Les matieres dangereuses

We have been learning in science about liquids and solids, and how sometimes they can be dangerous. We learned to identify some of the hazard symbols, including those for flammable, toxic, corrosive, irritating and explosive materials. We discussed storing hazardous materials in safe places, out of reach of little brothers and sisters and pets.

Les solides et les liquides

We have been continuing to learn about liquids and solids for science. This week, we were mixing solids and liquids together. We learned that some solids dissolve, but others don't. We mixed salt with water, and glitter with water. The word in French we learned was dissoudre, to dissolve. We dissolved Borax in room temperature water and in boiling water. Interestingly, the hot water dissolved all the Borax, but not all of the Borax was dissolved by the room temperature water. We let the hot water cool down and checked on it again the next morning. Here are some pictures of what we saw the morning after:

After the hot water cooled down, the Borax isn't dissolved in the water, but it doesn't look like white powder  any more.

Borax that didn't dissolve in room temperature water.

le 21-24 janvier

Here are some updates for this week:

-Library on Monday. Bring your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-Les liquides homework due on Wednesday
-NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, January 25th
-Home Reading Books due on Thursday
-Dictee on Thursday. This week we are looking at the letters ai, which make the sound like the english a. The words are as follows:

du lait

une chaise

le français

il était

une fraise

aider

une maison

Water Rafiki Friend Chains

There was a piece in the newsletter about Water Rafiki Friend Chains yesterday, and coming home today is an order form. We had a visit from an SLC member who explained about the chains this morning. Each chain purchased provides water for one person for an entire year! They are made by hand in Kenya by women who receive fair wages. Here is a little video about the water rafiki chains:

 Orders are due in by Thursday, January 31st. Cheques can be made payable to the school.

Les liquides

Corn syrup, water and oil don't mix.

Lava lamps!

Lava lamp

Today we were looking at liquids. We described 3 different liquids and then watched what happened when we mixed them together. We learned that some liquids are heavier than others. We learned a new word to describe liquids - visqueux (viscous). At the end of our experiment we added some food colouring to the mix to see what would happen. The effect was something like a lava lamp. We learned that some liquids don't always mix together, but some do.

Les liquides et les solides homework

Written in the agenda as homework for today was Les liquides et les solides. I didn't get a chance to go over the expectations for this with students at the end of the day, so it will be coming home tomorrow. I am asking that it be back by next Wednesday, January 23rd.
Students will have to find 2 liquids at home and describe them, decide which is the most viscous, as well as mix them together to see what happens.
Merci!

MIMI #3

Here is a link to a video of our MIMI words being said and spelled. There are a few missing, I will be adding them as they are finished.
http://video.spsd.sk.ca/uploads/OllerheadK201311616119.wmv

Les tortues de mer

Here are some interesting videos of les tortues de mer. We have been learning a bit about sea turtles to go along with our third MIMI picture.

 

I have also put up some links to more information about sea turtles on my LibGuides page. It can be found at: http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/content.php?pid=290416&sid=3111006.

 

MIMI #3

Last week we started working on our third MIMI poster. Here it is!

le 14-18 janvier

Information for this week:
-We have library on Monday. Bring back your books if you wish to exchange them.
-Scholastic orders are due back on Tuesday. Cheques can be made payable to Scholastic Canada Ltd.
-Home Reading Books due back on Friday.
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at the letters eu. The words for this week are as follows:

les œufs

les yeux

eux

les cheveux

un pneu

neuf

je peux

Random Acts of Kindness

Here is a video that was shared with us at assembly on Thursday to go with our current character trait - kindness or la gentillesse.

Science Fair

This year, EVS will be having a science fair. For my students, completing a project will be completely optional. We discussed today about what a science fair is and looked at some science websites during our computer time to get some ideas of what kind of science we may be interested in doing a project about.
The science fair will be on March 20th. Projects will be on display in the afternoon and again in the evening from 5:30-7pm. My students are free to do a project on their own, or with one or two partners. There are some websites to help with choosing topics and questions on the LibGuides page (http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/content.php?pid=290416&sid=3304031). Stay tuned for more information on this blog and in the school newsletters.
This is a great opportunity for students to learn about an area of science that interests them.  If you have any questions or want help getting started, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you, as always, for your support at home.

