In Language Arts, we continued to work on our creative storytelling skills. Students are crafting an “unexpected visitor” story to share with their little buddies later this month. As well, we began a whole class novel study on Farley Mowat’s book, “Owls in the Family”. More like a “book club”, we are doing a very “soft start” to novel study: I read the story aloud as students follow along, and I explain vocabulary and context as we go. We have casual conversation about our observations and questions, and reading response questions are informal and scaffolded so everyone can be successful using their preferred method of communication.
As we go through our novel study, if students are absent, they can borrow a copy of the novel to take home and/or listen to the book in audio form, which is found for free on Youtube (for example, see below).
In Health Ed., we discussed some of the safety hazards and notes we noticed when reading chapter one of “Owls in the Family”. Students discussed safer alternatives to the choices made by the main characters of Billy and Bruce.
In Social Studies, we have been talking about eminent Canadians who have impacted our country. We watched the short documentary below about Terry Fox, and discussed the qualities and virtues he exhibited through his crusade to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Students will be tasked with writing a biographical poem about Terry Fox to creatively show their learning. Think and discuss: Who was Terry Fox, and what impact did he make?
VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/3BzyHYZgMz8?si=wFGNJ7Q3maSY2ckM
In Career Ed., we returned to the topic of goal setting again and did a creative exercise to practice prioritizing values. Students journaled and did artwork about what wonderful things they would ask for if a fairy granted them three wishes. What would you wish for?
We continued to work in Math on reading clocks and calculating elapsed time. As well, we explored topics in “place value” using base ten blocks and diagrams.
Here are some important reminders for you for tomorrow…
(1.) Please sign and return the FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM for the Soccer Jamboree.
(2.) Cross Country Team try-outs happen at school tomorrow morning at 7:30am. (Information was sent home today about this club).
(3.) Optional: Tomorrow is “part two” of our ADST toilet paper challenge. This time, students can modify toilet paper rolls in any safe and appropriate way they like. So students are welcome to bring extra materials from home if they choose to do so.
(4.) Welcome Back BBQ tomorrow! Please note that the new time of the BBQ is 4:30-6:30pm. For families who will make it tomorrow, dinner is available for purchase on the intermediate field. We will gather in the gym at 6pm for introductions, then students and families can go to their classes to look around and say hi to the teachers. *Please note that this is a simple “meet and greet” and look around at the classrooms, and there will not be time to discuss students’ progress and needs. Please feel free to wait until our “Parent-Teacher Conferences” in October or send me an email or request a separate meeting if needed.
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