Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

Today we worked on our street drawings.  The students have been personalizing the stores that they have drawn to represent their interests.  We had an Art Starts performance this afternoon.  It was an improv group.  We also started our day with a class meeting today as a reminder of our RoaRS behaviours at school.   Homework tonight:  - home reading  - fast facts tomorrow  - word study dictation tomorrow  - map due tomorrow  - rock cycle due tomorrow  - field trip forms if not returned  - no school Friday or Monday Have a good night!

Today we did a Eureka! workshop and created balloon powered cars, air hockey and used ozobots.  We also had gym and library today.  The children should be reading their novels right now as these need to be completed by the end of May. Homework tonight:  - home reading  - map due Thursday  - rock cycle due Thursday Have a good evening!

We had our word study dictation this morning.  This afternoon we reviewed the rock cycle.  We have Eureka! coming to visit our classroom tomorrow morning. Homework tonight:  - home reading (novels to be finished by the end of the month)  - word study unit 14 if not complete  - WITW/CR if not complete  - map due Thursday  - library tomorrow - gym tomorrow Have a great evening!

We did our fast fact practice again today.  I was VERY pleased to see an improvement in almost everyone from last week!  This afternoon we continued working on our vanishing point art.  Due to the many absences in the classroom today we decided to wait until Monday to do our Word Study Dictation. Homework:  - home reading  - word study if not complete  - core competencies if not complete Have a wonderful weekend!  Happy Mother's Day on Sunday!

We worked on some Found poetry this morning.  We used pages from our read aloud to choose words to write our own poems.  We worked on Typing Pal this afternoon.  I was pleased to see so many of the children excited about their progress. Homework tonight:  - home reading  - permission slip (this is NOT an overnight field trip, we are just visiting the overnight centre.  You also may have already paid as this was the make up date from the day in February where we had to postpone due to the cold weather). I am away tomorrow, but will return for Friday. Have a good night!

Today we carried on our study of rocks and minerals and took some notes on the different types of rocks.  Please ask your child to tell you the three types.  We got a new Canadian Reader/What in the World article today that looks at the closing of the Hudson Bay Company.   Homework tonight:  - fast facts  - home reading (novel to be finished by the end of the month)  - gym tomorrow  - library tomorrow Have a wonderful evening!