We've had a busy week in Room 31! We continued with lots of "firsts" . . . Weekend Wind-up on Monday, meeting our Grade 2/3 Book Buddies, Word Work Wednesday, Cup-stacking Challenge, and TWAS today! We started working on place value in math and had our first science class. The Grade 4s will be learning about animal habitats and Grade 5s will be focusing on weather.
On Tuesday, we were surprised with donuts from Damien and his family as a thank you for looking for his missing glasses out in the playground on Monday.
Thank you to all the families for coming out to the Open House BBQ! It was great to meet new parents and catch up with the ones I know already!
Today, I brought in smile cookies from Tim Hortons. Mrs. Tresoor and I have been doing it for years! This year, all the proceeds (from sales in Winnipeg) go to the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation.
We also had our Terry Fox run this afternoon. It was a little on the chilly side, but the students did great! Some Grade 4s and 5s volunteered to be run buddies to younger students or to help along the race route.
Just a reminder that Monday, September 24 is Picture Day! Bring your SMILE!
Once again, the SPIN Club is collecting NEW pairs of socks for "Socktober". This is a Kid President initiative and we have ran the campaign for the last few years. Last year, we donated over 200 pairs of socks to Mosaic Newcomer Resource Centre, and in return received hand-written notes from the new refugees that had received the socks.
We've had a busy week in Room 31! We continued with lots of "firsts" . . . Weekend Wind-up on Monday, meeting our Grade 2/3 Book Buddies, Word Work Wednesday, Cup-stacking Challenge, and TWAS today! We started working on place value in math and had our first science class. The Grade 4s will be learning about animal habitats and Grade 5s will be focusing on weather.
We've had a fun week in Room 31. On Monday, Damien's dog: Tim Bit stopped by for our first furry friend visit of the year! We have learned so much about one another during our Summer Sharing! We have also worked in groups for a pipe-cleaner challenge as well as to brainstorm attributes we want to develop this year, started a math job, began BHS Reads, had our first library class, and held a class meeting for the first time.
We have been so busy learning about one another and the classroom. I really like this time of the year because our classroom community is being created and new friendships are being formed!
We had a whirlwind of a first day! It was so fun to meet all the Grade 4s and 5s this morning. We took first day pics, worked on name tags, had an assembly with our new principal: Mr. Altomare, went to music, started my favourite read-aloud: Wonder, tried out the Smartboard, and chose a "growth goal" to display on our cactus bulletin board.
