November 4 - 7

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A big thank you to our parent community for all your support during these transition times with the CBE and the budget. We appreciate you so much!!!

Remembrance Day

Students did a wonderful job with their singing of "A Peaceful River". It was a beautiful performance. To honour past and present soldiers, students created poppy art along with a written note of thanks, that was displayed in the gym during the ceremony. I will be dropping their art off at the legion so those affected by war can enjoy their thoughtful letters of thanks.




Inquiry


We have been learning about children advocates by reading the stories of Malala and Iqbal. Students were tasked to sketch note as they listened to the stories.


































Students have also begun working in inquiry centres where they have been learning about earthquakes and their rights and responsibilities.

Math

We continue to work on organizing data and graphing our findings. This week students complied their data on their rock studies and created graphs. They have also been working on writing their scientific conclusions about their rock test results.



















Reading Volunteers

I have created a Signup Genius in hopes of getting some volunteers to come in for a half hour after lunch on certain days to read one on one with students. If you are interested and have security clearance, please click on the link below to find a day that might work for you. Thank you in advance for your support! It is so important for children to read each and everyday for a minimum of 20 minutes. Even reading TO your child is super beneficial. It is great to model what reading looks, sounds and feels like :)


https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4BAFA82FA1FD0-reading


Spelling

Students will be working on spelling grade 2 and grade 3 sight words correctly. Each week students will be assessed on 10 sight words. Students will write the words that they have spelled incorrect on individual cards to practice spelling at home. If possible, it would be beneficial to have someone at home read the word from the card  to your child and they will attempt to spell the word correct in the context of a sentence. For example; GROW. The sentence could be; Some plants grow fast. Just really simple sentences that put the word in context. Once they have spelled the word correct 3 times over the same amount of days with no prompts, that word becomes a mastered word :)




Book Fair

ROS Scholastic book fair will be held in conjunction with the parent teacher conferences during the week of November 18. This has been a wonderful way for us to raise funds to purchase books for our Learning Commons and classrooms.  In addition, it is a great opportunity for families to stock up on beloved stories for reading at home.

The book fair will be open for sales during the followings hours:

For Kindergarten Parents                Thursday, November 21    9:15 am 11:15 am & 1:30 to 3pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
For everyone                                   Thursday, November 22    4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
                                                         Friday, November 23         8:15 – 12:00

Have a wonderful weekend!!



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