Dear families,
I hope you are enjoying this windy Sunday! A big WELCOME to our new SK student Nathan and his family!
I'll start with all the "Thank Yous" this week: Thank you to Ella, William, and Alex for bringing in and sharing books about the Ocean; Alex, for bringing in ROM coloring sheets from the whale exhibit; Ruby for sharing her ocean puzzle; Sarah, Andrew and Menaal for bringing in sand from their holiday which their classmates will use in their dioramas; Ellie for bringing in shells and sand from her Florida trip; Rielle and Andrew for bringing in shells; Maddie's mom who was our Mystery Reader; and Ruby for collating this month's Scholastic Order! This Scholastic order is due on April 3.
This week we learned two new poems - about Crabs and Lobsters - and circled the "popcorn" (sight) words. They also helped me complete two schema/new learning/misconceptions charts about the octopus and crab. With their Reading Buddies, the children wrote what octopi HAVE, CAN (do) and EAT, and also wrote facts and adjectives about them. We watched National Geographic Kids videos about crabs and octopi.
The children have been asking some awesome questions during this inquiry which led to a great discussion about under-water volcanoes and ocean oil rigs! I have a chunk of lava in the science centre along with shells and sand. In the Computer Lab the children followed up these discussions with more learning about volcanoes and ocean life.
On Friday they started their Glyphs, which reinforce basic numeracy concepts. The children are making a picture/puppet of themselves based on the following criteria: boy/girl; age; whether they prefer the ocean or a pool; and they favourite beach toy. Look for them on display soon in our classroom!
That's the news this week from Room 166. I hope you have a terrific week!
