Remembering Terry

Today was our annual Terry Fox Day! We had a great time participating with R.T. Alderman and also remembering those special people in our lives affected by cancer.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We had a guest teacher who taught us about personal space" D.T.
2. "We did the Terry Fox Run" L.L.
3. "We learned how to sign out the books in the iLab" M.S.


Reminders:
1. Monday is Orange Shirt Day. We are encouraging all students to wear something orange. It can be a shirt, a button, a hair ribbon, etc. We will be having a conversation and engage in some learning about Orange shirt day on Monday.
2. Photo orders due on Monday.
3. Scholastic book orders due on Monday. These can be submitted to me or online.

A Wet but Great Day!

A little rain couldn't stop us! We had such a great day exploring Prince's Island Park and the surrounding downtown. Students participated in 3 different activities to help learn more about an important water system (Wetlands), the history of the area, and also took a scavenger hunt to learn more about our downtown area. Don't be surprised if your child is a little more tired than normal as we did a lot of walking today!

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "I learned that there is a bug that looks like a turtle at the river" S.M.
2. "I learned and saw that there is a passageway in the bushes and trees that leads to the river" M.S.
3. "We learned that there are a lot of tall building downtown" N.G.

Bonus Homework Question: Tomorrow we will partake in our annual Terry Fox Run. What city did the Terry Fox run begin in? Where did the run end?

Reminders:
1. Terry Fox run tomorrow. Please wear your red Maple Ridge t-shirt.
2. Bring a donation for the Terry Fox Run. A toonie is suggested.
3. Picture/Photo orders due back Monday.
4. Scholastic book orders due by Monday.

We are preparing for a big day out at Prince's Island Park tomorrow. Today we had a conversation about being ready to be outside all day tomorrow. Here is my packing list for tomorrow:
1. Umbrella
2. Rain jacket
3. Rain boots
4. Neck warmer or scarf
5. Water bottle
6. Mittens or gloves
7. Extra pair of socks
8. Big lunch with lots of food
9. Dress in layers

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Math today we had a new pattern problem that we needed to solve. The first number was 5. The last number was 30. What could this pattern look like?" S.M.
2. "We played Ice Cream Parlour with the scoops and balls in Gym" M.C.
3. "We learned to be quiet in our fire drill because if someone tells you to go somewhere and your are noisy you won't know where to go." L.M.

Reminders:
1. Bring a Toonie for Terry to support our Terry Fox Run on Friday.
2. Photo orders and Scholastic book orders due Monday.

Full of Updates!

You will notice that your students came with lots of extras today. Please read below for details on what came home:

1) Home Reading Folders: Your child should have come home with a large Ziploc bag with their R.E.D. folder and a home reading book. Please let me know if the book is not appropriate and we can easily switch it up.

2) School pictures:Your child received both a class picture today and their individual photos. Photo orders are due back to school no later than Monday, October 1st. 

3) Scholastic Book Orders: If you would like to order please have your orders submitted online or back to myself no later than Monday, October 1st. If you need any assistance with ordering and paying online, please let me know.

Please continue to bring items to use within our new iLab. Items most in need were included in a letter sent home a couple of weeks ago. Please let me know if you need another copy. 

We will be going on our field trip to Prince's Island Park on Thursday rain or shine--it's looking very much like rain! Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for wet conditions including mittens and toques. 

The Big Reveal!

Today we got to go into our brand new iLab!!! :) We were so excited for those curtains to be drawn back and to finally see what's been hiding behind. The surprise was well worth the wait! We had so much fun exploring our new space and look forward to using it to deepen our learning.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "I made a story on Book Creator"-M.C.
2. "We made patterns and learned what a growing pattern is"-A.D.
3."I learned how to debug on Code.org in the iLab"-S.C.

Reminders:
1. Prince's Island Park fieldtrip forms went home today. Please return to school A.S.A.P.
2.

A Fun Filled Day!

Today we spent a busy, but great day at Telus Spark.

