got the idea from one of the students actually. Awhile ago I ask what they wanted to learn about, they had great ideas which I have put in place for the reminder of the year. One boy said he wanted to learn about the different places from around the world like their language, the people and most of all what they eat there. That got me to thinking..... we can do that.....we just have to pick 1 place to focus on each week of the month of march. I thought we could learn all about a particular place show photos, and on Friday eat a dish from there. I have been to Italy and have photos so I thought I would start with that. Here comes the part where I need some of you. Maybe you have travelled somewheres different and have stories and photos to share and could whip up a dish. Let me know your thoughts on this.I will do the first week of March where we will explore Italy.
That's all soo sorry for the long post! Have a great week end!
A few reminders.....
Parent teacher interviews will be March 8th &9th. Report cards will be sent home March 7th. If any of you have any concerns and would like to meet before report cards and parent teacher please feel free to contact me.
Please send in extra socks and mitts. I have already gone through the emergency stash that you already sent in.
March is nutrition month, I encourage you to pack healthy lunches.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Happy school days!
Hi folks sorry for the over due post!
I cant believe how fast the month of January is going by and not one snow day!
We are still learning about winter and the different activities that you can do during this season. I was hoping that we would have had some snow by now, so that we could go snowshoeing! Lets hope March might bring us a little dusting.
I hope that the reading is going well at home. I have noticed a difference in their fluidity. It is really important that you read with your child every night! As well as to practise the sight words. We will be going back to our regular homework schedule as well as reading in February.
We have started our addition unit in math with numbers up to 12. Feel free to practise these at home as well as doubles up to 10. ( 9+9=18, 8+8= 16) If you are really eager you can give them a head start on doubles plus 1. ( 8+8= 16 so 8+9= 17) We also continue to count to 100 and by 5 and 10.
In class we have started to write our own books. Students are giving 4 blank sheets of paper and can write any story they want. They are having a great time doing this and some have complete their first book and are starting their second or third. They are to come up with their own story ideas and are using their dictionaries asd well as the word wall if unsure of how to spell a word. Some students are even sounding out their words!!
Next week is winter carnival in Quebec. I would like to celebrate this in class. We have different activities planned for each day to go along with the carnival. I was hoping to have a winter activity planned for Friday Feb 3 and have the parents attend, but as it looks now we wont have any snow. I will keep you posted.
Friday is Literacy awareness day. Our super intendent will be here to read stories to the students. in the afternoon the whole school will be participating in literacy centres. They will be visiting three different centres each with a different focus on literacy.
A reminder that we have no school on Feb 1.
I will be sending home a list of the students names for valentines day. Also if you would like to send in a treat with your child it is more than welcomed.
That's all for now. Have a great rest of the week
Mme LA
I cant believe how fast the month of January is going by and not one snow day!
We are still learning about winter and the different activities that you can do during this season. I was hoping that we would have had some snow by now, so that we could go snowshoeing! Lets hope March might bring us a little dusting.
I hope that the reading is going well at home. I have noticed a difference in their fluidity. It is really important that you read with your child every night! As well as to practise the sight words. We will be going back to our regular homework schedule as well as reading in February.
We have started our addition unit in math with numbers up to 12. Feel free to practise these at home as well as doubles up to 10. ( 9+9=18, 8+8= 16) If you are really eager you can give them a head start on doubles plus 1. ( 8+8= 16 so 8+9= 17) We also continue to count to 100 and by 5 and 10.
In class we have started to write our own books. Students are giving 4 blank sheets of paper and can write any story they want. They are having a great time doing this and some have complete their first book and are starting their second or third. They are to come up with their own story ideas and are using their dictionaries asd well as the word wall if unsure of how to spell a word. Some students are even sounding out their words!!
Next week is winter carnival in Quebec. I would like to celebrate this in class. We have different activities planned for each day to go along with the carnival. I was hoping to have a winter activity planned for Friday Feb 3 and have the parents attend, but as it looks now we wont have any snow. I will keep you posted.
Friday is Literacy awareness day. Our super intendent will be here to read stories to the students. in the afternoon the whole school will be participating in literacy centres. They will be visiting three different centres each with a different focus on literacy.
A reminder that we have no school on Feb 1.
I will be sending home a list of the students names for valentines day. Also if you would like to send in a treat with your child it is more than welcomed.
