Homework for the week of January 31 - February 5, 2021 - Due on Friday, February 5, 2021

Happy Sunday!

This week our homework is going to be due on Friday, February 5, so you will have a full 5 days to complete it. 

Spelling Tasks: We can recognize and spell words with ng, nk, nt, pt, sk, and st spelling patterns. 

Friday, February 5 will be the day of our next spelling test. This week we will complete all 12 words on our 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. This week's spelling task is a bit silly. Write each word two times with your dominant hand (the hand you normally write with). Write each word two times with your non-dominant hand. If you can write with both hands then you are lucky for this one.
   
   
3. Choose 10 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 sort numbers, using one or more than one attribute. 

1. Complete the three different number sorts below in your homework notebook. These one include 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numbers, which is a bit different than what we completed in class. Remember, if you cannot fit a number into your Venn diagram, cross it out. 
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   

   
   
2. Create your own number sort with 10 numbers to sort. Solve your number sort to show me the answers. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, and have a wonderful week!

Miss. Shevchuk

 

January 28 - Learning Update

 Hello Team,

We managed to accomplish quite a bit this week even though it was a short week. We were sad to say goodbye to a few of our fellow team members, but we know they will be amazing next door in Room 7. 

Language Arts - This week in Language Arts we completed our procedural snowperson writing and drawing. We will continue with procedural writing for the next few weeks. 

Math - This week in Math, we worked on sorting numbers. We are very excited to start multiplication next week! 

Science - This week we wrapped up our Rocks and Minerals unit. We created a final project for the unit and some students presented theirs this week. Others will present next week and then we will begin our unit on Building Things and Testing Materials. 

Social Studies - This week we discussed what the terms homelessness and shelter mean to different people. We are excited about our presentation from the Mustard Seed, which will happen on Monday afternoon next week.   

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

Remember to wear your formal uniform on Monday next week. I am confident that we will be able to earn a loop on our school display for our class. Next week is a full 5-day week. Remember to see my last post in regards to Valentine's Day if you would like to participate in that. 

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend! Stay safe and healthy team!

Miss. Shevchuk

Valentine's Day

Hello!

This year, Valentine's Day celebrations are going to look a little bit different. Our lovely learning leaders who have been chosen to move to Room 7 will be handing out cards in their new classroom. Please stay posted for your list on your new classroom blog.

If you would like to participate here is what you need to know:

1. The celebration will take place on February 10, 2021. 
2. Students are permitted to bring a special treat for themselves but unfortunately, they cannot bring anything to share. 
3. You must send a Valentine's Day card to everybody in the class (the list of names is posted below). 
4. Please do not attach any extra "treat" to the card (i.e. no pencils, candies, etc.). Please only hand out a paper card. 
5. Cards need to be brought to the school, ready to hand out NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 5. This ensures that the cards will have time to be put into quarantine before they are handed out. Any late cards will not be allowed to be handed out. 

All Valentine's Day activities are optional. If you have any questions, please let me know. 

Class list:

• Haider
• Tobi
• Nobel
• Sehajpreet
• Avery
• Grayson
• Tise
• Shada
• Adam
• Auzir
• Mozan
• Rayan
• Rayaansh
• Iris
• Malank
• Amara
• Giada
• Sanav
• Christabel
• Arav
• Reshmika
• Isha
• Sador
  

Thanks!

Miss. Shevchuk

Homework for the week of January 24 - 28, 2021 - due on Thursday, January 28

 Hello Everybody!

This week our homework is going to be due on Thursday, January 28. As of late, I have had a large number of people not turning in their homework at the end of every week. If you are unable to complete your homework for the due date, please let me know ahead of time so that I can make other arrangements for you. 

Spelling Tasks: We can recognize and spell words with ck, ct, ft, ld, mp and nd patterns. 

Thursday, January 28 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 the waterfall method. 
   
   Example:        s
                          sw
                          swi
                          swif
                          swift

   
   
3. Choose 10 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 sort regular and irregular polygons. 

1. Sort the shapes in the following chart. You can choose to sort them into as many groups as you would like. Remember you need to tell me why you have sorted them into the groups that you did. 
   
