Hello families and friends,
Today we started off our day working on our writing. We used a web to plan, and modelled our writing style after the book The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown. After that we continued working on the fall tree art that we started on Wednesday. The students had their second Inline Skating class after that. Ask them what they learned today. We finished off our day working on catching up on some of the work that we have started throughout the week that they may not have had time to finish.
Mathletics login cards have gone home over the last couple days. All of the students should be set properly, but please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca> and let me know if they are not set for the proper grade. If the login card gets lost let me know and I can print a replacement copy. For privacy/security reasons however, I cannot email that information out.
October Scholastic Book Orders have gone home today. Please have those returned by Monday, October 10th.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Friday, 30 September 2016
Thursday, 29 September 2016
September 29th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our second day of Inline Skating! Please make sure that your child is wearing socks and has their helmet with them.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Just a reminder that tomorrow is our second day of Inline Skating! Please make sure that your child is wearing socks and has their helmet with them.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
September 28th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
We started off our day working on our Read to Self skills. We are at 12 minutes for our reading stamina as a class. After that we had an introduction to the Learning Commons with Ms. Aris, and we took out our first books! We can keep these books for up to 2 weeks. After that we had our snack and then we went on Go Noodle and did some energy/breathing exercises. We finished off our morning with some tree art. Ask your child about this.
This afternoon, we started with our calendar work and added to our weather graph. Then we talked about operations in math. Ask your child what an operation is. After math we went outside to run around the soccer field to warm ourselves up for our Terry Fox run. This is happening tomorrow at 1:30. Then we finished off our day working on our word work. Yesterday we had worked on our /k/ sound, and today we worked on its noisy partner. In the comments below, write a sentence that uses as many words with this sound as you can.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71.
We started off our day working on our Read to Self skills. We are at 12 minutes for our reading stamina as a class. After that we had an introduction to the Learning Commons with Ms. Aris, and we took out our first books! We can keep these books for up to 2 weeks. After that we had our snack and then we went on Go Noodle and did some energy/breathing exercises. We finished off our morning with some tree art. Ask your child about this.
This afternoon, we started with our calendar work and added to our weather graph. Then we talked about operations in math. Ask your child what an operation is. After math we went outside to run around the soccer field to warm ourselves up for our Terry Fox run. This is happening tomorrow at 1:30. Then we finished off our day working on our word work. Yesterday we had worked on our /k/ sound, and today we worked on its noisy partner. In the comments below, write a sentence that uses as many words with this sound as you can.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71.
Monday, 26 September 2016
September 26th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off our day by writing about our weekend...with a twist! Each student had to include one imaginary detail into their writing. Ask your child what they wrote. After that we talked about the Zones of Regulation; this is posted on our wall near the tent as a way for the students to help understand their emotions better and work towards getting into a good learning place. Then we did some deep breathing and visualizing exercises. We finished our morning by working on our Read to Self skills, and managed to increase our stamina to 11 minutes. Great job room 71!
In the afternoon we started by reading the book One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab, then worked on representing our numbers from 1 to 10. Then we went outside and played some blob tag for gym. Our day finished with our words of the week work. They are "me", "you", "on", "and", and "because" for all students. In the comments below, write a sentence that includes as many of the words of the week as you can!
This Thursday is our Terry Fox Run. All week we are doing Toonies for Terry; through to Friday September 30 we will be collecting money from students to put it in a large glass jug that will be placed in the office. Cranston's goal is to collect $1000.
This week our class will be having our Inline Skating lesson on Friday, September 30th, from 10:15 to 11:10. Thank you to those of you who have offered to come in and help out with this. Our last lesson is on Tuesday, October 11th. If you would like to help out with that please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off our day by writing about our weekend...with a twist! Each student had to include one imaginary detail into their writing. Ask your child what they wrote. After that we talked about the Zones of Regulation; this is posted on our wall near the tent as a way for the students to help understand their emotions better and work towards getting into a good learning place. Then we did some deep breathing and visualizing exercises. We finished our morning by working on our Read to Self skills, and managed to increase our stamina to 11 minutes. Great job room 71!
In the afternoon we started by reading the book One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab, then worked on representing our numbers from 1 to 10. Then we went outside and played some blob tag for gym. Our day finished with our words of the week work. They are "me", "you", "on", "and", and "because" for all students. In the comments below, write a sentence that includes as many of the words of the week as you can!
