January 23rd

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Making Music With Repurposed Materials – Sound Waves
We are learning how sound waves move, transfer, bounce, and reflect. For an upcoming experiment on sound absorption, we are collecting paper egg cartons (the flat kind used for a tray of 30 eggs).
If you know how we can get our hands on 30 of these, please contact me.
In the meantime, please save your egg cartons instead of recycling them!

This week repurposed household materials to make musical instruments. We shared in a circle, explored words like pitch and volume and even had a little jam session!

Math

We are working on number partners that make ten. New vocabulary includes:

  • addend

  • sum

  • fact family (“no strangers!”)

  • inverse operation (using the opposite operation to check our work)

Students are beginning to add 2-digit + 2-digit numbers with regrouping (also called exchanging or carrying). 

Our Goal: *Always starting with ones column!*

To be successful, students must be able to quickly recall (not count on fingers)

  • their math facts to ten

  • their fast doubles to twenty (e.g., 8+8 = 16)

  • finally, their addition facts to 20

A great at-home practice activity is the card game Making Ten (any deck of cards will work, including one from Dollarama).

Art
We finished our spring-themed Art Cards. Ask your child about the mushroom they drew using oil pastels!

Writing
We are expanding sentences, reviewing nouns, and getting ready to introduce adjectives into our writing.

Phonics
This week’s focus:

  • glued sounds

  • -le ending

  • -y ending

Water Bottles
Please ensure your child brings a water bottle to school. They are welcome to leave it here during the week and take it home on Fridays for a good cleaning.

Classroom News
Two of our classroom walls were painted this week! The work happened while the children were learning, and they stayed calm, regulated, and respectful. We wrote about Jaimie, our painter, and how hard she worked.
When she left, she told us:
“I was having a really bad morning, but you all made me feel so good. Thank you!” She also left us this message:

Have a great weekend, everyone!


Upcoming Dates

January 28                               Fun Lunch - Subway

January 28                               Heritage Park Field Trip- Kruger/Siarkiewicz

January 29                               NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten - Kindergarten Assessments

January 30                               Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

February 11                              Wear Red and Hearts for Valentine's Day

February 12 & 13                     Teacher Convention - NO SCHOOL

February 16                              Family Day - NO SCHOOL

February 24                              Grade 4 Field Trip - Be Brave Hitmen Game

February 25                              Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks Pizza

February 26                              PINK Shirt Day

February 27                              Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

March 3                                    Sam Centre Field Trip - Penford/Janisse/Massey

March 4                                    Sam Centre Field Trip - Pynn/Thomson

March 17                                  Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day

March 18                                  Fun Lunch - Subway

March 19 & 20                          Parent/Teacher Conferences

March 19                                  NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten

March 20                                  Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL

March 23-27                            Spring Break - NO SCHOOL


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