3 months has already passed. Wow! Where has the time gone? 3 more weeks until Christmas holidays are upon us. With that being said, we have much to accomplish. This week, we will be focusing on the letter Gg. A sound sheet will be placed in your child's reading bag tomorrow. We will also practice the letter Gg in cursive. Madame Lockerbie assited me with guided reading today. Your child will receive a new book on Monday and Wednesday as opposed to new book each night. This way, they can practice what they have been taught in our small groups in class. Guided reading affords me the time to work with your child in a small group setting while the others read their books either to themselves or a partners (depending on the day). That way there, I can tailor a mini-lesson on sounds, fluidity, comprehension, etc with a group of students who are reading the same level books. Our december video presentation is coming along well. We spent last week writing our rough copies. This week we will concentrate on revising our work and practicing what we have written in front of the class. My goal is to begin filming next week. We will also begin writing a draft copy for our letters to Santa. They need to be mail by December 12th, if I am to receive them prior to Christmas via Canada Post. In math, we are continuing our unit of patterns. Thus far. everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. I have witnessed great progress in their vocabulary as well. Bravo!   Reminders: Popcorn on Wednesday Library on Thursday December Scholastic orders due Friday Dec 7th. Christmas concert December 19th. Cheers, M.Glazier

This short week's theme will be about what makes us unique. Next week, we will begin discussing what our favorite passe times are.  Our focus will be the letter Mm. You will also notice on the sheet that they will practice at home this week (found in reading bag) that there is a new list of current words to practice as well. Cursive writing binders will be sent home tomorrow once we have had a chance to practice first in class. We are now reading C levels books in class. Books sent home this week are the same level as well. Please ensure that your child reads at home and write's down their book in their reading log sheet. I still see some students doing this in the morning, and it confuses them  as well as myself  as we exchange books. Madame France will also continue to record students' reading. She is in the process of recording student's reading level B books. Once complete, I will post teh audio files on my teacher page. It is expected that students be reading level C-D books by teh end of December. We are well on our way. In math, we will be learning new terms regarding patterns a.k.a les régularités. We will continue to work in our activity binders, play games on the Alberta Learn website, and complete textbook work. Tomorrow, students will be creating various patterns using, blocks, dice, base 10 units, etc. They will have to then explain their partners to a partner and then the class. Remember there is no school Friday. Report cards went home today.  Parents please sign and return the envelope. Thanks! Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Appointment times will be in the report card envelope. Our book fair visits will be Tuesday at 12:30 and Thursday at 9:15. Students can browse and make orders on Tuesday and purchase their books on Thursday. Popcorn on Wednesday, library on Thursday. Friday we will be reading en Français with Madame Dickson’s class in the morning, and finally in the afternoon with our Kindergarten friends.

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend! The weather was fantastic! As usual, we have a lot to squeeze in this week. This week, our theme will be on birthdays. We finished our family theme, and family pictures have been returned for those who sent them in. Thank you. I opted for an oral activity as opposed to a writing one due to time constraints. As a result, we had a class show and tell with the pictures.   We will also focus on the letter Rr this week. A reading sheet will be placed in your child's reading bag tomorrow. We will also begin to  practice level C books for next week's readings. We are almost finished recording ourselves reading with Audacity. The podcasts will be up ASAP. I will continue assessing your child's reading this week in class. By the end of December, it is expected that your child be reading level C-D books. With that being said, please ensure that your child reads for 15 minutes every night, regardless if it ony takes them 5 minutes to read the book. I marked our math quiz today. It has also been placed in your child's book bag. I am impressed :) We read the questions aloud as a class, followed by them answering the questions independently. Please sign and return tomorrow. We will begin our new unit on Patterns tomorrow. Homework: 1) Read 15 minutes and record on reading sheet. 2) Cursive writing letter Rr Show and Tell: Wednesday - Kennedy sisters Thursday - Kayla Friday - Eden   Wednesday is Popcorn Day Thursday is library Friday is reading buddies in the afternnon with our Kindergarden friends. Friday is also "Green and Gold" day at school. Lastly, Scholastic orders for December  are due Friday, December 7th.   Please note next Thursday evening and Friday is parent-teacher interviews. If you have not yet submitted the yellow sheet indicating a time you would like to meet with me, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you. Let's have a great week!  

        I sent home a Ziplock bag with plastic play money ("argent") today. Please take a few minutes each night and ask your child questions about money. For example, "show me $1.00", "show me .78", etc. Also have them represent values two different ways i.e "show me 2.00 two different ways", etc. You can also have you child use the Learn Alberta website (found on page two of my Web Links section) "compte argent" to play with the money. Ziplock bags can be returned next Friday. Any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

          What a week! Glad to say we accomplished most of what had been planned, given that we had two assemblies and Halloween on Wednesday. Next Friday, we will celebrate Remembrance Day with an assembly at 10:30 a.m. This week we learned to sound "ch" We also learned how to write the letter Cc in cursive. Next week, we will focus on Hh and Ff. We practice our books as usual for the upcoming week. Their vocabulary has significantly improved! On Monday, I am going to begin assessing (running record) their reading in class. My goal, is to have one student/day assessed. We will also continue to record what we read with Audacity.  In math, we began skip counting by 2,5,10,25 and 100. Next week, we will count with money, and begin to review our unit. Class quiz in the near future...no need to panic :) Please remember to send in a picture of your family, or your child with a family member on Monday. We will be writing about our families. Picture will be returned. Also, Scholastic $ for November's order will be sent out next Friday, and December's sent out the following Tuesday, seeing that there is no school Monday November 12th.  

          We began skip counting today. I am sending home 4 math sheets. They should take no more than 15-20 mins. Due by Friday. Here are some terms we have rehearsed. Please emphasize them at home. Count by 2,5,10,25 "compte par 2, 5,10, 25", Skip "saute par", " Pattern "une suite", Circle the number "encercle le nombre", Number Line "une droite numérique", Up to "jusqu'à"  Have your child say these terms as they completed their work. Feel free to practice random number lines by 2, 5, 10, 25, 10, etc at home. Feel free to write if you have any questions. 

          This week we focused on the letter J. Cursive writing for the letter Jj was sent home to practice. Speaking of practice, we also rehearsed our books for next week. We also learned how to record and save audio files of oursleves reading books in class with a program called Audacity. Monday, students will begin to record themselves reading with Madame France (EA).We nearly completed our theme on animals. We will finish up on Monday. Your son/daughter(s) is now able to mention that an animal may have fur, scales, or feathers, and that they may be grand, petit, gros, etc.  Finally, we read to our reading buddies in kindergarden to finish off our week. In math, we reviewed material to date. Skip counting by 2,5,10, 25 and 100 on Monday followed by representing place values with money. Scholastic $ is due November 9th for November and Holiday issues.Some issues from October are still on backorder, Once I receive them, they will be sent home with your child. Monday of next week will be Scary Hair and Pumpkin Decorating Day, Tuesday is Inside out/Backwards Day & Buddy Reading Halloween Stories, and Wednesday is Black & Orange Day, Parade of Costumes & Wrap the Teacher Mummy Contest.   Phew! I think that covers everything for now. Please contact me if you have any questions. Cheers.