(Review) word of the day: veruca
Congratulations to Giela for perfect completion of today's times tables challenge!!! This girl is amazing!
Reminders:
1. Spelling test tomorrow.
2. Practise those multiplication facts!!!
3. Our book exchange is on tomorrow. If you bring a book to donate to the exchange, you get to "shop" around for another one to take its place. (Of course, if you bring 2 books to exchange, you can select 2 books to trade it for, and so on.)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
(Review) Word of day: absurd
Congratulations to Liam and Bianca for perfect completion of the spelling pre-test this week - that's two weeks in a row for both these smart cookies! Well done!
Reminders:
1. Spelling homework is due Thursday.
2. Library books for tomorrow.
3. Student led conferences are tomorrow. Our class's conference is from 6 - 8 p.m. The activities planned should take between 45 minutes and an hour to complete. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and watching all the parents and guests beam with delight at the wonderous offerings the students will provide.
Congratulations to Liam and Bianca for perfect completion of the spelling pre-test this week - that's two weeks in a row for both these smart cookies! Well done!
Reminders:
1. Spelling homework is due Thursday.
2. Library books for tomorrow.
3. Student led conferences are tomorrow. Our class's conference is from 6 - 8 p.m. The activities planned should take between 45 minutes and an hour to complete. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and watching all the parents and guests beam with delight at the wonderous offerings the students will provide.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
January 22, 2009
(Review) word of the day: AKA
Congratulations to George for perfect completion of the times tables test today. Great job!
Reminders:
1. Spelling test tomorrow.
2. Noon dismissal for students tomorrow.
3. Student led conferences are coming up next Tuesday. Our classroom will be open for visits between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening.
Congratulations to George for perfect completion of the times tables test today. Great job!
Reminders:
1. Spelling test tomorrow.
2. Noon dismissal for students tomorrow.
3. Student led conferences are coming up next Tuesday. Our classroom will be open for visits between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009
(Review) word of the day: irrelevant
Congratulations to Muscle Man Emmanuel for perfect completion of today's times tables test! Well done!!
Remember spelling is due tomorrow.
Congratulations to Muscle Man Emmanuel for perfect completion of today's times tables test! Well done!!
Remember spelling is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
(Review) word of the day: authentic
Congratulations to Bianca for perfect completion of today's math test! Well done, "Bear Wrestler"!!
Reminders:
1. Tomorrow is "Dress as a Sports Person Day" - can't wait to see what walks through the door in the morning!
2. Keep practising those 9 and 2 times tables - the class as a whole is doing very well with them. We have 2 people already who have completed their facts tests perfectly and are hoping to have that number swell to 17 people soon!
Congratulations to Bianca for perfect completion of today's math test! Well done, "Bear Wrestler"!!
Reminders:
1. Tomorrow is "Dress as a Sports Person Day" - can't wait to see what walks through the door in the morning!
2. Keep practising those 9 and 2 times tables - the class as a whole is doing very well with them. We have 2 people already who have completed their facts tests perfectly and are hoping to have that number swell to 17 people soon!
Monday, January 19, 2009
January 17, 2009
(Review) of the day: Janus
Congratulations to Giela for perfect completion of today's times tables test - very impressive work, Miss Giela!!
Congratulations also to Liam, George, and Bianca for winning immunity for spelling this week. Well done!
Reminders:
1. Library tomorrow.
2. Math practise!!
3. Spelling homework due Thursday.
We're going to be doing a messy art project tomorrow, so please make sure that your child has a paint shirt here. Thanks.
Congratulations to Giela for perfect completion of today's times tables test - very impressive work, Miss Giela!!
Congratulations also to Liam, George, and Bianca for winning immunity for spelling this week. Well done!
Reminders:
1. Library tomorrow.
2. Math practise!!
3. Spelling homework due Thursday.
We're going to be doing a messy art project tomorrow, so please make sure that your child has a paint shirt here. Thanks.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
January 15, 2009
Word of the day: veruca
Reminders:
1. Spelling test tomorrow.
2. Book orders due tomorrow.
Tomorrow's "Show and Tell" is going to be an"Around the World" and Tell - the students are going to try to bring something from another country. If they haven't been to another country or think they don't have anything to bring, they can just check the labels of their toys, clothing, etc. Lots of common household items come from other countries.
