South4 – Collaboration with 3 other schools in the south
The teachers of these four schools have been collaborating to extend our practice as a group. We wanted to start with an activity to engage the students into a rich task to be shared and discussed with the other teachers.
We used an artifact from our field trip to help us remember the trip and why we were there. It was a poster some of us made for our journey during our creative movement.
Drumming:
The school was split into two groups and we will be drumming in the second session. Our drumming session starts on Nov. 26 and then continues the following week until Dec. 3. We will have 5 half hour sessions. We will not be able to attend the other session’s performance as we have a WDYT session that time. Our performance will be on Dec. 3 within the first hour of school. I am not sure when our class is actually performing. I will update when I get more information.
School Council Annual Fundraiser!
Fund script order forms went home on November 9. Please consider supporting this fundraiser by purchasing gift cards for the holiday season. All orders are due back Wed. Nov. 25.
French
In French, students are using Photo Booth to make movies for IRIS. Each student will be demonstrating his/her French counting skills. If possible, students can be practicing at home. For more information, check out the French blog http://sgpallesen.weebly.com/blog
Merci ~ Mme Pallesen
Field Trip Fees:
Please remember to pay the field trip fees. The notice came home at the end of September. The cost for all the field trips and in-school activities is $88.00. Payment can be made online by credit card as school fees. If online payment does not work for you, you may come in to pay using debit or credit at the office. We have been paying for our field trips so your prompt payment will help us with these fees. If you have any concerns with the lump sum payment, please contact Mrs. Pulfer, ([email protected]).
Volunteers for Monday mornings
There is a small group of moms who are reading Monday mornings and rotating through themselves to watch younger siblings in order so that they can volunteer. One of the moms lives right across from POW, which is where the childcare is taking place. If you are interested in this, please contact Andrea.
Contact Information
Teacher: Cheryl Konno – [email protected]
Room Coordinator: Andrea Tate [email protected]
Mail Pocket:
- Re-take Photo orders
- Home reading for those who brought it back
Up coming dates:
- Nov. 25 - Fund-scrip orders due
- Nov. 26 – Dec. 3: Drumming Residency
- Dec. 3 – Drumming performance
- Dec. 2 – Fun Lunch – Extreme Pita
- Dec. 4 – PD Day – NO SCHOOL
- Dec. 11 – Report Cards go home
- Dec. 16 – Fun Lunch – Boston Pizza
- Dec. 17 – Field Trip – Ridge Walk (winter)
- Dec. 17 – PoWer Hour Showcase
What we did today:
- We went to the gym and we learned about ringette from Ms. Hammond. (CS and KH)
- We played Bump in the morning. (MJ-S)
- We were mixing colours and like scientists keeping track of what we were doing. (GO)
- We started reading a new Jack and Annie book. (CG)
- We had computers and put up a new iris video about ‘What I know about art, now’. (MJ-S)
- We talked about our trip to the Arts Commons and what do we want to learn next.
Daily Challenge:
Today we learned about Ringette. How is ringette different from hockey? How is it the same as hockey?