Directions and Gregg LeRock

It's been a busy week. We're getting into that time of year where there's tonnes going on around the school. This week, the grade twos looked at the comptines "Les cloches" and "Les fléchettes" while the grade threes worked on the story "Sophie la photographe". We began to look at writing instructions this week by examining the text "Suivre les indications". The class learned about the four parts of giving instructions: title, objective, materials needed, and steps to follow. We also did another grammar activity with this text where we looked at which words were nouns, adjectives, and verbs conjugated in the present tense. Today we read another example of a text for giving instructions and then we did a shared writing of the instructions for coming into the class in the morning. We will do a few more modelled examples before the class writes independently. 

We continued with money and did a great lesson where the the class had to make different amounts together on the SMARTBOARD. They love pretty much any kind of interactive lesson that's been on there and I have to admit, I'm really loving using it too! I think I'd be lost without it now! We also continued with other money activities in our centres. 

On Wednesday, we went to see Gregg LeRock. The class really enjoyed the concert. He does a very exciting performance and really gets the audience involved. Many of the students even went up on stage with him for several of the songs. (And some teachers too!) 

Today was the first of a few spring road races. In a couple of weeks, the class will be going to a Fort Henry for Celebration of Dance. We've been practising a lot in class so we'll know the songs/dances fairly well when we go. I added some pictures of our class bulletin boards from the hall, showcasing their recent art and English work that they did with Mrs. Nada. 

PLEASE NOTE: There was a small error in the newsletter. Our class will actually be going to Gould Lake on June 10, not on June 11 as indicated. Please adjust calendars accordingly. 

Have a great weekend!