Hello all - Happy Halloween!
If you could have your child return their October Home Reading Log duotang tomorrow, we will collect that information. If you have misplaced it, perhaps they could just start new with November!
I will be sending home a November calendar tomorrow also.
Thanks!
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Saturday, 28 October 2017
Naturalization Meeting
There will be a Naturalization Meeting next Thursday, November 2nd at 7 p.m. at Royal Oak School. If you are interested in joining, we hope to see you there!
This Week at School
Bryan - we read Gone Again Ptarmigan, Wolf Island, and Salmon Forest to learn about ecosystems and food chains. Please see my Friday Journal for my writing about this.
Ava - We started our Weaselhead masks with our Artist-in-Residence, Ms. F.
Jonah - We began our slides shows for our animal research.
Maguire - we did a word search and a math game with our buddies today.
Ms. Rutland - it was another busy week at school - so busy we barely have time to update our blog on Fridays! In math, students have been working on place value topics as we head into adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. We are working on the idea of equivalency and showing how there are different ways to build and decompose numbers. For example, 89 can be 8 tens and 9 ones, or 7 tens and 19 ones, etc. This is a foundational concept for understanding the standard formula for borrowing in subtraction.
We have begun a designated literacy block first thing in the morning. Mrs. Libbey and I have grouped students and are working on reading comprehension, reading fluency, and common language for all students.
For next week:
- If students have an extra shirt that they could use as a paint shirt, please bring it in for Monday. We will be painting with acrylic paints.
- Please have students bring in their October reading logs on Monday or Tuesday. We will send home another calendar for November.
- Please bring in your pumpkin on Monday for Pumpkinella if you'd like to participate.
- Students are not permitted to wear costumes on Halloween at Royal Oak School. Please consider wearing black or orange instead.
Thank you! Have a good weekend!
Ava - We started our Weaselhead masks with our Artist-in-Residence, Ms. F.
Jonah - We began our slides shows for our animal research.
Maguire - we did a word search and a math game with our buddies today.
Ms. Rutland - it was another busy week at school - so busy we barely have time to update our blog on Fridays! In math, students have been working on place value topics as we head into adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. We are working on the idea of equivalency and showing how there are different ways to build and decompose numbers. For example, 89 can be 8 tens and 9 ones, or 7 tens and 19 ones, etc. This is a foundational concept for understanding the standard formula for borrowing in subtraction.
We have begun a designated literacy block first thing in the morning. Mrs. Libbey and I have grouped students and are working on reading comprehension, reading fluency, and common language for all students.
For next week:
- If students have an extra shirt that they could use as a paint shirt, please bring it in for Monday. We will be painting with acrylic paints.
- Please have students bring in their October reading logs on Monday or Tuesday. We will send home another calendar for November.
- Please bring in your pumpkin on Monday for Pumpkinella if you'd like to participate.
- Students are not permitted to wear costumes on Halloween at Royal Oak School. Please consider wearing black or orange instead.
Thank you! Have a good weekend!
Friday, 20 October 2017
This Week at School
Bryan - We finished our End of the World Pumpkin.
Simon - We all drew our own design onto a paper pumpkin. Then we chose 2 pumpkins that we liked by putting a sticker on 2 papers. The paper with the most stickers was Bryan's design.
Kaelyn - Bryan's design was the most difficult one so he had to draw it on the pumpkin.
Charlie - We took turns with a group to paint the rest.
Tobe - We saw the other classes designs as well.
Our class visited the Weaselhead Flats for a field trip!
Maguire, Megan, and Tobe were saw the animals that they are researching (a spider, beaver, and muskrat).
(This is as far as we got with the students here - the rest is completed by Ms. Rutland!)
In math, we looked at building a number with place value blocks 2 different ways. Check Iris for a photo and explanation from your child's work.
Our research into animals in the Weaselhead is progressing. Students will be building a mask of their animal with our Artist-in-Residence beginning on Monday.
We still require 1 volunteer for October 23 and 2 volunteers for October 26th. The rest of our days are covered - thank you!
Simon - We all drew our own design onto a paper pumpkin. Then we chose 2 pumpkins that we liked by putting a sticker on 2 papers. The paper with the most stickers was Bryan's design.
Kaelyn - Bryan's design was the most difficult one so he had to draw it on the pumpkin.
Charlie - We took turns with a group to paint the rest.
Tobe - We saw the other classes designs as well.
Our class visited the Weaselhead Flats for a field trip!
Maguire, Megan, and Tobe were saw the animals that they are researching (a spider, beaver, and muskrat).
(This is as far as we got with the students here - the rest is completed by Ms. Rutland!)
In math, we looked at building a number with place value blocks 2 different ways. Check Iris for a photo and explanation from your child's work.
Our research into animals in the Weaselhead is progressing. Students will be building a mask of their animal with our Artist-in-Residence beginning on Monday.
We still require 1 volunteer for October 23 and 2 volunteers for October 26th. The rest of our days are covered - thank you!
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| What lives in here? |
Saturday, 14 October 2017
This Week at School
Charlie - next week we will be carving or painting the pumpkin for the Sobey's display. We still need to decide on our design.
Bryan - next Thursday is our class trip to the Weaselhead Flats.
Ava - we have chosen an animal to research. The animal must live in the Weaselhead. We will look for the animal that we have researched.
Hadley - We wrote about Terry Fox's life and what he's done.
Tobe - We drew a map of our classroom and learned about different kinds of maps.
Sidney - In math, we have started to learn about place value.
Maguire - We played "Beat My Number." There is hundreds, tens, and ones and you try to build the highest number (ask me how to play!) Kaden's strategy is to put the 9's in the hundreds place!
Bryan - We had picture day! They will come home in couple weeks.
Ava - we started learning about "Thick" and "Thin" questions.
