Hello families and friends,
A reminder that tomorrow is our Music Monday assembly. We will be starting promptly at 10:15, so if you are planning to attend, please arrive by 10:00.
Also, if anyone is available to help out on May 10th for our Boats and Buoyancy in-class field trip on the afternoon of May 10th, please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Mr. Soulliere
Sunday, 30 April 2017
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
April 26th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
Today we continued to work on our creature stories that we had started up before spring break. We got into buddies and gave some more feedback on what they have written so far to start working on revising. Then we went to the Learning Commons to switch out our books. After that we joined Mrs. Sloane and Ms. Thomas' classes for music to practice our songs for the assembly. Then we continued working on data collection and making pictographs. Ask your child about what they did. In the afternoon we worked on our buddy animal research before we joined up with Mrs. Sloane and Ms. Thomas' classes again to do a run-through of the assembly with our MCs as well.
On Monday, we will be hosting the Music Monday assembly. We are planning to begin promptly at 10:15, and calling students down at 10:00. Parents are welcome to come and watch the performance.
We have also been watching the buds growing on the trees, and the students have made some predictions about how many leaves will grow from the bud they are observing and how long they will grow.
Update: On Friday, May 26th, we will be releasing our school's Rainbow Trout at Mt. Lorette Ponds.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we continued to work on our creature stories that we had started up before spring break. We got into buddies and gave some more feedback on what they have written so far to start working on revising. Then we went to the Learning Commons to switch out our books. After that we joined Mrs. Sloane and Ms. Thomas' classes for music to practice our songs for the assembly. Then we continued working on data collection and making pictographs. Ask your child about what they did. In the afternoon we worked on our buddy animal research before we joined up with Mrs. Sloane and Ms. Thomas' classes again to do a run-through of the assembly with our MCs as well.
On Monday, we will be hosting the Music Monday assembly. We are planning to begin promptly at 10:15, and calling students down at 10:00. Parents are welcome to come and watch the performance.
We have also been watching the buds growing on the trees, and the students have made some predictions about how many leaves will grow from the bud they are observing and how long they will grow.
Update: On Friday, May 26th, we will be releasing our school's Rainbow Trout at Mt. Lorette Ponds.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 24 April 2017
April 24th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
We started our day today working on our writing about music. Ms. Handelsman also came to help with some recording by asking the question "What is important to you about music?" Ask your child what they said. In the comments below, post your answer. After that we joined Mrs. Sloane's class for music to practice our songs that we will be singing for the assembly on Music Monday. This is on Monday, May 1st, just one week away. Please help your child practice these songs; a link to each of the songs can be found on the post from April 18th. We all got a booklet today with the words to help us with practicing. After music class we worked on finishing up our music writing and then started a music word search for word work. We finished the morning with Read to Someone. In the afternoon we started with some Read to Self before we joined our buddies to continue our animal research. Then we watched a video on how a plant grows and started adding some labels to our tree picture we did last week. Then in gym we worked on basketball skills.
A reminder that Scholastic Book orders are due back tomorrow.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
We started our day today working on our writing about music. Ms. Handelsman also came to help with some recording by asking the question "What is important to you about music?" Ask your child what they said. In the comments below, post your answer. After that we joined Mrs. Sloane's class for music to practice our songs that we will be singing for the assembly on Music Monday. This is on Monday, May 1st, just one week away. Please help your child practice these songs; a link to each of the songs can be found on the post from April 18th. We all got a booklet today with the words to help us with practicing. After music class we worked on finishing up our music writing and then started a music word search for word work. We finished the morning with Read to Someone. In the afternoon we started with some Read to Self before we joined our buddies to continue our animal research. Then we watched a video on how a plant grows and started adding some labels to our tree picture we did last week. Then in gym we worked on basketball skills.
