Day 35

Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 -
worked on ordinal numbers from first to tenth. They also worked on time in relation to the days of the week. When students completed their math workbooks they worked on a Halloween math package reviewing ordinal numbers and skip counting.

Students in grade 2 - worked on understanding a clock. We discussed how long a minute is, and what the three hands show (seconds, minutes, hours).

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Halloween Spirit Day Friday - Students are able to dress in their costumes, please do not send anything that could be used as a weapon into school, or pretend guns/knives/swords. If you are sending treats/loot bags please ensure they are pre-wrapped to be sent home at the end of the day.
2. Spelling test books were sent home tonight so you can review current test scores. Please initial and send back for tomorrow.
3. Spelling test tomorrow.
4.  Math tests were sent home to review score please initial and send back 

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
 Today we reviewed what the three main focuses of media are 1) to inform the audience 2) to persuade/convince the audience 3) to entertain the audience. We also reviewed fact vs. opinion definitions. We also reviewed what point of view is. Students then completed a package deciding which statements were informing, persuading, and convincing. If students did not finish this they have brought it home for home work.

Journal: Students wrote If I was invisible, like a ghost, I would . . .

Language:
Students in grade one presented their monster writing
Students in grade two presented their toy advertisements 

Day 34

Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 -
worked on ordinal numbers from first to tenth. They also worked on time in relation to the days of the week. When students completed their math workbooks they worked on a Halloween math package reviewing ordinal numbers and skip counting.

Students in grade 2 - continued to work on timing their partners performing various activities using pendulums

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Casual Day tomorrow
2. Spelling test books were sent home tonight so you can review current test scores. Please initial and send back for tomorrow.
3. Bake Sale tomorrow  $1-2
4. Spelling test Friday
5. Halloween Spirit Day Friday - Students are able to dress in their costumes, please do not send anything that could be used as a weapon into school, or pretend guns/knives/swords. If you are sending treats/loot bags please ensure they are pre-wrapped to be sent home at the end of the day.
6. Math tests were sent home to review score please initial and send back 

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
 Today we reviewed what the three main focuses of media are 1) to inform the audience 2) to persuade/convince the audience 3) to entertain the audience. We also reviewed fact vs. opinion definitions. We then moved on to learn about point of view. We discussed how everyone has a point of view and that there are many sides to a story. We then listened to the story of the three little pigs. We discussed the three little pig's point of view on the events that happened. We then listed to the story "The true story of the three little pigs." We then discussed the Wolf's point of view on the story. We noted the sequence of events told to be the same but their were two different views on those exact events. 

Language:
Students in grade one: finished their  Halloween writing activity on creating their own monster. Students used their graphic organizer from yesterday to write six to seven sentences about their created monsters. They then used their graphic organizer to draw their Monsters to show everyone. Tomorrow the grade one's will present their monsters to the class. The grade two's will judge who has the best monster. The winner will receive a prize.

Students in grade two: finished their good copy of their toy ad and practised what they will say to present their toys in class tomorrow. The grade one's will vote who has the best advertisement and who made them want to buy their toy. The winner will receive a prize.

Journal: Students made a list of 6 ways they can stay safe during Halloween. 

Day 33

Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - worked on ordering/sequencing events. They also worked on temperature through discussing the different seasons. Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall

Students in grade 2 - Practised timing each other performing different tasks. Students timed each other using a pendulum.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Casual Day tomorrow
2. Spelling test books were sent home tonight so you can review current test scores. Please initial and send back for tomorrow.
3. Bake Sale tomorrow and Thursday items $1-2
4. Spelling test Friday
5. Halloween Spirit Day Friday - Students are able to dress in their costumes, please do not send anything that could be used as a weapon into school, or pretend guns/knives/swords. If you are sending treats/loot bags please ensure they are pre-wrapped to be sent home at the end of the day.