3 Things that we learned or wondered about at Telus Spark:
1. "We learned at the Dome theatre our hearing and what Scientists do at different places"-S.M
2. "My group learned what happens when meteors hit a planet or the moon"-N.G.
3."I made a ginormous wood tower"-M.C.

Reminders:
1. We are in need of 2 volunteers for our field trip next week to Prince's Island Park. This is a full day field study.
2. Please complete and return your Parent viewpoint. It really helps me to understand your child and personalize their learning! If you did not receive a parent viewpoint, please email me and I will send one home tomorrow.

Getting Ready for Telus Spark

Students: What did we say kids usually become when they go to Telus Spark? (this is NOT what we want to become tomorrow!)

Today we tested different metal objects to explore the question of 'Does Metal=Magnetic?' We developed simple theories in regards to the question and then tested out several objects. We were surprised at some of our results!


Three things I learned at school today:
1. "We learned how to play scoops and balls safely in Gym"-A.D.
2. "We learned that asking people for help is okay with Mrs. Ramsay"-M.S.
3. "In Math we finished our pattern riddles. We are trying to stump Miss. Moore"-L.M.

Reminders:
1. There are quite a few empty slots for Parent Teacher Conferences. Please go through My CBE Account to book a time.
2. We are going to Prince's Island Park Thursday, September 27th. We are still in need of volunteers. Please let me know if you are able to help out.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We went to Room 1 and remembered what we did and what we saw and what we wondered"-M.C.
2. "We learned the turtle, dog and elephant game in gym"-C.S.
3. "We played a good citizen game"-N.G.

Reminders:
1. Telus Spark field trip forms due back now.
2. Please book a parent-teacher conference time. Online booking is now open through My CBE account.

Pearce Estates Park

Today we visited Pearce Estates Park! It was chilly but we had fun exploring and wondering.  Here were 3 wonders we had from our visit:
1. "At the pond, I saw a dead fish. I wonder how it died?"-D.T.
2. "I wonder why they built the giant rock place"-L.L
3. "I wonder why there was a big platform and there were little telescopes there"-S.M.

Reminders:
1. Telus Spark field study forms due back.
2. We are requiring 2 more volunteers for our field study to Prince's Island Park on September 27th. Please let me know if you are able to help. This will be a full day field study.

Metal=Magnetic?

Today during Science we explored the question of Metal=Magnetic? We explored and 'played' in our classroom with magnetic wands. We discovered 2 areas in our classroom that are metal, but didn't stick/attract the magnetic wand. Ask you student what 2 areas were metal but not magnetic! They should be ready to share tomorrow!

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We found some metal in our class that's not magnetic"-L.S.
2. "We started to make math riddles"-N.G.
3."We finished our Thinking Party invitations"-J.V.

Reminders:
1. Please dress for the weather tomorrow. It will be chilly. The best plan is to dress in layers and bring mittens and a toque.
2. The Telus Spark field study forms went home today. Please complete and return back to school A.S.A.P.
3. Parent teacher interviews next Thursday and Friday. Online sign up begins September 17th through MyCBE account and My Conferences.

We Have Homework!

Dear Moms and Dads,
    We learned that we are citizens. My homework is tonight is to talk to you and find out 'what does it mean to be a good citizen?'

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We learned what is special about Calgary and what special people do to help Calgary"-S.M.
2. "We learned the Spaghetti and Meatball game in Gym"-C.S.
3. "We did the number of the day in Math" L..L. Ask me what number it was!

During Writer's Workshop today we had a discussion about how reading and writing our connected-they both involve thinking! When writing and reading we have to use the skills of visualization and imagination to help us. We created invitations to our friends to come to a Thinking Party whenever they will be reading our writing.

Creating invitations for our Thinking Party

Practicing Reading with Someone and doing it the R.I.G.H.T. way

Reminders:
1. We still need one more volunteer for Friday's fieldtrip!
2. Parent Teacher interviews next week. Online sign up begins September 17th.

