Hello Families,
Some of the exciting things that we did this week were:
- continuing our exploration of various topics related to Remembrance Day. Students looked deeply into the poem, "In Flanders Fields", conducted research around the poppy as a symbol of remembrance, who veterans are and what the role of the Canadian military is locally and internationally. Students also accessed the "Over the Top Interactive Task" from the National War Museum website, which allowed them to go on an interactive adventure and experience what life was like in the trenches during the First World War. The game is based on real-life experiences of Canadians who lived and died in the war; part history and part adventure story.
http://www.warmuseum.ca/overthetop/
- meeting with our buddy class to do preparation for our Remembrance Day Ceremony. Our class acted as great leaders by brainstorming reasons why we should be thankful for veterans and current people in the military, helping lead conversations about the meaning of poppies and helping the little buddies prepare for the assembly by reminding them to stand straight, sing loudly, and practice their speaking parts both loudly and clearly. Both classes also combined their multi-media poppy art work to share with the school community.
- Our Remembrance Ceremony was excellent. Students did and amazing job singing, delivering their speaking parts and setting the tone for the rest of the school to honour veterans.
- beginning to revisit our exciting week at City Hall School. Students collaborated to create a mind-map of all of the places that we saw, people we spoke to and activities we engaged in. They then began going through the sketching and note taking that they did in their visual journals to summarize the the events of the week. Students brainstormed what they learned, shared memories and even discovered new details through discussion and are now in the process of creating a written piece about their week. Throughout the writing process they have been referencing a writing rubric that focuses on spelling, capitalization, and punctuation and sentence variation, and will also use it to self assess their work before handing it in.
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES and INFORMATION
- November 11th: Remembrance Day - NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, November 12th: Rock Your Mocs
- Art Cards: Sample cards went home today with each child today. All orders are due by November 17th, so that products can be delivered to the school by early December and families can use them over the holiday season.
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- November 21-27: Book Fair -
Mark your calendars! The fun and excitement of a Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! To adapt to our changing needs, Scholastic has developed a Hybrid Book Fair (in-school with a virtual link) to provide an opportunity for our students and families to experience the joy of reading together.
So, save the date! Our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will take place on:
Monday, November 21st till Sunday, November 27th
Virtual Book Fair Link:
- November 24-25: Parent-Teacher Conferences
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