Friday, September 21

BOOK EXCHANGE EVERY THURSDAY - in your child's agenda write Book Exchange on every Thursday.
Your child needs to return their book before they can borrow another one. 




Agenda Message: NO SCHOOL

Homework: Talk about how each of us are unique. We all have different strengths and challenges. I would like to thank Mr. Massey (Julia's Dad) for wonderfully sharing and reminding all of us that we are all unique. Mr. Massey also shared his daughter's strengths and challenges. It is important to remember we all have our own unique qualities and it's ok that we have similarities and differences.
Check out this great video of athletes who have challenges and MANY strengths! Please always watch YOUTUBE videos with your child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IocLkk3aYlk

Language Arts: This week we worked on recognizing where we find upper case letters in our morning message. For example, names of person, places or things. Here is a sample of a morning message. Identify where the UPPER CASE LETTERS don't belong. (P.S. Your child should also be printing their name properly with the initial letter as the only upper case letter).

Good morning Grade 1/2, 

It is thursDay, sEptEmbEr 20, 2018.

Welcome MR. MASSEY!

Your teacher, mRS. mAZE 

Math: We are beginning to review patterns more intensely with each Grade level. See what will be covered for each grade.



Grade 2

Grade 1

Social Studies:  We are beginning to review about how Canada began. See the link to stay informed: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/discover-canada/read-online/who-are-canadians.html SEE PAGE 7 AND 8 on the Government of Canada website. You can have it read outloud to you.


Art: Wow! Look at the artists!!

Gym: Ask your child how to play 'Chicken Run'. What was important about playing this game? 1)You needed to stay focused 2) Do your part 3)Synergize  4)Be a good sport!! 5) HAVE FUN!
We also learned how to 'stand in someone else's shoes' when we played this game. We brought in our knowledge we learned from Mr. Massey and played the game if we didn't have an arm or had no legs. We wanted to see how challenging it can be and how rules may need to be changed or altered (learning to stand in someone else's shoes can be an eye opener!)

VIVO: On Monday, Oct. 22 to Thursday, Oct. 25 and then later Monday, Dec. 3, we have the opportunity to attend Open Minds School. We will 'stretch' our minds, bodies and experiences during this 5 day field trip. We will explore our topic - IS THIS A HEALTHY HABIT?

We've had some discussion on what food might be healthy and which might not be as healthy? To find out where students are coming from and their frame of mind for healthy food each student individually sorted them into the group they 'thought' where they belong. We will learn more about healthy food this year. Here are some pieces of work. Have the discussion of healthy food at your house. Why do we eat healthy food?

7 Habits: We've focused on Habit #1 - Be Proactive.

Here is a great kids video (Sesame Street) about being yourself! (ALWAYS WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH YOUR CHILD). https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=cyVzjoj96vs
We did not watch this in class.


Schedule:

Wed. Sept 26 - Leader In Me Assembly (8:30- parents welcome)
Wed. Sept 26 - lunch Girls Choir - send in a Toonie or Toonies for Terry Fox donation
Thursday, Sept. 27 - Terry Fox Run (http://www.terryfox.org) at 2:20 families welcomed
Friday, Sept 28 - Orange Shirt Day (http://www.orangeshirtday.org)
Residential School - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NueIHENCckw&index=5&list=PLDgXXEmtNfrZDGlSwSIujdg3Uvo5Mce-f

Friday, Oct.  5 - Family, Friends welcomed to have fun with us -
                                A MOVIN AND MUNCHIN' SOCIAL!
Come through the front doors at 10:45,  sign our Guest Book and meet us at the Gym. We'll have fun and move, then socialize over some healthy snacks. Come join us! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WATERBOTTLE.