Last blog of 2019!!

Today we started our day with caroling in the gym! My favorite song today was:
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Zaeem)
- Rudolph and Jingle Bells (Drew)
- Marshmallow World (Myles)
- Drummer Boy (Sawyer)

In PE we were trying to match the exact same pictures of snowmen. There were some pieces missing so my team did not win, purple team won. (Avery)

Our class got to see our Grade 4 buddies. (Zaeem)

We wish you a safe and happy holiday. Enjoy time with your wonderful families. See you in 2020!!

Reminders:
- No school tomorrow.
- Students return Tuesday, January 7th
- PJ day January 10th
- Ralph Klein Park forms are due now

Last full day of 2019!

Reminder: Early dismissal tomorrow (11:45), no school on Friday

Highlights from today:

• we sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and other songs that are in Christmas (Corbin)
• we used our audience manners at the assembly (Myles)
• we had a switch-up day because instead of going to our class right away for read aloud like we usually do, they called us for carolling right away after lunch (Zaeem)
• we wrote about Santa and we made the art to go with it... you'll have to come to see what it's all about!
• in Phys. Ed we did an elf hunt and we did a "snowball fight" (it was actually revenge!) (Drew)
• in math, we did some patterns with Christmas lights where the core of the pattern included green-orange-red (Maddox)

Here is Mrs. Seymour's class brainstorming/justifying their answers about which cores could or could not have been part of a pattern. 

 

1.5 days until Christmas break!

Tomorrow is Ugly Sweater Day! Feel free to wear a funky Christmas sweater :) 

This week we're having a great time with some Christmas-themed literacy and math centres... we're still working on writing with description, word work, number concepts, patterning, and more! It's just all through a holiday-themed lens!

Yesterday we had a lockdown practice and even with substitute teachers, we did a pretty good job. We need to remember to be quiet for the whole time. We also had carolling for the first time yesterday and it was so fun!

Today we heard from the DMCS Jazz band... they were amazing!

A number of students in our classes have overdue library books. Please be sure to bring them back this week before the holiday break.

A hard copy of your child's report card was sent home yesterday. You are also able to access it in PowerSchool. If you would like a paper copy in June, please indicate so and send in the report card envelope with the attached page.

Reminder: this Thursday/Friday are conferences... please sign up if you haven't already! We'd love to see you :)

Please note that Thursday is a half-day (early dismissal at 11:45).

Our last Friday of 2019 together!

Sent home today:

• Field Trip forms for Ralph Klein Park in January... we need forms back ASAP please! We also need 10 volunteers each day... please let us know if you're available for one or both days. Please email your child's teacher if you can volunteer and we'll have the forms available for you to sign at conferences. Thanks so much in advance for helping us have a successful field trip!
• Mrs. Cose's class will be going on Monday/Tuesday, January 13/14
• Mrs. Seymour's class will be going on Wednesday/Thursday, January 15/16
• Report cards were released electronically today. A paper copy will be coming home on Monday, with a note asking whether or not you'd like a printed report card in June. When you send the envelope back, please make sure you've filled this out. Thanks so much!

Thanks to those of you who have booked conferences already! If you haven't, we're hoping to see you next Thursday or Friday. Click here to book: https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html
Reminder: early dismissal next Thursday (11:45) the 19th, and no school on Friday the 20th.

Have an amazing weekend! We have lots of fun learning planned for our last week together in 2019!

Haikus by Mrs. Seymour's Class

Our Class
Our class is the best
We are kind to each other
We laugh all the time

Our class likes to learn
Mrs. Seymour is so cool
And we're good-looking
- by all of the students in Room 128


Waterfalls
Waterfalls spread lots
Canoes ride on waterfalls
You drink out of them
- by Sawyer

Trees
There is some big trees
The trees have a lot of veins
Some trees have green leaves
- by Chasity

Trees
Trees are everywhere
Sun and water help them grow
Trees have long branches
- by Jaxon

Lightning
Lightning can shock you
Lightning can kill some people
Lightning can strike down
- by Maddox and Ibrahim

Roses
Roses are bright red
Roses can be pink or white
Roses have sharp thorns
- by Zoey S

Mrs. Seymour
She teaches us stuff
Mrs. Seymour is the best
Everything is fun
- by Sawyer




Here's a challenge Haiku riddle for you parents:
I am first with five
Then seven in the middle
Five again to end
...what am I?

Design, build, test, tweak, retest, tweak...

Today we completed our boat building and did some testing and tweaking. Most groups were able to construct a boat that met all of the criteria!



We also had a fun time in Music class and really enjoyed the choir performance! We can't wait until we have the option to join the New Brighton choir.

Reminders:
- Conference booking is open today
- No school next Thursday afternoon or Friday
- Special caroling and DMCS band visits next week
- We play outside every day so please remember to send appropriate outdoor gear for FUN!

Boats that... float??

Some of our students are learning the hard way that we need to dress appropriately for outside. Please review this website (https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/school-day/alberta/new-brighton-school) for tips on how to dress appropriately. Please LABEL as much as possible, as many students have similar belongings... Feel free to send a spare set of (labelled) gloves and/or socks.

Highlights from our learning today:

• now I know that there's a type of box that sinks, cardboard (Kohde)
• in math, we learned 10 place blocks and 1 place blocks and we got foam dice and we used it and we connected two numbers to make 2-digit numbers and then we used 10 and 1 blocks to connect them into a 2-digit number (Zaeem)
• I learned with my partner building the boat, we improved our design by compromising and making a lid (Avery) 

Tomorrow we are excited for Grade 2 intramurals at lunch for those who are interested!