Math Club

Starting tomorrow, Math Club will now be on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:45. Skipping club will be starting shortly on Thursdays at lunch and we didn't want students to have to choose between the two.

le 7-11 janvier

Updates for our first full week back:

• We will have library on Monday. Bring your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
• Hot Lunch Orders are due back on Tuesday, Jan. 8th.
• Scholastic orders will be going home on Monday and are due back on January 15th. Cheques can be made payable to Scholastic Canada Ltd.
• Thursday is Backwards Day and Hot Lunch Day. We will also have an assembly on Thursday morning.
• Friday afternoon we are going to Marion Gymnastics. Please sign and send back the form that was sent home last week. I also now have enough parent volunteers for this trip. Thanks to those who have offered their time to come along.
• Home Reading Books are due back on Friday.
• Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at au, which make the sound 'o' (same as eau). The words are as follows:

 

un autobus

haut

sauter

aussi

chaud

un auteur

Kindness - La gentillesse

Our next trait for character education will be Kindness, or la gentillesse.

We looked at the website www.randomactsofkindness.org where there are many ideas for random acts of kindness and then we each wrote a page of a class book of ideas for Random Acts of Kindness (les Bonnes Actions) that we can do to brighten someone's day. Click on the link to see our ideas: http://video.spsd.sk.ca/uploads/OllerheadK20131611917.wmv

 

Bonne Annee!

Bonne Annee and welcome back to school! I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing and fun Christmas break.

Here are a few announcements for this first week back:
-We are going to Marion Gymnastics on January 11th. There is a note coming home with your child today. Please sign and return the bottom portion. I am still looking for 3 parents who can come along with us for this afternoon, let me know if you are able to help out.
-Hot Lunch order forms are coming home today, please return by Tuesday, January 8th
-Library on Monday, January 7th

Joyeux Noel!

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks to families and parents who came out to the assembly and to our little Christmas party this afternoon. Thank you as well for the kind gift, it is very much appreciated.
Have a safe and happy holidays and I will see everyone again on January 3rd!

Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee! 

Fete de Noel!

Coming home with your child today is an invitation to our Fete de Noel on Friday afternoon. We put the time of the fete to be at 1:45pm, immediately following the assembly. You are more than welcome to attend the assembly to sing some Christmas carols with us and then join us for the Fete de Noel. I hope to see everyone there on Friday!

le 17-21 decembre

A few notes for this last week before the Christmas Break...

-Library on Monday. Please bring back your books to exchange for new ones for over the break.
-Santa's Workshop is on Wendesday, Dec. 19. If you are able to volunteer, please call the office to let us know. This is a great opportunity for students to get some Christmas shopping done for family members. Items are priced at .25$ - 4$. If you wish to send money prior to Wednesday, please label it with your student's name.
-Home Reading books due back on Friday.
-There will be no dictee on Friday
-Friday afternoon at 1pm we will be having an assembly. Our class will be leading a bilingual version of Vive le vent (Jingle Bells) during the carolling. Following the assembly, our class will have a little Fete de Noel. Feel free to join us for that afternoon.

One final note.. I have already heard from many families who are planning holidays or who will be away for a few days around the break. Please let the office or I know if you know of absences ahead of time. This saves the administrative assistants calling homes of absent students in the mornings. Our last day before the break is Friday, December 21st, and school resumes on Thursday, January 3rd.

Scholastic

Just a reminder that Scholastic is due back tomorrow, Wednesday, December 12th. Thanks!

Math games, and some other things...

Math Games
This week we have started talking about subtraction, and the relationship between addition and subtraction. I have added some new math games to the list on the right of the blog.

Winter Carnival
Just a reminder that Winter Carnival will be on Thursday, Dec. 13th from 6:30-8:30pm. Join us for cookie decorating, craft, sleigh rides and carolling. Hope to see you there!

Santa's Workshop
A note went home about Santa's Workshop in the last school newsletter. This will run the same as last year, and is a good opportunity for students to come and get some shopping done for family members. Items are priced from 0.25$ to 4$. If students wish to bring money prior to Dec. 19, please send it labelled in a bag for me to hold on to. If any families have new gift items that they wish to donate, please send them to school or drop them off at the main office. Also, if you were able to donate some time to help students shop and wrap their gifts, please contact the main office. Thank you!

