Monday 28 October 2013

New Words!

The new words of the week are:
je, tu, vous, c'est, et

And our new sound is "oi".
"Oi"makes the sound "wa", as in moi, toi, voici, oiseau, poisson and voiture.

Here is our most recent art project - we painted the underside of fallen leaves that we collected and made beautiful prints.


We have also completed the collage illustrations for "Citrouilleville". We will now spend some time admiring them and reading them aloud to each other!

Sometimes cool, unexpected things happen - like when I told a couple mathematicians who had completed their work that they could play some math flashcard games on the carpet, and before long, I had several small groups and partners all playing math games quietly without my help while the rest of us finished up. That's what I like to see!!
This week we are finishing up our measurement unit with a brief check-up, and moving on to patterning where we will build, and work on finding the pattern rule in, lots of different patterns.

Also of note:
1. Milk is being offered for sale every other Wednesday to raise money for the snack program. The first order form is due THIS Wednesday and the milk will be distributed at lunch NEXT Wednesday. (So you order a week in advance.) Purchasing milk is completely optional.
2. This week Dewson's Me to We club has organized the "We Scare Hunger" food drive. Each class is trying to fill 2 boxes with non-perishable food donations by the end of this week. Clear out those old beans! Good ideas for food drives include baby food, unopened peanut butter, rice and pasta.
3. Don't forget that our Halloween-themed day will be food and candy-free. Thanks for your understanding!