Hello families and friends,
Today we had another spelling quiz of our word wall words. This is a great resource for the students to use when they are having trouble spelling words, and for being able to recognize their familiar words. After that we continued practicing with half of the group doing Read to Self, and half of the group doing Read to Someone. Next week we will continue practicing using our whisper voices for our buddy reading time. Then we had a "snovie" and watched the Its The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. After that the students got to enjoy their first day of Friday Clubs. Ask your child what they did today.
Thank you again to those of you who sent in pumpkins for us to use on Monday. We have 11 pumpkins between our two classes now! The students are going to have a fun time.
For Monday, the students are allowed to bring their costumes to put on in the afternoon. It should be something that they are able to put on over their clothes, and that they will not require help with putting on or taking off. Please no masks or weapons as well.
Assuming the weather cooperates, we will be going on our community/fall walk on Thursday morning. If you would be available to come and help out with this please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Friday, 28 October 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
October 27th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we worked on the quiet and noisy /th/ sounds in our word work. The students needed to come up with words that started with these sounds and sort them into the quiet and noisy sounds. Then we continued work on our Halloween "walking" story that we began yesterday. We finished off our morning continuing practice on our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills with half of the group doing each and rotating. They have done a really good job with this so far!
In the afternoon, Ms. Handelsman came and joined us to introduce the class to coding! We went to code.org and worked on some basic skills there. A link can be found through the Cranston School website, in the Virtual Learning Commons. Then we continued working on our soccer skills in gym, and joined Mrs. McBride for music.
I have had some people say they are having difficulties with posting comments on the blog. I have played around with the settings and hoping that it works now. In the comments below, what was your favourite part of today, and why?
The last set of Halloween Howler tickets are in your child's backpack to go home with them today.
Thank you to those of you who have sent in pumpkins for our work with room 72 on Monday. We are still short about 3 or 4 pumpkins; if you are able to donate one for this activity please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we worked on the quiet and noisy /th/ sounds in our word work. The students needed to come up with words that started with these sounds and sort them into the quiet and noisy sounds. Then we continued work on our Halloween "walking" story that we began yesterday. We finished off our morning continuing practice on our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills with half of the group doing each and rotating. They have done a really good job with this so far!
In the afternoon, Ms. Handelsman came and joined us to introduce the class to coding! We went to code.org and worked on some basic skills there. A link can be found through the Cranston School website, in the Virtual Learning Commons. Then we continued working on our soccer skills in gym, and joined Mrs. McBride for music.
I have had some people say they are having difficulties with posting comments on the blog. I have played around with the settings and hoping that it works now. In the comments below, what was your favourite part of today, and why?
The last set of Halloween Howler tickets are in your child's backpack to go home with them today.
Thank you to those of you who have sent in pumpkins for our work with room 72 on Monday. We are still short about 3 or 4 pumpkins; if you are able to donate one for this activity please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
October 26th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started with working on our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills. We picked cards and half of the group worked on Read to Self and half of the group worked on Read to Someone, then we switched. After that we worked on a couple calming exercises; the Hot Chocolate Trick, and using our senses to imagine our Happy Place. How do these exercises help us? Post your answer in the comments below. We finished off our morning by continuing work on our measurement activity that we started yesterday.
In the afternoon we worked on the /qu/ sound. A lot of students were having a hard time finding their materials, so we spent some time after cleaning up the room. We found lots of pencils and colours that had made their way into the wrong bins or under furniture! Then we worked on sorting our classroom library. The students really enjoyed this. After that we talked about "walking" and "climbing" stories. What is the difference between a "walking" and "climbing" story? In gym we worked on our soccer skills.
I hope to see you all tonight at the Family Math Night. There will be lots of math games to see and learn.
Tomorrow night is the Halloween Howler. If you have sent in an order form and have not received your tickets they should be here tomorrow to send home.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started with working on our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills. We picked cards and half of the group worked on Read to Self and half of the group worked on Read to Someone, then we switched. After that we worked on a couple calming exercises; the Hot Chocolate Trick, and using our senses to imagine our Happy Place. How do these exercises help us? Post your answer in the comments below. We finished off our morning by continuing work on our measurement activity that we started yesterday.
