Thursday, February 28th, 2013 - POEM/SPEECH PRESENTATIONS

Tristan's shirt on Casual Day 

Bonjour,

Students started Wednesday with the school-wide ORAL PRESENTATIONS!! Super, Super job well-done from our finalists!!!

Students were eagerly awaiting today for the firefighters to come visit in their fire truck, but unfortunately the firemen were called on for an emergency!! Disappointment filled us all; however, we have re-scheduled with them for next Friday and hope we can see them then :)
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime with a student leading the read aloud. Students then completed a Community Helper cut & paste activity to test their knowledge on what different people use for their specific jobs. Following that, students wrote a journal entry on how they felt after hearing the news that the fire truck couldn't come see us today. As expected, everyone expressed that they were sad/disappointed.
Students also worked on Geometry Art today; they chose a firefighter-related picture and constructed it by ONLY cutting out different shapes and putting them together.
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "ch"-sound words. Students completed a worksheet to practice "ch". We also continued practicing this week's Blend (p.11). 
Show & Share for "ch" will be tomorrow - Friday, March 1st.

THE SUMMATIVE TASK NOTICE FORM FOR THIS 

UNIT HAS BEEN SENT HOME. 

** PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S AGENDA FOR THIS INFORMATION!! **

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "ch" (Due: Friday, March 1st)

3. Jolly Jingles "ch" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Blends: p.11



Have a wonderful evening,
Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 - CASUAL DAY

Bonjour,

Students started Wednesday with daily journal writing and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  

Students attended French & Music this morning.

For the rest of the morning, students had silent reading time followed by us heading to the Gym to listen to our class poem finalists practice in preparation for tomorrow morning's Oral Presentations. 

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime with a student leading the read aloud. Students then had Math Assessment time. We also read a book about Firefighters; students learned the brave role of this job as well as the importance of having fire drills to practice how to exit a building in case of a fire. Students also went for a tour around the school, looking at the fire extinguisher and fire alarms. They also practiced:

STOP, DROP & ROLL

Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "ch"-sound words. Students completed a worksheet to practice "ch". We also continued practicing this week's Blend (p.11). 
Show & Share for "ch" will be on Friday, March 1st.

** Thursday, Feb. 28th **

Visit from the Firefighters for our Community Helpers unit !! 

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "ch" (Due: Friday, March 1st)

3. Jolly Jingles "ch" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Blends: p.11

5. Oral Presentations -> THURSDAY, FEB. 28th, 9am (Parents welcome!)



Have a wonderful evening,
Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Bonjour,

Students started Tuesday with daily journal writing and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  
Students attended French this morning.
For the rest of the morning, being the last week of the unit, we started reviewing some key concepts from the current unit on Community Helpers. Students worked on a sequencing activity about postal workers. Next, everyone was asked what they wanted to be when they grow up & if the answer changed from when the question was asked from the beginning of the unit 5 weeks ago. Students wrote what their job of choice is and drew a detailed picture.
Before lunch, students continued discussing Feelings by re-listening to the story from yesterday (Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse); afterwards their task was to RE-TELL the beginning, middle and end by writing & illustrating main events from the book. This was a challenge and test of everyone's memory and listening skills!
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime with a student leading the read aloud. Afterwards, we continued working on the re-tell assignment.
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "ch"-sound words. We also continued practicing this week's Blend (p.11). 
Show & Share for "ch" will be on Friday, March 1st.

** Thursday, Feb. 28th **

Visit from the Firefighters for our Community Helpers unit !! 

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "ch" (Due: Friday, March 1st)

3. Jolly Jingles "ch" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Blends: p.11

5. Oral Presentations -> THURSDAY, FEB. 28th, 9am (Parents welcome!)



Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Monday, February 25th, 2013

Great turnout at the Gala last night :)

Fantastic job by the parents who helped organize it 

as well as the student performances led by Mrs. Henein!

