Good afternoon everyone, I hope you had a wonderful fall break. Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it to parent/teacher interviews.  It was a pleasure to talk with you.  Please take a look at what the students had to say about our week;

We are learning how science works - Lucas
We learned that when skittles are mixed with hot water the color melts off - Arjana
We are finishing our last quilt patch - showing how we feel to belong to a community - Mada
Cold water and hot water will do the same thing to the skittles - but cold water takes longer - Morgan
We are learning how to do science - Shivya (the scientific method - Ms. C)
We have been writing about our favorite color - Fawzie
We have been working on number concepts through active learning centers in math - Tegan


Please take note of the following;
- Scholastic orders went home today: orders due Monday Nov. 4th
- Please bring a pair of headphones for the listen to reading center during guided reading. These will only be used by the student that they belong to
- Friday November 1st is a Professional Development day for teachers: no school for students
- Monday November 11th is a Stat: no school for students


If you are looking for something for your child to do instead of technology, the following are some activities and independent learning projects to consider.  Independent learning projects are not part of the classroom curriculum and will not be marked, however students are welcome to share them with their teacher and peers.

1. Play outside with family and friends every single day - even in the rain and snow.
2. Play board games.
3. Make your own board game, complete with rules and all game pieces. Play it with family members to get comfortable talking about it, then bring it to school to share with teacher and peers. This will help with number concepts in math and cooperative play along with many other concepts.
4. Play dice games every day –search online for games or make up your own then teach others how to play – good for number concepts in math and taking turns.
5. Play games with cards every day – search online for games or make up your own, then teach others how to play - good for number concepts in math and taking turns.
6. Read every day – attend the public library for books of interest.
7. Create, write and illustrate a book on topic of choice. Practice reading and talking about it to family and friends at home before bringing it to school to share teacher and peers.
8. Bake together - following recipes is great for numeracy and literacy skills

Have a great week everyone.

Ms. C