I'm looking forward to our morning at the museum this Wednesday! Please ensure your student wears comfortable shoes for walking and is at school right on time! We will not be bringing anything with us to the museum but we need a normal lunch for when we get back.
In our math unit on 3-D shapes, we have quickly become experts in what makes each shape who it is (for example, a cylindre has two circles at the ends and can roll, a pyramide always has triangle sides, regardless of the shape of its base). We have all starred on a "Qui suis-je?" game show and are now using a Venn diagram to sort shapes based on their characteristics.
Next week, students will be doing a building project using the many boxes I've been collecting over the year. For this, it is helpful if each student can have a fairly large box to use as a base. I haven't been asking for these simply because of a lack of storage space. At this point, if you finish a box of cereal, or order a pizza, we would welcome your large empty box! We need 20 by next week, so forget the pancakes - we are all eating cereal this week!
The students and I are excited to invite you to our end-of-year open house and concert! I sent home paper invitations today - they explain everything. Please ensure you get it and RSVP by June 1st so that we can make sure we have enough chairs!
Here's a copy of what was sent home:
Room 211
Open-House
Dear Room 211 Parents,
This year, Room 211
students have learned many fun rhymes and oral stories. We have done many extensions
based on the stories, including creating several plays. Each student is
involved in at least one play and we are proud of what we have put together. We
have also been learning
to play some simple
piano songs that we would love to show off before we graduate to grade 2. To this end, the
students and I are
planning an open-house which will occur on Friday June 24th. In addition to the show,
during your visit, you will be able to go on a guided tour of our classroom to
look at some of your child’s recent work and art projects!
We
really hope you can join us on June 24th
either in the morning (10:45 – 11:45 am) or afternoon (1:00 - 2:00 pm) for this special open-house,
hosted by your very own children. Parents, caregivers and close relatives are
welcome. Please
RSVP by Wednesday, June
1st so
that we know how many guests to expect at each performance.
Hope to see you in June!
Mlle Mitchell
tamara.mitchell2@tdsb.on.ca
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Répondez, s’il vous
plaît
Room 211
Student: _____________________
m Yes!
We will attend the morning presentation from 10:45 - 11:45 am. Number of guests:_____
m Yes!
We will attend the afternoon presentation from 1:00 - 2:00
pm. Number of guests:
m We
can make ourselves available for either presentation.* Number
of guests: _____
m Unfortunately
we are unable to attend.
*
You will receive a note with
your time immediately after the RSVPs have been counted. Thanks for your
flexibility in helping us manage the space we have available!
Words of the Week
In our previous look at ‘ou’, we learned that “ou” means or.
With an accent grave, it sounds the same, but the meaning changes. Now it means
where or refers to a place.
“Je cours” (=
I’m running) and “court” (masculine version of short) sound the same (both end with a silent letter). “Court”
can also be part of the verb To Run,
e.g., “Il court”.
où, nous, vous, la boue, la poule, août,
le
goûter, je cours, court, tout
Bonus words: fourchette, douze