Writing:

To kick off the new year, the students of Room 108 have started their Holiday Writing, on Jan 5^th, each student shared something they enjoyed about the holiday. Their task was then to draw a picture of it and then to explain it to Ms. Saplala or Ms. Givelos. Once completed their first copy, they worked one on one with Ms. Givelos to ask what they would change about their drawing or add (just like an author would do in a book). This is what we have so far….

Language Curriculum Expectations:

-describe personal experiences, using vocabulary and details appropriate to the situation

- orally retell simple events and simple familiar stories in proper sequence

-demonstrate an interest in writing

- begin to use classroom resources to support their writing -communicate ideas about personal experiences and/or familiar stories, and experiment with personal voice in their writing

Literacy Centres:

We have added a new centre that students can choose to try out, which is focusing on letter recognition and fine motor (tracing).

Math: 3D Shapes

 Lesson based on book: Jack The Builder

 Jack the Builder is about a little boy who lets his imagination soar as he builds exciting things using 3D blocks.

The students of Room 108 took part of a 2 day lesson focusing on shapes. The first day the students began reading the book Jack The Builder and recognizing (reviewing) the 2D shapes within 3D Shapes. They would see the amount of blocks that Jack would use and try to imagine what he might be making, which they would discover throughout the book. The second day, the lesson was focused on introducing the 3D shapes (cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, cone, sphere) and seeing how Jack uses them to build.

Activity: The students had 3D shapes (that were both typical 3D shapes and unusual shapes) and created various items. In their groups, they presented what they had made as a group to the rest of the class (oral communication).

Activities at home: Have your child go on a scavenger hunt at home and locate 3D shapes and how they are used.

Stay tuned… Without the next week, we will have a scavenger hunt/3D match in the class and will be focusing on the various properties of 3D shapes (flat, round etc…)

Math Curriculum Expectations:

- explore, sort, and compare traditional and non-traditional two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures

- identify and describe, using

common geometric terms, two dimensional shapes (e.g., triangle)and three-dimensional figures (e.g., cone) through investigation with concrete materials

- build three-dimensional structures using a variety of materials and begin to recognize the three-dimensional figures their structure contains

- investigate the relationship between two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures in objects that they have 

Inquiry: The students of Room 108 have been asked their opinion on what we should change the drama centre too.. They came up with many ideas and we will have a vote within the next few days.