In the afternoon we worked on the /qu/ sound. A lot of students were having a hard time finding their materials, so we spent some time after cleaning up the room. We found lots of pencils and colours that had made their way into the wrong bins or under furniture! Then we worked on sorting our classroom library. The students really enjoyed this. After that we talked about "walking" and "climbing" stories. What is the difference between a "walking" and "climbing" story? In gym we worked on our soccer skills.
I hope to see you all tonight at the Family Math Night. There will be lots of math games to see and learn.
Tomorrow night is the Halloween Howler. If you have sent in an order form and have not received your tickets they should be here tomorrow to send home.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 24 October 2016
October 24th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started by working on our writing. We wrote about our weekends, and included one imaginary detail. Ask your child what they wrote about. Then we had an assembly! It was put on by the Earth Rangers. We saw lots of cool animals and learned a lot about taking care of the animals. Ask your child what they saw. In the afternoon we did our words of the week. Our words of the week for this week are "or", "an", "by", and "was" for grade ones, and "laugh", "they", "he", and "she" for grade twos. Then we practiced our math game Making 10 Go Fish. After that we did a fractal art activity with our buddies in room 74. What is a fractal? Post your answers in the comments below. In gym we worked on our soccer skills.
Thank you to those who responded for donating a pumpkin for our pumpkin investigation work next Monday. If you will be able to do so, or would like to help out in the morning, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
We will not be able to go on our community walk this Friday due to the start of our Friday Clubs. Instead, we will be aiming for next Thursday, November 3rd in the morning. If you would be available to come along with us please email me.
Don't forget this Wednesday is Math night, and this Thursday is the Halloween Howler. Ticket orders for the Howler are due back tomorrow at the latest.
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started by working on our writing. We wrote about our weekends, and included one imaginary detail. Ask your child what they wrote about. Then we had an assembly! It was put on by the Earth Rangers. We saw lots of cool animals and learned a lot about taking care of the animals. Ask your child what they saw. In the afternoon we did our words of the week. Our words of the week for this week are "or", "an", "by", and "was" for grade ones, and "laugh", "they", "he", and "she" for grade twos. Then we practiced our math game Making 10 Go Fish. After that we did a fractal art activity with our buddies in room 74. What is a fractal? Post your answers in the comments below. In gym we worked on our soccer skills.
Thank you to those who responded for donating a pumpkin for our pumpkin investigation work next Monday. If you will be able to do so, or would like to help out in the morning, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
We will not be able to go on our community walk this Friday due to the start of our Friday Clubs. Instead, we will be aiming for next Thursday, November 3rd in the morning. If you would be available to come along with us please email me.
Don't forget this Wednesday is Math night, and this Thursday is the Halloween Howler. Ticket orders for the Howler are due back tomorrow at the latest.
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Friday, 21 October 2016
October 21st, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off with our "joke of the day". Tell me a Halloween themed joke! Post it in the comments below. Then we started working on our Read to Someone and Read to Self skills. The students have been making very good progress with these skills, and next week we are going to try something new with them. After that we had a spelling quiz! Some of the students noticed that they were all words from our word wall. This is a great resource for them to use for checking spelling when working on their writing. Here are all the words we have added so far:
After that we had our first day of Choice Math work. The students were given a variety of problems to work on to practice their math skills that we have learned including: representing numbers; addition and subtraction; and word problems using numbers up to 10. The problems are colour coded for the students to choose a good fit for where their skills are at; green is more basic; orange is a little more challenging; and red is intended as a challenge for any of the students. Ask your child what they worked on. Then we finished off our day with our first Peace Assembly of the year, led by room 51.
If the weather cooperates, I am hoping to go on a community walk next Friday, October 28th. If you would be available to volunteer to help us with this please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
On Monday, October 31st, we are going to be doing a pumpkin investigation with our buddies in room 72. We will be looking for around 10 to 12 pumpkins of different shapes and sizes all together. If you would be willing to donate one for our classes to work on, or if you would like to help out with the activities, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. We would like to have all of the pumpkins collected by the end of next Friday, October 28th.
UPDATE: Next Wednesday, October 26th, is Math Night. There are two times available for parents to come in with their children; from 5:00-6:00 p.m., and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. You can sign up for a time at the My CBE Account website.
