Last week we start our Kids In The Know Program by talking about emotions and strategies that help us to stay safe. Everyone seems to enjoy this interactive program and I am impressed with our students' contributions and the high caliber of critical thinking. WOW!
In Writing we have started to write into our Writer's Notebooks. This is so much fun and many of the students seem to really enjoy the (almost) daily writing exercises. We are still trying to build ideas and continue to focus on spelling and punctuation.
In Math, we are continuing with our unit on Data Management and we are learning to read and draw pictographs and bargraphs. Please note that there will be a math quiz on Tuesday, April 15. I have postponed it from an earlier date at the end of next week. This gives everyone an extra weekend to study and we can wrap up this unit before Easter.
Speaking of Easter: Today we talked about Ukrainian Easter eggs and we drew and painted some very colourful Ukrainian eggs. We are not quite done, but here is a little taste. As usual, everyone impressed me with their artistic talent and wonderful creativity.We will be putting these eggs on display on our bulletin board outside of our classroom. If you get the chance, come on by and check it out! By the way, did you know that you can click on these photos and they will enlarge??! Neat, isn't it?
Finally, I would like to remind families that there is a field trip scheduled for next Tuesday, April 8. Together with Ms. Johnston's class and Mr. Dranchuk's class, as well as other students from the district, we will be attending the annual Fire Expo at the Metchosin Fire Hall to learn about fire safety and personal safety. This event is organized by the local Fire Rescue and RCMP to promote safe and responsible behaviour and decision making. Permission forms have gone home and need to be returned ASAP. Busses will pick us up at 9:10 am and we will be back at the school by noon. Please make sure that your child wears adequate shoes and brings a snack for the road!
