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Here's what we're up to this week! A reminder to grown ups that there will be a Home and School meeting on Tuesday. This is a great meeting to attend - there will be lots of important information shared. French: This week, we are starting a spelling program in French. We have been looking at grammar and spelling during the year, but this program will more closely match what we're doing in English. Please check out "Vocabulary Words of the Week" for some vocab words we will be looking at. I put new French books in their homework bags last week. I would like them to keep practicing those at home (if possible). English In English, we will edit our informational texts. We will also keep going with our spelling. I'll put more at home spelling work in their homework bags. Remember, this is completely optional! Here's a copy of the sheet: ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/62_HomePractice_UFLI-Foundations.pdf Maths We are starting division in math. There will be a small evaluation on Thursday for the multiplication and division table. Here's a practice sheet: math-drills.com/division/division_facts_0105_0105_0_001.php Unités Transdisciplinaires This week, we are looking at birds in our community. Students will try to identify birds around Sherwood. Here's a little guide: www.birdsofpei.info/ Welcome back! Here's what we're up to this week: 1. French In French, we will be looking at the "complément de phrase." We will be learning how to identify it, and how to use it to make more interesting sentences. We will also be starting new guided reading books, and writing in our journals. 2. English In English, we will be looking at long vowels. Here are a few word games to practice with: wordwall.net/en-us/community/vce-game Also, we will write introduction paragraphs to our informational text. 3. Maths We will review the multiplication table, and test our knowledge! Here's one of the websites we will be using: www.multiplication.com/quiz/multiplication-self-correcting-pre-test 4. Unités transdisciplinaires
I am pleased to announce that we have been awarded with an ArtsSmarts grant. We will use this to work with artist Lisa Freeman on a felted mural. This mural will represent our Sherwood Community, specifically the living things we share our space with. This week, we will start by studying the Wabanaki Acadian forest. We will learn about some of the species found in this ecosystem, and how to identify them. The following fact sheet shows a few of the species found in PEI: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10500298/File/Environment%20and%20Sustainability/Urban%20Forestry%20and%20Wildlife/Urban%20Tree%20Inventory/Factsheet%20-%20Acadian%20Forest%20final.pdf There are a lot of special activities going on this week, so I'll start with a schedule: Monday - Dress in green, white, and red day. Tuesday - Celebrations around the world Wednesday - Visit from Stonepark students, skate day, random acts of kindness day, candy grams delivered. Thursday - Christmas socks and ties day. Friday - PJ day! Here's what we're up to this week: Maths - We are seeing the rest of the times tables this week! We will be working on 8x, 7x, and 6x. Here are some practice games: www.timestables.com/ English - In English, we will work on the introduction and conclusion for our informational text. We will also keep reading on Epic, and practicing nk digraphs. Here's a link to some practice games: wordwall.net/en-us/community/ng-and-nk-games Don't forget to purchase Candy Grams this week! Also, on Thursday and Friday afternoons we will be going to François Buote for some activities. French This week, we are working on procedural texts. Students are giving directions to secret locations in the school. Some students may need to revise this work at home! Also, we will be continuing our work on sentence structure, including identifying predicates. English In English, we will continue to work on our informational texts. Students will also receive more books to read on their online book clubs on epic. Here is our Epic login information: kids.getepic.com/ Our class code is ycn8596. Unités transdisciplinaires In our transdisciplinary units, we will learn about animal adaptations to their environment. Here are some games we will be playing on Tuesday: sciencetrek.org/topics/animal-adaptation/games We will also be talking a bit about mammals in PEI. Here is a list of all the mammals of PEI: www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/publication/pei-mammals-amphibians-and-reptile-list Please note: I will be out on Friday, December 6. Please welcome Ms. Teresa Tien Yu Kuo as our guest teacher that day! French This week, we are starting new guided reading books in French. The students will be reading informational texts. For extra practice, they can take their books home to study. We are also going over identifying the subject and the predicate in sentences. Here's a link with an explanation and some activities: www.alloprof.qc.ca/fr/eleves/bv/francais/le-predicat-primaire-f1735 Also, we will be going over the verb "Faire" in present tense. I've included it in the "Vocabulary Words of the Week" section of this blog. English We are also starting a book club in English! Students will be reading books from Epic (log in details below). Epic can sometimes be tough to access after school, but the students will be assigned group books through it. If anyone is missing a day, that's a good place to go! In vocabulary, we will go over voiced and unvoiced "th" sounds and wh and ph consonant blends. The following pdf explains voiced and unvoiced th: cdn.pronunciationpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/05222331/TH-Bonus-Lesson-Worksheet-.pdf I'll also update the irregular words in the "Vocabulary Words of the Week" section. Maths We are starting multiplication and division! For now, we will only focus on learning the tables. Here are some games we will be playing on Monday: www.mathmammoth.com/practice/multiplication Unités Transdisciplinaires We are looking at animal habitats! I love using National Geographic, so here is a site that goes over some of the major habitats: kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/habitats |
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