Bonjour,

Students started Monday with daily journal writing and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  
Students attended French and Music this morning.
For the rest of the morning, students delved into their Feelings unit by listening to a story where the character Lilly displayed multiple emotions throughout the book. Students then had to inquire & dissect the reasons why Lilly felt the way she did throughout the story. 
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime with a student leading the read aloud. Afterwards, our class had an extremely productive period of work catch-up & Math Assessments.
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "ch"-sound words. We also  introduced this week's Blend (p.11). We sounded them out, wrote them and made words/sentences for each one. 
Show & Share for "ch" will be on Friday, March 1st.

** Thursday, Feb. 28th **

Visit from the Firefighters for our Community Helpers unit !! 

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "ch" (Due: Friday, March 1st)

3. Jolly Jingles "ch" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Blends: p.11

5. Oral Presentations -> THURSDAY, FEB. 28th, 9am (Parents welcome!)
6. Spelling Tests for Jan./Feb. have been sent home today
(no need to return)



Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

* SJA GALA on Sunday @ 3:30pm. 

Refer to Drama blog for more info!!! *

Bonjour,

Students started Friday with the handing out of our Open-minded Learner Profile Award for February; Congratulations to Gabriella for showing herself to be an open-minded individual! 
Students attended a full-dress Gala rehearsal this morning. We watched every grade practice their performance for Sunday's Gala.
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime with a student leading the read aloud. Afterwards, students had Art; today we made an owl using different shapes (which ties in with our Math unit on Geometry).
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we focused on "Xx". 
Show & Share for "Xx" was today.
Students also wrote their Spelling Test for February.

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "" (Due: )

3. Jolly Jingles "Xx" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. Blends: p.3-10

5. Oral Presentations -> THURSDAY, FEB. 28th, 9am (Parents welcome!)



Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

ORAL PRESENTATIONS - POEM WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students who will be presenting their poems to the school next Thursday, February 28th, at 9am:

A.R.

M.L.

T.Z.

EVERYONE did a FANTASTIC job on their poem presentations. Everyone should be proud of himself/herself for the effort put forth towards this assignment!

Parents are welcome to watch the school-wide oral presentation next week.

Thursday, February 21st, 2013 - CHEF DAY!

Bonjour,

Students started Wednesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc). Gala rehearsals took place this morning as well.

Tying in with our Unit of Inquiry, today the SK classes had a fun time making cookies with our guest Chef Shahir. He talked to the kids about his job and then we all worked together to bake white chocolate chip cookies! For all the exciting pictures from today's event, please visit Ms. Genco's blog :) 

In the afternoon, students did a lot of journal writing, showing their REFLECTIVE side; they wrote about using their senses to explore the cookies they baked as well as their feelings on the Chef visit (likes and dislikes).

At the end of the day, we had super reading time: storytime & pair-reading.

Show & Share for "Xx" will be on Friday, February 22nd.

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "Xx" (Due: Friday, Feb. 22nd)

3. Jolly Jingles "Xx" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. February's Spelling Words - Test tomorrow

5. Blends: p.10

6. Oral Presentations -> THURSDAY, FEB. 28th, 9am (Parents welcome!)



Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Bonjour,

Students started Wednesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  
Students attended Gala rehearsals and Music this morning.
For the rest of the morning, students completed journal writing about their feelings on the in-class poem presentations that took place in the afternoon. Many were feeling happy and excited, while others were nervous and scared to speak in front of a large audience! Students also had one more round of poem rehearsals before lunch.
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime with a student leading the read aloud. Afterwards, our class got together with Ms. Genco's SKs to listen to everyone's poems! Students displayed the learner profiles Open-Minded & Risktakers during these presentations.
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "Xx" words. Students practiced our letter of the week with a worksheet. We also  introduced this week's Blend (p.10). We sounded them out, wrote them and made words for each one. 
Show & Share for "Xx" will be on Friday, February 22nd.

