Remembrance Day

 

 

We have started our Remembrance Day curriculum in preparation for the Remembrance Day assembly on Friday next week.

 

 

I am putting up a few of the videos that the kids watched at school today.  Please take the time to watch the videos and chat with your child about Remembrance Day and what it stands for.  It is tricky for kids this age to truly understanding everything about what Remembrance Day entails.   Some of the kids got tears in their eyes as they watched the videos and I let them know that it is okay for them to feel sad when we talk about Remembrance Day. I myself get tears in my eyes when watching them.

 

 Our discussions about Remembrance Day are focused on celebrating heroes, talking about makes a person a hero,  discussing what is bravery and what peace means to us.  We do a lot of talking about what it means to be Canadian and why we are thankful to those who make sacrifices for us to have freedom.  We also discuss the symbol of the poppy.

Many kids ask questions about terrorism but I keep talks about terrorism out of our Remembrance Day discussions as this is a very difficult concept to discuss at this age group. 

 

Here are the some Remembrance Day videos:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkgV5bl7kQ - Highway of Heroes Song

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo - Pittance of time

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3IutxvltBM&feature=related - Highway of Heroes (with the event in Ottawa many kids had questions about what the Highway of Heroes is.  This video helped them see the tribute that takes place to fallen soldiers from Canada).

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&gl=CA&v=S8gRx8tWJmI - A soldier cries

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkw6ASOuQVs - God Bless Canada

 

Here is a picture of the beautiful artwork the students created for Remembrance Day.

 

 

 

 

 



Halloween Stuff

 

 

NO WEAPONS MAY COME TO SCHOOL WITH COSTUMES.

 

Please keep any scary makeup reasonable and not too over the top for school.

 

 

KIDS NEED TO COME TO SCHOOL IS THEIR COSTUMES.  There will not be time to get dressed at school in the morning.

 



Challenge Question - Oct. 28

 

 

Task:  YOU HAVE BROUGHT YOUR STRAW PAN PIPE HOME.  YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN TO YOUR PARENTS HOW IT WORKS.

 

YOU MUST IDENTIFY WHICH STRAW HAS THE LOWEST PITCH AND EXPLAIN WHY.

 

 

YOU MUST IDENTIFY WHICH STRAW HAS THE HIGHEST PITCH AND EXPLAIN WHY.

 

 

If you are able to do this your parent needs to send me in a piece of paper saying you completed the task with their signature.  :)

 

 

Show off your science smarts!

Challenge Question - Oct 27

Challenge Question:

Write 4 exciting and descriptive HALLOWEEN sentences.

One about a:

skeleton

witch

werewolf

ghost

Bring in your sentences to Mrs. Barker tomorrow.

Information...

Information...

1) There is information coming home regarding spelling homework that needs to be completed at home during the week.  Please read the letter carefully.

The website is:

http://www.spellingcity.com

2) Halloween party letter came home today with your child.  Please return if you can bring a snack in for the party.  

Kids will be dressing up in their costumes on Friday.  There will also be a parade around the school.

Reminders...

1.  Spelling test will be on Thursday morning this week (normally it will be Fridays).  There is no specific spelling homework this week.  Spelling homework will start next week.

2.  Tomorrow is last day for "Feed the Bug" food to come in.

3.  No school Thursday afternoon and Friday due to professional development for teachers.

Kindness Challenge...

 

 

Here is a video for you to watch as a family.  It demonstrates a great message of showing kindness and how simple it is to do.

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87RC1NQgPzQ

 

 

Kindness challenge for my kiddos...

Task: Do 5 random acts of kindness over the weekend to help someone.

It can be for anyone at all.

Spreading kindness seems like a small thing, but it makes a world of difference. 

Our world can always use some extra kindness.



WOW...

Go Mrs. Barker's Class...

 

 

We had 84 food items come in today and 54 food items yesterday!!

 

I am so proud of these kids.

 

Thank you parents for helping "Feed the Bug".  You are making a world of difference for families of Lethbridge.

Thank you for all the food donations. 

Our class had 54 items come to school today.

Great job!

Let’s see what can bring in tomorrow!

 

Spirit cup here we come!!

Feed the BUG

 

It is time to FEED THE BUG!

Our school is having a challenge between classrooms to see which class can bring in the most NON-PERISHABLE FOOD items to feed the bug.  We are trying to fill an entire Volkswagon Bug with food.

 

Time to raid your pantry and see what you have that you could send in to help local families.

 

It is for a great cause!  So many people rely on the Food Bank to fill the bellies of their children and themselves.

 

PLEASE HELP US OUT!  You may send in food items until Oct. 22^nd.

Lunch Movies

 

 

Kids are asking if they are able to bring in movies from home to watch while they are eating their lunch.

 

I am fine with this as long as the movie they bring is RATED G.

 

If your child would like to bring in a movie please make sure that it is clearly labeled with their name.

 



Happy Thanksgiving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

 

 

 

Enjoy the special time with your family.

 

We will see you on Wednesday!!

 

 

Please give your child a GIANT pat on the back for all their hard work on their SLAs!  They are doing amazing and I am so proud of their efforts.

 

We are ALMOST done!  We just have 2 parts left to do on the numeracy performance assessment.  The end is near!  J

Challenge Question - Oct. 8th

 

Make a list of 20 different NOUNS.

 

Make sure you remember what a NOUN is!!


Bring your paper with your name on it to Mrs. Barker tomorrow.

Reminders...

 

There is no school on Monday, Oct. 13th (Thanksgiving)

 

and

 

Tuesday, Oct. 14th (Teacher Professional Learning Day)

 

 



 

 

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic book orders are coming home with your child today. 

Order forms are due back on OCT. 17^th.

Please make sure you send a CHEQUE with your order. If you do not have cheques please let me know and we will work something out.  J

Reminders for TOMORROW:

 

1)       Last day to bring hot lunch money is tomorrow.

 

2)     We are skating tomorrow.

 

Kids must have SKATES and a PROPER HOCKEY HELMET.  These must be here first thing in the morning as there will be no time to phone for forgotten items.

 

If your child is wanting to play hockey they need: hockey helmet with cage, elbow pads, neck guard, gloves and stick.

 

We are leaving at 9:15am so parent drivers need to be at  the school by this time.  Thank you.

MATHLETICS WEBSITE

MATHLETICS WEBSITE

 

Dear Parents:

Mike Mountain Horse has purchased access for each student in our school for a great math site.  This will be a great website for helping your child learn their math concepts in a fun and exciting way.  They are able to earn points and engage in activities with other students their age around the world in LIVE MATHLETICS.  They can even challenge their classmates or other students from Mike Mountain Horse in the live mathletics challenge.

  I am also able to track and see your child’s progress on activities on the website.  This allows me to see areas of strength and areas that need some extra focus outside of the learning activities that we complete in class at school.

 

http://www.mathletics.ca/

 

 

Stapled to this sheet is your child’s login username and password for the website.  Please make sure that they are spending some time on this website at home as it will have great benefits for them in regards to their understanding of math concepts they are learning in class.

 

Thanks for your support with using this program at home!  J

 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Barker

SLA UPDATE...

 

 

The kids have been working so hard this week on their PERFORMANCE LITERACY SLA.  We now have that assessment completely done.

 

 

THURSDAY THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING THE LITERACY DIGITAL SLA.

 

 

Next week we will be tackling the math performance SLA and the math digital SLA.

 

 

LOTS TO DO STILL BUT THE KIDS ARE DOING GREAT! 

I AM SO PROUD OF THEM!