Stone Soup

Stone Soup is a European folk story in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order to make a meal that everyone enjoys, and exists as a moral regarding the value of sharing.

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Today we read several versions of Stone Soup. On Monday, we will be making our own stone soup. Just like in the story we ask that everyone contribute a little so that we can have a feast. We ask that every child bring in a small contribution for our soup. Please have the items chopped and ready to go so we can get the slow cooker started quickly. We will be making vegetarian stone soup so that all children will be able to participate. 

Possible donation ideas:

onions

green onions

garlic

salt and pepper

carrots

celery

potato

sweet potato

can of diced tomatoes

can of corn

vegetable broth

zucchini

bell peppers (red, green, yellow etc.)

This is not an exhaustive list. Any item that you would put in a vegetable soup would be great. 

Please also send a bowl/container and a spoon so your child can enjoy the soup in the afternoon just before recess. 

Jack and the Beanstalk

Today we watched a short version of Jack and the Beanstalk, Mickey and the Beanstalk.

Following the movie we had a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) challenge. Students were given 20 pieces of spaghetti, 20 mini marshmallows, 1 large marshmallow, and 2 long pieces of masking tape. With these materials they were to build the highest tower for Jack to climb that they could with there team. 

We hope to get the pictures of the towers onto Iris next week.

Golden Ticket Reward

We have been working very hard in rooms 20 and 21 to be safe, caring, welcoming, and respectful. The students set a goal to earn 150 Golden Tickets so that they could earn a big reward. It looks like we will be able to make this goal by Thursday, November 28th. Students may wear PJs to school on this day and bring a stuffie if they wish. We will be watching Hoodwinked in the afternoon. This movie relates to our learning on Folk and fairy tales.

Skip Counting

Skip counting is an integral part of the math curriculum. It is part of our pattern unit as well as number sense. Please help your child with counting. The following are the end of year targets for each grade:

Grade 1:
Say the number sequence 0 to 100 by: 
• 1s forward between any two given numbers 
• 1s backward from 20 to 0 
• 2s forward from 0 to 20 
• 5s and 10s forward from 0 to 100.

Grade 2:
Say the number sequence 0 to 100 by: 
• 2s, 5s and 10s, forward and backward, using starting points that are multiples of 2, 5 and 10 respectively 
• 10s, using starting points from 1 to 9 
• 2s, starting from 1.

Building Houses

We have started a new science unit, Building Things. Tomorrow we will build houses, just like the three little pigs. We will required some building supplies for this project. If you are willing to donate any of the following items please send them in tomorrow. We will be creating other projects from recycled materials during December.

• boxes
• tape
• popsicle sticks
• cups
• straws
• paper towel rolls (we can not use toilet paper rolls)
• cotton balls
• lids
• ribbon
• paper
• rubber bands
• other items from your recycle bin

Tens Go Fish

This is a fun game to practice making ten (a key mental math concept).

Celebration of Learning

Hello Families,

This Thursday is our Celebration of Learning! Students and teachers are excited to share their work and learning with you. Classrooms will be open from 6:15 to 7:45 pm. Families are encouraged to visit their child's classroom any time during the allotted time frame. Please allow for at least 30 minutes to spend looking at your child's work and projects. Don't forget to check out all the bulletin board's outside of the classrooms too!

We are also encouraging families to visit the lost and found for missing items. It is also a great time to check to see if your child's indoor shoes still fit. Don't forget to check out the Scholastic book fair in room 10. All proceeds go directly to our school library.  

We look forward to celebrating with you this Thursday!

Tens Memory Match

Here is another great math game to play at home.

Scholastic Book Fair

This week our school is having a Scholastic Book Fair.

The book fair helps to build our school library.

Students will have 2 opportunities to visit the book fair with the class. 

On Monday (room 20) and Tuesday (room 21) the entire class will go to the book fair to look around and see what books are available (they may have a wish list).

On Wednesday (room 20) and Thursday (room 21) students with money will have the opportunity to visit the book fair to make a purchase. 

Families will also have the opportunity to shop during school hours or at the Celebration of Learning on Thursday night.

Crazy Hair Day

Tomorrow is Crazy Hair Day!

We look forward to seeing some great hairstyles.

We Love Our Brain!

Today in health, we talked about our brain. 

We learned that our brain helps us do lots of things like ride a bike, talk to our friends, and eat food. When we learn new things our brain stretches and grows like a muscle!

We also talked about things that are good for our brain and things that are not as good for our brain. Ask your child what these things are!

We hope you have a fabulous weekend ☺

Notable events for next week:

• Tuesday - Crazy Hair Day
• Wednesday - Fun Lunch (Pita Pit)
• Thursday - Celebration of Learning and Scholastic Book Fair (6:15-7:45) (students will be going to the book fair on two occasions throughout the week next week as well)

Blotto Trolls Art

Today, our fabulous student teacher Ms. Kolkman, did an art activity with us related to the fairytale story we read yesterday, The Three Billy Goats Gruff. 

We created the troll under the bridge using the blotto art technique. After that, we completed the troll's face by cutting out facial features from different colored paper. 

You can check out our awesome art creations at the Celebration of Learning next week! 

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Today, we read the fairytale story about the Three Billy Goat Gruff.

We practiced our sequencing skills and retold the story, talking about the main events. 

In gym, we continued our volleyball unit with learning how to set. 

Practicum Teacher

I am sure that by now your child has talked to you about our student teacher, Ms. Kolkman. 

If they have not yet told you, we have a Practicum student from the University of Calgary in room 20. Ms. Kolkman has been working with both classes as we do many of our lessons together.