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "Xx" (Due: Friday, Feb. 22nd)

3. Jolly Jingles "Xx" 

(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)

4. February's Spelling Words - Test on Friday, February 22nd

5. Blends: p.10

6. Oral Presentations -> THURSDAY, FEB. 28th, 9am (Parents welcome!)



Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Welcome back,

Students started Tuesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  
Students attended French this morning.
For the rest of the morning, students displayed themselves as reflective, knowledgeable & communicators when they rehearsed for the poem presentations that will take place in-class tomorrow! Afterwards, students shared their thoughts & knowledge on today's Community Helper: a Chef! This discussion made us all very hungry; students wrote & illustrated what they would make if they were chefs.
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime & Gabriella read a book to the class. Before heading to Gala rehearsals, students caught up on some Math work; they completed their Shapes booklet from last week. We also played a Shapes "Who am I?" game where different people pretended to be a specific shape while others tried to guess what shape it was.
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "Xx" words. Students practiced printing in their Writing with Phonics book.
Show & Share for "Xx" will be on Friday, February 22nd.

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "Xx" (Due: Friday, Feb. 22nd)

3. Jolly Jingles "Xx" 
(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)
4. February's Spelling Words - Test on Friday, February 22nd
5. Blends: p.10
6. Oral Presentations *Poems*: In-class TOMORROW, Wednesday, Feb. 20th

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Community Helpers - Walking to the Post Office

Thursday, February 14th, 2013 - Happy Valentine's Day !

Happy Love Day,

Students started Valentine's Day Spirit Day with a house competition of counting red/white/pink items from students of each house! Students then completed bell work and had morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  

Students attended French and Drama this morning. 
Note: Please check the DRAMA blog for information on the GALA performance.

For the remainder of the morning, our Unit of Inquiry on Community Helpers allowed students to show ACTION today by walking to the Post Office and mailing the letters they wrote earlier in the week. Students had an enjoyable time on this mini-trip! PICTURES TO COME SOON.

After first lunch/recess, students had storytime & Alyssa read a book to the class. Afterwards, students engaged themselves in an exciting Graphing activity using Valentine "Conversation Heart" candies. Each students received 10 hearts and sorted them according to colour and then graphed them. Students were allowed to keep the hearts and eat them when they got home (if given permission!). Before going to Gym, students decorated their Valentine Cards bag which they used to collect all the cards they will receive from other students.

At the end of the day, students had their quiz on BLENDS (p.3-9). Then students had Show & Share for "Yy". They shared THREE yo-yos and a picture of a yak! Before heading for home, students enthusiastically handed out their Valentine's Day cards! 

What a fantastic day this was!

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday

2. Jolly Jingles "Yy" 
(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)
3. February's Spelling Words - Test on Friday, February 22nd
4. Oral Presentations *Poems*: In-class on Wednesday, Feb. 20th

 * School-wide ORAL PRESENTATIONS * THURSDAY, FEB. 28th at 9am

Have a safe & fun family-filled long weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 - JUMP ROPE FOR HEART!!

Bonjour,

Students started Wednesday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  
Students attended French and Music this morning.
For the remainder of the morning, students had Math class first for a change. Today we were INQUIRERS about six different 2-Dimensional shapes (square/rectangle/triangle/circle/oval/diamond). Students discussed properties of each shape and compared each shape to everyday objects they have encountered. After our lesson, they completed a booklet where they wrote & illustrated their findings from their brainstorming (about each shape).
After first lunch/recess, students participated in JUMP ROPE FOR HEART. St. Jude's is proud to announce that they raised over $500 for this event! Students had a blast participating in 6 different stations using their skipping ropes (which they got to take home!).
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Ms. Lopez.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "Yy" words. Students also practiced "n" blends via a worksheet with pictures that start with these blends. Tomorrow there will be a QUIZ on blends we've been working on (p. 3-9 in book).
Show & Share for "Yy" will be tomorrow - Thursday, February 14th.

