Mr. Glazier Notes

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Posted: January 11, 2019

Jan 8-11th & 14-18th

Welcome back and Happy New Years. Due to the inclement weather on Wednesday and Thursday intended work from this past week will be carried over into next.

French – This week’s oral structures will comprise of what we like, dislike, and love. Throughout, students will begin to write following a model presented by myself.

Guided reading will also take place with myself during our Daily 5. Whilst a group in reading, others will be working in various centers.

Social Studies – Students will be learning about community and where we live in relation to the province. We will also take a look at cardinal points.

Health – We will be looking at how we can take care of ourselves with an introduction to the theme (i.e. eat healthy, be active, etc.)

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

REMINDERS:

January calendar was sent home on Tuesday in student’s green reading bag.

Please do not forget snow pants and mitts for outdoor recess.

Posted: December 17, 2018

Dec 17th-21st

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

It will be Spirit Week at school. The following is the list of activities:

Monday: Wear plaid/flannel 
Tuesday: Wear a Christmas sweater
Wednesday: Pay $2 and wear a hat (contributions go towards grade 8 trip)
Thursday: Dress up as a Christmas character 
Friday: Wear pyjamas

We will be having our SNAP reward this Friday. Students will be allowed to wear their PJ’s and bring a stuffy and/or blanket. We will be watching a movie and enjoying popcorn.

There will also be no homework this week. Students will be completing various Christmas related activities in French and Math.

Please note that in January, we will begin units in Science, Social Studies, and Health. Guided reading and writing will take place throughout.

REMINDERS:

December Scholastic order due Monday, December 17th.

Posted: December 10, 2018

Dec 10-14th

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. 2 more week left until Christmas break. Our Christmas rehearsal will take place Tuesday a.m. and out concert will be Thursday at 10:00. Students have been practicing and working really hard.

French - This week’s sound will be “an” Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new poem about Christmas tree decorations. Please ensure homework binders, reading bags, and books are returned to school.

Our first unit about what makes us unique is now complete. We will use the remainder of our time learning Christmas and holiday terms and related themed activities.

Math - Our focus this week will continue to be doubles and doubles +/- 1 and 2 along with adding two digit numbers. Math Reflex and Mathletics continue on Monday, Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

REMINDERS:

  • Christmas dinner on Wednesday. Tickets were sent home Friday and all orders must be in by Tuesday.

  • SNAP with Mrs. Quann will be on Wednesday instead of Thursday this week due to the concert.

  • December’s Scholastic order due on the 17th.

Posted: December 3, 2018

Dec 3rd-7th

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. The month of December has quickly crept up on us. Only 3 more weeks until the holidays.

French - This week’s sound will be “on” Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new poem “Luc va à l’école”. Please ensure homework binders, reading bags, and books are returned to school.

* Please note that all work from Term 1’s French binders have been sent home in students reading bags *

We continue to review our first unit. Students will continue to incorporate what they have learned into our first writing assignment.

Math - Our focus this week will continue to be doubles and doubles +/- 1 and 2 along with rounding strategies numbers. Math Reflex and Mathletics continue on Monday, Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

REMINDERS:

  • Scholastic book fair held over until Monday in the music room.

  • We will have 2 SNAP sessions this week. 1 on Monday due to last week’s storm and our weekly one on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Quann.

  • Tuesday morning at 10:15 will be the dress rehearsal for the Elementary Christmas play. Everyone is reminded that the play itself will be held on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.

  • Tuesday afternoon is our scheduled library visit with Mrs. Chase.

  • November Scholastic book order has been placed. December’s will be sent home today and due on the Dec 17th.

Posted: November 27, 2018

Nov 26-30th

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. There will be NO school for students on Friday, Nov 30th due to Parent-Teacher interviews and PD session.

French - This week’s sound will be “in” Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new poem reviewing 4 sounds discussed. Please ensure homework binders, reading bags, and books are returned to school.

We continue to review our first unit. Students continue to incorporate what they have learned into our first writing assignment.

Math - Students first math test has been corrected and sent home to be signed and returned.  We have moved on to addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers. Our focus this week will be doubles and doubles +/- 1 and 2 numbers.

REMINDERS:

  • Monday - Reports cards go home.  Please fill out and return last page along with envelop.

  • Scholastic book fair in the music room. We will be visiting Monday and Thursday. The fair will also be open to public during interviews.

Posted: November 19, 2018

Nov 19th-23rd

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. Christmas is just around the corner. Today we begin to practice our two Christmas songs in French with Mlle Savoie’s Gr 4 class.

French - This week’s sound will be “er and ez”. Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new preposition (in front, behind, side, above and under) activity sheet. The activity sings to the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” which I have included on my teacher page. Please ensure homework binders, reading bags, and books are returned to school. Many have gone missing, and I am in the process of doing a quick inventory. I have also included a review of our first set of numbers (0-30) that have been well rehearsed in class. Please practice all week and return Friday. Please continue to read books nightly, and ensure that it is return daily and also colored on their reading log sheet.