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
 Today we reviewed what the three main focuses of media are 1) to inform the audience 2) to persuade/convince the audience 3) to entertain the audience. We then talked about the difference between fact and opinion. Fact - Is proven to be truth, evidence is available to support the statement. Opinions refer to a particular person's (or group's) feeling, thought, judgment, belief, estimate, and/or anything that is not 100 percent true and can't be proven. We then played a game where we had to figure out if the statement was fact or opinion. Students can play at home too: http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/

Language:
Students in grade one: Began a Halloween writing activity on creating their own monster. Students used a graphic organizer to use adjectives to describe the monster's eyes, hair, nose, mouth, body, arms, face, etc.

Students in grade two: finished the graphic organizer for their toy ads, they also created a picture of their toy. 

Guy Fawkes Poem

Guy Fawkes Day Poem

Traditional British
  

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot ;
I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
'Twas his intent.
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below.
Poor old England to overthrow.
By God's providence he was catch'd,
With a dark lantern and burning match

Holloa boys, Holloa boys, let the bells ring
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, God save the King!

Hip hip Hoorah !
Hip hip Hoorah !

Day 32

Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - completed their pre - assessment for time, temperature, and money unit.

Students in grade 2 - completed their pre - assessment for time, temperature, and money unit.

As a class we began to write about time lapse, we discussed how certain things take longer then others. Like for example it takes longer to grow an apple then to eat an apple. We then made a time line of a trip to the apple farm:

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Picture Day tomorrow - students must wear FULL dress uniform
2. Spelling test books were sent home tonight so you can review current test scores. Please initial and send back for tomorrow.
3. cursive letters in blue duotangs - E and L

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
 Today we reviewed what the three main focuses of media are 1) to inform the audience 2) to persuade/convince the audience 3) to entertain the audience. We looked at the Media in a day tally and discussed what we saw/heard a lot of, what we didn't really see, and what was one that stuck in our mind. We then discussed where/how/why we saw the different forms. As a class we then watched a t.v. commercial and discussed which of the three main focuses the commercial had. We also discussed how different types of media can use 1 or 2 or all three of the main focuses. We then listened to a radio commercial and again discussed discussed which of the three main focuses the commercial had.

Language:
Students in grade one: Practised putting their new learned spelling words into use, they used them to fill in sentences based on their meaning, words that begin with and end with the same sounds, opposites and rhyming.

Students in grade two: Practised  putting their new learned spelling words into use by filling in a crossword with clues, writing a short blurb using some of the words and using the word meanings to fill in the blanks.

Journal - 
Students were given the journal prompt: I am going to carve a pumpkin! My pumpkin will look (add adjective). They were then required to write two more sentences describing the face of their pumpkin.

Daily Five: 
We read chapter 6 of "Chocolate Fever"
Students were then given a bunch of words from the chapters we read. They had to sort them into categories of Noun (person, place, or thing) or Verb (action word) or Adjective (describing word for a noun). Students will complete this activity tomorrow and listen to chapter 7

Reminders:
Bake sale - First bake sale of the year will be Oct 28-29 second recess items will be on sale for $1-2
Friday Halloween Spirit Day - Students are able to dress in their costumes, please do not send anything that could be used as a weapon into school, or pretend guns/knives/swords. We also ask that if you are sending in any candies/loot bags to please send them pre-wrapped to go home at the end of the day. 

Day 30

Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - reviewed for their math tests

Students in grade 2 - reviewed for their math tests

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Spelling test tomorrow
2. Lunch forms due tomorrow
3. Book orders due tomorrow
4. Math test tomorrow
5.  Math booklet homework in agenda - due Monday
6. Cursive letters T and P, G and H was to be finished last week please complete if not done

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
 Today we reviewed the fact that media conveys messages to us in different forms. We then examined different pictures and discussed the message that was portrayed in each as well as what clues help us to discover the message. Students were then given an advertisement and had to decide what the message was: 

Language:

Students in grade one worked on a journal entry, they had to pretend they were a leaf through the four seasons. They had to write a sentence for each season and then draw a picture for each season:

Students in grade two reviewed persuasive writing for their Ontario Writing Assessment.  Today I modelled how to brainstorm for a persuasive advertisement. We discussed the important things needed such as a name, catchy phrases, target audience, things to make you want to buy the item:

Students were then sent back to their desks to brainstorm/invent a new toy. They created mind maps to help them organize their ideas. Tomorrow they will begin writing their good copy.

