Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Fresh Air Learning

Due to the CBC music video that Mr. O'Reilly is working on with Gr. 1 to 6 students, the gym is not available. We are having our gym classes and some Fresh Air Learning lessons outside. Please, on a daily basis,  remember to send your child to school dressed to go outside. Today, many students did not have appropriate cold weather clothing.
Today, in Whispering Woods we went on a 'cooperative' scavenger hunt to find outdoor items that we could use to make number sets 1 to 10. Finding a very large stick for number '1' was so exciting!
It was interesting to watch some students add their objects to make the number (i.e.: total of 9), while others added their sets to the numbers (assorted sets of 9).  Of course this is all developmentally appropriate, and we learn by experimenting. Tomorrow, I'm hoping to try this activity again and it would be great not to have cold fingers.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at their conferences tomorrow and Friday. Please remember to bring your child with you! Thanks to our fabulous volunteers, we have some work that we would like to show you.
Please check my previous blog, so that you can note the date that your child is sharing their letter object. I was very impressed by our first group of students, who shared and spoke to their peers about their letter K objects.
Next week, with our Grade 3/4 buddies, we will begin to learn how to log onto the desktops in the Learning Commons. Learning to read numbers and type their CBE# as well as their three letter password is very important.
Please keep an eye on my blog for upcoming volunteering dates. In December, we could use your support in building 'Candy Houses' out of Graham crackers, decorating them, as well as other Christmas crafts and card making activities.