IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Early Dismissal February 14th A reminder that this Wednesday is an Early Dismissal Day, and we are following the Friday schedule. Dismissal time is 11:45am. The Cinnamon Heart Shaped Day… We will be doing a Valentine’s Day Card Exchange tomorrow before dismissal. On an unrelated note, students did some code-breaking in class, where they figured out who everyone is in their class, based on the numbers of the alphabet. They brought these home to show you! Some students asked about bringing in a treat. This is not necessary, as there is not celebration, BUT if they wanted to, they will hand them out during the card exchange. The class promised me that they will eat their lunch first. Zoo School This is a callout for volunteers for Zoo School. When: April 9-13 Time: All day. Bus leaves at 8:10, arriving back at the school shortly before dismissal. You can meet up there, and parking at the zoo will be free for volunteers. I will confirm the time our day starts at the zoo if you choose to meet us there. We need 5 volunteers a day. You can contact Jodi (classroom coordinator) or you can email me. You can volunteer for 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days. They have to be whole days. A Zoo School coordinator will be visiting our class on April 4th to go over the program, protocols and expectations. Volunteers are invited to this event. More details to follow. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. IMPORTANT DATES February 14: Early Dismissal at 11:45 am February 15-16: Teacher’s Convention - No School February 19: Family Day - No School February 21: Fun Lunch (OPA!) February 26: Elder Shirley Hill February 28: Pink Shirt Day OUR DAY Wayne Gretzky days under our belt, 81 days to go! Mrs K was in for me this morning. This morning, students were code breakers! They figured out who is in the class using the code chart. After Music, students worked on their addition skills. We will continue working on this, looking at different strategies, reflecting on what works, and making sure students understand the process and place value. Students soaked in the sunshine during recess, and then met up with Mrs Ferrari to wok on the next step in their Water themed oil pastels. When they had finished chowing down on their lunch, we reviewed the Code Names. Students did a quick check making sure they had capitalized the first letter of each name, and only the first letter. We finished looking at the structure of a friendly letter, and students began the first planning stage, jotting down things they might want to share with their Grade 3 pen pal. Many students were concerned about sharing personal information, as they recalled our Internet Safety presentation with Constable Jan. LOVE IT! We talked about when it would be appropriate to ask for or offer personal information. It is a mighty gray area, and it is wonderful that they are being mindful about it. In gym, students continued practicing their basketball skills with a Red Light, Green Light Basketball Version and a Fruit Salad Basketball Version. The are some mad skills out there on the court. We began our paper pillar build. We watched a video, paying particular attention to the centre of gravity and balance of the pillar. I did a demonstration of how to create a pillar with tabs. We discussed surface area - what it means and why it is important to the tabs, and how to measure out an equal distance line (1 cm) from the edge, and why this might be important, relating all back to balance. I have planted the questions of: Why can pillars be hollow and is it important? Where do we use pillars (and tubes) in everyday life? What makes the pillar strong? Why are tabs important? I’m thinking a pillar challenge is in the works… Perhaps a challenge of supporting weight… Maybe their own weight… A reminder that we are on a Friday schedule tomorrow, so dismissal is at 11:45 am. Count Chocula! Ms Lauf Comments are closed.
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