** Thursday, February 14th is RED/WHITE/PINK SPIRIT DAY **

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "Yy" (Due: Thursday, Feb. 14th)

3. Jolly Jingles "Yy" 
(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)
4. February's Spelling Words - Test on Friday, February 22nd
5. Blends: Study p. 3-9
6. Oral Presentations *Poems*: In-class on Wednesday, Feb. 20th

* School-wide ORAL PRESENTATIONS - THURSDAY, FEB. 28th at 9am *

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Bonjour,

Students started Tuesday with our annual Pancake Eating Contest (to kickstart the beginning of Lent). Every house did a fantastic job, bringing their appetites this morning!
Students attended French and Drama this morning.
For the remainder of the morning, students continued their learning on the Unit of Inquiry on "Community Helpers"; today we read a story about mail carriers/postal workers & the important job they play in our community. Students wrote a letter to either someone they live with or themselves; we plan to walk down the street later this week to mail these letters. 
*Please bring in a stamp.*
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime & Anisha read a book to the class. Everyone then had a chance to practice reciting their poems to the rest of the class. Students then finished their letters home and completed unfinished work from yesterday and late last week.
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, Kira read a book to us. Then students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "Yy" words. Students also practiced their blends (p.8 & 9) by sounding out and writing words in their notebook.
Show & Share for "Yy" will be on Thursday, February 14th.

** Thursday, February 14th is RED/WHITE/PINK SPIRIT DAY **

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "Yy" (Due: Thursday, Feb. 14th)

3. Jolly Jingles "Yy" 
(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)
4. February's Spelling Words - Test on Friday, February 22nd
5. Blends: p. 8 & 9
6. Oral Presentations *Poems*: In-class on Wednesday, Feb. 20th

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Monday, February 11th, 2013

Bonjour,

Students started Monday with bell work and morning circle time (special helper/calendar/weather, etc).  
Students attended French and Music this morning.
For the remainder of the morning, students were communicators towards talking about their Unit of Inquiry on Feelings. Today we focused on the emotion "EXCITED". Students had no problems brainstorming what makes them excited. Some popular answers included "my birthday, vacation and playing". Students then completed the page for "Excited" in their Emotions booklet.
After first lunch/recess, students had storytime & Sarah P. read a book to the class. Everyone then had a chance to practice reciting their poems to the rest of the class. So far so good! Each student is encouraged to add actions to their poems. Afterwards, we talked about how the start of Chinese New Year was on the weekend. Students were reminded about this holiday from back when we learned about it during our unit on "Holidays". We then made paper lanterns, a popular staple during these festivities. 
Before second lunch/recess, students had Gym with Mr. Browning.

At the end of the day, students had their lesson in Phonics. This week we will be focusing on "Yy" words. Students also completed some "oo" practice sheets from last week (due to last Friday's Snow Day, we weren't able to finish them).
Show & Share for "Yy" will be on Thursday, February 14th.

** Thursday, February 14th is RED/WHITE/PINK SPIRIT DAY **

HOMEWORK etc... 

1. Read for a minimum of 5-10 minutes everyday
2. Words of the Week "Yy" (Due: Thursday, Feb. 14th)

3. Jolly Jingles "Yy" 
(Note: Jolly Jingles should be worked on at home during the week and brought back on FRIDAYS for checking; students are to independently circle all the letters on the appropriate page - eg) "Ss" page - ALL the "Ss"s should be circled, whether it is the first letter or not. This will aid in letter recognition.)
4. February's Spelling Words - Test on Friday, February 22nd
5. Blends: p. 7
6. Oral Presentations *Poems*: In-class on Wednesday, Feb. 20th

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

PICTURES FROM MUSIC FIELD TRIP & 100TH DAY CELEBRATIONS

TRIP TO THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!!

(Wednesday, February 6th, 2013)

100th Day of School CELEBRATIONS!!

(Thursday, February 7th, 2013)