Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

The year sixes had their track meet today.  They all had an option this afternoon to practice high jump.  The jump off will be next week.  The year 4s had a geometry lesson today.  They will be bringing home materials to keep building shapes. Homework tonight:  - home reading  Have a good night!

Yesterday I had a wonderful day of sharing and learning with a couple of other upper elementary Montessori teachers from Prince George and Vernon.  I cannot wait to share new ideas I have taken away with the students! This morning the four and five students participated in track.  The year sixes were wonderful helpers to the teachers during these events.  In the afternoon we had a work block.  The year fours also learned about the independent language lab! Homework:  - home reading (read aloud to practice fluency and expression)  - year six track meet tomorrow (dress for the weather - water bottle, hat, sunscreen, layers), year fives as well as they will be helpers. Have a great night!

Today we started to create a city using a single point perspective drawing.  We also played a business game for financial literacy. There is no school on Monday. On Tuesday we have the grade 4/5 track meet.  The grade 6s will be helpers.  The grade 6/7 track meet will be Wednesday. All students need to make sure that they have running shoes and are dressed for the weather (layers, hats, sunscreen).  Please make sure your child has a labelled water bottle.

The fives and sixes did a review of the French story that we have been learning all year.  Tomorrow they will have a chance to retell the story to me.  Today in health class the students learned about substance use.   Tonight is the school Fun Fair!  There is no homework tonight as I hope the children will all have fun at the Fun Fair!

We spent an amazing day in the gym today celebrating the wonderful learning that has taken place during our heritage study!  In the excitement of celebrating with our families, some of the students did forget to bring their parents back to the classroom for their student led conference.  For those that forgot or for parents that were unable to make it today, these will come home with your children today or tomorrow. The only homework reminders tonight are that tomorrow is the final day to bring in items for the BBQ basket.  Also, we will be outside for much of the day tomorrow, so please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Have a great evening!

Today we practiced presenting our Heritage Fair boards.  We will continue to do this in the morning.  We also had our final financial literacy lesson on Zoom for our Junior Achievement program.  We will still do a few lessons in the classroom before wrapping up this unit. Homework:  - Heritage Fair.  Viewing is in the gym from 10:30 to 12:00 and 1:15 to 2:15.  We hope to see you there! 

We had another Junior Achievement lesson today.  Today we learned about what questions you need to ask before starting your own business.  We also worked on our presentations for Heritage Fair on Wednesday.  We will be sharing these in the class tomorrow to practice for Wednesday. Homework:  - finish Heritage Fair board/presentation if not already done  - BBQ basket items need to be in by April 17th  - Class photo day tomorrow  - Heritage Fair/Student Led Conference in the Gym Wednesday (10:30 - 12 and 1:15 - 2:15)  - Library tomorrow  - Gym tomorrow  Have a good night!