A reminder that Scholastic Book orders are due back tomorrow.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
April 18th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
We started off our week by doing some writing about what we did over the long weekend. Then the students had an opportunity to share what they had written and practice giving some feedback. After that we joined Ms. Thomas' class for music to practice our assembly songs. We finished our morning with our words of the week. They are "vein", "blade", "midrib", "stem", and "chlorophyll" for all students. In the comments below, post a sentence about how one of these words relates to a leaf. In the afternoon we went to music again, then joined our buddies in Mrs. Sloane's class to work on our animal research. Ask your child what they have learned about their animal. Then we did some reading before going to gym to practice our dance performance.
Tomorrow afternoon, from 2:10-2:45, our class will be performing the dance we have been working on with Mrs. Redwood and Mrs. Stols' classes. Parents are welcome to come and watch this. No tickets are required.
Tomorrow is also Picture Day, and Fun Lunch.
On Monday, May 1st, we will be hosting the Music Monday assembly with Mrs. Sloane and Ms. Thomas' classes. We will performing this year's Music Monday song, Sing It Together, as well as ISS, We Are One, Tomorrow Is Coming, and Our Song. Any practice that you can help your child with at home would be much appreciated! Part of Music Monday is a reminder of the importance of music, and having music in our schools. Please talk with your child about why music is important for them.
A reminder that Scholastic Book Orders are due next Tuesday, April 25th.
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
We started off our week by doing some writing about what we did over the long weekend. Then the students had an opportunity to share what they had written and practice giving some feedback. After that we joined Ms. Thomas' class for music to practice our assembly songs. We finished our morning with our words of the week. They are "vein", "blade", "midrib", "stem", and "chlorophyll" for all students. In the comments below, post a sentence about how one of these words relates to a leaf. In the afternoon we went to music again, then joined our buddies in Mrs. Sloane's class to work on our animal research. Ask your child what they have learned about their animal. Then we did some reading before going to gym to practice our dance performance.
Tomorrow afternoon, from 2:10-2:45, our class will be performing the dance we have been working on with Mrs. Redwood and Mrs. Stols' classes. Parents are welcome to come and watch this. No tickets are required.
Tomorrow is also Picture Day, and Fun Lunch.
On Monday, May 1st, we will be hosting the Music Monday assembly with Mrs. Sloane and Ms. Thomas' classes. We will performing this year's Music Monday song, Sing It Together, as well as ISS, We Are One, Tomorrow Is Coming, and Our Song. Any practice that you can help your child with at home would be much appreciated! Part of Music Monday is a reminder of the importance of music, and having music in our schools. Please talk with your child about why music is important for them.
A reminder that Scholastic Book Orders are due next Tuesday, April 25th.
Have a great afternoon,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
April 12th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
Yesterday we read the book The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni, a book about how letters come together to make words, and words to make sentences. We practiced some Making Words with the letters from Easter Hunt to go with this. We have also been continuing work on our stories about the creatures that we created. Today we worked with a partner to work on revising the beginning of our stories. Ask your child what their story is about. Continuing our work with our buddies in Mrs. Sloane's class, most of the groups are finishing up their research on their animal. In the comments below, write one difference between your animal and leopard geckos. In gym, we have been continuing our dance residency with Mr. Ajay.
Next Wednesday, we will be having our performance for dance from 2:10 - 2:45. Parents are welcome to come and watch the performance. Next Wednesday is also Fun Lunch, and Picture Day.
If anyone is interested in volunteering for either of our upcoming events, the Boats and Buoyancy in-school field trip with Teacher's Pet on the afternoon of May 10th, or the trip to the zoo for the day of June 5th, please email me and let me know at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. We are able to accommodate for up to 2 more volunteers for the zoo trip, as they limit how many adults are included in the program package. Volunteer forms for Teacher's Pet will be going home next week, and forms for the zoo trip will be going home in May.
One of our students has misplaced their Beanie Boo at some point today. If you could please check your child's backpack to make sure that it did not end up in there by accident that would be appreciated. As the weather warms up, another reminder to make sure that your child's belongings are labelled with their name or initials to help with locating who they belong to when they inevitably get to the lost and found, as many students take off coats, mitts, hats, etc. during recess time and forget about them.