   

   

   
   
2. Complete a shape scavenger hunt around your house. Find 10 different 2D shapes around your house and draw them into your homework notebook. Once you have found all 10 of your shapes you need to sort them however you want. You can use vertices, you can use sides, or whatever else you like. 
   
   
3. As a challenge, you can try and sort the shapes you found in task #2 in more than one way. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, and have a wonderful week!! Do not forget that it is a short week and that Thursday is a surprise casual day!

Miss. Shevchuk

 

January 22, 2021 - Learning Update

Hello Team,

This was a fabulous full 5-day week. We are beginning to wrap up units in both Social Studies and Science and will be looking into new topics over the coming weeks. Here is our learning update for the week. 

Language Arts - This week in Language Arts we wrapped up our activities involving the book Sulwe. We are now transitioning into procedural writing and began a snowperson assignment revolved around that. 

Math - This week in Math, we worked on sorting shapes and we will transition into sorting numbers next week.   

Science - This week we continued with our Rocks and Minerals unit. We looked into the different layers of the earth. We also did some fun experiments where we made our own fossils and grew our own geode crystals. We are eager to see the results of these next week. 

Social Studies - This week we wrapped up our Teacher For the Afternoon activity. Next week we will begin a mini-unit on homelessness in anticipation of an upcoming presentation we have from the Mustard Seed.    

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

Remember to wear your formal uniform on Monday next week. I am confident that we will be able to earn a loop on our school display for our class. Next week is also a short week. We have no classes on Friday, January 29, and Thursday, January 28 is a half day. As a surprise, Thursday is a casual day. Mark it on your calendar now so you do not forget!

Have a wonderful weekend! Stay safe and healthy team!

Miss. Shevchuk

Homework for the Week of January 17 - 22 - due on Friday, January 22, 2021

 Hello Everybody!

Welcome to the first homework post of 2021! This week our homework is going to be due on Friday, January 22. 

Spelling Tasks: We can recognize and spell words with pr, sh, th and pl patterns. 

Friday, January 22 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 10 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 construct, label and interpret bar graphs to solve problems.

1. Answer the following questions about the bar graph shown below. We have looked at this bar graph in class so it should be familiar. 
   
   

   

• Question 1: Which movie type is the most popular? 
• Question 2: Which movie type is the least popular? 
• Question 3: Which movie type got more votes than Comedy?
• Question 4: Did any movie types get the same number of votes?
• Question 5: Tell me 3 facts about the graph. 

2. There is a set of data and a graph I made from the data. Did I make the graph correctly? If not, how can I fix my graph so that it shows the data correctly? *HINT* There are 4 mistakes in total!

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

Miss. Shevchuk

January 15, 2021 - Learning Update

 Hello Team,

What a wonderful first week back! Our in-person learning was amazing. We started some new exciting projects and really enjoyed being back together. 

Language Arts - This week in Language Arts we focused on our goals for the new year. We also took a closer look at a children's book called Sulwe and completed some activities around the key themes of the story. 

Math - This week we worked on analyzing and creating bar graphs.   

Science - This week we continued with our Rocks and Minerals unit. We took a look at how we can break down rocks to form soil. We also looked into what the words erosion and weathering mean and some examples of them. 

Social Studies - This week we began our long-anticipated Teacher For the Afternoon activity. Students are working in groups to create a platform for one of their group members to have the chance to be elected to be the teacher for the afternoon in our classroom. We completed activities such as creating campaign posters and campaign speeches this week. Our election will happen next week.    

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

Remember to wear your formal uniform on Monday next week. Please also remember to order fun lunch for your student, if you would like. This can be done here. Orders for this month's lunch must be in by Saturday, January 16.

Have a wonderful weekend! Please stay safe and healthy!

Miss. Shevchuk

January 8, 2021 - Learning Update

 Happy Friday!

What a wonderful week of online learning! I want to thank all of the students, and their support teams at home for helping and making the week flow so smoothly. The week was very successful and it would not have been possible without all of the amazing work that everyone put in. I can hardly wait to start in-person learning again at Le Roi Daniels on Monday! Below is a recap of the concepts covered during our week of online learning. 