This Thursday is our Terry Fox Run. All week we are doing Toonies for Terry; through to Friday September 30 we will be collecting money from students to put it in a large glass jug that will be placed in the office. Cranston's goal is to collect $1000.
This week our class will be having our Inline Skating lesson on Friday, September 30th, from 10:15 to 11:10. Thank you to those of you who have offered to come in and help out with this. Our last lesson is on Tuesday, October 11th. If you would like to help out with that please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
September 21st, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today was Peace Day! What does peace mean to you? Post your answer in the comments below. We started off our day by doing some writing about this after reading the Peace Book by Todd Parr, so they should have lots of ideas! After that the students had some time to work on their pinwheels for Pinwheels for Peace. We went out at the end of the day as a whole school to let our pinwheels spin in the breeze and sing some of our favourite peace songs. Today was also our first fun lunch of the year.
In the afternoon we started off with our first Inline Skating lesson. The students had lots of fun! Ask your child what they learned today. Then we worked on our /d/ sound for word work before we went out with our pinwheels.
Tomorrow evening is our open house. The doors will open at 6:30, and will begin in the gym with some information and introductions from administration. Then parents will be allowed to go into the school to visit classrooms and teachers. This is a good time for learning about some of the routines in our class and some of the work we will be doing. If you have specific questions or concerns about your child's learning or needs however, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca> and we can set up a separate time to meet that will allow for more privacy.
Scholastic book orders are due back by next Monday, September 26th.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Today was Peace Day! What does peace mean to you? Post your answer in the comments below. We started off our day by doing some writing about this after reading the Peace Book by Todd Parr, so they should have lots of ideas! After that the students had some time to work on their pinwheels for Pinwheels for Peace. We went out at the end of the day as a whole school to let our pinwheels spin in the breeze and sing some of our favourite peace songs. Today was also our first fun lunch of the year.
In the afternoon we started off with our first Inline Skating lesson. The students had lots of fun! Ask your child what they learned today. Then we worked on our /d/ sound for word work before we went out with our pinwheels.
Tomorrow evening is our open house. The doors will open at 6:30, and will begin in the gym with some information and introductions from administration. Then parents will be allowed to go into the school to visit classrooms and teachers. This is a good time for learning about some of the routines in our class and some of the work we will be doing. If you have specific questions or concerns about your child's learning or needs however, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca> and we can set up a separate time to meet that will allow for more privacy.
Scholastic book orders are due back by next Monday, September 26th.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
September 20th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Just a reminder that tomorrow we have our first Inline Skating lesson. The students will need to bring their own helmets for this (bike helmets are acceptable).
Also, Scholastic Book orders are due back next Monday, September 26th.
Have a wonderful evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Just a reminder that tomorrow we have our first Inline Skating lesson. The students will need to bring their own helmets for this (bike helmets are acceptable).
Also, Scholastic Book orders are due back next Monday, September 26th.
Have a wonderful evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 19 September 2016
September 19th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off by talking about our "brain pockets" that we use for getting ideas for our writing, and put this into our writing folder. In the comments below, what are the three pockets? Give an example for one of them. After that we worked on building our reading stamina. As a group we have been able to go for 9 minutes of focused, sustained reading. Today we tried with some quiet music in the background, and we were able to go for 8 minutes. We finished off our morning by doing a group sorting activity in math, and practiced using the Bloggies to make videos explaining our work.
In the afternoon we had a substitute teacher, Ms. Curtis. Ms. Handelsman came and talked to our class about Digital Citizenship. Ask your child about this. Then we had a snack and did some reading with Mrs. Boutilier's class, one of our grade 1/2 buddy classes. We ended off our day with our words of the week. These are "I", "do", "the", and "my" for grade ones, and "brother", "sister", "mom", and "dad" for grade twos. The students practiced writing the words, and then worked on using them properly in sentences. Each week we will be adding new words to our word wall. This is a great resource for the students to use to help with their spelling during their writing time, and also for our word work games.