For our Music Monday assembly we will be singing Sing It Together, and We Are One. We may also be singing Sing Sing and Tomorrow is Coming. If you can be practicing these songs at home with your child it would be much appreciated.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Yesterday we read the book The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni, a book about how letters come together to make words, and words to make sentences. We practiced some Making Words with the letters from Easter Hunt to go with this. We have also been continuing work on our stories about the creatures that we created. Today we worked with a partner to work on revising the beginning of our stories. Ask your child what their story is about. Continuing our work with our buddies in Mrs. Sloane's class, most of the groups are finishing up their research on their animal. In the comments below, write one difference between your animal and leopard geckos. In gym, we have been continuing our dance residency with Mr. Ajay.
Next Wednesday, we will be having our performance for dance from 2:10 - 2:45. Parents are welcome to come and watch the performance. Next Wednesday is also Fun Lunch, and Picture Day.
If anyone is interested in volunteering for either of our upcoming events, the Boats and Buoyancy in-school field trip with Teacher's Pet on the afternoon of May 10th, or the trip to the zoo for the day of June 5th, please email me and let me know at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. We are able to accommodate for up to 2 more volunteers for the zoo trip, as they limit how many adults are included in the program package. Volunteer forms for Teacher's Pet will be going home next week, and forms for the zoo trip will be going home in May.
One of our students has misplaced their Beanie Boo at some point today. If you could please check your child's backpack to make sure that it did not end up in there by accident that would be appreciated. As the weather warms up, another reminder to make sure that your child's belongings are labelled with their name or initials to help with locating who they belong to when they inevitably get to the lost and found, as many students take off coats, mitts, hats, etc. during recess time and forget about them.
For our Music Monday assembly we will be singing Sing It Together, and We Are One. We may also be singing Sing Sing and Tomorrow is Coming. If you can be practicing these songs at home with your child it would be much appreciated.
Have a wonderful Wednesday,
Mr. Soulliere
Monday, 10 April 2017
April 10th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
Today we started off our day with some Daily 5 work; the students are able to choose from Read to Self, Read to Someone, Free Writing, and Word Games, while I work in small groups with students. We did two rounds of this. This is a great way for the students to show off their independent working skills and that they can be responsible for their learning. After that we worked in our small groups on our look at Alberta. We have been learning about the natural resources and geography. Ask your child what they have learned so far. In the afternoon we continued our buddy research with Mrs. Sloane's class. Some of the groups are finishing up their research and are ready to move on to putting it into writing. We also went outside to look at the trees. Some of the buds are starting to open up! Then we did some bark rubbing with coloured pencils and crayons. We finished off our day with our dance residency and doing our calendar.
Thank you to everyone who returned the permission form for our Boats and Buoyancy in-school field trip. Please make sure that these are all returned by Friday, April 21st.
Anyone that is available to volunteer on the afternoon of May 10th please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. We will also be going on a field trip to the zoo on June 5th. It will be a whole day trip; if you will be available to volunteer for this trip please email me and let me know.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Today we started off our day with some Daily 5 work; the students are able to choose from Read to Self, Read to Someone, Free Writing, and Word Games, while I work in small groups with students. We did two rounds of this. This is a great way for the students to show off their independent working skills and that they can be responsible for their learning. After that we worked in our small groups on our look at Alberta. We have been learning about the natural resources and geography. Ask your child what they have learned so far. In the afternoon we continued our buddy research with Mrs. Sloane's class. Some of the groups are finishing up their research and are ready to move on to putting it into writing. We also went outside to look at the trees. Some of the buds are starting to open up! Then we did some bark rubbing with coloured pencils and crayons. We finished off our day with our dance residency and doing our calendar.
