Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you had a great long weekend and you had some time with family and some time to rest and rejuvenate after the busy back to school season. Students definitely seemed rested and ready to learn today!
Last week, we had some fun with thinking about Thanksgiving turkey. We read the story "The Plump and Perky Turkey" which is about a town who tries to trick a turkey into coming for Thanksgiving (of course to eat him). After we read it, we did some whole class guided writing where we wrote a letter to a turkey. We wanted to persuade him to come to our house for a party or competition, but in reality we wanted to trick him to come over so we could eat him! After some guided writing, students wrote their own letters to persuade turkeys to come to their own house. Check out some of the creative ideas they had!
Continuing with the autumn and fall theme, we did some guided drawing. We created some beautiful fall pumpkins and leaves using ArtHub. Students practiced following a guided drawing and used pastels to add colour, making them look more realistic. We practiced art elements such as line, shape, and colour. These pumpkins add some beauty and seasonal cheer to our hallway!
This week in math, we are reviewing our knowledge of even and odd from grade 2 and applying it to larger numbers (up to 1000). Ms. Wolfe gave students some concrete strategies to use when trying to figure out whether any number is odd or even. Ask your child to show you! We have also been playing math games such as 100 or Bust or The Greatest Number. These are easy math games you could also play at home! Your child should be able to show you how to play. All you need are dice or cards and a hundreds chart (Click here for one you can use digitally).
Lastly, a reminder that tomorrow is picture day. I don't know what time we will be but students will have their individual pictures taken tomorrow. Due to Covid, we will not have a class photo.
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Oct. 14 - Picture Day
- Oct. 30 - No School Day
- Nov. 11 - No School. Remembrance Day
