In Math, we continue to review telling time, calculating elapsed time and understanding place value. Please check in with your children to see their comfort level with writing numbers in standard form, word form and expanded form. For example, see the below images.
In Science, we are starting an inquiry on simple machines. We reviewed this video for some background knowledge. More to come!In Language Arts we are always working on vocabulary-building practices, which support reading, writing, and thinking skills. Our “Word of the Day” today was flabbergasted! How would you use this word meaningfully in a sentence?In Career Ed. and Health Ed., we have been using the “Open Parachute” program to explore topics in goal-setting and SEL (social emotional learning). Today our focus was on setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based goals (SMART goals). Some students chose the bonus public speaking challenge of reading their own SMART goal aloud for the class. *Please ask your children to share with you a goal they have AND what steps they have thought of towards achieving that goal.Our classroom’s new stand up desk is available for everyone! It’s a favourite! SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE: To support all learners, we offer a highly differentiated curriculum and are ready to adapt to students’ interests and needs. Whenever possible or relevant, I will reinforce my verbal instructions with visual cues—as well, I try to summarize instructions in point form or diagrams on the whiteboard and/or provide this in signs or handouts. Our class is lucky to a stand up desk available for any learner who likes that option, and students are encouraged to take additional body breaks as needed and use non-distracting fidgets for calming and focus. Students are reminded and supported to be good self-advocates who notice their needs and communicatethem using sentence stems such as “I’m feeling _________, so may I take a body break in the hall and do some stretching?” Or, “I’d like extra time to finish this work.” My goal is that all students will make progress this year in understanding their learning needs and feeling able to ask for support within our safe, peaceful learning environment. So, as a teacher, I too model use of the stand-up desk, initiating body breaks, taking deep breaths for calming, using of fidgets in non-distracting ways, asking for help, owning up to my mistakes, and using prayer and deep breaths to self-regulate and more towards normalizing these practices in our class.Please note that the COMMUNITY VALUES coupon book fundraiser information came home with your children today. Participation is optional but appreciated! Please note that THIS IS NOT A FREE BOOK, but costs $35 for each book. Students are not asked to sell door-to-door, but to friends and family and other connections. Details are on the blue forms. Please return the blue forms and unsold books by Sept. 30th. Thank you for your support! Wear your GYM STRIP and bring in any donations ($2 suggested) tomorrow (Sept. 17th) for the TERRY FOX RUN. The field may be wet so please have your outdoor running shoes (no indoor running shoes should be worn on the field), and perhaps bring an extra pair of socks.It was a fabulous Friday afternoon at the Soccer Jamboree! Great work, students! And huge thanks to our parent volunteers!
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