Dear parents,
You may be wondering where our spelling program has gone, if it has disappeared completely but rest assured, it has not. We took a short break from it because of the back to back short weeks. Also this year we are using a new spelling program called Wordly Wise 3000. This program encompasses many spelling activities, such as grammar lessons, building a stronger and more rich vocabulary, reading comprehension activities, mini quizzes etc. As you can see, that is a lot to cover in 1 week. Therefore, as a gr.4 team, we have decided to spread out the activities over two weeks instead. We felt that this would allow us to go deeper into the activities and for your children to feel more successful at them too. The new list of words will be coming home tomorrow in their planners, and the quiz will be the following week on Wednesday. The gr.5 team is following this same outline and is finding great success with it. I hope that clarifies any questions that you may have. If not, please do not hesitate to send me a note in the planner.
On a side note, we had a great presentation today at school called "The Power of 1". There was a lot of wonderful information and strategies shared with the children about bullying, bullying prevention, and how to deal with it as a bystander. Take the time to talk with your children about this very important topic. We all have the power to make a difference!
Go Jays Go!
Thanks,
Ms. Shklar
Tuesday 18 October 2016
Thursday 6 October 2016
Thanksgiving
I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your time with your families, get some rest and have fun.
See you on Tuesday.
Ms. Shklar
See you on Tuesday.
Ms. Shklar
Monday 3 October 2016
October News
Dear parents and students,
My time really is flying by. Here we are, already into the second month of gr.4! Hard to believe. I feel like we are settling in very nicely into our routines and expectations, which is amazing. I just wanted to give you a few updates about things that have been happening in rm. 236.
First of all, thank you to all the parent volunteers who came out to support our class and who endured the "less than co-operative weather" on our Terry Fox Walk. Also, a special thank you goes out to Riley's mom for donating granola bars to the class. The kids were famished, so those were much appreciated.
We completed our "Five Secrets in a Box" presentations and they were terrific. We really got to know each other on a deeper level and the children could not wait to have their turn. Great job kids!
We have been talking a lot about Growth Mindset, what it means, doing fun activities together, listening to stories and watching engaging videos. Ask them about Ormie the pig. They'll know what it means. We will continue to use this positive language in the classroom and learn strategies that will help them to persevere through even challenging activities.
We will be having a scientist in the school visit our classroom towards the end of the month which we will need 4 or 5 volunteers for. Stay tuned for more details.
Finally, Friday Folders were sent home last Friday. These will be used almost every week as a communication tool between home and school. Please review the work that was sent home, celebrate it, talk about it, enjoy it. The folders are expected to be returned empty every Monday morning.
That's it for now. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to write me a note in the agenda, or drop by the classroom.
Have a great evening!
Ms. Shklar
My time really is flying by. Here we are, already into the second month of gr.4! Hard to believe. I feel like we are settling in very nicely into our routines and expectations, which is amazing. I just wanted to give you a few updates about things that have been happening in rm. 236.
First of all, thank you to all the parent volunteers who came out to support our class and who endured the "less than co-operative weather" on our Terry Fox Walk. Also, a special thank you goes out to Riley's mom for donating granola bars to the class. The kids were famished, so those were much appreciated.
We completed our "Five Secrets in a Box" presentations and they were terrific. We really got to know each other on a deeper level and the children could not wait to have their turn. Great job kids!
We have been talking a lot about Growth Mindset, what it means, doing fun activities together, listening to stories and watching engaging videos. Ask them about Ormie the pig. They'll know what it means. We will continue to use this positive language in the classroom and learn strategies that will help them to persevere through even challenging activities.
We will be having a scientist in the school visit our classroom towards the end of the month which we will need 4 or 5 volunteers for. Stay tuned for more details.
Finally, Friday Folders were sent home last Friday. These will be used almost every week as a communication tool between home and school. Please review the work that was sent home, celebrate it, talk about it, enjoy it. The folders are expected to be returned empty every Monday morning.
That's it for now. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to write me a note in the agenda, or drop by the classroom.
Have a great evening!
Ms. Shklar
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