A reminder that we are going to be having our first Inline Skating class on Wednesday. Our other times are next Friday, September 30th, and Tuesday, October 11th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off by talking about our "brain pockets" that we use for getting ideas for our writing, and put this into our writing folder. In the comments below, what are the three pockets? Give an example for one of them. After that we worked on building our reading stamina. As a group we have been able to go for 9 minutes of focused, sustained reading. Today we tried with some quiet music in the background, and we were able to go for 8 minutes. We finished off our morning by doing a group sorting activity in math, and practiced using the Bloggies to make videos explaining our work.
In the afternoon we had a substitute teacher, Ms. Curtis. Ms. Handelsman came and talked to our class about Digital Citizenship. Ask your child about this. Then we had a snack and did some reading with Mrs. Boutilier's class, one of our grade 1/2 buddy classes. We ended off our day with our words of the week. These are "I", "do", "the", and "my" for grade ones, and "brother", "sister", "mom", and "dad" for grade twos. The students practiced writing the words, and then worked on using them properly in sentences. Each week we will be adding new words to our word wall. This is a great resource for the students to use to help with their spelling during their writing time, and also for our word work games.
A reminder that we are going to be having our first Inline Skating class on Wednesday. Our other times are next Friday, September 30th, and Tuesday, October 11th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Sunday, 18 September 2016
September 18th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
I hope that you are all enjoying the lovely weather we are having this weekend! Just a few reminders for you for the week:
We will be having our first day of Inline Skating this Wednesday from 12:10 to 1:05. Thank you to those of you who have volunteered to come in and assist us with this. If there are any other parents who would be available to help out please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. The students are asked to bring their own helmets and socks, and to wear comfortable clothing. Also, please ensure that your child's permission form for this activity has been returned before Wednesday.
Wednesday is also our first Fun Lunch of the year. Fun Lunch orders can be placed through the school website.
Scholastic Book Orders will be going home this week. When ordering books, payment can be made by cheque made out to Scholastic Canada, or by credit card at Scholastic Parent Pay. Please make sure that the order form at the back of the package is filled out completely and returned to myself.
This Thursday evening is our school's open house. More information about this will be sent out later this week, but I look forward to meeting or seeing all of you then!
-Mr. Soulliere
I hope that you are all enjoying the lovely weather we are having this weekend! Just a few reminders for you for the week:
We will be having our first day of Inline Skating this Wednesday from 12:10 to 1:05. Thank you to those of you who have volunteered to come in and assist us with this. If there are any other parents who would be available to help out please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. The students are asked to bring their own helmets and socks, and to wear comfortable clothing. Also, please ensure that your child's permission form for this activity has been returned before Wednesday.
Wednesday is also our first Fun Lunch of the year. Fun Lunch orders can be placed through the school website.
Scholastic Book Orders will be going home this week. When ordering books, payment can be made by cheque made out to Scholastic Canada, or by credit card at Scholastic Parent Pay. Please make sure that the order form at the back of the package is filled out completely and returned to myself.
This Thursday evening is our school's open house. More information about this will be sent out later this week, but I look forward to meeting or seeing all of you then!
-Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
September 14th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off with our calendar math, where we represent the date in as many ways as we can (today, the number 14). After that the students had an opportunity to share what they had done, and we started a list of all the different ways of representing that we came up with including using the number, pictures, a number line, addition, subtraction, tally marks, and a pattern. Ask your child which ways they used. Then we went outside to practice where our class will go in case of an emergency when we would need to evacuate the building, and took a walk around the field looking for signs that fall is coming. We saw leaves changing colours and falling off trees, and birds migrating.
In the afternoon we practiced our skip counting and added more to our temperature graph during our calendar work, then HT read our afternoon story to the rest of the class. The students also had some time to work on designing the front cover of their visual journals, and then we worked on the /b/ sound in our word work. Their challenge today was to write a sentence that used at least 3 words starting with the /b/ sound. After that we had our first fire drill of the year! We did an excellent job of making our way out the field quickly and safely. Then in gym we did some more work with the parachute. At the end of the day we handed out some sheets and then had a class discussion about Lola. What facts have you learned about Lola so far this year? Write your answer in the comments below.
