Room 8 Blog

Hello families, Is was a snowy week as we came back from the long weekend to a huge snowfall!  On Wednesday it was Pink Shirt Day. Grades 3-6 were away at the Be Brave game so the grade 1/2s had the school all to ourselves! We took advantage of this by creating stations around the school with activities based on showing kindness and making a difference. Some areas included the library, gym, grade 5/6 portables, and some grade 3/4 classrooms. Students also got to have a big picnic in the gym during lunch with all their peers! Many students were away this week sick (including myself) so we did not start our new Writing Workshop. We began to discuss letter writing and next week we will be starting a new Writing Workshop using mentor texts such as,  The Day the Crayons Quit  and I Wanna Iguana.   In math we began learning about friendly numbers. These are numbers that can be easily added on to that have 0s in them such as 10, 30, 50, 100, 150, and 1000. Students practice...

Hello families, It was a short and fun packed week! As part of our class initiative to show kindness for Valentines Day, we created Valentines for a local seniors home. Throughout the week we discussed ways to be kind to older people such as actively listening and practicing patience. We also discussed the importance of practicing these skills with all people!

Hello families, This week we completed our Color Monster Writing Workshop. S tudents also created their own Color Monster art to accompany their writing. Students have shown growth in editing for spelling and representing their ideas in an organized way!

Hello families, On Tuesday we visited the aquarium in the Learning Commons and students finished up their observation sketches from last week. We then learned about the word "habitat" and what kind of habitat the animals in the aquarium might need. Students then designed their idea of a habitat within their field journals.