le 3-7 decembre

Into December already... where has the time gone?

Just a few things for this week:
-Library on Monday. Bring your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-SNOOK Wednesday morning at 8:30am in the library
-Band concert on Wednesday afternoon (1-2pm) in the gym
-Math Club will meet this week on Thursday at lunch in the library
-Beach Day and Hot Lunch on Thursday
-Home Reading Books are due back Friday
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at the sound that an and en make. The words are as follows:

un manteau

blanc

un enfant

tension (une ligne à haute tension)

les bancs

les branches

Have a great weekend!

Thank you!

I just want to say a big thank you to all parents who have come, or are coming to three-way conferences. It is wonderful to see the support that my students have at home. I value very much the opportunity to share how your children are doing at school and hearing how everything is going at home. When we work together we ensure the best possible experience for children. Thank you!
As I mentioned in the conferences, if there is ever anything that comes up that I can help with, please do not hesitate to contact me by dropping in, calling, email or by way of note in the agenda.

Lost and found

The lost and found is on display near the front office this week. We will be taking a stroll by as a class one day this week, but if you are in the school I would encourage you to take a look with your child. Thanks!

le 26 - 29 novembre

Just a few reminders for this week...

-Book Fair is at the school this week. We will have a browsing time on Tuesday and a buying time on Wednesday. If you wish for your child to purchase something from the Book Fair, please send money on Wednesday, not Tuesday.
-Three-way conferences are on Wednesday and Thursday evening. If you have not called the office to schedule a time, please do so. I would like to meet with everyone.
-Because of the conferences, there is no school for students on Friday, November 30th.
-Hot lunch orders are due on Thursday, November 29th.
-I will not be at school on Tuesday, I will be at PD for math education.
-Dictee on Thursday. This week our sound will be 'in', as in cinq. The words are as follows:

les sapins

les patins

un singe

un insecte

cinq

Bonus : incroyable

Self control

We have begun our next trait in character education - self control. We have been discussing the responsible and irresponsible choices we have when we are angry, and how to effectively deal with being angry without hurting others or ourself. The trick we are working on at school is 1 + 3 + 10 = calm. 1 - stop, 3 deep breaths and count to 10 in your head, and then you shouldn't feel angry and can make the responsible choice.

Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be at Ecole Victoria next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will be going down as a class on Tuesday to browse, and we will go on Wednesday to buy. If you wish for your child to purchase something, please send money on Wednesday, not Tuesday. The book fair is also going on during interviews in the evenings if you prefer to shop with your child. Thanks for supporting our school!

Voki

On Monday during our computer time we learned to use a new program on the computer that we can use to practice our MIMI words. This website is secure, and nothing is published online unless Mme Denomy or I access the account to do so. Your child is coming home with their sign in information in their agendas today so they can practice at home. The website is https://voki.com/classroom/login_status.php

Have fun practicing your MIMI words!

Three-way conferences

There are still many slots available for three-way conferences next Wednesday and Thursday evenings. If you have not done so already, please call the office to schedule a time to meet with me. Thank you!

Addition with regrouping

Today we were working on adding numbers to 100 with regrouping. We were practicing by using base ten blocks, first as a class on the SmartBoard, and then in groups as we played a game. Here is the link to practice adding with base 10 blocks.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_154_g_1_t_1.html?from=category_g_1_t_1.html

Change the number of columns to 2 to only have 10s and 1s. Have fun regrouping!

Sound of the week

As you may already know from the dictee words for this week, we are looking at the letters 'eau' and the sound that they make. We had some fun this morning thinking of all the 'eau' words we knew and then writing a poem. Enjoy!

Just a few notes...

Our school is collecting non-perishable donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank. If you wish to donate an item, please send it to school by November 28. The collection bins are in front of the main office.

SNOOK (snack and a book) will be starting this week. This is a morning program where families are welcome to come to the LRC, have a juice box and a granola bar and read a book together. This will run each Wednesday morning from 8:30 until 8:55am. (November 28th is in the lunchroom due to the book fair)

Progress reports are going home on Friday and three-way conferences are being held next Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Call the office to book a time that is convenient for you. If these times are not convenient, please let me know and we can make other arrangements. I would like to meet with each student and his/her family. Thank you!

MIMI #2 Glog and game to play at home

I have finished a Glog for the second MIMI poster. This one is a little different in that you will hear the students spelling their own words. It can be found here: http://www.glogster.com/mlleollerhead/mimi-2/g-6l5eivufsremf594trgs6a0

Also, on Friday I sent home a table that had all of the new words. In class we played a game with a partner using the table to practice our words. The object of the game is to connect 4 words. To place a token on a word, you have to read, and spell (en francais) that word. Have fun!

Dictee - le 23 novembre

Next week for centres we will be looking at the sound that eau make (oh). The words are as follows:

• un bateau
• un manteau
• un chapeau
• un panneau
• un poteau

I have found a website that lets you set up a spelling list and then play games with your spelling words. Click here to access the games.

Shining Willow Books #8, 9 and 10 and the vote!

This week we finished reading the Shining Willow nominees. On Tuesday we read Ella May and the Wishing Stone, on Wednesday we read Little Chief and Mighty Gopher The Pemmican Frenzy, and yesterday we read The Flute.

