November 2019

A month for remembering...

As we turn the corner into November, we approach Remembrance Day. Our school will mark this important occasion in an assembly on November 9th. Leading up to the assembly, we will read about Remembrance Day, respond with an art project and prepare a wreath. If you are able, find a moment to share with your child why you feel peace is important.

New Star Author

For September and October our star author was Robert Munsch. We enjoyed seeing how he exaggerates some words using large print and how he repeats sentences to draw the reader into a story. We also enjoyed tracking recurring motifs in the illustrations of his books. Our next star author will be Shel Silverstein, who is famous for his poetry, but also for stories such as The Giving Tree. For many students this may be their first close look at poetry and rhyme. If you get a chance, play with rhyme a bit at home. Perhaps you and your child will find an opportunity to create a rhyming poem. Rhyme is an important part of learning spelling patterns. Enjoy!

Indoor and Outdoor Footwear

As the ground gets mucky with rain and snow, it is ESSENTIAL that students have dedicated indoor footwear at school. This footwear must also be suitable for gym class. When students forget indoor shoes, they track mud onto the carpet that they sit on much of the day. Please help your child by checking that indoor shoes are always at school. It is also important to check throughout the year that shoes still fit - little feet soon grow into big feet!

Reminder from Madame McLeish:

We will still be going outside for Science class as much as possible. Please ensure that your child is dressed for the cold weather. Merci!

Mme McLeish

MATH GAME TO TRY: 10 Facts Memory Game (card game)

Remove the Kings, Queens and Jacks from a deck of cards and use only two suits (E.g. Heart and Clubs). Shuffle the cards. Place the cards face down on a table in an orderly manner (e.g. grid). The first player turns over 2 cards. If they can be added together to equal 10, the player keeps the cards (E.g. 8 and 2, Ace* and 9, 5 and 5...). If not, the first player turns them back over (in the same spots) and the second player tries to find a match. If the player turns over a 10, they get to keep the 10 (return the second card face down). Continue until all cards are matched.

* Ace counts as 1

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