That's all for now. Have a great rest of the week
Mme LA
Friday, December 16, 2011
Bravo Mes Amis!
Well the pennies are finally rolled!! We had a grand total of $456.00 to purchase turkeys this year. The class ended up buying a total of 40 turkeys. Superstore was also very good to us and donated 40 boxes of stuffing and 40 cans of cranberry sauce! A big thank you to Bill Bray from Superstore! Also a big thank you to all of you for the support! The students had the chance to load the Salvation Army truck with all the turkeys, they were very excited!
We had a couple of guest readers this week. Several members of the Summerside Capitals Hockey team came in to read Christmas stories to the students as well as Brenda Meisner. We will be having a sing along with a parent as well as a holiday craft on Monday. Thank you very much to everyone who has come in.
We only have a two days left before the holidays and they are going to be very busy! If you would like to send in a treat with your child for Tuesday you are more than welcome to.We will be having a holiday celebration along with fun activities.
Merry Christmas to you all, be safe, be merry and have a very Happy New Year!!
Cheers see you in 2012 :)
We only have a two days left before the holidays and they are going to be very busy! If you would like to send in a treat with your child for Tuesday you are more than welcome to.We will be having a holiday celebration along with fun activities.
Every penny counts
Cheers see you in 2012 :)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December is here!
December has arrived but you would not know it with this weather that we have been having!! Not complaining though :)
Our first week of the penny drive has been great. We already have one bucket filled. We also have been getting dimes and nickles which has helped out. The kids are excited because we have at least one turkey! I have chatted with the people at CBC Radio and they would like us to come down on the 9th of December which is the same day as our Christmas concert. They said around 4:00 o'clock and we would sing at 4:15. Please let me know if we can make this happen, if we can not get everyone there we might have to decline. We have decided on two Christmas songs to sing, one is more up beat (Deck the halls) and the other is soft and slow (Noel, c'est l'amour). Iam hoping that we can have the down before next Friday, so we are practising every day in class.
We will be selling candy oh grams at the concert as well as hot apple cider. I am still in need of some volunteers. The students will go in shifts to help sell them with you. You also do not have to be there the whole day just before the concert starts and after. I need someone for the AM and the PM. Please let me know if you can help out.
We are finishing up last months theme and moving right into the Christmas theme. A big THANK YOU to all of you who sent in fruit and veggies. The students loved it and were asking today what they were going to have! I will send home their booklets in the next couple of days. I hope that this helps in packing lunches, I know it can be hard to get ideas!
We are still working on numbers in math and will be starting addition and subtraction up to 20. We have also been counting to 100 and by 10. Once we start to count the pennies your child should be a pro on counting to 50 in French!!
We also have looked at prepositions and verbs and will cover adjectives this month. The class has started guided reading and are doing very well. They are learning some great strategies to help them read. (to blend sounds, pick out sounds they know and work backwards to sound out the word)
We have had some volunteers to come in to class over the next couple of weeks to do a sign song and holiday craft. If you want to read a Christmas story or decorate cookies let me know, theres still time!!Also the class has won another 50 points and have chosen to do show and tell. We will do this next week on DEC 7th.
I think that's all for now. Have a great week end
Laurie Anne
Our first week of the penny drive has been great. We already have one bucket filled. We also have been getting dimes and nickles which has helped out. The kids are excited because we have at least one turkey! I have chatted with the people at CBC Radio and they would like us to come down on the 9th of December which is the same day as our Christmas concert. They said around 4:00 o'clock and we would sing at 4:15. Please let me know if we can make this happen, if we can not get everyone there we might have to decline. We have decided on two Christmas songs to sing, one is more up beat (Deck the halls) and the other is soft and slow (Noel, c'est l'amour). Iam hoping that we can have the down before next Friday, so we are practising every day in class.
We will be selling candy oh grams at the concert as well as hot apple cider. I am still in need of some volunteers. The students will go in shifts to help sell them with you. You also do not have to be there the whole day just before the concert starts and after. I need someone for the AM and the PM. Please let me know if you can help out.
We are finishing up last months theme and moving right into the Christmas theme. A big THANK YOU to all of you who sent in fruit and veggies. The students loved it and were asking today what they were going to have! I will send home their booklets in the next couple of days. I hope that this helps in packing lunches, I know it can be hard to get ideas!
We are still working on numbers in math and will be starting addition and subtraction up to 20. We have also been counting to 100 and by 10. Once we start to count the pennies your child should be a pro on counting to 50 in French!!