Students  finished writing their good copy of their pumpkin page. Students worked on their writing skills by completing a assignment about a pumpkin. Students had to write five sentences about their pumpkin. 

1) Their pumpkin's name 

2) The colour and size of their pumpkin

3) How many teeth their pumpkin has 

4) an adjective describing their pumpkin

Day 29 - Oct 21

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - reviewed for their math tests

Students in grade 2 -
Worked on number patterns and skipping counting by 5's and 10's

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Spelling test Friday
2. Lunch forms sent home due back Oct. 23
3. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
4. Math test Friday
5.  Math booklet homework in agenda - due Monday
6. Cursive letters T and P, G and H was to be finished last week please complete if not done

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:

Today we continued our new unit of inquiry:
Unit 2 

How We Express Ourselves 

Central Idea - The media serves as a creative outlet through which we communicate our ideas 

Lines of Inquiry - 

-Forms of media

-Creating media

-Interpreting media messages

We discussed what media is, what media literacy is, the purpose of media, and ways we see/hear media to persuade/tell us. We then moved on to discuss how we see media everyday. 

Language:

Students in grade one continued to work on list writing for their Ontario Writing Assessment. Today students were told to pretend they were getting a new dog/cat, they had to make a list of supplies they would buy for this new pet. Students reviewed that Lists need a title, you can use numbers, hyphens, or points, and that they do not need to be very long ideas. 

Students in grade two reviewed persuasive writing for their Ontario Writing Assessment.  Today as a group we made a persuasive advertisement for pizza. Students had to think of a catchy name for the pizza, brainstorm ideas that will make people want to buy their pizza, pick their target audience, and the reason why the audience should buy your pizza. Once we completed our advertisement we then presented it to the grade ones. We asked them what part of our advertisement made them want to buy our pizza or what part made them not want to buy our pizza. 

Daily Five 

Students worked on their writing skills by completing a assignment about a pumpkin. Students had to write five sentences about their pumpkin. 

1) Their pumpkin's name 

2) The colour and size of their pumpkin

3) How many teeth their pumpkin has 

4) an adjective describing their pumpkin

Day 28 - Oct 20

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - reviewed estimation:

Students in grade 2 -
Worked on number patterns and skipping counting by 5's and 10's

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Picture Day forms sent home
2. Lunch forms sent home due back Oct. 23
3. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
4. Math test Friday
5.  Math booklet homework in agenda - due Monday
6. Cursive letters T and P, G and H was to be finished last week please complete if not done

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:

Today we began our new unit of inquiry:
Unit 2 

How We Express Ourselves 

Central Idea - The media serves as a creative outlet through which we communicate our ideas 

Lines of Inquiry - 

-Forms of media

-Creating media

-Interpreting media messages

We discussed what media is, what media literacy is, the purpose of media, and ways we see/hear media to persuade/tell us:

Language:

As a class we talked about our learner profile of the month Knowledgeable, we also talked about the attitude of independence. 

Students filled in worksheets on how they are knowledgeable and ways they can share their knowledge. Students then made a list of ways they can be more independent at home and at school:

Students in grade 1 and 2 reviewed list writing, as a class we made a list of ways to drive mom crazy!

Day 27 - Oct 19

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - reviewed ten frames and place value with teen numbers. Students were given numbers 11 - 19. They had to represent each number on two ten frames and then write out the number for example: 17 is 10 and 7 more.

Students in grade 2 -
Worked on number patterns in a number chart from 101 - 200. Students also worked on recognizing odd and even numbers and number patterns through skip counting by 2,5,10,25

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Picture Day forms sent home
2. Lunch forms sent home due back Oct. 23
3. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
4. After School Care invoices due Oct. 19th
5.  Math homework in agenda - doubles
6. Cursive letters T and P, G and H was to be finished last week please complete if not done

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:

Today students picked items to go into their IB binders. Students had to pick four pieces of their work and put them under the labels
1. My best
2. Something I worked my hardest on
3. A way I showed a Learner Profile
4. Something I need to improve on

A student from the other grade two class spent some time on researching the difference between provinces and territories. He came in to our classroom to explain to us:

Language:
Students in grade one: Practised putting their new learned spelling words into use, they used them to fill in sentences based on their meaning, words that begin with and end with the same sounds, and rhyming.