Next Tuesday our Book Fair is opening. We will be going to check it out on Tuesday morning; students are able to purchase books at this time if they would like. The book fair will also be open during the Math Night on Wednesday.
Next Thursday, October 27th, is the Halloween Howler. Ticket order forms are due back by Tuesday, October 25th.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off with our "joke of the day". Tell me a Halloween themed joke! Post it in the comments below. Then we started working on our Read to Someone and Read to Self skills. The students have been making very good progress with these skills, and next week we are going to try something new with them. After that we had a spelling quiz! Some of the students noticed that they were all words from our word wall. This is a great resource for them to use for checking spelling when working on their writing. Here are all the words we have added so far:
If the weather cooperates, I am hoping to go on a community walk next Friday, October 28th. If you would be available to volunteer to help us with this please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
On Monday, October 31st, we are going to be doing a pumpkin investigation with our buddies in room 72. We will be looking for around 10 to 12 pumpkins of different shapes and sizes all together. If you would be willing to donate one for our classes to work on, or if you would like to help out with the activities, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. We would like to have all of the pumpkins collected by the end of next Friday, October 28th.
UPDATE: Next Wednesday, October 26th, is Math Night. There are two times available for parents to come in with their children; from 5:00-6:00 p.m., and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. You can sign up for a time at the My CBE Account website.
Next Tuesday our Book Fair is opening. We will be going to check it out on Tuesday morning; students are able to purchase books at this time if they would like. The book fair will also be open during the Math Night on Wednesday.
Next Thursday, October 27th, is the Halloween Howler. Ticket order forms are due back by Tuesday, October 25th.
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
October 18th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
We started our day with Read to Someone. We made it for 9 minutes. After that we worked on our Read to Self. Then we did our science kits. We did two stations today. Ask your child what they learned at their stations.
In the afternoon we started with calendar and worked on counting backwards by 1 from 20. Then in math we did a mental math warmup and then continued working on our pumpkin word problem from yesterday. After math we did the /s/ sound in word work. Then in gym we worked on the dribbling skill with groups.
Picture order forms are due back next Wednesday, October 26th. Halloween Howler order forms are due back Monday, October 24th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71
We started our day with Read to Someone. We made it for 9 minutes. After that we worked on our Read to Self. Then we did our science kits. We did two stations today. Ask your child what they learned at their stations.
In the afternoon we started with calendar and worked on counting backwards by 1 from 20. Then in math we did a mental math warmup and then continued working on our pumpkin word problem from yesterday. After math we did the /s/ sound in word work. Then in gym we worked on the dribbling skill with groups.
Picture order forms are due back next Wednesday, October 26th. Halloween Howler order forms are due back Monday, October 24th.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71
October 16th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started by practicing our Read to Self skills. Then we talked about the meaning of responsibility. We used our ideas to create a Venn diagram showing what our responsibilities look like at home and at school. After our snack we looked at some different stations exploring life in the grasslands.
In the afternoon we started with our words of the week. Our words of the week for this week are "go", "we", "in", and "no" for grade ones, and "please", "what", "all", and "out" for grade twos. Then we continued working on our Making 10 strategy in math with another word problem. We will continue this work tomorrow. After that we had some buddy time with Mrs. Boutilier's class doing some art. We finished off our day with phys. ed. and music.
Photo order forms have gone home. These are due back by Wednesday, October 26th.
Have a great day,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started by practicing our Read to Self skills. Then we talked about the meaning of responsibility. We used our ideas to create a Venn diagram showing what our responsibilities look like at home and at school. After our snack we looked at some different stations exploring life in the grasslands.
In the afternoon we started with our words of the week. Our words of the week for this week are "go", "we", "in", and "no" for grade ones, and "please", "what", "all", and "out" for grade twos. Then we continued working on our Making 10 strategy in math with another word problem. We will continue this work tomorrow. After that we had some buddy time with Mrs. Boutilier's class doing some art. We finished off our day with phys. ed. and music.
Photo order forms have gone home. These are due back by Wednesday, October 26th.
Have a great day,
Mr. Soulliere
Friday, 14 October 2016
October 14, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started with working on our reading skills. Most of the students have been able to make it to 20 minutes, but as a whole group we are still sitting at 18 minutes of reading stamina. We are hoping to get there by the end of next week! After that we did a community building game. Ask your child about this. Then after our snack and body break we continued work on our pumpkin art that we began yesterday. We finished off the day by finishing up some of the work that we started during the week that students may not have had a chance to finish.