Language Arts - This week in language arts we focused on rewriting "boring" or "basic" stories using our knowledge of triple scoop words, similes and using our senses. We also talked about how unique we all are and created personalized "I am" designs. 

Math - We have tackled several different subtraction and addition word problems this week and also practiced our estimation and number sense skills. 

Science - We opted to teach Social Studies online this week so there is no update for Science. 

Social Studies - This week we reviewed some cultural elements from two of the countries we are studying this year, Tunisia and India. We looked at their traditional clothing and different foods that are eaten in these countries. For our final task students created either a party menu or a party scene focusing on one of the two cultural elements or choosing to look at both. 

Health - We did not cover any Health topics this week. 

That is all for today! I am looking forward to a fun first week back after our Winter Break! Our homework will not begin until Sunday, January 17. I will see everybody in their formal uniform on Monday, January 11. 

Miss. Shevchuk

Homework Checklist for Monday, January 11, 2021

 Hello Room 8 Team,

I thought I would post a checklist of homework that was completed during online learning week and is expected to be handed in on Monday morning. I have divided the checklist into the 3 different subjects that were covered. I am not in charge of Phys. Ed., French or Music activities so I am unsure if there is any required homework to submit for those subjects. 

Language Arts:

• Writing about what you did during Winter Break
• Rewriting of the "At the Park" story with triple scoop words, senses and similes
• Rewriting of 4 - 6 sentences from the story "You Be You" using triple scoop words, senses and similes
• I Am design

Social Studies:

• Answers for Tunisia page about clothing (we did not have time to finish the food page during class. Students may complete those questions on their own if they would like)
• Answers for the India pages about clothing and food
• Either a drawing of your party scene or your party menu

Math:

• Tuesday's 2 word problems solved
• Wednesday's 2 word problems solved
• Thursday's 2 word problems solved
• Friday's 1 word problem solved

If you have questions about any of this, please check all of the online learning posts on the blog. If you still have questions, please feel free to email me. 

Miss. Shevchuk

Math Word Problem for Friday, January 8, 2021

Balance the seesaw by making both sides equal to each other. These are the weights of the animals:

•  Mouse – 1

• Turtle – 2

• Rabbit – 3

• Bobcat – 4

• Wolf – 5

• Deer – 6

• Bear – 7

Here is an example:

7 + 3 = 5 + 4 + 1

10 = 10

I can put a bear and a rabbit on one side which will equal 10. On the other side I can put a wolf, a bobcat, and a mouse which will equal 10. 

Try and solve the problem in more than 2 different ways. Use pictures, words, and numbers like I have in my example!

Online Learning Plan for Friday, January 8, 2021

Hello!

We made it to the end of the week! Our learning plan for tomorrow looks a little bit different as it is a half-day, like normal. Note the altered times for our math lesson Google Meet. The class has also voted to do a spirit day. Our theme will be: CRAZY HAIR DAY AND WEAR BRIGHT COLOURS!!! If you have not completed the show and tell yet, tomorrow is your day so please be prepared to share something with the class if you would like. 

Literacy Lesson for Friday, January 8, at 8:00 am on Google Meets:

 ✏️Literacy Lesson for Thursday  from 8:00-9:30 on Google Meets

 

🤔WALT:

• I can follow along with a story

• I can identify and write about the things that make me unique and special

• I can contribute to a discussion about the importance of being PROUD of my uniqueness

 

🗓 Thursday, January 7 we are going to be reading a story called You be You.  We are going to talk about all the things that make you special and unique. Please have your homework book, pencil and pencil crayons or any other supplies you may want ready.

 

✅ Checklist

	😊	☹️
I can follow along with the story
I can wait my turn and participate in a discussion about my traits and what makes me unique
I can make a web and write about my traits, if I am stuck for ideas
I can create an I AM design to display all my traits

 

Examples of I AM designs you can create:

 

Math Lesson for Friday, January 8, at 10:00 am on Google Meets: 

✏️Math Lesson for Friday from 10:00 - 11:30 am on Google Meets

🤔WALT:

• We will learn what “equal” means and will show what we have learned using numbers, equations and pictures.

