mardi le 22 avril 2014
Salut tout le monde!
We have started off the week with some fun Math! Today we have continued our measuring unit by ordering different length crayons from smallest to biggest. The vocabulary being learned is plus petit (smallest) and plus grand (biggest). Students are learning to line-up the base of all the crayons (and any other objects they want to compare) on a straight line.
In Science we are watching the seeds we planted grow! We already see the roots (les racines), the stem (la tige) and some small leaves (les feuilles)! We will be studying every step of the growing process. As part of Earth Day today (April 22nd), I read "10 things I can do to help my planet". One of these is to compost our food. Students have expressed interest in building a worm compost bin, which we will begin making later this week and/or early next week.
In Language Arts our letter this week is T and t. Our new word is Tu (you- singular) . In our morning message we are emphasizing the importance of using the capital T (le T majuscule) at the beginning of a sentence and a name, and a small t (un t minucule) in the middle of a sentence or a word.
On Friday is a fun annual school-wide event called Jump Rope For Heart. This is a celebration of healthy living and a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. We talk about the importance of regular exercise and celebrate this with skipping ropes and music! If you would like to help raise funds, there will be an envelope going home to collect donations from family, friends and neighbours.
Please note that tomorrow (Wednesday, April 23rd) school is dismissed at 11:50am and students are going home and after school care at this time. Please return in the afternoon at your scheduled Student Led Conference time with your child. Your child will be leading you through their classroom to show you some of the things they have learned and work they have done. I look forward to seeing you!
Sincerely, Mme Elise