Our fairy tale interviews have all been video-taped and are ready for the viewing public! The class did a great job on this project - and I think we've uncovered several budding actors at the same time. We'll be showing the video at the student-led conference on the 27th of January. Hold your breath!
Reminders:
1. Spelling test tomorrow.
2. Book orders due tomorrow.
Tomorrow's "Show and Tell" is going to be an"Around the World" and Tell - the students are going to try to bring something from another country. If they haven't been to another country or think they don't have anything to bring, they can just check the labels of their toys, clothing, etc. Lots of common household items come from other countries.
Our fairy tale interviews have all been video-taped and are ready for the viewing public! The class did a great job on this project - and I think we've uncovered several budding actors at the same time. We'll be showing the video at the student-led conference on the 27th of January. Hold your breath!
Friday, January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009
Word of the day: mneumonic
If you find the time (and the inclination, go to You Tube and search "jesmathguru" for a look at the finger calculator we studied in class this week. It's a cool way to help out with the 9 times table.
The class is looking great on x-country skis (check out our photo in the paper yesterday). We'll continue to try getting out as much as possible next week. Please make sure your child has waterproof mitts and a hoodie with a windbreaker each day at school next week so that they're prepared to ski if the weather and the tracks are calling to us. Thanks.
If you find the time (and the inclination, go to You Tube and search "jesmathguru" for a look at the finger calculator we studied in class this week. It's a cool way to help out with the 9 times table.
The class is looking great on x-country skis (check out our photo in the paper yesterday). We'll continue to try getting out as much as possible next week. Please make sure your child has waterproof mitts and a hoodie with a windbreaker each day at school next week so that they're prepared to ski if the weather and the tracks are calling to us. Thanks.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
January 7, 3009
Word of the day: irrelevant
Reminders:
We're going cross country skiing again tomorrow. (The students did really well today - we even tried out a small hill!)
Spelling is due tomorrow.
We began a unit in multiplication in math today. The students seemed very keen - something that will facilitate the memorization of math facts for them. Today we learned that the "x" symbol means "groups of". The students drew pictures depicting multiplication facts and related multiplication to repeated addition. We also started using memory tricks to help memorizing times tables. We learned " 7 x 8 = 56 (5,6,7,8) and 3 x 4 = 12 (1,2,3,4, now you may go out the door!"). Stay tuned for more memory tricks for the times tables from Room 4, where the excitement never ends.....
Reminders:
We're going cross country skiing again tomorrow. (The students did really well today - we even tried out a small hill!)
Spelling is due tomorrow.
We began a unit in multiplication in math today. The students seemed very keen - something that will facilitate the memorization of math facts for them. Today we learned that the "x" symbol means "groups of". The students drew pictures depicting multiplication facts and related multiplication to repeated addition. We also started using memory tricks to help memorizing times tables. We learned " 7 x 8 = 56 (5,6,7,8) and 3 x 4 = 12 (1,2,3,4, now you may go out the door!"). Stay tuned for more memory tricks for the times tables from Room 4, where the excitement never ends.....
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
January 6, 2009
Word of the day for yesterday: Janus (ask your child who Janus was) and for today: authentic
We just finished a really cool art project: painting desks. The class looks great with all the artistic furniture in it now. Drop by for a look if you get a minute.
We're planning to take advantage of the warm weather and go cross-country skiing again tomorrow. Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing for this activity. Waterproof mitts and a hat are essentials and a warm hoodie with a windbreaker is much better than a big parka, as you tend to overheat when you're overdressed with this sport.
We just finished a really cool art project: painting desks. The class looks great with all the artistic furniture in it now. Drop by for a look if you get a minute.
We're planning to take advantage of the warm weather and go cross-country skiing again tomorrow. Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing for this activity. Waterproof mitts and a hat are essentials and a warm hoodie with a windbreaker is much better than a big parka, as you tend to overheat when you're overdressed with this sport.
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