Bonjour! This week and next, we have many exciting things happening. As part of our school-wide write, students are writing a short story in French about an adventure on their way to school. Four aspects we are working on are: 1) A story that makes sense- writing a clear message and adding some interesting details (adjectives), 2) Use of style - good vocabulary and varying sentence length, 3) Good story structure - with a beginning, middle and end, 4) Proper conventions - punctuation, verbs and capital letters. These are the skills we are building on in our writing. We will also have a dictée this week on Thursday.
Remembrance Day is next week and Division 6 has been chosen to recite the French translation of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields", by John McCrae (translated by Jean Pariseau). Students have brought a copy of the poem home today for practicing. Please help them try to memorize as much as possible. I have attached a video of the poem below to help practice. We will also be practicing at school every day. This poem will be recited at our assembly on Monday, November 10th and begins at 10:40 am. Students are asked to wear black bottoms (and shoes if possible) and a plain white top. If you or your child is in Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides or Navy League Cadets, we invite everyone to wear their uniforms. Everyone is welcome! Remembrance Day activities will also be integrated into English and Art.
In Math this week we are beginning to learn how multiplication is related to division and addition (as a form of sharing and repeated addition). We will begin by learning to multiply 5 up to 10 and identify numbers ending in 0 or 5, also known as multiples of 5. As we continue, multiplication will be learned through a variety of sensory activities using blocks, tables, cards and word problems.
In Science we are continuing to learn about our planets and their unique characteristics. In Social Studies this week we will be exploring First Nations cultures through story telling and a sewing activity. In the gym, we continue to practice our soccer skills and play games that help us learn to move around the gym in a coordinated day (for example, moving side to side and finding empty space).
Please note, photo proofs and order forms went home today. Re-takes are on Monday, November 10th in the afternoon. Also, there is NO SCHOOL on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th due to Remembrance Day.
Have a wonderful week, Mme Garcin
Poem: Au Champ D'honneur