Tuesday 30 April 2013

30 April, 2013

Maya with her grass seed "mini greenhouse"!
 
Last week was a busy one and thanks to all of the parent volunteers who came along for our nature walk to see the signs of Spring, as well as the parents who joined us for the parade! 
 
This week, we are looking at the "em" (ahm) sound.  We chose just 4 words and decided that as they were all 3 syllables long, that 4 was enough for this week!  The words are:
1. septembre (September - months are not capitalized in French)
2. novembre (November)
3. décembre (December - watch out for the accent!)
4. ensemble (together)
 
There will be a general assembly this Thursday (1:10).
 
Book orders went home yesterday and are due back on Friday (May 3rd).  This will likely be the last book order for this year!
 
Have a great week (Happy May!)
 
Becky

Tuesday 23 April 2013

22 April, 2013

Last Friday, we made a key wind chime to celebrate Earth Day (using recycled materials). This week, we will put together mini greenhouses and plant grass seeds to see what we can grow!
Chloe with her wind chime.
 
 The class building project is now complete.  The students found the location of their building on a giant map and once all the buildings were in place, we snapped this photo:
 
The special sound we are working on this week is "ç" which makes an "s" sound when followed by a "a", "o" or "u".  The words we chose are:
1. garçon (boy)
2. glaçon (icicle)
3. leçon (lesson)
4. reçu (received)
5. français (french)
 
Volunteer Appreciation Parade: Coming up this week on Friday, we will be walking with the school body to various locations around Jasper, stopping to thank the volunteers at each location!  The grade ones are responsible to thank the Chamber of Commerce staff (and Jasper the Bear) for all of the support they give our school.
Following the return to school, the students are dismissed at lunch for a Professional Development afternoon.
 
Have a great week!

Wednesday 17 April 2013

16 April, 2013

The spelling words this week follow the "ille" (ee-y) sound.  They are:

1. ville (town)
2. grille (frame, grill)
3. fille (girl)
4. famille (family)
5. gorille (gorilla)
6. chenille (caterpillar)


There is a Spotlight assembly this Thursday at 1:10.  All are welcome to attend.

Thanks to Maclean for bringing in his grandparents' teacup poodle for the class to see.  It was fun to have Cocoa in our class!

Have a good week!

Becky

Monday 8 April 2013

8 April, 2013

Welcome back to the school routine!  I hope you had a relaxing holiday with your family!

Today was our first (of 2) gymnastics classes that take place in the gymnastics centre at the Activity Centre with Nadia Wassef.  It was really fun and the class had fun rotating through the centres that were set up.  Our second and final class will be on Wednesday morning from 11:00 - 11:30. Nadia requests that the students wear soft pants (not jeans) and that their feet can be bare (no tights).

Our spelling list this week focusses on the "un" sound (sounds like "uh" in English).  The students helped compile this list of words:
1. brun (brown)
2. lundi (Monday)
3. unité (a unit)
4. commun (common)
5. jungle (jungle)

Enjoy the week!

Becky