Kaelyn - in the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, he has turned into 4 different characters: Edward, Susanna, Malone, and now he is Jangles.
There were no Friday journals this week.
Reminders: Return Field Trip Forms if you haven't done so.
There is no school on Monday! Have a good long weekend!
Bryan - next Thursday is our class trip to the Weaselhead Flats.
Ava - we have chosen an animal to research. The animal must live in the Weaselhead. We will look for the animal that we have researched.
Hadley - We wrote about Terry Fox's life and what he's done.
Tobe - We drew a map of our classroom and learned about different kinds of maps.
Sidney - In math, we have started to learn about place value.
Maguire - We played "Beat My Number." There is hundreds, tens, and ones and you try to build the highest number (ask me how to play!) Kaden's strategy is to put the 9's in the hundreds place!
Bryan - We had picture day! They will come home in couple weeks.
Ava - we started learning about "Thick" and "Thin" questions.
Kaelyn - in the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, he has turned into 4 different characters: Edward, Susanna, Malone, and now he is Jangles.
There were no Friday journals this week.
Reminders: Return Field Trip Forms if you haven't done so.
There is no school on Monday! Have a good long weekend!
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| Map of the Class |
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| Buddy Art |
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| Another map - in case we get lost! |
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| Buddy Art |
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| The most amazing book ever! |
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Volunteer Request
Royal Oak School is in need of more volunteers for our Calgary Reads programs. Please see the information below about how to volunteer.
Wee Reads
Wee Read is about reading aloud and sharing the joy of reading with Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Reading volunteers would need to commit to 30 minutes per week for 8 weeks. In this 30 minutes, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with two students either in Kindergarten or Grade 1.
If you are interested in volunteering for this program, a valid police clearance through the CBE is required. Interested volunteers are asked to please attend a Wee Reads training session on Wednesday, October 18th from 2:30 - 3:50 pm. The training sessions will be offered at Royal Oak School. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sarah Power at sapower@cbe.ab.ca and RSVP by Monday evening, October 16th.
Read Up
The Read Up program helps struggling readers in grades one and two strengthen their reading skills at a critical time in their cognitive development. Volunteers receive advanced training and commit to two 45-minute sessions each week for a total of about 40 sessions. Volunteers must have previously worked as a Wee Read volunteer or have an Education background. Please contact Sarah Power sapower@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested in enrolling in Read Up training with Calgary Reads. The training is approximately 4 hours at the Calgary Reads office.
Sarah Power
Resource and Kindergarten Teacher, Royal Oak School
Calgary Board of Education | www.cbe.ab.ca/b402
t | 403 777 6279
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Reminders
Reminder that Picture Day is tomorrow!
Also, please return your field trip forms as soon as possible. There is no fee for this trip.
We require one more volunteer for our trip. If you are able to volunteer, please email me.
Thank you!
Also, please return your field trip forms as soon as possible. There is no fee for this trip.
We require one more volunteer for our trip. If you are able to volunteer, please email me.
Thank you!
Thursday, 5 October 2017
The Terry Fox Run
We had a great day for the Terry Fox Run today! We started the day with a video about who Terry was and why he was important. We will be writing an informational paragraph about Terry Fox next week. After the run, we came inside and looked at how many laps our class did, how many laps the Grade 3's did, and then a couple students estimated how many laps the entire school did. Students worked with partners for the addition; below is a summary of our work (though it is missing the instruction and conversation of course).
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| The Number of Laps of Ms. Rutland's class |
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| The Number of Laps from all the Grade 3's |
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Terry Fox Run
In my rush to finish the chapter I was reading in our novel, I neglected to remind the students that the Terry Fox Run is tomorrow morning! We are looking forward to a good event - though it will be wet as the fields are slowly melting!
Volunteers Required
Calgary Reads Volunteer Training
Royal Oak School is in need of more volunteers for our Calgary Reads programs. Please see the information below about how to volunteer.
Wee Reads
Wee Read is about reading aloud and sharing the joy of reading with Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Reading volunteers would need to commit to 30 minutes per week for 8 weeks. In this 30 minutes, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with two students either in Kindergarten or Grade 1.
If you are interested in volunteering for this program, a valid police clearance through the CBE is required. Interested volunteers are asked to please attend a Wee Reads training session on Wednesday October 18th from 2:30 - 3:50pm. The training sessions will be offered at Royal Oak School. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sarah Power at sapower@cbe.ab.ca and RSVP by Monday evening, October 16th.
Read Up
The Read Up program helps struggling readers in grades one and two strengthen their reading skills at a critical time in their cognitive development. Volunteers receive advanced training and commit to two 45-minute sessions each week for a total of about 40 sessions. Volunteers must have previously worked as a Wee Read volunteer or have an Education background. Please contact Sarah Power sapower@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested in enrolling in Read Up training with Calgary Reads. The training is approximately 4 hours at the Calgary Reads office.
Sarah Power
Resource and Kindergarten Teacher, Royal Oak School
Calgary Board of Education | www.cbe.ab.ca/b402
t | 403 777 6279
Weaselhead Flats Link
Here is a link to learn more about the plants and animals at the Weaselhead Flats:
https://wgppsphoto.smugmug.com/Flora-and-Fauna
https://wgppsphoto.smugmug.com/Flora-and-Fauna
Monday, 2 October 2017
Terry Fox Run Postponed
Due to the weather, our school's Terry Fox Run will be held Thursday, October 5th.
Sorry if there was confusion about the original date - I had posted the run would be held Tuesday, Oct. 2 (which doesn't exist!)
We will continue collecting $2 for Terry.
Thank you!
Sorry if there was confusion about the original date - I had posted the run would be held Tuesday, Oct. 2 (which doesn't exist!)
We will continue collecting $2 for Terry.
Thank you!
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