Please remember to return any medical, fee payment, consent to post, and demographic forms as soon as possible with any corrections that need to be made. All consent forms for inline skating also need to be in before the end of the week. If you are able to volunteer to help out for any of the days that our class is participating in this, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Raz-Kids login information will be sent home soon. For those students that were with me last year, your information will have remained the same and you should still be able to access it in the same way. Mathletics login information will likely be available closer to the end of September or early October.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off with our calendar math, where we represent the date in as many ways as we can (today, the number 14). After that the students had an opportunity to share what they had done, and we started a list of all the different ways of representing that we came up with including using the number, pictures, a number line, addition, subtraction, tally marks, and a pattern. Ask your child which ways they used. Then we went outside to practice where our class will go in case of an emergency when we would need to evacuate the building, and took a walk around the field looking for signs that fall is coming. We saw leaves changing colours and falling off trees, and birds migrating.
In the afternoon we practiced our skip counting and added more to our temperature graph during our calendar work, then HT read our afternoon story to the rest of the class. The students also had some time to work on designing the front cover of their visual journals, and then we worked on the /b/ sound in our word work. Their challenge today was to write a sentence that used at least 3 words starting with the /b/ sound. After that we had our first fire drill of the year! We did an excellent job of making our way out the field quickly and safely. Then in gym we did some more work with the parachute. At the end of the day we handed out some sheets and then had a class discussion about Lola. What facts have you learned about Lola so far this year? Write your answer in the comments below.
Please remember to return any medical, fee payment, consent to post, and demographic forms as soon as possible with any corrections that need to be made. All consent forms for inline skating also need to be in before the end of the week. If you are able to volunteer to help out for any of the days that our class is participating in this, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Raz-Kids login information will be sent home soon. For those students that were with me last year, your information will have remained the same and you should still be able to access it in the same way. Mathletics login information will likely be available closer to the end of September or early October.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 12 September 2016
September 12th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
This morning we started our day off with a story, and then we wrote about what we did this weekend. Then we had a chance to share what we wrote about. After that we had an assembly. We learned about peace through a book that Ms. Tuli shared with us, the song Peace in My Fingers. And we also the Entertainment books. These are in our backpacks. If you are not going to be ordering one, make sure that all of the things in the bag come back to Mr. Soulliere.
In the afternoon we did some work with the calendar, and starting making a temperature graph. We will be doing this throughout the year so that we can see the changes that happen. Then we worked on the /p/ sound. In math we practiced representing numbers using snap cubes. Then in gym we played with the parachute.
Today in our backpacks we have the Entertainment books, and the permission forms for Inline Skating. If you are able to help out for Inline Skating please email Mr. Soulliere at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. Our class will be having our lessons in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 21st and Tuesday, October 11th, and in the morning on Friday, September 30th. Please have the permission forms filled out and returned by this Wednesday, September 14th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71
This morning we started our day off with a story, and then we wrote about what we did this weekend. Then we had a chance to share what we wrote about. After that we had an assembly. We learned about peace through a book that Ms. Tuli shared with us, the song Peace in My Fingers. And we also the Entertainment books. These are in our backpacks. If you are not going to be ordering one, make sure that all of the things in the bag come back to Mr. Soulliere.
In the afternoon we did some work with the calendar, and starting making a temperature graph. We will be doing this throughout the year so that we can see the changes that happen. Then we worked on the /p/ sound. In math we practiced representing numbers using snap cubes. Then in gym we played with the parachute.
Today in our backpacks we have the Entertainment books, and the permission forms for Inline Skating. If you are able to help out for Inline Skating please email Mr. Soulliere at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. Our class will be having our lessons in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 21st and Tuesday, October 11th, and in the morning on Friday, September 30th. Please have the permission forms filled out and returned by this Wednesday, September 14th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71
Friday, 9 September 2016
September 9th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
We had a wonderful first week of school. The students are starting to get back into the routine and have enjoyed learning more about our space and the others in it. Some of their favourite parts were playing on the park, meeting new friends, having a class pet, math, reading, and drawing. Today we practiced some skills that we worked on throughout this week including making patterns, independent reading, and writing.
On Fridays, as it is only a half day, the students will not need to have a full lunch with them. They will have some extra time for their snack, since our day ends a little after our normal lunch time, so including an extra item may be helpful to get them to the end of the day.
Thank you to those of you who have returned the student package that went home earlier this week. Please have those filled out and returned by the end of next week if possible. There will also be a form sent home on Monday for our Inline Skating unit that we will be doing in phys. ed. in the next month. These are due back on Wednesday, September 14th.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Soulliere
We had a wonderful first week of school. The students are starting to get back into the routine and have enjoyed learning more about our space and the others in it. Some of their favourite parts were playing on the park, meeting new friends, having a class pet, math, reading, and drawing. Today we practiced some skills that we worked on throughout this week including making patterns, independent reading, and writing.
