Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

Today we had a lesson on the difference between mixtures and solutions.  Please look at home tonight and see if you can find one of each at home.  We had our second rotation day of the week this week.  Ask your child what they worked on in their stations today. Homework:  - home reading  - Big 5 and Fast Facts tomorrow (practice your facts)  - Bake Sale tomorrow at lunch  - courage rough copy writing Have a good night! 

 We had our Remembrance Day assembly today.  The children did an AMAZING job of showing respect during this emotional assembly.  They did a wonderfully moving performance. Today we also talked about rationing in WW2 and made a cake using a war time ration recipe.   Homework:  - home reading (have you done a report?)  - poppy donation?  - Remembrance Day No School Tomorrow  - Minute of Silence Have a good evening.   

We helped our little buddies with a Remembrance Day project today.  We also had literacy rotations again.  Please ask your child about what they learned or worked on in these stations today. Homework:  - war time letter rough copy should be completed  - home reading  - gym tomorrow  Have a wonderful evening. 

We did some reading on Remembrance Day today.  The children were reading newspapers that shared stories of Canadians during war times.  The year fours went to the other Montessori classroom today and their grade sixes joined ours.  The grade sixes looked at a menu and figured out how to find subtotals and add 5% tax to the bill.  It was a lot of fun!  Homework:  - library tomorrow  - rough copy of independent letter  - literacy rotations tomorrow  - home reading Have a good night! 

November already!  We started our literacy rotations today.  The children will cycle through six stations throughout the week focusing on grammar, morphology, spelling patterns, typing skills, writing and fine motor skills.  We will carry on with these for the next six weeks. We also did some brainstorming for letter writing.  The students will each choose a perspective and write a war time letter.   Homework:  - home reading  - return library books  Have a good night. 

 We had another Roots of Empathy lesson today.  We learned about crying and why some babies might cry and how to soothe them.  I have asked your child to ask you about what helped to soothe them as a baby.  The students also started working on designing a poster on Canva today. Homework:  - photo retake is tomorrow  - home reading  - unfinished work  - PAC dance tomorrow evening  - Friday costumes in afternoon ONLY please Have a good night!