🗓On Friday, January 8, in math, we are going to be working on solving addition and subtraction word problems. Students will need their homework books, a pencil and an eraser. They may want to also bring some sort of object to use to help them count i.e. lego pieces, beads. 

✅ Checklist for my word problem:

	😄	😩
I can show my understanding using pictures
I can show my understanding using a number sentence.
I can show my understanding using a word sentence.
I can solve the problem more than one way.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Miss. Shevchuk

Math Word Problems for Thursday, January 7

 Isaac had time over the winter break to count all of the soccer games that he won each year in school. In kindergarten, Isaac won 55 games. In grade 1 Isaac won 155 games. In grade 2 Isaac won 255 games. How many games did Isaac win altogether? Use pictures, numbers and words to show your thinking. Show 2 or more ways to solve the problem.

Mr. Jiminez saw that the soccer wins created a pattern when you look at how they change every year. What is the pattern? AND if the pattern continues, how many games will Isaac win in grade 3? Show your thinking. You only have to solve this problem 1 way!

Online Learning Plan for Thursday, January 7, 2021

 Hello!

Below is our learning plan for Thursday!

Literacy Lesson for Thursday, January 7, at 8:00 am on Google Meets:

✏️Literacy Lesson for Thursday from 8:00-9:30 on Google Meets

 

🤔WALT:

• I can review the text in the book and rewrite sentences using triple scoop words and similes.

 

🗓 Thursday, January 7 We will read the story You be You.  When we read the story, we

will discuss ways we could add more descriptive words to the writing (adding triple scoop

words, similes, our senses).  Please have your homework book, pencil and eraser ready.

 

✅ Checklist

	😊	☹️
I can follow along with the story being read
I can think of words/phrases that can enhance the story
I can rewrite 4-6 sentences using my own descriptive words
If I am done early, I can add colourful fish to my writing
If I am done early, I can rewrite more of the story
I can share my writing with one family member

Social Studies Lesson for Thursday, January 7, at 10:00 am on Google Meets:

✏️Social Lesson for Thursday from 10:00 am -11:30 am on Google Meet.

 

🗓 Today we are going to plan a party for some guests from Tunisia and India. You have invited some friends from Tunisia and India and would like to serve them some special traditional food from their country. The assignment you choose may be completed in your homework book or on a separate piece of paper. YOU CAN USE THE INTERNET FOR RESEARCH OR THE PAGES POSTED BELOW!

 

Task 1- Using the information you have researched from the past two days design a menu that would include at least three dishes from each country. Don’t forget to include a tasty dessert and drinks

if you would like. Then you will write one sentence per food item explaining why you chose the

dishes you picked. Think about choosing items you would like to try as well as having a balance

of meat and vegetable dishes.

  OR

Task 2- Your second task is to draw a picture of your gathering. You must include at least four of your guests dressed in their traditional clothing which we have learned about in the lessons. You may look back at the images from the previous lessons to get some ideas for your drawing. Remember to be neat and color them using what you have learned. 

 

🤔WALT:

• We can create visual images for a particular purpose.

• We can demonstrate an awareness of and interest in the beliefs, traditions and customs of groups and communities other than my own.

 

✅ Checklist:

                                                                                                                                    

	😄	😩
I can create writing using specific information I have learned.
I can create a visual representation (drawing) based on my research.

Math Lesson for Thursday, January 7, at 12:30 pm on Google Meets: 

✏️Math Lesson for Thursday from 12:30 pm -2:00 pm on Google Meets

🤔WALT:

• We can efficiently solve addition and subtraction word problems. 

🗓On Thursday, January 7, in math, we are going to be working on solving addition and subtraction word problems. Students will need their homework books, a pencil and an eraser. They may want to also bring some sort of object to use to help them count i.e. lego pieces, beads. 

✅ Checklist for my word problem:

	😄	😩
I can show my understanding using pictures
I can show my understanding using a number sentence.
I can show my understanding using a word sentence.
I can solve the problem more than one way.

See you all tomorrow!

Miss. Shevchuk