February 27

We did a great job of our readers' theatre of the The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The video does not do justice to the performance. The camera did not take a complete track of the whole story. I'm sure your child will happily perform his or her part (and probably other parts as well) at home.

Thank you to all who have sent in the interview time sheet. Most have been given their most preferred time. If you don't have an appoint time yet, please call me at the school to make an appointment for Wednesday or Thursday.

Children will be dismissed early on both Wednesday and Thursday to allow for interview times.

February 25, 2009

Baby Charlotte grew 8 multi-links since we measured her in November. Now she is 37 multi-links long.

We will do a readers' theatre performance in the Primary assembly after recess tomorrow. Parents are welcome to attend.

February 24

Today we did Olympic printing. We copied some work from a chart in the room. Then Miss Owen marked it. If we score 12-13, we get a gold medal on our paper. If we score 10-11, we get a silver medal on our paper. If we score 8-9, we get a bronze medal on our paper. We will show off our work on the bulletin board in the hallway.

Today a notice went home about the parent-teacher interviews that are coming up. Please return the green form as soon as possible so you can have your most preferred date and time.

Tomorrow is Green Day.

We will wear green. We will also try to have a lunch that is good for the environment. We are trying to bring more reusable containers or food like apples that don't need wrapping at all.

February 17

We had a great time on 100 Day!

We had a special book for all our activities. We even had some activities left over to do at home. Here we are wearing our special 100 Day glasses. It's much easier to do 100 Day work when we wear these glasses.


We also held a draw to decide who would get the Olympic mittens Mr. Heidebrecht gave us and the growth chart with the Olympic mascots on it. Here are the winners with their prizes.

Remember that Friday is a Professional Development Day. Children don't come to school that day. I will be with the rest of the teachers on the Sunshine Coast at Chatelech learning more about teaching both Reading and Math, especially to children who struggle.

February 16

Mrs. Pinkey was pleased to report that Division 9 worked hard for her while Miss Owen was away enjoying Pairs Figure Skating.

Tomorrow is 100 Day, and everyone is reminded to bring a collection of 100 things displayed in a way that is easy for others to count. Today we talked about using smaller containers to hold 10 itmes each, using small bags, and using elastic bands. The most important thing is that parents and children talk together about the collections.

Watch for information on the next opportunity for Parent-Teacher interviews. A notice will come home giving you choices of when you want to meet with your child and the teacher to set goals for the final term.

February 6, 2009

We have been very busy lately.

We've been writing stories. First, we listen to a story many times. We act out parts and practice saying lines from the story. Then we use pictures from the story to help us tell the story ourselves. We will be bringing home our first story after we have had a chance to read it to a Kindergarten child. You can see samples of stories other children are writing around this time of year. http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/perf_stands/writing.htm This link takes you to page where you can look at writing performance standards. Simply click on your child's grade level. The part that applies right now is the part about Literary writing.

We've been using the Olympics to learn more about Canada. We got to watch the torch relay run right past our school. Some children from our class broke into a spontaneous rendition of O Canada when it was over.

We've been deepening our understanding of the number system and increasing the number of strategies we can use to do mental math. Some of this is through the use of Dreambox, and some is through more traditional methods.

We've been painting. We are learning to use materials correctly. For example, we use only the tip of the brush for paint.

We are looking forward to Valentines Day. We will celebrate on February 12. Please keep all cards at home until that day.