We will be discussing our heights this week as we learn what makes us unique. This will concluded our first unit in French. Next week, students will incorporate what they have learned into our first writing assignment.

Math -  We will be reviewing everything taught to date. Unit quiz on Friday. We will then move on to addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers.

REMINDERS:

- Dress for the weather.  Snow pants, boots, hats and mitts are required during recess.

- School Fundraiser winners will be announced Tuesday.

Posted: November 6, 2018

November 5-9th

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. Please note that it will be a 4 day week as teachers have a Professional Learning Day on Friday. No school next Monday as well due to Remembrance Day.

French - This week’s sound will be a combination of Halloween words. Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new song (“C’est l’Automne”) I have also included a review of our first set of numbers (0-20) that have been well rehearsed in class. Please practice all week and return Friday. Please continue to read books nightly, and ensure that it is return daily and also colored on their reading log sheet.

We will soon be moving on to guided reading in class during our Daily 5 work. Those books will soon be the ones to be read at home. The books in question will be in a rotation of 4-5 days, so they may keep the book and rehearse, study images, review up until they read again with me “l’enseignant”

We will continue talking about eyes this week as we learn what makes us unique. We will follow up with a bar graph as a review from a previous math lesson.

Math - This week we will focus on numbers "great than", "less than", "and equal to". Throughout, we continue to practice our numbers up to 100. From there we will eventually be counting up to 500.

REMINDERS:

- Please refer to schedule for drama students.

- Thursday Mrs. Quann will be visiting for our 7th SNAP session

- Remembrance Day service on Thursday morning at 10:00 in gymnasium.

- Spelling-A-Thon test for our school fundraiser will also take place Thursday. Please be sure to collect monies from your sponsors for your test.

 

Posted: October 29, 2018

Oct 29th - Nov 2nd

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. Last week’s “Take Me outside day was a huge success. A wonderful opportunity to take learning outside. GG will be celebrating Halloween this week. Monday will be Crazy Hair Day, Tuesday is Black and Orange Day, and Wednesday is our Parade of Costumes in the gymnasium. Costumes are to only be worn during our parade.

French - This week’s sound will be (“Au”). Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new song (“C’est l’Halloween”) Please practice all week and return Friday. Please continue to read books nightly, and ensure that it is return daily and also colored on their reading log sheet. We will be talking about hair and eyes this week as we learn what makes us unique. Halloween themed activities to continue.

Math - We continue to practice the difference between 80 and 90 again this week. We will also continue to skip count and compare numbers forwards and backwards by 3 and 4s up to 25 and by 5, 10, 25, and 100 up to 500. Students will also be comparing larger versus small numbers.

REMINDERS:

- Please refer to schedule for drama students.

- Thursday Mrs. Quann will be visiting for our 6th SNAP session

- Friday October's Scholastic order will be placed.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

Posted: October 22, 2018

Oct 22-26th

Welcome back to another fun filled week in 3FI Glazier. Students are learning and speaking many new words and phrases in French. Fantastic job les amis!

French - This week’s sound will be (“Ou”). Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new song (“Les feuilles d’automne”) Please practice all week and return Friday. Please continue to read books nightly, and ensure that it is return daily and also colored on their reading log sheet. We will be discussing ourselves along with our friends this week. Halloween themed activities continue throughout.

Math - We continue to practice the difference between 80 and 90 this week. We will be skip counting and comparing numbers forwards and backwards by 3 and 4s up to 25 and by 5, 10, 25, and 100 up to 500 again this week

REMINDERS:

- Please refer to schedule for drama students.

- Tuesday it is picture re-take/sibling day. Sibling pictures will only be allowed if you returned your signed form from home.

- Wednesday is "Outdoor Learning Day" We will be outside for one of our classes. Please dress appropriately.

- Thursday Mrs. Quann will be visiting for our latest SNAP session

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

Posted: October 16, 2018

Oct 15-19th

Welcome back to another week in 3FI Glazier. The cool fall weather is upon us. Please remember to pack a hat and warm jacket for morning recess.

French - This week’s sound will be (Eè). Homework binders will be sent home to practice along with a new song (“123 Les couleurs”) Please practice all week and return Friday. Homework has commenced. Your child has a book to read nightly. Please ensure that their book is return daily and that they have colored in their reading log sheet. We will also continue to talk about ourselves and our friends as well as Halloween themed activities.

Math - An information letter regarding what is being taught in math class has been sent home. We will be practicing the difference between 80 and 90 this week. We also incorporate representing numbers during our morning routine. We will review representing and describing numbers concretely, pictorially and symbolically this week, and move on the say numbers forwards and backwards by 3 and 4s up to 25 and by 5, 10, 25, and 100 up to 500.

REMINDERS:

- Please refer to schedule for drama students.

- Tuesday it is picture re-take/sibling day. Sibling pictures will only be allowed if you returned your signed form from home.