Marion Gymnastics
We will be going to Marion Gymnastics on the afternoon of January 11th. I will be looking for 4 or 5 parents who are able to come along and help out on this trip. Volunteers will require a criminal records check, as outlined in newsletters earlier this year. Please contact me if you have any questions or are able to come. Thanks for your support!

le 10-14 décembre

Just a few notes for this week:

-Library on Monday. Bring your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-SNOOK  (snack and a book)- Wednesday morning at 8:30am in the LRC
-Scholastic orders are due back on Wednesday
-Winter Carnival on Thursday night from 6:30-8:30pm at the school. Join us for cookie decorating, craft, sleigh rides and carolling.
-Dictee on Friday, the words are as follows. Please pay particular attention to the letters in bold, this should be a review of most of the sounds we have studied to date.

une étoile

un ange

un cadeau

un lutin

des jouets

Bonus : Joyeux Noël

Typing game

During our computer period on Mondays this year, we will be publishing some of our work, which includes typing. Today we started a program that can help us to learn the proper way to type so that we can be efficient and effective typists. The website for this program is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

If you are practicing with your child, reminding them of proper fingering will help to curb bad typing habits. Thanks, as always, for your support at home.

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.

 



Joyeuse Halloween!

What a fun day! We finished up our toiles d'araignee that we started with Mme Brown this morning. We continued with our centres de litteratie, and Mme Bazin came in to our room to write with us today.
After lunch we were in the costume parade, and we went to the gym to do some dancing. After that, we came back to the classroom and played some Halloween games. We had a lovely snack after recess and we finished our Halloween novel.
I hope everyone stays safe while trick or treating tonight! Joyeuse Halloween!

Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

I can't believe I just typed Nov in the title of this post... Time flies when we are having so much fun in Grade 2.
Just a few notes about next week:
-Picture orders are due back on Monday. Please send in the forms if you wish to order pictures.
-Library on Monday. Bring back your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-Picture retakes are on Tuesday afternoon. If you want your child to get retakes, please send me a note or email to let me know. In the past I have had students who weren't sure and it was a bit confusing. I would like to have a list of who to send to the library to get their picture taken. Thanks for your help with this.
-Halloween on Wednesday. We talked briefly in class about costumes for this day. As in previous years at EVS, we will wear our costumes for the afternoon only. Please do not send students in costumes that depict violence (no weapons), or are too gruesome. Thanks again for your support with this. Look for a note home from me on Monday for our plans for that afternoon.
-Thursday is Hot Lunch and Spirit Day. Students are invited to wear glasses, moustaches and ties to school.
-Dictee on Friday. Next week we will be looking at the 2 different sounds that c can make. Hard c, like k when it is followed by a, o or u, and soft c, like s, when it is followed by e or i. The bonus words are special cases. When we want c to say the same as s, but it is followed by a, o or u, we have to give it a cedille.

l’écorce

le ciel

les escaliers

une sorcière

un costume

Bonus : un garçon

Bonus : le français

As with this week, I am looking for students to have the letters in bold correct when spelling these words.

Have a great weekend!

Les squelettes et les os

Today we learned a few interesting facts while we made our Q-tip squelettes. We learned that there are 206 os in our body, that we have 27 os in each hand, that our femur is our longest os, that our smallest os is in our ears and that our os grow as we grow. We noticed that when there is more than one os, we still spell the word os the same as when there is only one (un os et des os) and we don't have to add an s at the end like with most words. Here are some pictures of our spooky Halloween squelettes.

 

Nos phrases de MIMI

Last week we wrote sentences about our MIMI poster. I hope you enjoy our work!

http://video.spsd.sk.ca/uploads/OllerheadK20121022154057.wmv

Les feux follets

Today we started learning some new vocabulary for Halloween. To help decorate our windows, we made les feux follets. Here are some pictures.

