We have added a class blog pet to our page. He is on the right hand side of the blog. Please, feel free to give him food and water. Please, don't feed him too much or he will get a tummy-ache. We are trying to decide on a name and need your help. These are some of the names we thought of...
Dave
Ash
Dash
Dragonoid
Airplane
Chipmunk
Rocky
Ce-ce
Connor
Please leave us a comment and tell us which name you like!
From,
Division 21
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Dragons!
This week our letter of the week is Dd. Dd is for DRAGON! With Chinese New Year approaching next Monday and it being the year of the dragon, I thought it would be very appropriate to focus on dragons this week. We started our morning by brainstorming words that begin with Dd (We do this every Monday morning for our new letter of the week). The students came up with a very impressive list (They come up with these words all on their own). Here is our list...
Then we read our new poem and put it into our poetry duotang. This is our new poem...
Then we read our new poem and put it into our poetry duotang. This is our new poem...
I'm a Little Dragon
I'm a little dragon, strong and stout.
Here is my tail and here is my snout.
If you get me upset, you better watch out!
I'll give you something to shout about!
After recess we brainstormed about dragons. We had seven questions that we thought about while we were brainstorming. These are two charts we made.
Check back later in the week to see what else we do!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Shake and Spill
On Friday we learned a fun math game called Shake and Spill! In partners, we each received a mini whiteboard, a marker and 10 two-sided counters in a ziploc bag. We took turns SHAKING the bag and SPILLING the counters. We counted and recorded the number of red counters and yellow counters showing.
Amanda and Sophia's results.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Frosty the Snow-Glyph
Today we worked very hard during math to create Frosty the Snow-Glyph. What is a glyph you ask? A glyph is a picture that gives information about the person who made it.
First, we had to answer four questions to get the legend for our individual glyphs. Each part of frosty tells something about us. The mittens tell how much you like snow. Polka-dotted mittens means you like snow a lot and striped mittens mean you like snow a little bit. The hat tells what your favourite thing to make in the snow is. A top hat means you like to make snowmen, a hat with a pom-pom means you like to make snowballs and a sun hat means you like to make snow forts. The scarf tells what winter sport you like most. A plain scarf means you like sledding, a striped scarf means you like ice-skating and a polka-dotted scarf means you like skiing. What frosty is holding in his hand tells whether you would like to get more snow where you live or not. A broom means you would like to get more snow where you live and a shovel means you would not like to get more snow where you live.
Have a look at our glyphs and see if you can figure out whether we like snow a lot or a little, what our favourite thing to make in the snow is, what winter sport we like most and whether or not we would like more snow where we live.
First, we had to answer four questions to get the legend for our individual glyphs. Each part of frosty tells something about us. The mittens tell how much you like snow. Polka-dotted mittens means you like snow a lot and striped mittens mean you like snow a little bit. The hat tells what your favourite thing to make in the snow is. A top hat means you like to make snowmen, a hat with a pom-pom means you like to make snowballs and a sun hat means you like to make snow forts. The scarf tells what winter sport you like most. A plain scarf means you like sledding, a striped scarf means you like ice-skating and a polka-dotted scarf means you like skiing. What frosty is holding in his hand tells whether you would like to get more snow where you live or not. A broom means you would like to get more snow where you live and a shovel means you would not like to get more snow where you live.
Have a look at our glyphs and see if you can figure out whether we like snow a lot or a little, what our favourite thing to make in the snow is, what winter sport we like most and whether or not we would like more snow where we live.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
New Dances
Today, during our gym time with Ms. Baldry's Grade Ones and Kindergartens we learned two new dances. The first one was called Seven Jumps. It was lots of fun! The second one was KinderPolka. It was more difficult, but we were starting to get the hang of it. With a little more practice we'll be great. We are going to continue to learn folk dances during our gym time with Ms. Baldry's class and we are also doubling up with Mrs. LaRiviere's Kindergarten class. All three classes will work together to learn folk dances until Spring Break.
Monday, January 09, 2012
A Day of Firsts
Today we had many firsts in our class!
It was the first day that the Kindergarteners went outside for recess with the rest of the school. They did so well! Everyone made it back to the classroom when the bell rang without any problems.
It was also the first day of our home reading program. We finally got the answer to why our names were on the pockets on the door. We got to choose books from the special book cart in the hallway and then put the book card inside the pocket with our name. There is more information about the home reading program under one of the tabs listed above.
It was also the first day for FIN to go on a sleepover with a student in the class. Fin is a special friend in our class, that students will take turns taking home and writing about in Fin's special journal.
It was the first day that the Kindergarteners went outside for recess with the rest of the school. They did so well! Everyone made it back to the classroom when the bell rang without any problems.
It was also the first day of our home reading program. We finally got the answer to why our names were on the pockets on the door. We got to choose books from the special book cart in the hallway and then put the book card inside the pocket with our name. There is more information about the home reading program under one of the tabs listed above.
It was also the first day for FIN to go on a sleepover with a student in the class. Fin is a special friend in our class, that students will take turns taking home and writing about in Fin's special journal.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Rhymes to help students write their numbers...
0 Round and round just like an "O"
Now you've made the number zero
1 Start at the top and down you run
That's the way you make a one
2 Make a candy cane and give it a shoe
That's the way you make a two
3 Around and around just like a "B"
That's the way you make a three
4 Down and over and down some more
That's the way you make a four
5 Short neck, belly fat
Mr. Five wears a hat
6 Make a "C" then in you go
Now you've made a six you know
7 Across the sky and down from heaven
That's the way you make a seven
8 Make an "S" and then don't wait
Go back up and make an eight
9 Make a circle and then a line
That's the way you make a nine
Now you've made the number zero
1 Start at the top and down you run
That's the way you make a one
2 Make a candy cane and give it a shoe
That's the way you make a two
3 Around and around just like a "B"
That's the way you make a three
4 Down and over and down some more
That's the way you make a four
5 Short neck, belly fat
Mr. Five wears a hat
6 Make a "C" then in you go
Now you've made a six you know
7 Across the sky and down from heaven
That's the way you make a seven
8 Make an "S" and then don't wait
Go back up and make an eight
9 Make a circle and then a line
That's the way you make a nine
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