Friday, 27 November 2015
Callie's Backpacks
This winter season we would like to help our friend Callie help the
homeless. Callie is a friend of ours
that used to come to this school. When Callie was in grade 5, she learned of
how there are many people living on our streets with nothing at all, so she
created Callie’s Backpacks.
Callie collects backpacks and many different items that people need
to survive and feel comfortable. Once she has collected the items, she
distributes them to people in need. So far she has handed out over 200
backpacks, but there is still a need for more.
When you and your family come to the winter concert, please bring
some items that will help fill the backpacks. Here are some items that would be
helpful.
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Backpack
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Blankets
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Warm socks
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Mitts
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Scarves
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Hats
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Deodorant
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Toothpaste
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Toothbrush
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Soap
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Packaged Snacks
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Lip gloss
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Travel size hand cream
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Travel Mugs
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We will put boxes outside the office for collection during the
week, and at the doors of the gym during the winter concert.
Thank you for your support!
Thursday, 19 November 2015
A House is House for Me!
This week we have been talking about the importance of homes. A home is one of our basic needs-shelter. It keeps us safe and protects us from the weather. We read the story, "The Napping House", and thought about what kind of house our own house is...here is a snap shot of what we came up with:
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Word work has begun!
Students began word work in Daily 5 this week! They were all very excited to use the different tools available to them to practice their spelling words.
Manitoba Animals
Last week students were busy creating plasticine animals for their environment box. Each child had to choose a Manitoba animal to research. In learning how to make a 3D sculpture, students learned how to make different shapes for each part of the animal, as well as, how to join two pieces of plasticine. They also learned how to add details to their animal by using different colours. The children did a fantastic job and can't wait to show them off at our open house conferences!
Monday, 2 November 2015
Fall tree sculpture
As part of learning about plants in the fall, we created fall tree sculptures. We discussed what a sculpture is, and what happens to plants in the fall. You can check out our trees in the display cabinet in the front hallway.
Area
As a part of our Pumpkin Math investigation last week, we learned about "area." Area is the amount of space something takes up, kind of like the objects footprint. We wanted to know how much space our pumpkin took up on our page. We made an estimate (a thinking guess), and then found the actual amount. We discusses if our estimates were more, less or the same as our actual amount.
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