October 17-21

 Upcoming Dates

• Every Tuesdy - Library Book Exchange

• October 24: Family Questionnaire Due 

• October 28 Non-Instructional day  

• October 31 Halloween at School! 
  - Please avoid gore and ensure no masks, weapons or whole class treats

• November 1 PJ Day! 
  

• November 7 Photo Retakes 

• November 11 Remembrance Day: No School 

• Thursday, November 24th (PM) & Friday, November 25th (AM) - Conferences (more info coming

Headphones 

As part of our Daily LA, we listen to reading on Epic Books. Having a pair of headphones can reduce the noise and help us all focus. If you have a spare pair of headphones or earbuds, please send it (with a label) to school with your child and we will keep them safe in their cubby. 

Math 

We have begun exploring quantities in a variety of ways including numerals, pictures, base 10 and 10 frames. Grade 1s are working within numbers to 100 and Grade 2s are working within numbers to 1000. Our learning will continue over the next couple of weeks, challenging us to represent numbers in even more ways - number lines, expanded form, number bonds and more! These are some of the Montessori Materials we have explored so far - more pictures to come :) 

 

Language Arts 

We are almost done learning all of the letters in the alphabet! This week we focused on letters U, V, X, and J. In our journals, we practiced brainstorming words, drawing pictures and fearless spelling! We also started using some new Montessori materials, focusing on language, that we can use during Daily LA and as a Responsible Work Choices. Ask your child about the materials they like to use and/or the actions we have learned for each of the letters so far! Here are some photos of our work: 

Science 

Oh, happy Fall! We have been SO lucky for this amazing, sunny and warm start of the school year. To enjoy the weather and the beauty of our natural surroundings, the students went on a leaf hunt in our school yard - focusing on finding a variety of types, shapes, sizes, and colours so that we could build some leaf creatures. The creativity and joy was so exciting :) 

 

Social Studies

As part of our Social Studies curriculum, students will be exploring their sense of identity within their different communities. To start this work, we will be sharing about ourselves and our ancestors. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the Questionnaire with your child. We are all so excited to learn more about ourselves and each other in Room 12.