Students in grade two: Practised  reviewing spelling words from previous tests into use by filling in a crossword with clues, writing a short blurb using some of the words and using the word meanings to fill in the blanks. 

Once completed students worked on a journal prompt: My Favourite things about Halloween are:

We also read another chapter from our Novel Study Chocolate Fever!

Summary

Henry Green loved chocolate so much that he ate it at every meal--in the regular ways, like chocolate cookies, chocolate cake, and chocolate milk, and in unusual ways, like chocolate syrup on mashed potatoes and chocolate sprinkles on buttered noodles. His parents loved and indulged him; even his older sister and brother were good to him. One morning he broke out in large, brown, chocolate-smelling spots. The school nurse took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with “Chocolate Fever.” Henry felt afraid, and he ran away. He was picked up by a kind truck driver who was hijacked just as he convinced Henry to call home. What else can go wrong for Henry? Can Chocolate Fever be cured? Will Henry learn to control his chocolate obsession? 

Day 25 - Oct 15

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 -
Worked on solving word problems

Students in grade 2 - worked on their estimation skills, and skip counting by tens using ten frames and grouping.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Summative Assessment good copy due thurs, presentations fri
2. spelling test Friday
3. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
4. After School Care invoices due Oct. 19th
5.  Movie Day forms and money due tomorrow

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:

Today students worked on their summative assessment - they finished their good copy and practised their presentations for tomorrow.  Please see below for email that was sent out (please let me know if you are not receiving my emails!)

Students have been busy working away on their good copy of their summative assessment. It is to be finished in class today as students will be presenting their country tomorrow to the class. Students will need to talk about each section of their country. When presenting I am looking for the students to:

1. State their country name 

2. Show their country flag/location on the map

3. Discuss weather, clothing, food, housing 

Students will be marked on their presentations based on:

1. organization of thoughts - in sequence 

2. Grasp of information - answers questions, knowledge of content

3. Voice/stance - confident, audible 

4. Eye contact - looking at class not at paper 

Students are to practise tonight, they will be bringing home their good copy of their summative. Please, please ensure it makes it back tomorrow in order for it to be graded for the report card. 

Language:
Today students began thinking about what they want to wear for Halloween, when they decided they wrote clues for their friends to guess what they will be. Students started with an example from me:

My costume is black and yellow. It has wings and antenna. I make a buzzing sound. Who/What am I?
Take a look at some of our riddles:

Day 24 - Oct 14

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - learned what estimating is (guessing how much a set amount of objects is), and then put these skills into practise.

Students in grade 2 - continued using doubles to solve addition questions, and moved on to estimating/grouping with skip counting by 10s. Students who did not finish their work in class brought it home for homework.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Summative Assessment good copy due thurs, presentations fri
2. spelling test Friday
3. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
4. After School Care invoices due Oct. 19th
5.  Movie Day forms and money to be sent in - Held by the parent guild

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:

Today students worked on their summative assessment - they finished the rough copy template started to complete the good copy booklet. Good copy is due by end of class tomorrow, students will be presenting their projects to the class on Friday. 

Language: As a class we practiced adding detail to sentences. I was hoping to get details about flowers or apples but as you can see our thinking went into a different direction = $

Students in grade one: learned the difference between asking and telling sentences. We then completed a worksheet where we had to fill in either a ! or . for an asking sentence and a ? for a telling sentence. Once this was completed students continued to work on their final summative projects.

Students in grade two: Today students worked on their summative assessment - they finished the rough copy template started to complete the good copy booklet.

Day 23

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - practised using ten frames to solve number problems.