- Wednesday is the last X-Country meet at Miramichi Valley High School.

- Thursday Mrs. Quann will be visiting for our latest SNAP session

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

Posted: October 9, 2018

Oct 9-12th

Welcome back to another week in 3FI Glazier. I just everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend.

This week is Fire Prevention Week. There will be a presentation Thursday morning in the gym for students.

I will be away tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct 10th) and Madame Robichaud will be in.

French - This week’s sound will be (Éé). Homework binders will be sent home with sound sheets to practice. A new song (chocolate) has also been placed inside. Please practice all week and return Friday. We continue to rehearse books. Books will soon be sent home to read nightly. Please ensure they are returned the next day not to disrupt our rotation. We will also continue to talk about ourselves and our friends as well as Halloween themed activities.

Math - We will be practicing the difference between 60 and 70 this week and there are subtle differences. We also incorporate representing numbers during our morning routine. We will be representing and describing numbers concretely, pictorially and symbolically this week.

REMINDERS:

- Please refer to schedule for drama students.

- Cross Country meet this week is at Max Aitken. The meet starts at 4:00.

- Soccer Jamboree on Friday. If you are attending, make sure you return your permission slip.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

Posted: October 1, 2018

Oct 1st-5th

Welcome back to 3FI Glazier. The month of September has come and gone. I look forward to the month ahead. We continue to record ourselves speaking in French. Please stay tuned. Students will be receiving the individual Dojo’s this month. Feel free to ask your son or daughter what they are all about :)

French – This week will serve as a review of all structures learned to date. Homework binders will be sent home again for the week with vowels sheets. We will continue to practice how to plan for Daily 5. Our theme for the month as far as words go will be Thanksgiving and Halloween. We have rehearsed several books so far. After Thanksgiving, books will be sent home to read nightly. Please ensure they are returned the next day not to disrupt our rotation.

Math - We will practice our numbers up to 60 orally this week. We also incorporate representing numbers during our morning routine. Patterns in number charts will be our new focus.

REMINDERS:

- Thursday, the cafeteria will have their Thanksgiving Day meal.

- Friday we will be travelling to Fletcher Family Farm for a field trip. Please ensure all permission slips have been signed and returned.  

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

Posted: September 24, 2018

Sept 24-28th

Welcome back to another week in 3FI Glazier. We are well into our daily routine. I am very pleased with everyone’s progress. Continue le beau travail!

*** Please note that vowel sound sheets and last week’s math numbers (0-20) will be sent home to be rehearse all week  as homework in their white homework binders ***

We continue to work on our first unit called "Je suis unique" (I'm unique). Students continue to learn vocabulary to describe themselves and their friends. They will also learn to express their preferences and dislikes. We continually review learned language structures, adding to the list weekly. The following structures will be quickly reviewed this week:

-        Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui?

-        Es-tu un garcon ou une fille?

-        Quelle couleur sont tes cheveux? Mes cheveux sont.... 

-         Quelle couleur sont tes yeux? Mes yeux sont...  

We will be moving on to learn the following:

  • J’ai un(e) ami(e) 

  • Mon ami et moi

Students continue to write each day about themselves. This is part of our morning routine. Students then share with the class. We will begin practice our words of the week in centers. We are currently practicing how to work in each of our centers.

We continue to learn a few new songs/ poems around this theme. Students will also continue to read thematic books with a partner on a daily basis. These books are sent home as homework each night soon.

In math. We will be practicing our numbers up to 40 and commence our patterns unit. There are several web links on my teacher page to practice the numbers in French.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

 

Posted: September 18, 2018

Scholastic

September scholastic orders will be placed Friday, Sept 28th. Thank you.

Posted: September 16, 2018

Sept 17th-21st

Welcome back to another week in 4FI Glazier. I am blessed to have an eager class willing to learn a new language. Bravo les amis! Please stay tuned for some exciting videos of your son/daughter soon to be posted in the upcoming days/weeks.

The following French oral structures will be quickly reviewed this week:

-        Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?

-        Comment t’appelle-tu?

-        Quel âge as-tu? J’ai 8 ans.

-        Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui?

-        Es-tu un garcon ou une fille?

We will be moving on to learn the following:

-        Quelle couleur sont tes cheveux? Mes cheveux sont.... 

-         Quelle couleur sont tes yeux? Mes yeux sont...  

In reading (lecture), we are working on the vowel sounds and we are reading simple books related to the school vocabulary seen in class.  These books will be sent home once we have a full class set read to be sent into rotation. Students will eventually receive one nightly.

Students have also been writing each day about themselves. This is part of our morning routine. Students then share with the class.

We are also learning a few new songs and continue to learn classroom vocabulary.  Students really enjoy the songs. I have begun to take request from prior songs and students really enjoy singing along.

In Math, we have been working on our numbers from 0-40. Last week we practiced up to 20. We are also comparing numbers (16 est plus grand que 10. 3 est plus petit que 12).

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

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