Thoughts of the day- October 28

What did we do today?

• We had our first book CAFE!  We presented a book to another person and gave recommendations.  Those recommendations: The Girl Who Could Fly, Amulet, The Jack Russell series and the Percy Jackson series. We also got to drink awesome hot chocolate!
• In social, we worked on finishing the social center(s) we have been working on.
• In gym we did four stations for skipping- Ms. Jones finally taught gym today.
• Grade 3's are DONE their SLA's.

What questions do we have after today?

• What books will be brought in in our next CAFE?  What will we experience?
• What new books are there in the library?  We were told there were some.
• Will Ms. Jones teach gym next Wednesday?  She needs to teach her 3rd gym class.
• I wonder what we will do tomorrow for skipping?

Thoughts of the day- October 27

What did we do today?

• In health, we worked on our strategies and when we can defeat our UnThinkable team.
• We watched a video in science to review what we know about rocks and minerals and we have a test on Thursday.
• It was our second day of guided reading with different groups.
• In Ivan, he told a story of hope to Ruby because he promised Stella he would take care of her.
• We continued working on our social centers.
• We listened to four different kinds of music and we drew what we pictured in our heads.
• In gym we started double dutch skipping, which is really hard.

What questions do we have after today?

• When is the "floater" guided reading group going to start?
• How much bigger will the crystals get?
• What is our next unit in gym?
• What is Ivan going to remember?
• Is he going to keep his promise to Stella?
• Will Ivan move into a zoo with Ruby or stay at the Big Top Mall?
• What will our science be hard? (multiple choice and fill in the blank)

Thoughts of the day- October 26

What did we do today?

• Started our centers in social.  We got our plane tickets and took off to one of six centers that looked at climate, fashion, symbols, food, festivals and landforms.
• We started guided reading groups today.
• In math, the grade 3's are reviewing patterns and did a partner activity while the grade 4's learned about Carroll diagrams.
• We got new spelling words- the big word was frightening!

What questions do we have after today?

• We ran out of time today, so hopefully your child can discuss one with you at home.

Agenda- October 26- 29

Read 30 min
Cafe Wed pm at 2:15- bring book and book questions
POW due Thurs
Halloween parade Thurs pm
Spelling test Thurs am
Science test Thurs- science title page due Mon
Math equations- two days late

Thoughts of the day- October 23

What did we do today?

• We went geocaching by the Briesbois Drive bridge and we found a toy praying mantis with a message in a tube, a metal green tube hanging from a tree, a box with little trinkets, and in a hole in the hill we found one in a tube.  We would have had to fill it with water to have the geocache float up.
• On the way we found a pink leaf, a pair of safety glasses, a hanging sock and a moldy teddy bear and a bird's nest.
• We had our spelling test.
• We also checked on our crystals and we did our second observation.

What questions do we have after today?

• Will the Blue Jays win tonight?
• What will our crystals look like when we come to school Monday?
• Will there be crystals or will they melt?

Thoughts of the day- October 22

What did we do today?

• In science we made crystals with epsom salts and food colouring.  They are now in the freezer and we are waiting to see the conclusion.
• We had library exchange.
• In music, we played pass the kitchen broomstick around while singing.
• Our problem of the day had us using years to figure out how old Melanie was in 1994 and what year she was born. 
• We started to write our descriptions for our Van Gogh artwork.

What questions do we have after today?

• Will our crystals turn out the way we think they will?  When will the crystals form?  How big will they be?
• When are we going to read more Ivan? (Monday)
• I wonder how everyone's description of their artwork will turn out?
• What is our next POD going to be about? (time)
• What will we be doing tomorrow on Fresh Air Friday? (geocaching)

Thoughts of the day- October 21

What did we do today?

• In Ivan, Mack's wife left him one day after lots a days yelling.
• We started a new art project today using tissue paper and Wordles.
• We finished the SLA's today!!!

What questions do we have after today?

• When Mack sees all the x's on Ivan's wall, what will he do?
• Will Helen come to see Ivan?
• Why did Ivan not use tally marks?  Will he stop marking how many days he has been at the mall?
• Will Ivan save Ruby?  Will he escape?

Thoughts of the day- October 20

What did we do today?

• In health, we chose our Unthinkable team and we will be learning strategies to defeat them when they pop up.
• We looked at minerals and geodes and we assessed their properties.
• We had little buddies, so we helped them log on to Starfall and learn the letter t.
• The teachers explained our centers for Thursday and we finished "packing" our suitcases.
• We read Ivan today! His parents called him Mud.  He was raised as a human child and went to baseball games.  Go Jays!
• We made a video of us singing in music.
• In gym we played a hula hoop musical chairs game and we spun hula hoops.
• We talked about the Liberals and Justin Trudeau being our new prime minister.

What questions do we have after today?

• Why is Helen not with Mack anymore? (Ivan)  Why did they raise Ivan like a human child?
• Will the Blue Jays win tonight?
• What did Ivan mean when he said that with his sister, "the vine broke"?
• Will Justin Trudeau keep his promises?

Thoughts of the day-October 19

What did we do today?

• We started skipping in gym, with a lot of rope competitions.
• In social, we packed suitcases to travel to Peru/ the Alberta Grasslands.
• We got a new word in word work.  The big word was elections.
• In science, we learned the difference between minerals and rocks.  A mineral is made in nature.  Fun fact: Snow and ice cubes (water) are minerals.
• The grade 3's continued their SLA's, writing about the school they would create.
• In math, we did a problem of the day and solved equations with missing numbers.

What questions do we have after today?