Home Reading books went home earlier this week. Please spend some time listening to your child read these books; for most of them it will be a book that they are able to read all (or almost all) of the words independently. It is also helpful to ask them questions about what they have read to make sure that they are remembering and understanding it. Once they have had an opportunity to practice reading through it a couple times then they can be brought back in the bag they were sent home in and switched out for a new one.
On Wednesday, October 26th, we will be having a Math night. Stay tuned for more details to come.
Our Halloween Howler will be on Thursday, October 27th. Tickets for these will be going home on Monday, and are due back by Monday, October 24th.
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started with working on our reading skills. Most of the students have been able to make it to 20 minutes, but as a whole group we are still sitting at 18 minutes of reading stamina. We are hoping to get there by the end of next week! After that we did a community building game. Ask your child about this. Then after our snack and body break we continued work on our pumpkin art that we began yesterday. We finished off the day by finishing up some of the work that we started during the week that students may not have had a chance to finish.
Home Reading books went home earlier this week. Please spend some time listening to your child read these books; for most of them it will be a book that they are able to read all (or almost all) of the words independently. It is also helpful to ask them questions about what they have read to make sure that they are remembering and understanding it. Once they have had an opportunity to practice reading through it a couple times then they can be brought back in the bag they were sent home in and switched out for a new one.
On Wednesday, October 26th, we will be having a Math night. Stay tuned for more details to come.
Our Halloween Howler will be on Thursday, October 27th. Tickets for these will be going home on Monday, and are due back by Monday, October 24th.
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
October 11th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off our day by writing about our long weekend. The students picked two things that they did to share. Ask your child what they wrote about. Then we started work on the Making 10 strategy in math, and learned how to use and draw 10-frames. After that we practiced our read to self skills. Our record so far is 18 minutes!
In the afternoon, we started with our last class of Inline Skating. Ask your child what they learned today. Then we did our words of the week. Our words for this week are "it", "of", "be", and "if" for grade ones, and "her", "friend", "your", and "his" for grade twos. The students needed to practice writing the word, then come up with two sentences (grade ones) or four sentences (grade twos) that use one or more of those words. Then the students continued work on finishing up their Important Thing About Me writing. We finished the day with music.
Tomorrow we will be going to the Learning Commons. Please help your child to remember to bring back their book(s).
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off our day by writing about our long weekend. The students picked two things that they did to share. Ask your child what they wrote about. Then we started work on the Making 10 strategy in math, and learned how to use and draw 10-frames. After that we practiced our read to self skills. Our record so far is 18 minutes!
In the afternoon, we started with our last class of Inline Skating. Ask your child what they learned today. Then we did our words of the week. Our words for this week are "it", "of", "be", and "if" for grade ones, and "her", "friend", "your", and "his" for grade twos. The students needed to practice writing the word, then come up with two sentences (grade ones) or four sentences (grade twos) that use one or more of those words. Then the students continued work on finishing up their Important Thing About Me writing. We finished the day with music.
Tomorrow we will be going to the Learning Commons. Please help your child to remember to bring back their book(s).
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Sunday, 9 October 2016
October 9th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
I hope you have all enjoyed the snowy start to your long weekend. Just a few reminders:
Scholastic Book Orders are due back on Tuesday, October 11th.
On Tuesday afternoon, our class will be having our last Inline Skating class. We skate from 12:10 to 1:05. Don't forget to your socks and helmets! If you are able to volunteer to help out during this time please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Soulliere
I hope you have all enjoyed the snowy start to your long weekend. Just a few reminders:
Scholastic Book Orders are due back on Tuesday, October 11th.
On Tuesday afternoon, our class will be having our last Inline Skating class. We skate from 12:10 to 1:05. Don't forget to your socks and helmets! If you are able to volunteer to help out during this time please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
October 5th, 2016
Hello families and friends,
We started off our day today working on our Important Thing About Me writing. We practiced doing some editing. Ask your child what this means. Then we went down to the Learning Commons to switch out our books. We are allowed to have 2 books out at a time. The books need to be brought back after 2 weeks. After that we had a snack, then we did reading. We practiced our Read to Self skills first, and we almost made 15 minutes but we were interrupted by Picture Day. Ask your child about that. When we came back we continued our reading and practiced our Read to Someone skills.
