Hello Everyone,
We have discussed a little bit about Orange Shirt Day. We talked about how there was a group of people who wanted to help educate aboriginal people by taking their children to missions. We discussed how some of the children might have felt being taken from their parents. The students understood that this was not the best way to help educate the children. We watched a video on the Orange Shirt Day website. http://www.orangeshirtday.org/
We also listened to a story called, “When I was 8”. This was a story about a young girl who went to a residential school and her experiences there. We also talked about her determination to learn to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSBrkJn3NeI
We will continue this discussion for the next couple of days.
SPARK
This is a morning activity that starts at 7:45 until 8:00 in the gym. Everyone is welcome to come and join in.
Dr. John Ratey is a leading researcher in the area of the brain and exercise. He believes that, “Regular exercise can raise levels of dopamine and norepinephrine, and improve functioning of brain systems that regulate impulse, memory and attention.” Additionally information from his website states that, "adding exercise to your lifestyle sparks your brain function to improve learning on three levels: First, it improves your mind's alertness, attention, mood and motivation. Second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information. Third, it spurs the development of new nerve cells in the hippocampus."
Library
Our library time will be on Tuesday afternoons. The students will be able to take out one or two books. One of them should be at a just right reading level. Some only took out one book until they get into the routine of being responsible for the library books.
Contact Information
Teacher: Cheryl Konno – [email protected]
Mail Pocket:
- PoWer Hour choice forms – please send back as soon as possible
- October Calendar – Oldest and only
Up coming dates:
- Sept. 29 – Orange Shirt Day – assembly is at 8:30 – wear an orange shirt if you have one
- Sept. 29 – Milk order forms due today
- Oct. 6 – Terry Fox Head Shave/Ponytail chop
- Oct. 10 – Milk program starts
- Oct. 11 – Fun Lunch - Subway
- Oct. 9 – NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving
- Oct. 12 – PoWer Hour starts
- Oct. 12 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
- Oct. 16 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
- Oct. 20-21 – Friends of Parkland Way Casino
- Oct. 25 – Fun Lunch – Little Caesar’s
- Oct. 26 – Halloween Dance
- Nov. 5 – Daylight Saving Time – Fall Back
- Nov. 7 – Photo Retakes
- Nov. 8 – Fun Lunch – Extreme Pita
- Nov. 8 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
- Nov. 10 – Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:45am
- Nov. 17 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
- Nov. 22 – Fun Lunch - Opa
What we have done today:
Daily Challenge:
Share with your family the song you sang in a round. How does a round work? What was difficult about singing in a round and what was easy? Would you be able to do this with all songs?
We have discussed a little bit about Orange Shirt Day. We talked about how there was a group of people who wanted to help educate aboriginal people by taking their children to missions. We discussed how some of the children might have felt being taken from their parents. The students understood that this was not the best way to help educate the children. We watched a video on the Orange Shirt Day website. http://www.orangeshirtday.org/
We also listened to a story called, “When I was 8”. This was a story about a young girl who went to a residential school and her experiences there. We also talked about her determination to learn to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSBrkJn3NeI
We will continue this discussion for the next couple of days.
SPARK
This is a morning activity that starts at 7:45 until 8:00 in the gym. Everyone is welcome to come and join in.
Dr. John Ratey is a leading researcher in the area of the brain and exercise. He believes that, “Regular exercise can raise levels of dopamine and norepinephrine, and improve functioning of brain systems that regulate impulse, memory and attention.” Additionally information from his website states that, "adding exercise to your lifestyle sparks your brain function to improve learning on three levels: First, it improves your mind's alertness, attention, mood and motivation. Second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information. Third, it spurs the development of new nerve cells in the hippocampus."
Library
Our library time will be on Tuesday afternoons. The students will be able to take out one or two books. One of them should be at a just right reading level. Some only took out one book until they get into the routine of being responsible for the library books.
Contact Information
Teacher: Cheryl Konno – [email protected]
Mail Pocket:
- PoWer Hour choice forms – please send back as soon as possible
- October Calendar – Oldest and only
Up coming dates:
- Sept. 29 – Orange Shirt Day – assembly is at 8:30 – wear an orange shirt if you have one
- Sept. 29 – Milk order forms due today
- Oct. 6 – Terry Fox Head Shave/Ponytail chop
- Oct. 10 – Milk program starts
- Oct. 11 – Fun Lunch - Subway
- Oct. 9 – NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving
- Oct. 12 – PoWer Hour starts
- Oct. 12 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
- Oct. 16 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
- Oct. 20-21 – Friends of Parkland Way Casino
- Oct. 25 – Fun Lunch – Little Caesar’s
- Oct. 26 – Halloween Dance
- Nov. 5 – Daylight Saving Time – Fall Back
- Nov. 7 – Photo Retakes
- Nov. 8 – Fun Lunch – Extreme Pita
- Nov. 8 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
- Nov. 10 – Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:45am
- Nov. 17 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
- Nov. 22 – Fun Lunch - Opa
What we have done today:
- We went on the computers and we did Raz-kids and Dance Mat Typing. (MH and DC and CM)
- We played Make a Flower. (CMc)
- We went to gym and we had centers with hula hoops, scooters, balls, and scoops and balls. (BS)
- We read our word rings to a buddy. (TR)
- We had language arts and we finished up our working words activity cards. (ES)
- We had music and we sang a song in a round. (RS)
- We had math and we worked with our Cuisenaire rods. (PM and CM)
- We started our “I am . . .” page in our visual journals.
Daily Challenge:
Share with your family the song you sang in a round. How does a round work? What was difficult about singing in a round and what was easy? Would you be able to do this with all songs?