We also have looked at prepositions and verbs and will cover adjectives this month. The class has started guided reading and are doing very well. They are learning some great strategies to help them read. (to blend sounds, pick out sounds they know and work backwards to sound out the word)
We have had some volunteers to come in to class over the next couple of weeks to do a sign song and holiday craft. If you want to read a Christmas story or decorate cookies let me know, theres still time!!Also the class has won another 50 points and have chosen to do show and tell. We will do this next week on DEC 7th.
I think that's all for now. Have a great week end
Laurie Anne
Friday, November 18, 2011
First snow fall!!
We had our first bit of snow today! Even though am not a fan of snow I was excited to see it this morning. It gave me a little extra bounce in my step. It means Christmas is around the corner and I love Christmas!!!
That being said with the first snow fall comes wet feet, mitts, pants and so on. If you could please send in a couple of extra pairs of mittens, socks in a plastic zip lock bag with their name on it. I have extra mitts and hats here just in case your child does not have them, but please make sure they come to school prepared.
Next week we will be starting our penny drive for the CBC Turkey Drive. We have already received some pennies, so please keep them coming in. We will also be selling candy canes at the Christmas concert which is December 9th. If you would like to volunteer to sell them at this time please let me know. There will be two showings of the concert in the morning and afternoon. If you can do one of those times that would be great! I had a chat to them today about why we are doing the Turkey Drive, some of them had some great answers and questions. Feel free to talk more about it at home.
Reports are going to be sent home on the 24th so keep your opens for those.
We are having a great time trying different fruits and vegetables. The students ask me every morning what they are going to have. I hope that they are coming home with positive comments about what they are trying in class. We had a Nutritionist who came in today to speak with them about healthy eating choices.They learned all about the food groups and got to play some games.
We are also learning about Domestic animals in class. We discussed who had pets at home and what type of pets can they be. If you could send in a picture of your animals that would be great. If your child does not have any pets at home they can bring a stuffed animal. We will be playing a game of Guess who and the students will be able to have a chance to introduce their classmates to their pets or favorite animals.
For the month of December I wanted to know if anyone was interested in coming in to read Christmas stories to the children (probably the last week of class) to make holiday crafts, treats or to sing some songs. If you are interested please let know.
Also I will be sending home the Decembers Scholastic order next week. They will be due on the 6th of Dec, that way if you are purchasing any Christmas gifts they will be here in time for Christmas. I can email you or send you a note in the agenda to let you know that your order is in, so that you may pick it up without your child knowing. They have some great Holiday books. Mike and I have started a tradition where he gives me a Christmas book each year I love it!! Last years was Charlie Browns Christmas I wonder what it will be this year???
Everyone is continuing to speak french in class! They have won another 50 points! We have not yet decided what we wanted to do with these points I will let you know.
That's all for now. I hope that everyone has a great weekend!
Laurie Anne
That being said with the first snow fall comes wet feet, mitts, pants and so on. If you could please send in a couple of extra pairs of mittens, socks in a plastic zip lock bag with their name on it. I have extra mitts and hats here just in case your child does not have them, but please make sure they come to school prepared.
Next week we will be starting our penny drive for the CBC Turkey Drive. We have already received some pennies, so please keep them coming in. We will also be selling candy canes at the Christmas concert which is December 9th. If you would like to volunteer to sell them at this time please let me know. There will be two showings of the concert in the morning and afternoon. If you can do one of those times that would be great! I had a chat to them today about why we are doing the Turkey Drive, some of them had some great answers and questions. Feel free to talk more about it at home.
Reports are going to be sent home on the 24th so keep your opens for those.
We are having a great time trying different fruits and vegetables. The students ask me every morning what they are going to have. I hope that they are coming home with positive comments about what they are trying in class. We had a Nutritionist who came in today to speak with them about healthy eating choices.They learned all about the food groups and got to play some games.
We are also learning about Domestic animals in class. We discussed who had pets at home and what type of pets can they be. If you could send in a picture of your animals that would be great. If your child does not have any pets at home they can bring a stuffed animal. We will be playing a game of Guess who and the students will be able to have a chance to introduce their classmates to their pets or favorite animals.
For the month of December I wanted to know if anyone was interested in coming in to read Christmas stories to the children (probably the last week of class) to make holiday crafts, treats or to sing some songs. If you are interested please let know.
