Challenge Question - Nov. 30th

NOUN SEARCH

For this challenge, the kids may use the WORDLE website.

www.wordle.net

Your task: Create a page where you list 15 NOUNS.

If you create the page in WORDLE you will need to print it off (or bring in a list of your nouns)

You may also create your own noun page with markers if you do not want to use wordle.

HAVE FUN FANCY FROGGIES!

Spelling Words

Here are the spelling words for this week.

jet

giraffe

gym

jacket

just

jeans

jungle

gentle

jelly

gigantic

joke

giant

jump

judge

journal

Spelling TIC TAC TOE due Friday.

Spelling test Friday.

New Online Reading Websites

I have posted some online reading websites for you child to explore under the WEBSITES section of the blog.

Make sure you check out STORY ONLINE with your child. It is a great website where famous people read popular books aloud.

ENJOY!!! The love of reading is something that never gets old!!!

Challenge Question - Nov. 23

Rudolph really likes to eat carrots. He ate 8 bags of carrots. Each bag of carrots had 20 carrots in it.

How many carrots did Rudolph eat altogether?

TO DO: Picture, Number Sentence and Written Sentence

Scholastic Book Orders!

Scholastic book orders are coming home today!

BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE BACK ON TUESDAY, NOV. 3Oth so that I can ensure they are delivered to the school before the Christmas break.

Challenge Question - Nov. 22

Jenna has 8 stockings. She is putting 5 candycanes in each stocking.

HOW MANY CANDYCANES WILL JENNA NEED ALTOGETHER???

TO DO: Picture, Number sentence, Written sentence

Math Test on Wednesday

Math test on Wednesday for the Unit "Numbers up to 1000".

Your child is bringing home a blue review sheet to study. The questions will be very similar to this....some will be THE EXACT SAME. There will be no surprises for the kids.

Please take the time to review the review sheet for a few minutes each night.

THANK YOU!!!!

HOT LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY!

SUBWAY HOT LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY!!!!!

No Spelling.

There will be no spelling this week as it is a short week!

Parent Teacher Interviews.

Please remember that there is no school this week on Thursday and Friday due to parent teacher interviews.

If you have not made you parent teacher interview time on CONFERENCE MANAGER please do so ASAP.

Let me know if you are having a problem making an interview time and I will try to get things fixed for you.

Thanks.

Weekend Challenge Question #2

Why do you think Miss. Pickett LOVES Christmas so much????

Weekend Challenge Question

It is a blistering Christmas Eve and the snowflakes are flying like rockets through the air. There are 9 reindeer pulling Santa's glowing sleigh.

How many feet are there altoghether working to pull Santa's sleigh?

TO DO: Picture, Number Sentence, Written Sentence

CELEBRATION TIME!!!

REPORT CARDS ARE COMING HOME TOMORROW. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO CELEBRATE ALL THE AMAZING THINGS YOUR CHILD IS DOING AT SCHOOL!

I AM SO PROUD OF EACH CHILD!!!

IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE A PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW YET PLEASE LOG ON TO THE CONFERENCE MANAGER AND MAKE AN INTERVIEW MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

Challenge Question - Nov. 18

Miss. Pickett was so happy today to be back with her fabulous kiddos! I missed you crazy froggies SOOOOOO MUCH! Thanks for all your hardwork today and being such lovely kiddos!

CHALLENGE QUESTION:

Santa is really hungry on Christmas Eve. He eats 6 bags of cookies. Each bag of cookies has 11 cookies inside.

HOW MANY COOKIES DID SANTA EAT ALTOGTHER???

TO DO: Pic, Number Sentence, Written Sentence

We can count to 1000!!!

LOOK AT US GO......we can estimate and count up to 1000!!

Check out the awesome counting strategies we are using!

Challenge Question - Nov. 15

Miss. Pickett LOVES to eat smarties. She put her smarties into groups by their color. If Miss. Pickett has 7 groups of 12 how many smarties does she have altogether????

To do: Picture, Number sentence and Written sentence.

T-SHIRT ORDERS DUE FRIDAY!

T-SHIRT ORDERS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY, NOV. 19th!!!!!!!!

Spelling Words

This week the spelling words have "ck" or "k".

neck

break

package

lock

trick

block

back

clock

squeak

speak

creek

leak

freckles

pack

cricket

BONUS WORD: gingerbread

SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY.

SPELLING "TIC TAC TOE" HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY.

REPORT CARDS!

REPORT CARDS COME HOME ON FRIDAY.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW TIME ON THE CONFERENCE MANAGER ONLINE!!!

If you are not sure how "conference manager" works please click on the NOVEMBER newsletter link and there is a tutorial there for you.

REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY TOMORROW!

REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY TOMORROW AT 10:30!

Challenge Question - Nov. 8th

FANCY WRITING TIME!!

The sentence below is boring.

The snake slithered.

REWRITE THE SENTENCE TO MAKE IT SUPER FANCY!!!

Reminders!!!!

1) HOT LUNCH ORDERS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY. No late orders will be accepted!

2) No school on NOV.11 and NOV.12 due to Remembrance Day.

Challenge Question- Nov. 4th

ODD versus EVEN

Count from 23 to 47 on a piece of paper (write all the numbers down).

How many even numbers are there???

Challenge Question - Nov. 3

REMEMBRANCE QUESTIONS:

1) What would peace on earth look like to you?

2) Why do you think Remembrance Day is a very important day?

Challenge Question - Nov. 2

Science Challenge

1) Draw what the molecules in a GAS (air) look like.

2) Draw what the molecules in a LIQUID look like.

3) Draw what the molecules in a SOLID look like.

CRAZY HAT DAY!

HOW CAN THESE KIDS NOT MAKE YOU SMILE!!!!!!!!!

Remembrance Day Videos

Remembrance day is coming up next week. The kids are doing many activities that centre around the meaning of this day.

We have been having lots of discussions in class about what it means to be a "hero", what it means to have courage and what peace on earth would look like.

Here are the links to some of the videos that kids have watched in class for you to view as a family and talk about their significance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYlrrAWCTRg - Pittance of Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsCVlM1CSPU - Highway of Heroes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfXr1EHO9U&feature=related - Highway of Heroes (to the music of GOD BLESS CANADA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV_LC5TaK-A&feature=related - The Canadian Soldier (To music: I Want You to Live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EFqmkIKeZw&feature=related - Military Tribute

Challenge Question - Nov 1

Money Master....

Miss. Pickett has:

* one toonie

*2 loonies

* 3 quarters

* 6 dimes

* 3 nickels

* 4 pennies

HOW MUCH MONEY DOES SHE HAVE?

CRAZY HAT DAY TOMORROW!

WEAR A CRAZY HAT TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!!

SPIRIT ASSEMBLY AT 8:30 am! DRESS IN BLUE AND GOLD!

Spelling words for this week.

Here are the spelling words for this week.

These words all begin with "s" or "c". The "c" words all make the "soft c" sound.

sent

celebrate

safe

city

seven

soft

recess

scissors

cent

sister

season

silly

centre

sunset

sell

sent

SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY.

SPELLING TIC TAC TOE (BOARD TWO) WITH THREE ACTIVITIES COMPLETED IS DUE ON FRIDAY.