• I wonder if room 4 will bring in minerals?
• I wonder how we are going to make geodes and crystals?
• When are we going to read The One and Only Ivan book again?
• What are second and third on the MOHS hardness scale?
• I wonder who is going to win tonight's election?

Agenda- October 19-23

Read 30 min
Treat day tomorrow- bring 25¢
Picture day Wed
Choir Wed
Fun lunch Thurs
Social: suitcase, passport cover due Thurs
Library Thurs
Spelling test Fri
POW due Fri
CAFE next Wed
Food Bank donations
Math homework: addend/minuend work due Mon

Thoughts of the day-October 16

What did we do today?

• Today we did an orienteering scavenger hunt.  Trading maps and directions we used our skills with the compasses to find the hidden "treasure".  The portable hid little Pooh bears (and one Eeyore), sticky notes and balloons while Room 4 hid name tags. Some maps were confusing, as "true" north kept moving in different directions.  
• We also had Daily 5 where we did some journaling and reading.
• On a side note, go Blue Jays go!

What questions do we have after today?

• I wonder where the Pooh bears we didn't find went to?
• What will we do next Fresh Air Friday?
• Will we get to go geocaching?

Thoughts of the day: October 9 and 13

What did we do?

• On Friday, we weeded with Tessa from the zoo.
• In music, we got our free choice class.  We played games such as wax museum and host of the party.
• We got a new seating plan in music and are changing our seating arrangement in class too.
• In social we made a list of what we need to know about a place we are traveling to before we go (again, as Ms. Jones lost the last one)
• The written part of the SLAs started today, but the grade 4s discussed it as well.
• We had buddies!
• We learned more about our Unthinkables.
• On Friday, we did a scavenger hunt using compasses and tried to locate signs.
• In math, we started algebra with missing variables.

Agenda- October 13-16

Read 30 min
Fun lunch forms due Fri
Picture forms
School council Tues
POW due Fri

Thoughts of the day- October 7 and 8

What did we do today (and yesterday):

• We went outside into the Whispering Woods to collect some soil.  We found a whole bunch of tree roots and clay.  There were also pebbles.  Using that experience we described the colour and texture of each soil layer.
• We had library.
• Yesterday we started our descriptive writing about our pet rocks.  Today some people started their stories.
• In music, we continued our music review of our notes.
• We played our first game of soccer in the field.
• Go Blue Jays Go!

What questions do we have after today?

• What will the rock stories be like?
• Is our sample from the Whispering Woods the same as Room 4's?
• I wonder what books will be discussed during our cafe?

Thoughts of the day- October 6

What did we do today?

• We had buddies and we helped them log on to more Starfall.
• In gym, we played crab soccer, where we crab walked while kicking the ball.
• Grade 3's did SLA's again, some are finished the digital assessment.
• We had music in our classroom, and we did a sheet that helped us memorize our music notes.
• In science, we finished analyzing our soil samples.  They were all different in texture and colour.
• For math, we practiced working with patterns and Venn diagrams.

What questions do we have after today?

• When will we start learning about Carroll diagrams?
• When will we start guided reading?

Thought of the day- October 5

What did we do today?

• Grade 3's started math SLA.
• We came up with a lot of words for our word work today.  The big word was hibernation.
• In gym, we started soccer and we did relays.
• We have planned for our stories for out pet rocks.  If not done, it is for homework.
• We read more Ivan it was sad! :(  We found out Stella the elephant died because of an infection of her foot.  Mack cares more about money than his animals.
• In science, we started to study the soil samples we collected from Barrett Park.

What questions do we have after today?

• What are we doing Friday?
• Will we get all the soil samples done this week?
• Will Ivan keep Stella's promise?
• What story will Ivan tell Ruby?
• What will happen next in Ivan?
• When will we start to play actual games of soccer in gym?

Agenda- October 5-9

Read 30 min
Pet rock web due Tues
Choir starts Wed
Library Thurs
Spelling test Fri
Fundscrip forms
Book orders due Oct 13
Fun lunch form due Oct 16
Fresh Air Friday tomorrow
No school Mon

Thoughts of the day- October 2

What did we do today?

• We had our second spelling test.
• We went to Barrett Park and collected soil samples.  We found LOTS of different ladybugs.  There were black ones with yellow rings around the spots, and yellow ones with a wavy pattern. The ladybugs were crawling all over us! We were looking for clay, loam and sand.  We found loam and sand but not clay. There were also worms and wasps and a hare in the park.  We also did a reflective journal about what what we saw, and we labeled the pictures.    

What questions do we have after today?

• What will we do next week?
• Why is there always a rabbit when we go to Barrett Park?  Is it's home there?
• Will the ladybugs be hibernating when we visit Barrett Park next time?
• How many different species of ladybugs are at Barrett Park?
• Will the pears be gone next time?
• What will be the big word next week?
• Does the soil go through a cycle?
• What are the ladybugs doing right now?
• Will the ladybugs find a nice and safe place to hibernate?

Thoughts of the day- October 1

What did we do today?

• We were introduced to word work in Daily 5.  To practice our spelling words we can Rainbow Write, Backwards Words, Waterfall, Colourful Words or make Silly Sentences.
• In art, we painted our Van Gogh pictures of the nature ground/ Nose Hill Park.
• Worked on another POD (Problem of the Day).
• We learned a game to go with the song Entry of the Gladiators with cups in music.
• We read more Ivan in LA. We predict Ivan will compare himself with a wild gorilla and we had library.

What questions do we have after today?

• What will happen next in Ivan?
• What will our pictures in art look like when they are dry?
• What will our next project in art be?
• Will our prediction be correct?
• Is anything going to happen to Stella the elephant's foot?
• How did the grade 3's do on the literacy assessment?