Also I will be sending home the Decembers Scholastic order next week. They will be due on the 6th of Dec, that way if you are purchasing any Christmas gifts they will be here in time for Christmas. I can email you or send you a note in the agenda to let you know that your order is in, so that you may pick it up without your child knowing. They have some great Holiday books. Mike and I have started a tradition where he gives me a Christmas book each year I love it!! Last years was Charlie Browns Christmas I wonder what it will be this year???
Everyone is continuing to speak french in class! They have won another 50 points! We have not yet decided what we wanted to do with these points I will let you know.
That's all for now. I hope that everyone has a great weekend!
Laurie Anne
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Our fruit and veggies adventure begins
Hi folks,
We have started are new theme of fruits and vegetables. Yesterday the students had a chance to try pomegranates. To my surprised they all pretty much loved them and were asking for more!!. Today we are trying plums. We were also suppose to try peaches but I was told they could not find any. If this happens feel free to substitute it with another fruit or vegetable. Just make sure though that it is not already on the list. Sobeys have a great section with different exotic fruits, if you ever get stuck.
We are also keeping a tally of who has fruits and vegetables in their lunches. We will continue to do this for the whole month of November and will be used as a math lesson later on.
We are still working on numbers 1-20. We had a chance to estimate how many pumpkin seeds were in the pumpkin last week and had the chance to count to 200. The students loved pulling out the insides of the pumpkin.
We only have 2 days of school next week (Nov 7,8), due to parent teacher interviews and a PD day. I hope that all the interview times are good for everyone. If not please let me know and I can work something out. We will not be covering any new words and there will be no home work sent home. All I ask is that you go over the sight words with your child that we have already covered and practice counting and matching the words to the numbers. I will also send the song books home to practice.
The last week of November we will be starting our penny drive for the CBC Turkey Drive. It will run up until the last week before Christmas holidays. Last year I did this with my class and had great success. As a class we were able to buy 38 turkeys for island family's with the 530.00$ raised through the penny drive and the candy cane sale at the Christmas concert. My goal last year was to buy one turkey, but my students told me that was not a good goal. I asked why and they informed me that there is more than one family in need of a turkey on Christmas. I was shocked by that response and their compassion for others. I understand that we might not get 38 turkeys this year, that's not what matters. What matters is that we learn how to give back to those in need even if its just one turkey, we are doing something. So that being said start saving those pennies and pass the word out that we are collecting.
That's all for now if you have any questions feel free to drop me a line. I hope that you all have a great weekend. See you next week.
Laurie Anne
We have started are new theme of fruits and vegetables. Yesterday the students had a chance to try pomegranates. To my surprised they all pretty much loved them and were asking for more!!. Today we are trying plums. We were also suppose to try peaches but I was told they could not find any. If this happens feel free to substitute it with another fruit or vegetable. Just make sure though that it is not already on the list. Sobeys have a great section with different exotic fruits, if you ever get stuck.
We are also keeping a tally of who has fruits and vegetables in their lunches. We will continue to do this for the whole month of November and will be used as a math lesson later on.
We are still working on numbers 1-20. We had a chance to estimate how many pumpkin seeds were in the pumpkin last week and had the chance to count to 200. The students loved pulling out the insides of the pumpkin.
We only have 2 days of school next week (Nov 7,8), due to parent teacher interviews and a PD day. I hope that all the interview times are good for everyone. If not please let me know and I can work something out. We will not be covering any new words and there will be no home work sent home. All I ask is that you go over the sight words with your child that we have already covered and practice counting and matching the words to the numbers. I will also send the song books home to practice.
The last week of November we will be starting our penny drive for the CBC Turkey Drive. It will run up until the last week before Christmas holidays. Last year I did this with my class and had great success. As a class we were able to buy 38 turkeys for island family's with the 530.00$ raised through the penny drive and the candy cane sale at the Christmas concert. My goal last year was to buy one turkey, but my students told me that was not a good goal. I asked why and they informed me that there is more than one family in need of a turkey on Christmas. I was shocked by that response and their compassion for others. I understand that we might not get 38 turkeys this year, that's not what matters. What matters is that we learn how to give back to those in need even if its just one turkey, we are doing something. So that being said start saving those pennies and pass the word out that we are collecting.
