Hello
Parents/Guardians!
Please make sure to read
all of the information in the reminders section.
W.O.W (Words of the Week)
Words:
- take
- every
- old
- by
- after
Weekly Highlights:
- This week in math we learned about
skip counting and practiced skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. We
practiced counting objects by organizing them into groups of 2s and 5s. We
then compared whether it was faster to count the objects by 1s or by skip
counting. After making our groups, if we had leftovers (eg. not enough to
make another full group), we used the counting on strategy to figure out
how many we had in all. For example, 4 groups of 5 with 2 leftover-
5, 10, 15, 20, (counting on the two extra) 21, 22. We also solved word problems related to
skip counting. Such as, a class has 3 groups of 5 children working
together and one more group of 4 children. How many children are in the
class? Here are some skip counting
videos we used to practice this week:
- Count
by 10s:
- Jack
Hartmann count by 10s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8CEOlAOGas
- Singing
walrus’ count by 10s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gmEe0-_ex8
- Count
by 5s:
- Jack
Hartmann exercise by 5s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amxVL9KUmq8
- Scratch
Garden count by 5s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemjeA2Djjw
- Count
by 2s:
- Jack
Hartmann Dancing 2s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCxvNtrcDIs
- Counting
by 2s (slower): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCr0IgbYcI
- Last week we read Snowmen at Night
and this week we read Snowmen at work by Caralyn Buehner. We
brainstormed all the different things a snowman could do at night such as
drinking hot chocolate, sledding, shoveling their neighbours walkway, and
shopping at the grocery store. We then wrote all about what we would
do if we were a snowman at night.
When writing, the students were reminded to make sure that their
sentences made sense, they started with an uppercase letter, and ended
with a period. Some of the ideas students came up with were:
- “My
snowman is scraping the crunchy snow.”
- “My
snowman will run a cafe.”
- “My
snowman would go next door and pull out her sparkly gold shovel and
shovel the crunchy snow.”
- We finished our read aloud called,
Little House on the Prairie: School Days by Laura Ingalls Wilder. We
learned more about what life and school was like in the past. We then
watched an episode from the TV series The Little House on the Prairies
which was set in the past. We saw many differences between our
school environment and what it was like long ago. Some of the things that we saw were:
- Blackboards
- Lanterns
- Wood
burning stove in the classroom
- One
room for all the students in every grade (and one teacher)
- No
technology (E.g. School bell was an actual bell not an electronic
chime)
- We looked at two more artifacts
related to the past. They were a washboard and a wooden ice cream maker. We enjoyed learning about how these
would have been used.
- The grade 4 students had their
celebration of learning, hosting a Heritage Fair. We enjoyed looking at all the fabulous
presentations and enjoyed learning all about their family histories! Great
job!
Reminders:
COVID -19
Schools have received information from Calgary Board of
Education Communications in regards to gatherings from now until Spring Break.
Please note:
- Events including the school and regular staff
population of the school MAY continue. This includes events such as
after school clubs, practices etc. Schools with scheduled field trips may
still continue at this time.
- Events that expand to include populations from other
schools and/or parents or other community members should be postponed
and further information will be provided after March break if they will be
rescheduled or cancelled. This includes events such as Parent Teacher
Interviews, school athletic competitions, drama/musical performances etc.
We have chosen to postpone the following:
- March 19th and 20th - Parent Teacher Conferences
Thank you to all parents who have offered to volunteer for the
book fair. We will create a new signup sheet when we reschedule Scholastic Book
Fair.
We will reschedule our Parent Teacher Conferences at a later
date. Dismissal for Thursday March 19th will continue to be
EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:30pm for Grades 1-6 as well as SKILL. Kindergarten there
will be NO SCHOOL.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate
your support as we all share in these unique times.
Please see the most recent
update from the CBE. Keep an eye on the Simons Valley school website for the
most up to date information.
Scholastic Book Fair:
The Scholastic Book Fair
has unfortunately been cancelled at this time.
Winter Sports Day:
Due to the weather, Winter
Sports Day was cancelled for Friday March 13th. This event has been
postponed until further notice.
Ask Me About:
1. Practice
skip counting:
a.
By 2s, 5s, and 10s.
b.
By 2s, 5s, and 10s with
counting on by 1s. E.g. Hold up 2 fingers for your child they count by
2s. Then hold up 1 finger-they stop counting by 2s and count on by 1s.
Hold up 2 fingers again and then stop counting and start over at 0 counting by
2s. You can do this for 2s, 5s, and 10s.
2. Gather
large groups of objects:
a.
Count them by 2s
b.
Count them by 5s
c.
Count them by 10s
3. READ,
READ, READ
4. When
completing your home reading try using at least one adjective (juicy
word).