Students in grade 2 - began to look at addition problems using doubles. ex. 4+4=8, 5+5=10 etc.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Summative Assessment rough copy due tomorrow, please finish tonight and return so students can begin working on their good copy
2. spelling test Friday
3. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
4. After School Care invoices due Oct. 19th
5.  Movie Day forms and money to be sent in - Held by the parent guild

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
Today students worked on their summative assessment - they continued to fill in the rough copy template. Those who finished the rough copy template started to complete the good copy booklet.

Language:
Students in grade one: Practised putting their new learned spelling words into use, they used them to fill in sentences based on their meaning, words that begin with and end with the same sounds, and rhyming.

Students in grade two: Practised  putting their new learned spelling words into use by filling in a crossword with clues, writing a short blurb using some of the words and using the word meanings to fill in the blanks. 

Parent Guild BLOG!!!

sjaparentguild.blogspot.ca 

Happy birthday Ben!!!

Day 22 - Oct 8th

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math:  
As a class we continued to work on solving word problems using subtraction and addition. 
Students were given the problem; There are nine people on a train at the next stop four more get on, how many people are on the train. Students couldn't simply just give the answer but had to work on giving a addition sentence. Ex  9 + 4 = 13 students then had to also show their work of how they got this answer (by drawing objects). Once this was solved students were then told at the next stop two people get off the train.
Students in grade 1 -

Students in grade 2 - practised solving word equations pertaining to addition and subtraction.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Summative Assessment outline sent home - how to prepare. Parents read over the letter and brainstorm ideas and topics with your child. You could make a mind map of your brainstormed ideas and send it in with your child so they can work on their project. The project will be done in class
2. spelling test Thursday
3. No school Friday
4. Food Drive
5. World map - plot country due 13th
6. Flag due 13th
7.  No School Monday
8. Book orders due Oct. 23rd
9. After School Care invoices due Oct. 19th

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
Today students worked on their summative assessment - plotting their country on the map and the weather in their country and clothing.

Language:
As a class we practised adding detail to sentences. We did a couple  as a class; students first had to find and label the noun and verb in the sentence. Then they had to add at least one adjective to describe the noun. Then they needed to pick who, what, where, when, why to add to the sentence, and then repeat. For example:

The pumpkin grew. noun pumpkin, verb grew.

The orange (adjective) pumpkin(noun) grew(verb).

The orange (adjective) pumpkin(noun) grew(verb) in the field. (where)

In the fall (when) the orange (adjective) pumpkin(noun) grew(verb) in the field. (where)

We also completed our spelling tests. Everyone did such a great job!

Students are asked to complete only the outline portion of their country's flag at home. Please ensure that the flag is the size of a piece of paper (8.5x11) and drawn on white paper, as students will be colouring it in class. The flag outline is due back to school by Tuesday October 13th as that is when we will be colouring it.

Students in class have been working on picking a name, plotting their country on a world map, the weather and clothing in their country. They have rough copy booklets that they are working on. They are asked to read the topic at the top of the page and write 3-4 sentences for each topic. This booklet will be sent home over the weekend. Along with completing their flag outline I ask if you could please help them finish the weather and clothing portion of the rough copy booklet. 

The topic pages are as follows:

Explain the weather in your country, what is it like?

Explain what factors affect the weather in your country (i.e. geographic location is it close to the equator?) 

Explain how the weather is similar/different to Canada

Explain what clothing you would wear in your country?

Explain what factors affect the clothing in your country (weather/geographic location)

Explain How the clothing is different from/Similar to what your wear in Canada. 

Please keep in mind that most of these pages have been started/completed and you are not working from scratch! I appreciate your help and all that you do! 

A world map will be sent home for students to plot their country.

Day 21 - Oct 7

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Math: 
As a class we continued to work on solving word problems using subtraction and addition. 
Students were given the problem; There are nine people on a train at the next stop four more get on, how many people are on the train. Students couldn't simply just give the answer but had to work on giving a addition sentence. Ex  9 + 4 = 13 students then had to also show their work of how they got this answer (by drawing objects). Once this was solved students were then told at the next stop two people get off the train.
Students in grade 1 - practised showing more than and less than using subtraction and addition sentences.

