Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

We had our muscle quiz today.  We also had a fast facts practice.  To end the day we had our Classroom Family Fun afternoon with the other Montessori class.  We played Minute to Win It games and tried some coding. Homework:  - home reading  - French Olympic athlete if not complete  - Explorer rough copies if not complete  - no school Monday Have a wonderful weekend! 

It was a very busy day in the classroom today.  We discussed Quebec Carnaval and looked at the activities that take place during this celebration.  We also had Mr. Michel come in and speak with us today about the importance of music and dance. Homework:  - home reading  - muscle system quiz tomorrow  - puzzle maps (very overdue)   Have a good night! 

This afternoon we worked on our sewing project.  The students played Pumpkin Patch Throw-down in gym today.  Most of the day was spent as a work block.  We are working hard to finish our explorer writing.   Homework tonight:  - home reading  - muscle quiz Friday   - puzzle map colouring if not completed (this is VERY overdue!)  - Word Study Lessons nine and ten if not complete Have a good night! 

We started creating some poetry this morning.  We will continue to work with it through the week.  We had a work block at the end of the day today.  The children also worked on their Explorer projects today. Homework:  - home reading  - library books back tomorrow  - gym tomorrow  - muscle quiz Friday Have a good night! 

We did another round of explorer rotations.  Ask your child who their favourite explorer has been so far.  Most of the day was a work block day today.  Due to an increase in conversations in the classroom, many children will be bringing maps home to colour this weekend.  Please ask your child if they have a map to finish. Year fives have been working on multi step multiplication questions.  Please provide your child with a question a day to help them solidify this concept. Tomorrow is a Pro D day, no school for students. Homework:  - home reading  - map colouring  - word study nine if not complete Have a good weekend! 

This morning the students continued working on their explorer stations.  In the afternoon we did a math estimation activity.  The fives and sixes have also started to write a short biography on an Olympic athlete.   Homework:  - home reading  - yr 5 math multiplication review if not complete  - fast facts tomorrow  Have a good night!