Every student needs to bring a lunch to school on Monday. Once we return from the orchestra, we will eat lunch at the school (around 12). We will not be taking any snacks or water bottles to the orchestra. Food and drinks are not permitted. Everyone must be at school on time. We will be leaving after 9 AM. Parent volunteers will be responbile for small groups of students.
- no library today
day 2: Tues. April 25- health, Ms. Furczon is away all day (Ms. Martina will be teaching)
parent volunteer needed for reading
day 3: Wed. April 26- reading buddies, physed
day 4: Thurs. April 27- computers, music
day 5: Fri. April 28- physed, Pizza lunch
News:
Thank you for coming out to the Inquiry Fair and for making the evening so enjoyable for the children. They practised presenting their structures most of the morning and had an opportunity to visit other classrooms. Students were extremely excited to share their projects with all of you. I will be sending home an inquiry folder with a rubric and photographs once I have marked all their wonderful work.
I kindly ask for parents volunteers to sign up for one on one reading sessions with the children. We haven't had many volunteers lately and we'd love to have you in :) Thank you in advance.
What did we do all week?
- Students wrote about their long weekend adventures. Please continue to practise reading and writing with your child. The expectations are higher now since we are getting closer to the end of the school year. Students have been encouraged to write with more detail, proofread and self-edit their work before submitting it.
- We continue to learn about Canadian coins. Please provide your child with opportunities to count your change, especially when paying for items at the store (up to 20 cents or higher if your child is ready for it). Please help them with skip counting by 5s and 10s when adding nickles and dimes together. I have sent home a song about money.
- We tested our structures for stability, strength and durability. I poured water, turned on a fan, used rocks/blocks and I even sat on some of the structures. The children had so much fun brainstorming ways to improve their creations. Afterwards, they used what they learned to make their structures even better. Our reading buddies helped us with the process.
- We talked about Earth Day and read a story called The Lorax. On Friday, we watched half of the movie.
- We will be going back to learning about our local community in social studies. We will discuss important services and needs within a community.
- In Science, we will begin a new unit on Living and Non-living things.
Naming coins
Ms. Furczon's Shop
Students earn plastic coins for positive behaviour throughout the week. They have an opportunity to spend their money on Wednesdays and Fridays. They get coins for:
- being kind and respectful towards their classmates and teachers
- staying focused during independent work time
- helping others/sharing
- listening during class discussions
- being a good role model
This is a great way to learn about money and a fun way to reward my students for their behaviour. I never take any coins away (that's just mean). Some children chose to save up their money in order to bring a stuffy to class or to have lunch with me (so cute!). I will be having lunch with four students (probably the following week) since this week my lunch agenda is filled with school meetings and chess club!
Lunch with Ms. Furczon- First week of May
Rory, Dylan, Aaira, Kara
Bring a stuffy to class- Monday, April 24th
Dylan, Kara, Malena, Li-Na, Charley, Barbara, Ella
A house.
A wood store.
A skatepark.
A park.
A house/factory.
A bridge and a ramp.
A safety place (bunker).
A cloud shop.
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