Students in grade 2 - practised solving word equations pertaining to addition and subtraction.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Summative Assessment outline sent home - how to prepare. Parents read over the letter and brainstorm ideas and topics with your child. You could make a mind map of your brainstormed ideas and send it in with your child so they can work on their project. The project will be done in class
2. spelling test Thursday
3. No school Friday
4. Food Drive
5. World map - plot country due 13th
6. Flag due 13th


Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

Unit of inquiry:
Today students worked on their summative assessment - plotting their country on the map and the weather in their country.

Language:
As a class we listened to the story Just So Thankful. We discussed what it means to be Thankful and why we are thankful
Students in grade one:
Completed a thankful turkey writing assignment.

Students in grade two:
Continued to work on adding detail to sentences. We did a couple more as a class; students first had to find and label the noun and verb in the sentence. Then they had to add at least one adjective to describe the noun. Then they needed to pick who, what, where, when, why to add to the sentence, and then repeat. For example:

The pumpkin grew. noun pumpkin, verb grew.

The orange (adjective) pumpkin(noun) grew(verb).

The orange (adjective) pumpkin(noun) grew(verb) in the field. (where)

In the fall (when) the orange (adjective) pumpkin(noun) grew(verb) in the field. (where)

Flag, name, and location homework for long weekend!

Students are asked to complete only the outline portion of their country's flag at home. Please ensure that the flag is the size of a piece of paper (8.5x11) and drawn on white paper, as students will be colouring it in class. The flag outline is due back to school by Tuesday October 13th as that is when we will be colouring it.

Students are also asked to brainstorm a name for their country and where their country is located on a world map. Location is important as it must be in the water not in a continent that already exists. Students must decide the shape of their country for example if it is called Rocket Island the country may be shaped like a rocket. Location is important in the sense that is also effects clothing and food for their country. If their country is close to the equator then they will writing about shorts/t-shirt/rainy gear but if it is close to Antarctica then they will be writing about snow pants/boots/gloves etc.

A world map will be sent home for students to plot their country.

Day 20 - Oct 6

The Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
As a class we worked on solving word problems using subtraction and addition. 
Students were given the problem; There are nine people on a train at the next stop four more get on, how many people are on the train. Students couldn't simply just give the answer but had to work on giving a addition sentence. Ex  9 + 4 = 13 students then had to also show their work of how they got this answer (by drawing objects). Once this was solved students were then told at the next stop two people get off the train.
Students in grade 1 - practised showing numbers two ways, either by; word name, numeral, tally, or objects.
Students in grade 2 - practised solving word equations pertaining to addition and subtraction.

Agendas: Students wrote reminders

1. Summative Assessment outline sent home - how to prepare. Parents read over the letter and brainstorm ideas and topics with your child. You could make a mind map of your brainstormed ideas and send it in with your child so they can work on their project. The project will be done in class
2. spelling test Thursday
3. No school Friday
4. Food Drive

Parents please sign/initial your child's agenda to show me that you have read it, when that is done they will get a sticker to decorate their agenda each time.

art: sjamrskerr.blogspot.com

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:
Today students worked in partners on cutting out pictures from grocery store flyers and gluing them under two columns: local food or international food:

Language:
Students in grade one: Reviewed what an adjective is, as a class we thought of 8 adjectives to describe an apple. Students were then sent back to their desks to work on 8 describing (adjective) words for ice-cream (noun).

Students in grade two:
Worked together on adding detail to sentences. As a class we started with he sentence
The sun rose.
We decided this sentence was boring and didn't tell us much so we said we should add more. First we had to add to adjectives:
The bright, hot sun rose.
We said this was better but more of a level 1 sentence. So we decided to add more we added a how to our sentence.
The bright, hot sun rose up.
We said this was better but more of a level 2 sentence. So we decided to add more we added a where to our sentence.
The bright, hot sun rose up in the sky.
We said this was better but more of a level 3 sentence. So we decided to add more we added a when/why to our sentence.
In the morning the bright, hot sun rose up in the sky.
We decided that this was a level 4 sentence!

Grade two's will be required to write sentences with at least two adjectives and two of the following; who, what, when, where, why, how.