That's all for now if you have any questions feel free to drop me a line. I hope that you all have a great weekend. See you next week.
Laurie Anne
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Halloween is around the corner!!
Hi folks,
I hope that you all had a great weekend. We had a couple of great speakers at our convention if you want to check them out there names were Martin LaTulipe and Dr.Steven Van Zoost.
We are on our last week of October, I can not believe how fast this month is flying by!! We will be wrapping up our family and fall theme and moving onto En pleine forme avec mes amis les animaux. Students will be learning about domestic animals as well as fruits and vegetables. I will be sending home a sheet where I have assigned your child a fruit and vegetable to bring into class for a certain day. They are only required to do this for their assigned day. Please be sure to send enough in for 14 students and have the fruit/veggies cut and ready to pass out. Students are required to try everything that is brought in to be 100% sure they do not like. After we sample the goodies the students will then write in a booklet whether they liked the fruit or vegetable. At the end of the month I will send the book home for you to look over. You might be surprised on what your child actually likes. I did this last year and it was a huge success. The parents were very surprised that their child actually like some of the fruit/veggies, they said it helped out with packing lunches. I hope that you will have this success as well!! Please let me know if your child has any sensitivity or allergies to certain fruits/veggies or if you are unable to participate.
I will also be having a guest speaker coming in from the Healthy Food Alliance to chat about healthy food choices and how they help you grow.
The students have won their 100 points!! We have decided to have a Halloween party on Monday, watch a Halloween movie and have some treats. If you are interested in sending in a treat with your child please feel free to do so. Just leave me a note in the agenda if you can or not.
Your child can wear their costume to school on Monday, however they must come with their make up already on as well as their costume. They can change out if it before going outside for recess. It is the schools policy to not permit any swords,guns, knives or anything that can be viewed as a weapon. Masks are also not allowed. We will be having Halloween centers in the afternoon with the whole school. The pumpkin patrol will be visiting the school on Friday afternoon to go over safety tips with your child.
I would like to thank Nicole Johnston (Laurens mom) and Brenda Meisner (Ashlyn's mom) for coming into class and doing a craft and showing the students how to make apple crisp!! Also thanks to you all who came out for our adventure to Arlington Farms, and to the rain that stayed away!
Have a great week everyone and if you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me!
Laurie Anne :)
I hope that you all had a great weekend. We had a couple of great speakers at our convention if you want to check them out there names were Martin LaTulipe and Dr.Steven Van Zoost.
We are on our last week of October, I can not believe how fast this month is flying by!! We will be wrapping up our family and fall theme and moving onto En pleine forme avec mes amis les animaux. Students will be learning about domestic animals as well as fruits and vegetables. I will be sending home a sheet where I have assigned your child a fruit and vegetable to bring into class for a certain day. They are only required to do this for their assigned day. Please be sure to send enough in for 14 students and have the fruit/veggies cut and ready to pass out. Students are required to try everything that is brought in to be 100% sure they do not like. After we sample the goodies the students will then write in a booklet whether they liked the fruit or vegetable. At the end of the month I will send the book home for you to look over. You might be surprised on what your child actually likes. I did this last year and it was a huge success. The parents were very surprised that their child actually like some of the fruit/veggies, they said it helped out with packing lunches. I hope that you will have this success as well!! Please let me know if your child has any sensitivity or allergies to certain fruits/veggies or if you are unable to participate.
I will also be having a guest speaker coming in from the Healthy Food Alliance to chat about healthy food choices and how they help you grow.
The students have won their 100 points!! We have decided to have a Halloween party on Monday, watch a Halloween movie and have some treats. If you are interested in sending in a treat with your child please feel free to do so. Just leave me a note in the agenda if you can or not.
Your child can wear their costume to school on Monday, however they must come with their make up already on as well as their costume. They can change out if it before going outside for recess. It is the schools policy to not permit any swords,guns, knives or anything that can be viewed as a weapon. Masks are also not allowed. We will be having Halloween centers in the afternoon with the whole school. The pumpkin patrol will be visiting the school on Friday afternoon to go over safety tips with your child.
I would like to thank Nicole Johnston (Laurens mom) and Brenda Meisner (Ashlyn's mom) for coming into class and doing a craft and showing the students how to make apple crisp!! Also thanks to you all who came out for our adventure to Arlington Farms, and to the rain that stayed away!
Have a great week everyone and if you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me!
Laurie Anne :)
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