May 2

Happy May.  We sure are enjoying the warm weather.  We had lots of fun playing frisbee bocce outside this afternoon.

It was great to hear about everyone's weekend.  Sounds like there was a lot of outside time.

Today during writer's workshop we learned about Haiku poems.  We reviewed syllables as this is extremely important to know when it comes to Haiku poems. Can you write a Haiku poem and post it on the blog.  Remember the syllables are 5-7-5.

At 10:30 we started our Music Monday celebration.  We met outside on the compound and sang peace songs.  At 11:00 we sang the music Monday song We are one.

We had an Annie practice this afternoon.  We are ready for our performances tomorrow.  For the evening performance please remember to drop your child at 6:15 at the teacher parking lot doors.  After the performance (whether you are staying for it or not) you will need to pick your child up at the classroom.  When you drop your child off at 6:15 they are to come straight to the classroom.

In math we are still working on equals and not equal.  Today we reviewed strategies for figuring our addition and subtraction questions.  We talked about using what we know and building on that.  For examples:  using the doubles, using doubles plus 1, using subtraction for addition (Eden's favourite), and counting on or back.

It is going to be very hot this week and our classroom is a bit warm.  Your child may want to have shorts in their backpack that they are able to change in to.

Wednesday is Wear a Hat day in support of Mental Health. Please feel free to have your child wear their favourite hat to school that day.

Have a wonderful evening.