lundi le 23 janvier, 2017
Chers familles de division 6,
In French Language Arts, students are writing the final draft of their pen pal letters. Today, students reviewed their dictée from last week by looking at the common sight words and correcting their spelling. The O sound can be written in many ways such as eau, aud, aut and aux. This was a tricky one, especially the word beaucoup (a lot). This is a common word we will continue to work on. During our morning calendar, students are motivated to practice their oral language with "Show and Tell" questions and answers. Students who need more reading practice are reading with Mme Mireille first thing in the morning. All students are also participating in weekly guided reading groups of 4-5 students. This activity helps target specific pronunciation and comprehension skills.
In English this week, we will learn to read and pronounce the short u vowel sound. Students will do some personal writing and work on applying their grammar with simple sentence structure. In Math this week, students are continuing to practice reading a clock and will begin counting money. Students will also be sent home with a multiplication review for homework.
In Science, we are continuing to learn about habitats. Last week we learned about the desert and wetland habitats. Students were also very engaged during the hand-on activities at Swan Lake when feeding the ducks and doing some net fishing. Back in the nature house, students met the local painted turtle and did some sorting and classification of their fish and insects. In Social Studies this week, students are completing their favourite province/territory project. Come and see them on display!
In PE we are continuing hockey with 5 on 5 games. In Art this week, students will learn about what inspires artists in the northern regions of Canada such a Nunavut, the North-West Territories and the Yukon. Students will use pastels to create images based on Sandra Reilly's artwork, which often portrays animals and people of the north.
What a wonderful week everyone,
Mme Garcin