Dear Families,

Happy Movember!  Thank you to all the students and staff who participated in this Spirit Day today and raising awareness and funds to help find a cure.  There were many creative 'staches' which were great!  I have captured some pictures for each of you to enjoy! 

Alexander, Brody, Conrad, Layla, Emma, Karina :)

 

Stace (Gr. 4), Ms. Doka, and ELMO ;)

Mr. Leal & Mr. Daniels - creatively carved staches, amazing!!

Have a wonderful weekend with your loved ones.  It’s supposed to get warmer on Sunday 13C but then back to cooler temperatures when we return to school on Monday.  Thank you to the parents who’ve been sending in with your child extra mitts, hats, and splash pants just in case it gets too wet during a recess break.  Students are feeling warm and cozy J 

Character Recognition Assembly:

On Monday at 9:15a.m. we are having our 3^rd recognition assembly at 9:15am celebrating November’s Character Trait of ‘Courage – We do the right thing, even when it’s difficult.’  Congratulations to our recipients whom I will be sure to take a picture of and post on our blog next week!  I am so proud of my students for consistently striving to be the best they can BE in and out of the classroom. 

“There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgement; for loving unconditionally.”

December's Character Trait is EMPATHY “We think about the feelings of others!”

Social Studies Inquiry-Based Learning – Roles & Responsibilities:

Welcome Mrs. Bell!

Sharing her Role & Responsibilities

Welcome Mrs. McQuay who shared her Role & Responsibilities

As part of our learning for the Roles & Responsibilities of various community helpers, Ms. Hartley invited Mrs. Bell (our principal) and Mrs. McQuay (our custodian) to visit and share their specific role and responsibilities.  The students then used the Q-Chart (aka ‘Question Chart’) to ask our visitors questions relating to their responsibilities. 

Some of the questions asked were:

“What tools do you use to do your job?”  “Why did you choose to be a principal/custodian?”  “What is your most favourite and least favourite part of your role?”  “Who inspired you to become a teacher/custodian?”  Ms. Hartley and I have been modelling ‘Questioning’ and some of the students are beginning to ask deeper questions in their Inquiry notebooks.  Thank you to Mrs. Bell and Mrs. McQuay for participating in our Inquiry, I know the students really enjoyed listening and learning from you!! 

Thank you Ms. Hartley for writing this down for us

***REMINDER:  “Timeline Projects” which I sent home earlier this month are due next Friday (Dec. 5^th).  If you require Bristol board, please let me know by indicating it in your child’s agenda.  I have posted below an example which may help some families, thank you to Alexander for bringing in your Timeline, it is serving as a model. 

Alexander's Timeline - thank you for giving us this model!

Math – Patterning

This week, I sent home a Math Note with our new Learning Goal and Success Criteria for mathematics which has a focus on Patterning.  I am encouraging parents to read over these notes with your child as I refer to them in class when we do our 3-Part math lessons (Minds On – activate schema, the Action - task, and Consolidation – class sharing).  For each math lesson I teach, I ensure I post the specific Learning Goal (“We are learning to …”) with the Success Criteria (“I can …”) for my students so they know exactly what they are learning, why they are learning it, and how they will achieve the learning goal.  Students are beginning to be actively engaged in this process J  Ask your child what his/her learning goal for math was each day.

     

Library Visit #4:

Our final visit to the library was a huge success!  Students listened to 3 entertaining read alouds, made a neat bear/den craft, mailed their letter to Santa (wihoo!!), and we had a mini-celebration for our amazing librarians who helped make our experience a meaningful and FUN one!  We look forward to seeing you again Ms. Janice and Ms. Glenda in the spring!  I have sent home your child’s very own library card, I’m encouraging you to visit our local library and enjoy signing out a book.  Your child will be very enthusiastic to share where we sat for stories and did the crafts.  I was very pleased with how the students behaved and represented our school!  I know the librarians were very impressed with their attentiveness and respect.  Way to go boys and girls!!!  Here are a few pictures from our visit: 

Thank YOU Ms. Glenda and Ms. Janice (local librarians)

Ask your child about this neat book called "Press Me"

Grade Ones ready to create!

Carissa & Karrington - working together to get the job done!

Crafty Emily & Ashlee

Miika, Joel, Alexander - what a neat book!

Layla, Conrad, Jake, Cassius, Hannah

Madi and Karina

Kaden, Brody, Cassius

Ava & Emma

Proud of her efforts!  Writing a letter :)

Karrington mailing her Santa letter

Ashlee carefully placing her Santa letter to the North Pole

Alexander who was our Helper of the Day presented Ms. Glenda with a Thank You card we made in class

Ms. Glenda reading our card!

Quote:

“If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal.  Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.”  -Nelson Mandela

Thank you Ava and Ashley for taking the time to make me such loving cards and a bracelet! 
I HONOUR YOU!

Namaste,

Miss Gill