I've been waiting for this week to arrive, and here it is! I was so excited today to read the first JGB (Junior Great Books) story to the students; everyone seemed to really love it! If you weren't at the parent meeting Thursday or Today (Monday), please see notes after the weekly update that outline those items on the agenda. There will be a lot going on the next month or so. I will update the blog as much as possible, but please be diligent at checking every week! Also, today in library the students were assigned a book report. Below you will find the assignment due dates for all the students. They have been encouraged to pick a picture book to complete their assignment on. They are to complete the page and on their assigned Monday they will present their book to the class during library time. This WEDNESDAY our class photo will take place during the morning period. Please send your child to school in their PROPER WINTER UNIFORM. This includes their cardigan or sweater.
This Week:
Verse: Mark 7:9 or Matthew 7:16a-17
VIP: Meg
Monday: New Verse, Spelling homework, PE, Parent Meeting 2:40-2:55 (repeat from Thursday), Science homework sent home; due NEXT Monday Jan. 17
Tuesday: Junior Great Books: Read "The Banza" to or with your child, Spelling Bee words sent home to practice (verbal spelling bee to take place Janurary 20th).
Wednesday: Class Photo (Students to wear their proper winter uniform), Pioneer assignment sent home: Due Jan 19th
Thursday: Math Homework; due Monday Jan. 17
Friday: Chapel, PE
Next week: Jan 17-21
Verse:
VIP:
Monday: New Verse, Spelling homework, PE, Science & math homework due
Tuesday: Junior Great Books: Read "The Man Whose Trade was Tricks" to or with your child
Wednesday:Pioneer assignment due
Thursday: Math Homework; due Monday
Friday: PE
Parent Meeting Notes:
- Junior Great Books:
- Focus on this reading program is critical thinking and asking higher levelled questions
- Every Tuesday your child will bring home a new story to be read. These students are based on legends, myths, or folktales, and are at a higher reading level. Please either read the story to your child or with your child. The reason we send the story home is do they will develop a deeper understanding of the story, and thus will be able to participate in the class discussion that takes places on Wednesday mornings.
- Please take some time, after the reading the story with your child, to discuss questions they have and the deeper meaning of the story
- Please note; that one story mentions nakedness. We discuss this when we first read it. It always makes for interesting discussion!
- Science:
- On February 3rd we will be participating in a school-wide Science Fair. We have decided to do our experiment on plants and finding the best environment for these plants inside our classroom.
- Our term two science topic is space. Today we discussed aboriginal legends that try to explain how the heavens were put into place. We will be exploring constellations, stars, phases of the moon, and planets.
- Periodically I will be sending home activities for you to do with your child. I will be a week to get them completed, and they take about 15 minutes. Most of them involve watching the night sky or describing the moon. Thanks for your participation.
- Speech Contest:
- This year we will be participating in a speech contest. One day after school I will have a variety of ONE PAGE poems available for you and your child to pick from. If you'd rather find one on your own, that is fine but please make sure its ONE PAGE in length.
- Spelling Bee: I'll be sending home a list of spelling bee words to practice for our January 20th Spelling Bee. These words plus others will be used for the spelling bee. This is for fun only, and is a way that students can get ready for next year's competition. Have fun studying!
Book Talk Schedule
Jan 24th:
Ashley
Sarah
Cameron
David D.
Addison
Jan 31st:
Katrina
Rees
Jiwon
David I.
Elijah
Feb 7th:
Lauren
Seth
Bryn
Francis
Johannes
Feb 14th.
Olivia
Megan
Jeremiah
Tamara
Zachary
Feb 21st:
Meg
Alana
Hudson
Carson
Rebecca
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