Crayons et croissants

Thanks to all the families who came out this morning for the second annual Crayons et croissants breakfast. It was great to see families sharing writing while having a yummy breakfast. What a fun way to start a Friday!

le 22-26 octobre

Just a few reminders for next week:

-Library on Monday. Please bring back your library books if you wish to return them for new ones.
-Home Reading Books will be going home again on Monday, please return on Friday.
-We will be having a Fall Dance on Friday after lunch from 12:45-2pm. The SLC is asking for $1 from each child to help with the costs. This can be sent in any time this week.
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be learning some Halloween vocabulary. The words for dictee are as follows:

• un monstre
• un chat noir
• un chaudron
• une bougie
• une citrouille
• Bonus : Joyeuse Halloween

Have a great weekend!

Photos

Photo proofs came home today. If you wish to order photos, please complete the forms and return them by October 29. Picture retakes will be the afternoon of October 30.

Water, water everywhere...

In science, we have been talking about water and its importance to life on Earth. Today we learned about how water can be a gas, liquid or solid, and how it can change between being liquid, gas and solid. We did an experiment with ice cubes, water and salt. Below are some pictures of our experiment:

In the first glass, we had ice cubes and a thermometre. We wrote or drew what we thought would happen to the ice cubes and what the thermometre would look like before and after it was in with the ice cubes.

In the second glass we had ice cubes and water and a thermometre. We wrote or drew what we thought would happen.



 

In the third glass we had ice cubes and salt and the thermometre. We wrote or drew what we thought would happen.
 

Today we learned that there is water in the air around us, and that when it gets cold, it turns into liquid water or solid water, which is why our cold glasses got wet on the outside and why the glass with salt got frost on the outside. We also learned that when ice gets put in a warm place (like our classroom) that it melts into liquid water.

Another fun math game

Today in math we were talking about how we can use our doubles to solve problems that are close to doubles, such as 4+3. We can do the double of 4, and then take one away. We practiced our doubles some more, and then played this fun game on the SmartBoard to practice doubles minus 1.

http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurDentist/index.html

lundi, le 15 octobre

To celebrate Education Week, we are doing WOTS up! (Write on the spot) twice each day. When the music plays over the PA system, we drop whatever we are doing and write for 10 minutes. Each student has a notebook that they can use to write lists, stories, dictee or MIMI words, or whatever else they like.

This week in math we will be practicing our double facts to 20. Below are the links to some games that students can play at home to practice.
Monkey Drive
Robin Hood Doubles
Robin Hood Doubles Harder

October 15 - 19

Just a few reminders for next week:
-Library on Monday, please bring back books if you want to change them for new ones. I will be watching more closely to see that students are taking out one English and one French book (or two French books). It is important to be reading in both languages.
-Home Reading Books will be going home again on Monday and are to be returned on Friday
-Dictee on Friday. We will be working on the letters ou, which say oo (like in food), words are as follows:

1. un loup
2. rouge
3. les souliers
4. un mouton
5. la bouche

Bon weekend!

C'est l'automne!

Here is a video that we made all about how we know that fall is here. Enjoy!

http://video.spsd.sk.ca/uploads/OllerheadK20121012154250.wmv

One other note for next week

Since we will miss our regularly scheduled library period on Monday, we will visit the library on Tuesday next week. Please bring back your books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.

le 9 octobre - le 12 octobre

Just a few notes for this upcoming week:

• Picture Day is on Wednesday, October 10. Please send back the pose selection form.
• Scholastic is due on Thursday, October 11. Cheques payable to Scholastic Canada.
• Home Reading Books will be sent home on Tuesday and are to be brought back on Friday.
• Dictee on Friday, October 12. The words for this week are:

un chien
un chapeau
un chat
un cochon
chuchote

Tuesday, October 2nd

Coming home today in your child's homework folder are the October Scholastic order and the photo pose selection form.

• Scholastic is due on Thursday, October 11.
• Picture Day is Wednesday, October 10, so please have forms back by this day.

Have a great night!

Glog

I have set up a Glog online. It is like a virtual poster that you can add video, images and audio to. I have made one of our first MIMI poster, adding my voice saying the words to help students practice reading the words correctly at home. Check it out at  http://www.glogster.com/mlleollerhead/our-first-mimi-poster/g-6l8hujclphba2bn7hidjoa0.