 

After we had read all the books, we voted and made a Wordle to show which book won (the biggest title)

 

MIMI #2

Here is a picture of our second MIMI poster. Today we shook out all the words. We will continue to practice learning these words this week. Look for your home copy of these words in the sac bleu tomorrow. I am hoping to get another glog up and running by tomorrow, as well. Keep checking back here for a link. Thanks for your support at home!

Nov. 13-16

Just a few reminders for this short week.

-We will be going to the library today
-Home Reading Books will come home today and are to be sent back on Friday
-There will be no dictee this week as we will be starting our next MIMI poster. I will be putting up another glog this week so students can practice the words at home
-Progress reports are going home on Nov. 23 and three-way conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 28 and Thursday, November 29. Please call the office to schedule a time. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know and we can find a time that works.

Have a great week!

Jour du souvenir

This morning we attended our Remembrance Day program. I was very proud of my students and their respectfulness throughout the program. We all wore a poppy over our heart, sang Oh Canada, heard the poem In Flanders Fields, heard the Last Post, had 2 minutes of silence and presented our poppy donations. There is a Remembrance Day program on Sunday morning at the Credit Union Centre. The details can be found at this website: http://www.creditunioncentre.com/event.php?event=84-181b1f65

Shining Willow #7

Today we read Tooter's Stinky Wish by Brian Cretney. In this book, Tooter learned several important lessons; perspective, patience, perseverance and partnership.

Shining Willow Books #5 and #6

Today we read two Shining Willow books; I Know Here by Laurel Croza and In the Bag, Margaret Knight Wraps It Up by Monica Kulling
     

L'eau et les plantes

I didn't get a chance to post for Day 2, so I will post the pictures for both days 2 and 3 tonight.

Jour #2 - Flowers without and with water

Jour #2 - Flower in blue water

Jour #2 - Flowers in coloured water

Jour #2 - Flowers in cup with water in plastic bag - condensation in bag

Jour #2 - Stem of flowers with a split stem in two different colours of water

Jour #3 - Flowers without and with water - we are beginning to think that plants do in fact need water...

Jour #3 - Flower in red water

Jour #3 - Flower with split stem in two different colours of water

Poppy donations

We will be having a Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday morning. Each student will be given a poppy for the assembly. We will be having a silver collection for the poppies. If you wish to send a donation, please send it in before Thursday morning. Thank you.

Shining Willow #4

Today we read Loon by Susan Vande Griek. This was a nice book that told the story of two loon babies from the day they were born until they are grown up.

Shining Willow #3

Today we read Shining Willow nominee #3 : The Busy Beaver by Nicholas Oldland. Nicholas Oldland has several other childrens books published, Big Bear Hug and Making the Moose Out of Life. Check them out!

L'eau et les plantes

We have been discussing the importance of water to all living things, so this week we will be conducting an experiment to see if plants really do need water. This experiement will also be an introduction to the scientific process. We started with our question "Est-ce que les plantes ont vraiment besoin d'eau?" (Do plants really need water?). Then today we wrote and drew our predictions. "Je pense que...". We set up our experiment and drew pictures and wrote about what we saw today. We will continue to record our observations until le 14 novembre. Here are some pictures:

We put some flowers in a cup with water, and some in a cup without water.

We remembered that water evaporates, so we put a plastic bag around this one to see what happens.

We coloured some of the water to make sure that the flower is drinking it and the water is not just evaporating.

We cut a stem in two and put it in two different colours to see what will happen. Rouge et bleu? Violet?

 Keep checking back to see what happens!

Progress reports and three-way conferences

Progress reports will be coming home on Friday, November 23rd and Three-Way Conferences will be from 4-8pm on Wednesday, November 28 and 3-7pm on Thursday, November 29. Please call the office to schedule a time that works for you.
If none of these times are convenient for you, or you wish to find an alternate time to meet, please do not hesitate to let me know by email, phone, in person or by way of the agenda.

le 5 - 8 novembre

My apologies on posting this so late. Here are some reminders for this week:
-Library on Monday. Bring back books if you wish to exchange them for new ones. Students will be getting one book in French and one in English. It is important to appreciate books in both languages.
-Scholastic due Thursday, November 8th. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic Canada Ltd
-Home Reading Books due back on Thursday. Many Home Reading Book bags didn't make it back to school on Friday, please send them back on Monday so students will have new ones for the week.
-We will be having a Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday at 11am.
-No school for students on Friday.
-Remembrance Day holiday on Monday - No school.
-Dictee on Thursday. This week we will be looking at the sound 'oi' (wha in English). The words are as follows:

voici

je vois

un oie

le bois

le trottoir

trois

Bonus: une toile d’araignée

Cell phone recycling

The Destination Conservation club is conducting a drive to recycle old cell phones. If cell phones are thrown away, they can be harmful to the environment because of the chemicals that they contain. As well, it takes energy to make new components for new cell phones. Old phones have many parts that are still working and can be reused. Students are invited to bring in old cell phones to recycle until November 16th.

Shining Willow book #2

Today we read Imagine un arbre and Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid. It was neat to read the book in both languages.

 

Here is a video about how the pictures were created.

 

Shining Willow Nominee #1

 

Over the next few weeks we will be reading the 10 Shining Willow nominated books. Once we have read them all, we will vote for our favourites. All the nominated books can be found at http://www.willowawards.ca/nominated-books/2012/shining-willow.

 

Today we read the first book, Small Saul by Ashley Spires.

 

 

 

 

Here is a video of an interview with Ashley Spires.