Sit and Be Still

Today we did our first Sit and Be Still activity. This is part of building our understanding of Wonder and asking questions. Below you will see us being still and using our sense of hearing and sight. We then had a discussion about what we heard and observed. This generated some wonderful questions. We will be be continuing this activity on Friday at Pearce Estates Park!

Please ignore the $14.00 fee statement on the parent letter for Pearce Estates Park. The fees for each trip will be provided soon as one total for term 1.

Three things we learned today:
1. "We learned about brain pockets"-D.G.
2. "We finished our pattern sunflowers"-A.D.
3. "We played a pattern game in Math"-N.G. It's coming home so you can play too!

Reminders:
1. Field trip forms due back A.S.A.P.
2. Parent teacher interviews next Thursday, September 20th and Friday, September 21st. Sign up for interviews will be online soon.

Three things we learned today....
1. "We learned a new song at Music. It was called Riding the New River Train"-O.F./M.S.
2. "After Math, we did writing about why are we a scientist"S.M.
3. "We did patterns and describing patterns with letters"-M.C.

Reminders:
1. Fieldtrip forms back tomorrow.
2. We still need ONE more volunteer for our trip to Pearce Estates Park on Friday.

Three things we learned today:
1. "We started painting patterned sunflowers"-L.L.
2. "We learned that mistakes are okay. We call mistakes being creative'"-M.S.
3. "We went outside and went in the community garden and looked at plants and vegetables"-S.M.

Reminders:
1. Picture Day on Monday!
2. Please empty your home folders. Important papers went home yesterday.
3. Field study next Friday. We need 1 more parent volunteer. Please email me at: klmoore@cbe.ab.ca if you can help. Expect forms early next week.

Three things we learned today:
1."We wrote about things we made in Writer's Workshop"-O.S.
2."We went outside to the Outdoor classroom and wrote about what we wondered about in our Visual Journals"-S.M.
3. "We learned that we have a bunch of different things we wonder about"-M. C.

Reminders:
1.  Meet the Teacher Night and there's going to be ice cream!!!! Come between 5-7pm
2. Monday is Picture Day! Comb your hair, brush your teeth and wear your smiles!

**We are going on a Community Walk this Friday, September 8th. Please send your child in good walking shoes for that day!

Today we learned:
1. "In Gym we learned how to play Driving Cars"-N.G. 
2. "In the Gym we also learned Fairy Godmother"-D.T. (These games were taught to teach about how to move safely in the Gym)
3. "We learned about different and Scientists and what they do"-S.C.

Today students began Writer's Workshop and we explored the element of 'Create'. What does it mean to create? What elements of writing need to be in create? You will see some of our ideas in the pictures below. 

Reminders:
Tomorrow night is our Meet the Teacher Night. Come to our classroom between 5-7pm. This is a come and go event. Please come with your child. There will be an ice cream social in the Learning Commons. 

Welcome Back to another Great Year of Learning!

Welcome Back! It was fantastic to see the excited faces this morning on the playground and re-unite with many friends. We had a busy day of learning in Room 2 shaped around setting expectations for the year ahead and beginning to dig into our creativity. 

  Each student received a small container of playdough today in which they could create whatever they wished. It was interesting to see the different likes, loves and personalities emerge through a simple piece of playdough. I encourage you to use this playdough over the year to help further the development of your child's creativity whether it be to represent a concept learned in class or reinforce basic skills. 




 Later on in the day we explored two important questions:
  1. What do you need from your classmates to help you learn?
  2. What can Miss. Moore do to help you this year?
From the student responses we were able to generate 4 expectations for our classroom this year. I encourage you to read them over with your child at Meet the Teacher night this week.
Overall it was a great day and we all enjoyed getting to know one another a little bit better. Here's to a great year ahead!

Reminders: Meet the Teacher Night  Thursday, September 6th 5-7pm
                    Photo Day Monday, September 10th