Thank you to everyone who returned the permission form for our Boats and Buoyancy in-school field trip. Please make sure that these are all returned by Friday, April 21st.
Anyone that is available to volunteer on the afternoon of May 10th please email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca>. We will also be going on a field trip to the zoo on June 5th. It will be a whole day trip; if you will be available to volunteer for this trip please email me and let me know.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
Friday, 7 April 2017
April 7th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
In the mornings we have been continuing to practice our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills. We also finished working on writing the first two parts of our stories about us and our creatures; the beginning and introducing our problem. Next week we will work on giving feedback and doing some revising work on what we have written so far. Through our read-alouds this week, we have been focusing on stories that focus on the topics of teamwork, empathy, and seeing things from someone else's perspective. Ask your child what they have learned about this. Today we also had one of our spelling tests from our word wall words. The students did very well with this. In gym we have been having our dance residency. Ask your child what they've learned.
Permission forms have gone home for our in-school field trip with Teacher's Pet. This will be in the afternoon on May 10th. If anyone is available that afternoon to volunteer and help out with this you can email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca> and I will send home a form.
Our class, along with Mrs. Sloane's and Ms. Thomas' classes will be hosting the Music Monday assembly on May 1st. One of the songs we will be singing will be this year's Music Monday song, Sing It Together. It is a tough song, so it is recommended that the students are practicing at home.
For our animal research with our buddies, we will be looking to put the work together into envelope books. If anyone has a sewing machine and would be able to assist us with putting them together, please email me.
Thank you, and have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
In the mornings we have been continuing to practice our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills. We also finished working on writing the first two parts of our stories about us and our creatures; the beginning and introducing our problem. Next week we will work on giving feedback and doing some revising work on what we have written so far. Through our read-alouds this week, we have been focusing on stories that focus on the topics of teamwork, empathy, and seeing things from someone else's perspective. Ask your child what they have learned about this. Today we also had one of our spelling tests from our word wall words. The students did very well with this. In gym we have been having our dance residency. Ask your child what they've learned.
Permission forms have gone home for our in-school field trip with Teacher's Pet. This will be in the afternoon on May 10th. If anyone is available that afternoon to volunteer and help out with this you can email me at <gasoulliere@cbe.ab.ca> and I will send home a form.
Our class, along with Mrs. Sloane's and Ms. Thomas' classes will be hosting the Music Monday assembly on May 1st. One of the songs we will be singing will be this year's Music Monday song, Sing It Together. It is a tough song, so it is recommended that the students are practicing at home.
For our animal research with our buddies, we will be looking to put the work together into envelope books. If anyone has a sewing machine and would be able to assist us with putting them together, please email me.
Thank you, and have a great weekend,
Mr. Soulliere
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
April 5th, 2017
Hello families and friends,
We have been working on getting back into our routines, practicing our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills. In writing workshop, we have been learning about how to write a good beginning to a story through reading a few stories with different types of introductions. We learned that they introduce our main character, our setting, and set up for the problem. Then we started using this to write the introduction to the story we will be writing about us and our creatures that we created before the break. In math, we started looking at data collecting and learned more about our classmates to practice collecting and recording information. We have also started making our own temperature graphs for April. This afternoon, we met up with our grade 3 buddies in Mrs. Sloane's class to start some animal research. We will be continuing this each day over the next few weeks.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
We have been working on getting back into our routines, practicing our Read to Self and Read to Someone skills. In writing workshop, we have been learning about how to write a good beginning to a story through reading a few stories with different types of introductions. We learned that they introduce our main character, our setting, and set up for the problem. Then we started using this to write the introduction to the story we will be writing about us and our creatures that we created before the break. In math, we started looking at data collecting and learned more about our classmates to practice collecting and recording information. We have also started making our own temperature graphs for April. This afternoon, we met up with our grade 3 buddies in Mrs. Sloane's class to start some animal research. We will be continuing this each day over the next few weeks.
Have a great evening,
Mr. Soulliere
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