On Fridays, as it is only a half day, the students will not need to have a full lunch with them. They will have some extra time for their snack, since our day ends a little after our normal lunch time, so including an extra item may be helpful to get them to the end of the day.
Thank you to those of you who have returned the student package that went home earlier this week. Please have those filled out and returned by the end of next week if possible. There will also be a form sent home on Monday for our Inline Skating unit that we will be doing in phys. ed. in the next month. These are due back on Wednesday, September 14th.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
September 6th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
We had a great first day of school today! We started our day by learning and talking about our class pet, Lola. Lola is a leopard gecko. Ask your child one thing they learned about Lola. Then we had a scavenger hunt, to find different things around the room. This let us know more about the things in our space. After that we had a body break outside and learned about our rules for this. We finished our morning by finding a buddy to learn more about and shared some of this with the rest of the class.
We learned about our lunchtime routine. We start by going outside for recess, then we come in to eat lunch in Mrs. Grummett's classroom with Mrs. K. We also did a Math About Me sheet. Ask your child some of the things they did. We also got our pencil cases and had some time to put the materials we wanted in them. Then we learned about how to get to the blog and worked together on it.
Some forms have gone home today: an informational Student Accident Insurance Plan; a Start Up Package; and a Student Demographic Verification Report. Please fill out and return the Start Up Package as soon as possible. For the demographic form, if there are any corrections to be made to your child's information that we have on file those can be made on the form and sent back. It would also be appreciated if all the information is correct for you to send it back with a check or something similar.
For the next few days we will be having our phys. ed. time outside. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, and is wearing shoes that will be safe and comfortable for them to be running in. Also, since it is that time of year that the temperature usually gets quite a bit warmer than it is in the morning, it would be helpful for any of your child's things to be labelled with their name or initials as many will inevitably make their way to the lost and found.
Update: Council is supplying snack on Thursday. It will be Chocolate Chip cookie with Cheese String and served at 10:00 am for students.
During our reading of the book Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers, we got talking about gravity, which led to us watching a video of the first moon landing to see how the gravity there makes walking different.
Have a great afternoon and see you all tomorrow!
Mr. Soulliere
We had a great first day of school today! We started our day by learning and talking about our class pet, Lola. Lola is a leopard gecko. Ask your child one thing they learned about Lola. Then we had a scavenger hunt, to find different things around the room. This let us know more about the things in our space. After that we had a body break outside and learned about our rules for this. We finished our morning by finding a buddy to learn more about and shared some of this with the rest of the class.
We learned about our lunchtime routine. We start by going outside for recess, then we come in to eat lunch in Mrs. Grummett's classroom with Mrs. K. We also did a Math About Me sheet. Ask your child some of the things they did. We also got our pencil cases and had some time to put the materials we wanted in them. Then we learned about how to get to the blog and worked together on it.
Some forms have gone home today: an informational Student Accident Insurance Plan; a Start Up Package; and a Student Demographic Verification Report. Please fill out and return the Start Up Package as soon as possible. For the demographic form, if there are any corrections to be made to your child's information that we have on file those can be made on the form and sent back. It would also be appreciated if all the information is correct for you to send it back with a check or something similar.
For the next few days we will be having our phys. ed. time outside. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, and is wearing shoes that will be safe and comfortable for them to be running in. Also, since it is that time of year that the temperature usually gets quite a bit warmer than it is in the morning, it would be helpful for any of your child's things to be labelled with their name or initials as many will inevitably make their way to the lost and found.
Update: Council is supplying snack on Thursday. It will be Chocolate Chip cookie with Cheese String and served at 10:00 am for students.
During our reading of the book Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers, we got talking about gravity, which led to us watching a video of the first moon landing to see how the gravity there makes walking different.
Have a great afternoon and see you all tomorrow!
Mr. Soulliere
Thursday, 1 September 2016
Welcome Back!
Hello families and friends!
Welcome back! I hope that you all had a great summer and I look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday, September 6th. Enjoy your weekend!
Welcome back! I hope that you all had a great summer and I look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday, September 6th. Enjoy your weekend!
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