Finally Warm!

I'm so glad it's finally warming up, even though it's supposed to get cold again. Luckily the students didn't have too many recesses inside.

This week in Language, we read the poem "La neige au village" for our shared reading. The students practised the "ou" and "oi" sounds in "Un ours" and "Le soir". I read "La vie secrète des bonhommes de neige" as a read aloud. The illustrations in this book are so fun as there tiny hidden pictures on each page. This class had fun getting into small groups to lead the class in practising this week's word wall words. Another activity that the class seemed to really enjoy was a writing activity based on a movie with no dialogue. They watched the movie "Ormie" and then we discussed what had happened in the film. We watched it again another day, reviewed what had already been discussed, and then added any ideas that were missed. Then the class wrote a retell about what happened in the film using the ideas they had come up with as a group. 

In Math, we did a mini lesson on fractions. Each week, the daily math problems have been getting a little more difficult and every once in awhile, we need to do a little mini-lesson in order to be able to complete the questions. The class did some sorting 2-d shape activities on the SMARTBOARD. We also did another word problem in small groups. It was similar to the last problem; however, this time it was on 3-d solids instead of 2-d shapes. 

This week, we finished up activities on Italy in Social Studies. We will begin looking at Asia next week. In Music, we did activities on slow and fast tempos. The class continued to work on their 2-d shape art in Visual Arts. Some are finished but a few others still have a bit to do. Look for them soon on the hall bulletin boards. Don't forget, next week is Literacy week and there will be several activities going on throughout the week, especially Wednesday which is pyjama, flashlight, stuffy, and blanket day!

Have a great weekend and enjoy the warm winter weather before it gets cold again!