2M Update:

Language Arts:  Word work with list 3(family) words/Sight word test.  We will start our spelling tests for list 4 on Friday, Nov 9th.

List 4: Weather

1.  rain         5.  land
2.  sunny      6.  warm
3.  water       7.  cold
4.  snow       8.  hot

• Daily Language Review
• Read "Hey, That's My Monster" and "I Need a Monster" - learned about using descriptive words in our writing.

• Created a monster and worked on writing descriptive sentences to complete a paragraph about our monsters. We will share them with our grade 6 buddies this week.

Math: New Unit - Number Sense - worked on counting forward and backwards on our student created number lines.

• Counting by 2's, 5's and 10's and looking patterns in our numbers.

Science: Dissolving solids in water - learning about the term, "dissolve

• Which is heavier activity.  Observing interactions between oil and water - seeing that they do not mix and oil stays at the top.

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Social: Mapping assessment - They will go home Monday - Please review, sign and return.

Religion:  Student prayers

Art: Part 1 - Haunted houses- (Please send an old shirt to paint in.  They will be returned at the end of the year). Students took their squirrels home on Friday.

Health:  All about me booklets

Gym: Scoopballs

Upcoming:

Oct 30th: Library - return library books

Oct 31st: Spirit Day- simple costume or black and orange day

                Return home reading.  Please read the home reading books every week                                                  (multiple times for fluency) and record.

Nov 1st:  Faith Day - no school for students

Nov 2nd: No school 

Enjoy the short week!

2M Update:

Language Arts:  Review of printing and finished our printing book(V,W,X,Y and Z)/Daily language review.

• List 2 sight word practice and sight word test-copy out/abc order/sentences/smart board word games.

• Story writing - elements of a story - beginning(develop setting/characters)/middle(problem or adventure with 3 events)/end(using feelings to complete our story).

List 3 sight word test Friday, Oct 26th.

List 3- Family

1. mother       5. aunt

2. brother      6. uncle

3. father         7. child

4. sister

Math: Review of patterns/patterns assessment - please review/sign and return Monday.

Science: Paper clip challenge activity - continue to learn about cohesion and surface tension.
Social: Mapping - constructed our own maps with a key - finished mapping unit.
***Mapping assessment on Thursday, Oct 25th - please see study guide that went home Friday,  Return blue duo-tangs Thursday.
Art: Part 1 - 3D squirrels - practicing our cutting skills and paint spatter technique.  Please send in an old shirt for painting - it will be returned at the end of the year.
Health: Learning about manners - Learning the golden rule - Treat others the way you want to be treated.



Gym: Scoopballs

Upcoming:

Oct 24th: Return home reading
                Kananaskis in the Classroom presentation(butterflies)
Oct 25th: Library
                Mapping assessment
Oct 26th: Fun Food
                List 3 sight word test

Have a great week!

2M Update:

Language Arts: Calendar activities/Printing booklet - letters R, S, T & U

• Journal: Thanksgiving writing
• Super September: scrapbook writing about our first month at school.

List 2 sight word test this Friday, Oct 18th.

List 2: Prepositions

1.  under         5.  across
2.  over           6.  upon
3.  behind       7.  above
4.  below        8.  near


Math: Increasing vs. repeating patterns

• Read:  The Very Hungry Caterpillar and discussed the increasing patterns in story.
• Review sheet
• Study guide - Patterns test this Thursday, Oct 18th

***Please review study guide, go through red math duo-tang and correct/complete any incomplete work. Return on Thursday.***

Science: Looking at cohesion and surface tension - penny activity - students predicted then observed while putting drops of water on a penny until it overflowed(See Picture).

Social: Mapping/Inuit presentation by Teacher's Pet(See Pictures)/Inuksuk soapstone craft went home this week.

Art:  Visual journal covers.

Gym: Scoop-balls/racket activities

Upcoming:

Oct 17th: Return home reading - please record on sheet provided and return every Wednesday please.

                Kananaskis in the Classroom - whole school presentation on butterflies

Oct 18th: Library

                Math assessment on Patterns

Oct 19th: List 2 sight word test

                Fun Food Little Caesars

Enjoy the warm week! 

2M Update:

Language Arts: Calendar routine/Review printing letters O,P & Q.

• Finished Fall book - fall descriptive words/fill in blank sentences and fall writing using our new words and our 5 senses.
• Thanksgiving writing - What are we thankful for?(See picture)

No sight words as it is another short week.

***Home Reading: Please read daily, record on the home reading sheets and return every Wednesday.***

Math: Extending patterns and creating increasing patterns.  

• We will be finishing up our Patterns unit this week.  Red math duo-tangs will go home Friday.  Pattern assessment will be Thursday, Oct 18th.  Please see study guide that will go home Friday.

Science: Racing Liquids activity: exploring viscosity ex/ chocolate syrup had a higher viscosity then vinegar(Picture attached - compared thickness of different liquids by racing them down a pan.

Health:  All about me booklets

Art: Finished Stamped tree art - see picture

X-mas card art - this week students drew and colored a Nativity scene.  Parents will have an opportunity to purchase these in the form of a Christmas card.  Details will go home closer to December.

Religion: Practiced Thanksgiving Liturgy - readings/song and procession.

• Prayer Table setup and discussion/Grace before meals practice
•  A prayer table has 5 items: bible/candle/white cloth/cross(rosary)/and something living(plant or animal).  We have a class beta fish as part of out prayer table.
  

Upcoming:

Oct 10th: Return home reading

                Teacher's Pet: In school field trip - 1-3 pm(Inuit Presentation)

***Parent volunteers need to come for 12:40 to help with setup.***

Oct 11th: Return library books.

Oct 12th: Fun Food Thanh Thy

                Red math duo-tangs go home today(Patterns assessment Thurs, Oct 18th)

***Volunteer calendar went home last week.  If you are able to volunteer please send back with availability.***

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