Homework
1. Daily Reading for 15 to 20 minutes
2. Word Study
Week of Oct. 22 Pattern: long u (u_e, oo, ew)
High Frequency Words: different, again, great, every, between
3. Next Oral Sharing Topic: Top Ten List of Favourite Foods, Snacks and Treats
2. Word Study
Week of Oct. 22 Pattern: long u (u_e, oo, ew)
High Frequency Words: different, again, great, every, between
3. Next Oral Sharing Topic: Top Ten List of Favourite Foods, Snacks and Treats
Reminders
**Please send in any cardboard and newspaper so we can use them during our building unit.
**Please send in any cardboard and newspaper so we can use them during our building unit.
- Friday, October 26th - PD Day
- Tuesday, October 30th - Structures Stable & Strong presentation
- Mrs. Zaharichuk AM
- Mrs. Tomasson PM
Weekly Learning Update
Math: Place Value to 1000
Estimating Numbers
- How can we make a reasonable estimate?
- Does using a referent help?
- Three common bridge types: beam, truss and suspensions. What are the design features of each?
What is the difference between needs and wants?
What are the factors that contribute to the quality of our life in Canada?
*public safety, comfort, health, happiness, security
Gym: Bowling Skills
Ask your child about Bowlers and Rollers.
Buddies:
We read a book to our Grade 1 buddy and helped them do a letter hunt.
Art: Pumpking Zentangles
Zentangle is a method of drawing simple repeating patterns using lines and shapes. This week we added zentangles to a pumpkin.
Global Read Aloud: One Book to Connect with the World
For the next 6 weeks we will be engaged in a novel study and connecting with students from other parts of the world who are also reading the same book. We are partnered up with a Grade 3/4 class in Kitchener, Ontario and a Grade 3 class in Denver, North Carolina. We will get to learn more about those places as well as share our thinking about the novel.
Ask your child:
What do you think Bat will name the skunk kit?
What kind of class pet does Bat have at school?
What is an eyelet?
