Week 6 (Oct 7-11)

 In literacy this week, we began looking at retelling a story.  We read a story called 'Pumpkin Blanket' and retold the beginning, middle and ending.  The students did a wonderful job writing sentences and drawing about what they remembered from the story.  In word work, we reviewed different digraphs, 'ch, sh, th and ck' sounds and began our reading groups, practising our 'just right' books.






In math this week, we began looking at skip counting by 3's and 4's for the grade 3's and counting forward and backward for the grade 2's.  We also had some wonderful 'math talks' and discussions about what they wonder and notice in quick images and finding what doesn't belong.  Room 6 +1 excellently uses math vocabulary to express what they see and think.





In gym class this week, we had our first In-line skating lesson.  It was so much fun, getting all our safety equipment on, and learning how to stand and use our heel brake to stop.


Looking Ahead to Next Week:

1. In Literacy, we will be retelling a different story and talking about genres of books.

2. In math, we will continue to practise skip counting and ordering larger numbers.

3. In Science, we will continue to look at matter, its properties and how it changes states.

4. In Social Studies, we will begin to look at where we live in the world.

Important Reminders & Upcoming Events:

1. Please, NO Toys at school! 

2. Library Exchange on Thursdays

3. No school on Monday

4. In-line skating starts on Tuesday & Thursday this week. Please remember your helmets!!

5. Healthy Hunger is on October 24th      https://healthyhunger.ca/



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