Friday, October 23

It has been an interesting week at school, suddenly having to deal with winter jackets, snow pants, boots, toques, mitts and scarves. The students have done a very good job keeping all of their things together, which is especially important this year as we cannot have a lost and found this year due to Covid. The other part of this challenge is that all of this outdoor clothing now needs to be stored at student desks rather than on hooks in the hallway. Students now have to accommodate backpacks plus their winter gear at their desks. Looking forward to warmer weather next week.

Next week, we will have parent teacher conferences on Thursday evening and Friday. Parents will receive information in the coming week about how that is going to work this year. 

Thursday, students will be allowed to come to school in their Halloween costumes, or if they choose, it can be pajama day for them. There are the usual precautions - no weapons, no violent themes. As we continue to wear medical masks in school, makeup is discouraged.

In our Social Studies, we have moved on from learning about ourselves, our community and our country to focusing on a community in  a different part of Canada. We are learning about Iqaluit, Nunavut. So far, we have learned about northern lights, the landscape and weather of the north, as well as some of the Arctic animals. Next week, we will begin to explore the question of how did Inuit people survive this harsh environment in the past?

In Math, we have moved on from patterns to exploring numeracy. Parents can help their children by practicing the following math skills:

Grade 1

Represent and describe numbers to 20, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.

Say the number sequence 0 to 100 by:

• 1s forward between any two given numbers
• 1s backward from 20 to 0
• 2s forward from 0 to 20
• 5s and 10s forward from 0 to 100.

Grade 2

Represent and describe numbers to 100, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.

Say the number sequence 0 to 100 by:

• 2s, 5s and 10s, forward and backward, using starting points that are multiples of 2, 5 and 10 respectively
• 10s, using starting points from 1 to 9
• 2s, starting from 1.

As usual, daily home reading is highly recommended.

Students have been enrolled in the online Google classroom this week, as well as being set up for reading on Epic Books, an online reading site.