Well...I do love winter sports...but really not a fan of the cold weather (ha ha). Hopefully you are all well and enjoying winter. Things are ticking along (quickly) in class. We just started our new math unit on Patterning so I will send home some extra duotang practice for those families that let me know they were interested.
We have some amazing learning opportunities that we are working on together. Students started working on their Podcast project...they are SO excited...in Math, we are going to be using board-provided laptops and access Minecraft for Education to show our Patterning knowledge by creating different patterns in Minecraft; we started a science-palooza on Biodiversity...PLEASE ask your child to share all the great things that are happening. Oh...and we buddied up with a kinder class to code Ozobots today...we have such great leaders in our class!
Please ensure your son or daughter comes to school with proper snow gear! They must wear snow pants and winter boots to play in the field. I really encourage you to send a change of clothes just in case your child gets wet (especially socks!)
Hot lunch program continues to be enjoyed by many...so be sure to sign up online if you are interested in participating.
Our classroom is a nut-free environment to ensure our students with allergies are safe. Please be mindful of this when you are packing your child's lunch and snacks. The new cookie store and Tim Horton's snacks and hot chocolate aren't peanut free...so please ensure your child enjoys these before getting to school. Thank you...so much...for helping keep all our students safe.
This Weeks Learning
Numeracy: Both Grades: Patterning. I will assign questions in Knowledgehook for students to practice at night. This practice is amazing - I receive emails from Knowledgehook regarding student progress - it points out areas students are struggling in and provides follow-up questions for students to complete!
Language: We began our Podcasts today...sooooooo exciting.
Phys Ed: Gymnastics will be studied for the next month...then on to basketball...yeah!
S.T.E.M/Coding.: Every other Friday...ask your child to share their experiential learning opportunities! We started coding our own version of the "operation" game last week and will continue this week as well. We are using Makey-Makey's.
Religion/Family Life: We will wrap up our Advent unit this week (hopefully!)
Social Studies/Science: We began our Science unit on Biodiversity.