After lunch we started doing some art for the upcoming holiday, Thanksgiving! We will be finishing this up tomorrow. What are some things that you are thankful for? Post you answers in the comments below. Then we did the /a/ sound in our word work. Why is this letter/sound special? "It is the first letter in the alphabet and also one of our vowel sounds (HC)". Then we did some Cosmic Kids Yoga in gym. Then we had a snack and did the blog at the end of the day.
No Inline Skating this week. Our next lesson is next Tuesday, October 11th. Don't forget your helmet and socks! Also, if you are able to volunteer to help out that day please email Mr. Soulliere at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
We have a long weekend coming up. No school for the students on Friday, and Monday is a holiday.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71.
We started off our day today working on our Important Thing About Me writing. We practiced doing some editing. Ask your child what this means. Then we went down to the Learning Commons to switch out our books. We are allowed to have 2 books out at a time. The books need to be brought back after 2 weeks. After that we had a snack, then we did reading. We practiced our Read to Self skills first, and we almost made 15 minutes but we were interrupted by Picture Day. Ask your child about that. When we came back we continued our reading and practiced our Read to Someone skills.
After lunch we started doing some art for the upcoming holiday, Thanksgiving! We will be finishing this up tomorrow. What are some things that you are thankful for? Post you answers in the comments below. Then we did the /a/ sound in our word work. Why is this letter/sound special? "It is the first letter in the alphabet and also one of our vowel sounds (HC)". Then we did some Cosmic Kids Yoga in gym. Then we had a snack and did the blog at the end of the day.
No Inline Skating this week. Our next lesson is next Tuesday, October 11th. Don't forget your helmet and socks! Also, if you are able to volunteer to help out that day please email Mr. Soulliere at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
We have a long weekend coming up. No school for the students on Friday, and Monday is a holiday.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere and Room 71.
Monday, 3 October 2016
October 3rd, 2016
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off our day working on practicing our read to self skills and building our reading stamina. We got to 14 minutes today! Then we spent some time practicing our read to someone skills. After that, we did some "memory writing". The students got to pick any memory to write about. Ask your child what they chose. Then we had some time to share our work and to learn more about our classmates.
In the afternoon we started our new weather graph for October. It was a cold day today! Then we did our words of the week. For this week they are the numbers "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", and "ten" for all students. Fitting with our story Jolly Olly Octopus, by Tony Mitton, the students had to come up with a picture showing ten different things for our ten different numbers (e.g. one octopus, two turtles, three sea horses, four lobsters, etc.), and then write about what they drew. This was quite a challenge for them! We finished off the day working on catching up on some of the work we have fallen behind on, then the students who finished were able to teach each other some math games.
This Wednesday, October 5th, is Picture Day.
I had put on the Scholastic Order Forms that they are due back next Monday, October 10th. As this coming weekend is a long weekend though (PD Day on Friday, Holiday on Monday), they will be due back by Tuesday, October 11th, instead.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off our day working on practicing our read to self skills and building our reading stamina. We got to 14 minutes today! Then we spent some time practicing our read to someone skills. After that, we did some "memory writing". The students got to pick any memory to write about. Ask your child what they chose. Then we had some time to share our work and to learn more about our classmates.
In the afternoon we started our new weather graph for October. It was a cold day today! Then we did our words of the week. For this week they are the numbers "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", and "ten" for all students. Fitting with our story Jolly Olly Octopus, by Tony Mitton, the students had to come up with a picture showing ten different things for our ten different numbers (e.g. one octopus, two turtles, three sea horses, four lobsters, etc.), and then write about what they drew. This was quite a challenge for them! We finished off the day working on catching up on some of the work we have fallen behind on, then the students who finished were able to teach each other some math games.
This Wednesday, October 5th, is Picture Day.
I had put on the Scholastic Order Forms that they are due back next Monday, October 10th. As this coming weekend is a long weekend though (PD Day on Friday, Holiday on Monday), they will be due back by Tuesday, October 11th, instead.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
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