December 18 - Learning Update (Posted on December 20)

Hello Team!

We had a fabulous final week of 2020. Here is our classroom learning update for the week!

Language Arts - This week in language arts we are continuing to learn about letter writing.

Math - We have tackled several different subtraction and addition strategies and continued to practice them this week. 

Science - This week we continued with our Rocks and Minerals unit. We focused on identifying different materials that makeup soil. 

Social Studies - This week we continued working on our unit titled Working Together. The unit focuses on the government structures in Peru, Tunisia, Ukraine and India. This week we looked at Tunisia, Ukraine and India.    

Health - In health class, we continue to look at the area of wellness choices.

Mrs. Taylor sent out a very detailed email on Friday, December 18 with some important information regarding general school items, as well as online learning in January. We are going to be online learning in January from January 5 - 8, because Monday, January 4 is a PD day. I look forward to seeing everybody in the new year, even if we have to start out in a virtual manner.

I hope everybody enjoys their winter break! Please stay safe and healthy! 

Miss. Shevchuk

Friday, December 18 - Celebration Update

Hello Folks,

I just wanted to post a reminder about our classroom winter celebration that will be happening on Friday, December 18. If students would like to bring a treat for themselves they may. They will not be allowed to bring a treat for the entire class. This rule is in place because of Covid-19. This is also the same rule that was in place for our October celebration. 

Thank you for understanding. I am looking forward to a wonderful rest of our week. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me. 

Thank you!

Miss. Shevchuk

Update for the Week of December 13 - 18

 Hello Everybody!

There is no homework this week, but I would still like you to read for ten minutes every day, including all of the days over winter break. I also just wanted to give another update for the week in regards to the different days of our Spirit Week. 

Monday - Formal Fancy Attire - If your student does not have formal or fancy clothing to wear then they will be asked to wear their formal uniform this day. 

Tuesday - Holiday Hats - the rest of their outfit can consist of casual clothing.

Wednesday - Bright Colours - dress as brightly as you can, we are hoping to look bright and colourful like holiday lights. 

Thursday - PJ day and Fun Lunch - come dressed in your comfy and cozy pyjamas. 

Friday - Holiday Sweaters - if you do not have a holiday sweater, feel free to wear a regular sweater or just casual clothing. 

I am looking forward to seeing all of the awesome outfits this week. 

Miss. Shevchuk

December 11 - Learning Update

Happy Friday!

We had a fabulous week in Room 8. Here is our classroom learning update for the week!

Language Arts - This week in language arts we are continuing to learn about letter writing.

Math - We have tackled several different subtraction and addition strategies and continued to practice them this week. 

Science - This week we continued with our Rocks and Minerals unit. We focused on identifying different materials that makeup rocks. We also looked into researching the three different types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. 

Social Studies - This week we began our unit titled Working Together. The unit focuses on the government structures in Peru, Tunisia, Ukraine and India.    

Health - In health class, we continue to look at the area of wellness choices.

Some reminders for next week include: remembering to order fun lunch by December 12, which is tomorrow. You can order this on the Healthy Hunger website. Our next fun lunch is on December 17 (Thursday). All school library books are going to be collected on December 15 (Tuesday) so if you have any extra books from the school at your house, please remember to bring them back to school this week. Next week is spirit week. The schedule is as follows:

Monday - Formal Fancy Attire - If your student does not have formal or fancy clothing to wear then they will be asked to wear their formal uniform this day. 

Tuesday - Holiday Hats - the rest of their outfit can consist of casual clothing.

Wednesday - Bright Colours - dress as brightly as you can, we are hoping to look bright and colourful like holiday lights. 

Thursday - PJ day and Fun Lunch - come dressed in your comfy and cozy pyjamas. 

Friday - Holiday Sweaters - if you do not have a holiday sweater, feel free to wear a regular sweater or just casual clothing. 

That is all for today! I am looking forward to a fun final week before winter break! 

Miss. Shevchuk

Homework for the Week of December 6 - 11 - due on Friday, December 11

Hello Everybody!

This week our homework is going to be due on Friday, December 11. 

Spelling Tasks: We can recognize and spell words with oy and oi patterns. 

Friday, December 11 will be the day of our next spelling test. The words can be found below:

1. Read your spelling word list and make sure you understand the meaning of each word.
   
   
2. Write each word on your spelling list using a marker or pencil crayon or pen of your favourite colour. Write each word 3 times. 
   

   
   
3. Choose 8 of your spelling words, and write a sentence for each word. Put a circle around the spelling word in the sentence. Try to challenge yourself and see if you can use two words in one sentence. 

Reading Tasks: We can read silently with increasing confidence and accuracy. 

1. 10 minutes of reading is expected to be completed every night. 
   

Math Tasks: We can describe and apply mental mathematics strategies for subtracting two 2-digit numerals. We can demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction of numbers with answers to 1000 (limited to 1-, 2- and 3-digit numerals), concretely, pictorially and symbolically.

1. Practice some of the subtraction strategies we have learned in class to solve the following questions. Please show your work. I took off marks last week if you just simply wrote the answer. Use your favourite strategy for the following questions: 
   
   

   
   
   

   

   
   
2. Solve the following word problems using a picture, word sentence and number sentence. Remember, your picture can be a picture using base ten blocks. This may be a lot easier to draw instead of drawing 61 oranges or 91 marbles. 
   
   
   

   

   
   

As per usual, please let me know if you have any questions, and have a wonderful week!!

Miss. Shevchuk

December 4, 2020 - Learning Update

Hello Team,

What a great week. Even though it was only 4 days long we still managed to squeeze in a lot of learning. Here is our classroom learning update for the week!

Language Arts - This week in language arts we began learning about letter writing. We have started to write several letters to practice our new skills. 

Math - We finished learning several strategies for completing two-digit subtraction this week. We will apply our new knowledge to three-digit subtraction problems next week.  

Science - This week we continued with our Rocks and Minerals unit. We finished performing several experiments on the rocks to test and see how hard they are, if they are magnetic, what type of streak they leave, and if they have any carbonates in them. 

Social Studies - This week we wrapped up our unit about services in our communities. We will be starting a new unit next week about governments in different countries.   

Health - In health class, we continue to look at the area of wellness choices.

Remember to wear your formal uniform on Monday next week. Next week is a full 5 day week and our second last week before winter break. Some other reminders we have for the upcoming weeks include: remembering to order fun lunch by December 12. Our next fun lunch is on December 17. All school library books are going to be collected on December 15 so if you have any extra books from the school at your house, please remember to bring them back to school soon. That is all for today! Stay safe and healthy out there!

Miss. Shevchuk