| La classe de Madame Wilson

13 October 2015

Hello!

Today we visited the library for a comic drawing workshop! We had a great time learning how to draw comic characters, guided by a professional illustrator! We used this skill later and began exploring the concept of symmetry in math. We drew half of an image and then switched with a partner, who then drew the mirror-image side.

We will be looking at shapes with lines of symmetry, and building our own symmetrical figures. We will be using miras this week to make some beautiful masterpieces! Be sure to check our class Instagram @laclassedemmewilson on Thursday!

Agendas:

-Anyone who wishes to purchase a comic drawing guide book may return $5.00 tomorrow!

-Please keep up your great fundraising efforts and return money when completed!

-We are going to the library tomorrow for weekly book exchange

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9 October 2015

Hi parents!

You can download our Friday newsletter {HERE}!

Agendas:
-Fundraising chocolate coming home today. Please return any money and unused chocolate ASAP. Please also let me know via Class Dojo or an agenda note if you would like your child to take a second box home when completed.

Have a great Thanksgiving long weekend!

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8 October 2015

Hello parents,

We would like to show the wonderful prayers that we made today! We used our Praying in Colour book for inspiration (see yesterday's post for more information!).

Before we start showing off our work...

-please note that due to delivery delays, we will get our fundraising chocolate bars to send home tomorrow!

-Please send in any recycled toilet paper or paper towel rolls for our Thanksgiving art tomorrow! Any donations are greatly appreciated!

-Thank you to those who have already sent in items for our school Thanksgiving Food Drive! We are accepting donations until Friday and are competing as a class for the most items collected!

Okay, on to the beautiful prayers... Enjoy!

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7 October 2015

Hi parents,

Today, we began our newest artistic adventure: Praying in Colour! We are using the book by Sybil MacBeth to help us create thoughtful prayers through drawings, symbols and of course, lots of colour! We started by reading the book and discussing it. You can find the link to the Prezi presentation {HERE}.

We began by choosing a word to represent God, Jesus, or another Saint and He/She goes in the middle as our focus. We then stem from it the people in our lives who need our prayers (in good times and in bad). We talked about how prayer is not just us speaking to God to ask for something we want. It is a thoughtful conversation where we are constantly speaking to God for many reasons, and we also listen for God's responses.

We will be ready to show off our amazing prayers to you tomorrow!

Agendas:

-Please note that chocolate bars for fundraising are coming home tomorrow. Please send me a note if your child will not receive chocolate bars.

-Tomorrow is also Blue Jays day! Wear any Blue Jays gear or blue and white; or even anything representing Canada to support our Canadian baseball team!

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6 October 2015

Hello parents,

Today, we started our first Social Studies unit! We have already begun to reach these curriculum expectations through our reading and Religion units, and are now dedicating our time to Family and Community Traditions. We are looking at our Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions coming up, and will be studying communities and cultures around the world. We will be looking at traditions for our upcoming reading and writing projects, with a culminating project ahead of Christmas. We will also need your input for work later on in October, so stay tuned! You can access the Social Studies curriculum {HERE}

School in Burundi, (click to enlarge)

We began the topic of culture and used our comparing and contrasting skills to look at different classrooms around the world, and examined how our "St. Patrick culture" contributes to our cultural lens through which we see others. Here are some examples that we looked at... Questions for discussion:
-What is something they do differently than we do?
-Why might that be?
-What is something they have in common with us?

School in Pakistan (click to enlarge)

School in Ecuador (click to enlarge)

School in Uruguay (click to enlarge)

School in Vietnam (click to enlarge(

Agendas:
-Please remember to send in the blue fundraising form (or send me a class dojo or agenda message) if you DO NOT wish for your child to participate in chocolate bar fundraising
-Please return any overdue library books

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5 October 2015

Hello parents!

Today was a day full of shape exploration and inquiry-based learning! We are studying polygons and standard 2-D shapes this week. We are sorting and classifying shapes this week, and we will be working further on their geometric attributes (sides (côtés), vertices (sommets), size, equal sides, etc.). Today, we challenged ourselves to imagine all the possibilities of a mystery shape with four sides (côtés), as well as a mystery shape with six vertices (sommets). We pushed ourselves to think of non-standard, common shapes and think outside the box with non-standard polygons (des polygones). The results were amazing!

Working with shapes at our Literacy Centres!

We later shared our learning on our screen with the app, Geoboard, which you can find through the App Store for practice at home.

Download the app {HERE}!

We also learned a fun Thanksgiving rhyme to kick-off our upcoming poetry unit in French. We used actions and rhythm in our chant!

Please look out for a page coming home tonight about our fundraising campaign starting tomorrow with Nestle chocolate bars. Please sign and return (or send me a message) if you would NOT like your child to participate in fundraising. You are also invited to make a simple donation in lieu of selling chocolate bars. Your child would still be included in fundraising prizes!

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1 October 2015

Hello parents!

We are gearing up for our Terry Fox run tomorrow! Thank you to all who have supported this great cause! Even though our temperatures are dropping this week, we still highly recommend that students bring hats, water bottles, and comfortable clothing (especially running shoes).

You can find our class newsletter/ learning reflection page for this weekend {HERE}!