Double-Digit Addition:

I can construct an object that will float and move forward. 

Giving feedback to our peers on our designs

And now we build!

A few of us tested and tweaked along the way:

Tomorrow we will test and tweak some more!

Upcoming:
Thursday, December 12th - online conference booking opens
Friday, December 13th - electronic report cards go home
Monday, December 16th - paper copies of the report cards come home

Dec 16 - Carolling 12:50pm

Dec 17 - DMCS Band Performance (AM)

Dec 18 - Ugly Sweater Day, Carolling 12:50pm

Dec 19 - Early Dismissal (11:45), Conferences 3-7pm

Dec 20 - No School; Conferences 8:15-noon

Enjoy your Winter Break!

Jan 6 - PD Day

See you on Tuesday, January 7th!

Happy Tuesday!

Today we started our morning with Literacy Stations and had a chance to practice reading, work on developing spelling strategies, explore poetry, and practice & learn new words. In PE we started to learn how to play Quidditch. For math we worked on extending repeating patterns, predicting and identifying the 65th element. This afternoon we worked on some research! We all chose an animal that lives in the Arctic and used PebbleGo to learn more about our animals.

Reminders:
- Conferences are next Thursday evening and Friday

Monday, Monday

Important Notes:

• please bring an extra pair of socks (dry) in your backpack on these wet days
• we are planning to go on a walk to the pond on Wednesday/Thursday of this week (weather permitting)
• please ensure that you are dressing appropriately for the weather (including coats, hats, etc.) ... please see our school weather website for suggestions on how to dress: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/school-day/alberta/new-brighton-school
• if you are able, please send in a pair of headphones to keep at school (we're using the computers regularly for reading and math stations now)

Highlights from our learning today:

• we started new literacy centres including RAZ kids on the iPads (Corbin)
• we picked arctic animals for a research project, and mine was the polar bear (Drew)
• Mrs. Cose's class had new literacy groups and seating plans and my favourite math centre was the Salute game (Zaeem)
• we did our final copy of our Over/Under the snow writing to show you next week at conferences (Chasity)

Highlights from today:

- Mrs. Seymour's class did a reader's theatre performance for their Kindergarten buddies
-  We did some writing about Over and Under the Snow. (Bennett)
- We used Zentangle patterns to make some art. (Stone)
- Some of us made snowflake art. (Avery)
- We had a special guest, Mrs. V in to do a Number Talk with us. Ask us how we learned to solve 29 +19 =
- In PE we had a special guest teacher: MR MURPHY! We played Everybody Is It Tag. When you got tagged you had to go out of the thick black line and we had to do our favourite dance. (Drew)
- In Music, we played the buckets. We played Jingle Bells and Addison, Anna and Sayeh played on Ms.Lysak's piano. (Aaron)
- Kohde was Mrs.Cose's VIP and he shared a cool pop-up book

Adding 2-Digit Numbers

VIPs tomorrow: Ibrahim and Kohde

VIPs from today:
 

Highlights from today:

• we planned for a redesign of our boats next week and we talked about it with our partners  (Chasity & Drew) 
• we used cards in math to do ones over here and tens over here to add 2-digit numbers (Corbin)
• in art, Mrs. Cose's class used pastels and we made animals that live under the snow and on top of the snow (Rana)
• in read-aloud, I read a book about a guy who wouldn't stop talking about he didn't want green eggs and ham (Alivia) 
• most of us got to do Xtra-Math at some point today (Maddox)
• in Social Studies, we reviewed what we learned about the Prairies and compared it with the East Coast (Jaxon)

Tomorrow: fun lunch, book orders are due, and Warm Feet for the Street

If you ordered wreaths, etc. for the fundraiser, please remember to pick them up at tomorrow night's event.

Experiments with Density & Cargo

VIPs tomorrow: Alivia & Laith

VIP today:




Highlights from today:
- Our class did art with white crayons and purple, pink and blue watercolor paint. (Aubrey)
- In math, we used base ten blocks to make different numbers and started adding 2-digit numbers. (Naomi)
- In PE we learned a game that involved kicking a ball to our partner. (Alivia)
- We used our ideas from yesterday to try writing some poetry.
- Our class worked on our Mountie writing good copies. (Laith)
- We did science and learned about density by seeing if things would sink or float, like a plastic cube and a glass bead. (Avery)
- In Mrs. Seymour's class, students learned about cargo by building tinfoil boats (Sawyer)

 

Reminders:
- Xtra math login information is coming home today. Check it out!
- Book orders due Thursday
- Fun Lunch is Thursday
- Warm Feet for the Street is also Thursday

Math Monday!

Happy December!

Tomorrow's VIPs: Carson & Eric

Highlights from our learning today:

• We worked on using a six-room organizer to brainstorm ideas that we will be using to write some poetry
• We explored some new science stations about density or distribution of cargo, tomorrow we will switch and do the other station
• In math we used computers to work on some basic addition facts, this will continue in the classroom and papers will be sent home tomorrow to provide access information if you are looking for additional practice at home 
• Some students from the Grade 4 girl's group popped in to tell us about our Bully/Friend thoughts - ask us to explain what we learned

Things that we still need more of for Warm Feet for the Street:

• shaving cream 
• candy
• gum
• shampoo/conditioner
• face soap
• dental floss
• deodorant

Reminders: 

- If you haven't brought in $2 for Fort Calgary, please do so ASAP

- Scholastic orders are due on Thursday, December 5th

- please see the upcoming dates on the right side of the blog