Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

 This morning we had an assembly in the gym to discuss the importance of Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation Day.  A reminder that Monday there will be no school for this holiday.  We carried on working on our class beliefs today.  We hope to have these finalized next week! Homework this weekend:  - Home Reading  - No School Monday  - Word Study Review  - My Mouth is a Volcano activities if not complete Have a wonderful weekend!

 Today most of the children finished their Art Cards.  Those who need to finish will do so tomorrow.  Mr. Michel came to visit our classroom this morning and talked with us about Residential Schools.  A reminder that tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day.   Homework tonight  - Orange Shirt Day  - Word Study Dictation  - Word Study Review is homework if not complete  - Home Reading Have a wonderful night!

 Today we started to create our Art Cards.  We also read the story, My Mouth is a Volcano and had a discussion about when it is okay to call out or interrupt when someone else is speaking. Homework tonight  - home reading  - word study  - Picture Day tomorrow  - Orange Shirt Day Friday Have a great night!

 Today we had our first Math Perplexor.  Please ask your child to tell you about this.  All of the Montessori classes gathered today to honour the International Day of Peace and ask for peace to prevail in our world. Homework this weekend:  - no school on Monday  - What in the World if not complete (5/6)  - Canadian Reader if not complete (4)  - Word Study activity if not complete  - Gazette if not complete Have a wonderful weekend!

 Today we had our Terry Fox Run!  The children did a wonderful job and everyone took part with big smiles.  The students had health with Ms. Katy today and they talked about the parts of the brain. Homework  - word study dictation tomorrow  - Peace Day tomorrow  - word study activity is homework if not complete  - reading response is homework if not complete Have a great evening!

Today we wrote our first Non Fiction Reading Assessment.  The children worked very hard on it.  The year sixes will be leading our Peace Day on Friday and today we had our first practice. Homework   - $2 for Terry Fox Run. The run is happening tomorrow.  - Welcome back BBQ after school tomorrow after school  Have a good night.

 Today we started talking about the International Day of Peace.  We are creating dream catchers for Friday.  In gym today we played Pumpkin Patch Throw Down.  Today was also our first library day.  Your child could be bringing home a book today. Homework  - walking field trip forms need to be returned  - gym tomorrow  - eat a good breakfast Have a great night!

 Today we had our first Lock Down Drill.  The students did a good job of keeping silent during this time.  We had our first Math Monday today and did an estimation activity.  Please ask your child about this process.  We started practicing our song for Peace Day Friday, "What a Wonderful World." Homework  - please ensure that all Walking Field Trip forms and verification forms have been returned  - gym tomorrow  - our first library tomorrow  - inside shoes Have a wonderful evening!

 We did our class beliefs today.  The students have brainstormed a list of what is important to them in our classroom.  They came up with THREE PAGES of ideas!  We will continue to work on this list next week.  We had our first fire drill with a bell today.  They modeled this for our little buddies today.  Homework this weekend:  - All About Me  - Verification Forms  - 5/6 Word Study Sentence Parsing Have a great weekend!

 We did our first Canadian Reader/What in the World current events article today.  It was about the Olympics.  We  read The Magical Yet and completed a journey card, setting a goal for our learning this year. Homework tonight  - word study dictation tomorrow  - email coming home tonight from Mrs. Elliott  - return verification forms and walking field trip form  - All About Me sheet homework if not complete Have a good night.

We had a good day in the classroom today.  The children are showing that they are able to work independently already!  In the afternoon we met our little buddy class for the first time.  We took our little buddies on a tour of the school and reminded them of RoaRS behaviours. Homework tonight  - continue to practice our word study for dictation on Friday  - coupon book fundraising information  - verification forms and walking field trip form due ASAP Have a wonderful evening!

 We finished some leaf art today.  This has helped to make our hallway look cheerful!  The year fours created Grammar Wheels today.  Please ask you child to explain these to you! Homework tonight  - word study  - verification and forms package  - walking field trip permission slip  - gym tomorrow  Have a great evening.

 Today we received agendas.  These will come home nightly and I ask that you please sign or initial them so I know that they have been read.  The students worked on a scavenger hunt activity to learn more about the areas in their agenda.  Even though our library time has not started yet, we have started our personal reading using books from our classroom library.  Today the students read to themselves after lunch.  Home reading will start once we are able to access the school library. Homework tonight:  - word study (we are working with "no excuse" words for the next few weeks.  Please study the list in the agenda for a dictation on Friday)  - verification forms  - walking field trip forms due ASAP  - Yr. 4 strings forms due tomorrow  - gym tomorrow Have a great night.