Important Dates For The Month of December:

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Open House    14th December   4pm  -  7pm

Last day of classes   20th December

What we have been doing in December:

French:   Story writing.   Reading comprehension with predictions, beginning, middle and end.

Math:    How to represent a three digit number in four different ways.

• in numbers    
• in words
• in an expanded form 
• in pictures

The children are also practicing three digit numbers with manipulatives.

English:   We will be finishing our novel study of Grizzly Cove with reflection questions.

Art:   We are integrating Social Studies with Art. The children are working on an Inukshuk, a major landmark in the North.

Science:  Light and Shadows is ongoing

Social Studies:   The geographical, cultural landscape of the three communities of Canada, namely, Iqaluit, Saskatoon and Meteghan.

Health: Discussion of healthy eating habits and the Faith Theme of 2023-2024 Grit, Grace and Gratitude.

 Important days for the month of November:

Nov. 1st         Faith Day       No school for kids

Nov. 2nd        Student Wellness Day

Nov. 7th         Photo Retake Day

Nov.  13th - 17th     Bullying Prevention Week

Nov.  23rd        Parent/Teacher Conferences     4pm  -   7:30pm

Nov.  24th        Parent/Teacher Conferences

What we are doing in the month of  November

French:     Phonics   Reading comprehension   Halloween Stories   Oral Presentations

English:      Short story writing with interesting adjectives     Novel  Study   Vocabulary 

Maths:     Patterning       Addition and Subtraction with two digit numbers     Problem solving

Science:    New Science Unit about Light

Health:    Wellness activities  and strategies to prevent bullying

Social Studies:   Characteristics that shape a community ( geography, language, culture, economics)

Students learn to appreciate the physical and human geography of an Acadian, Inuit and Prairie Community.

 

 Important Dates for the month of October:

October 6th       Professional Growth Day        No school for kids

Oct.  9th            Thanksgiving                           No school for kids

Oct. 10th            World Mental Health Day 

Oct.  17th            Photo Day

Oct.   18th           St. Luke Feast Day

Oct. 24th             Child Abuse Awareness Day

Oct.  31st             Black and Orange Day

French Language Arts:       Practicing sounds such as "oi"   "in"    "ou"   etc. is ongoing. The children

 are now able to write unfamiliar words confidently on the board. Reading Comprehension will continue this month, along with Thanksgiving Activities.

Social Studies:     The culture and language of the three communities of Canada, Iqaluit, Meteghan 

 and Saskatoon.

Math:    Addition and Subtraction of two digit numbers.   Problem Solving and the method of Elimination.

Art:    Thanksgiving Art and Inukshuks, landmarks in the North, integrating with Social Studies.

Music:   Listening to French songs and distinguishing between beat and rhythm. 

Science:   Sounds made in the environment and identifying loud and soft sounds. Strategies to protect hearing from noise pollution. Parts of an ear.

English:   Phonics, word families, Reading Comprehension. Making predictions, analyzing situations etc.

 

Dear Parents,

I would like to share with you, some important information for the month of September.

Important Dates for the month of September:

5th September    staggered entry   A-K

6th September    Staggered entry   L-Z

7th September    first day of school for everyone

13th September   first Phys. Ed. class

21st September   Parent/Teacher Interviews

22nd September   Parent/Teacher Interviews

26th September    Terry Fox Run

27th  -  30th   September   Indigenous Week

30th September   No school for kids  National Truth and Reconciliation Day

French Language Arts and Literature:

Phonological Awareness on recognition and manipulation of spoken sounds and vocabulary words to support reading and writing foundational skills. Understanding the overall meaning of French stories, poems and songs. Recognize spelling patterns and use new words to communicate.

Religion:   

Brainstorming ideas about our Faith Theme on Gratitude and creating prayers in small groups. 

Science:  

 Who is a scientist?  What is the scientific method?

Social Studies:

The Continents of the World. The Canadian Flag. The three communities of Canada, namely, Iqaluit, Meteghan and Saskatoon.

English Language Arts and Literature:

Phonological Awareness on recognition and manipulation of spoken sounds and vocabulary words to support reading and writing foundational skills. Understanding the overall meaning of English stories, poems and songs. Recognize spelling patterns and use new words to communicate.

Math:

Number Sense. Review numbers from 1-100 in French. Addition and subtraction Strategies. Doubles, doubles plus 1 and doubles minus 1 till 20. Mental Math strategies.

Art:

Recognizing shapes around us and in nature.

 Dear Parents,

The children have Phys. Ed. and Wellness classes on Day 4 and Day 6, every six day cycle.

They have Library on Day 4 of the six day cycle.

D.P.A. or Daily Physical Activity takes place on Day 2.  

 Important dates for the month of May:

May 3rd       Hats on for mental health

May 4th     Fire Presentation

May 5th     Bat presentation

May 11th    Marian  Liturgy

May  22nd   Victoria day     ( No school for kids)

May  31st    Volunteer Tea

What we are doing in the month of May:

French:   Reading comprehension

Story writing with an interesting beginning, middle and end, using adjectives and similes.

Science:   Boats and Buoyancy   The kids have learned which objects float and sink. We have done a number of exciting experiments. I will keep you informed about building a boat with recycling materials. 

Math:  2-D and 3-D shapes  The children have learned how to identify the parts of 3-D shapes and how they are different from 2-D shapes.  How to tell the time.

Problem solving is ongoing

English: Story writing with an interesting beginning, middle and end.

Art:  Marian Liturgy Art

Health:  Zones of regulation, conflict resolution.

 Important dates in March:

March 23rd     Djembe Drums Residency

March 30th      Parent/Teacher Interviews       4-7:30pm

March 31          Parent/Teacher Interviews      9-11:30        1-3pm

What we have been doing this month:

FLA:    Story writing with a beginning, middle and end. Adding interesting adjectives and comparisons. Reading comprehension is ongoing.

Math: We have been working on adding and subtracting of three digit numbers with regrouping, how to round numbers to the nearest ten. Problem solving is ongoing. We will soon be starting 2-D and 3-D shapes.

ELA:   Spring Poems.  Story writing with a beginning, middle and end. Adding interesting adjectives and comparisons.

Science: We are finishing our Unit on Liquids. Experiments and critical thinking skills are ongoing.

Social Studies: We will soon be making a comparison between our community in the past and in the present.

Art:  Spring art projects.

 Important dates in February:

Alien in-line      31st Jan. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th February

Feb. 8th    Folklofolie    Dance and musical instruments and wooden spoons, highlighting French culture.

Feb. 13th   Ash making. 

Teachers Convention     16th and 17th  No school for kids

Feb. 20th    Family Day    No school for kids

Feb. 22nd    Ash Wednesday   Liturgy at 10am

Feb. 23rd    Pizza lunch    Multicultural Spirit Day

Feb. 24th    Mardi Gras   Family Night

What we are doing in February:

French:   Reading Comprehension.   Literacy Centres: Students read a book in a group, present what happens in the beginning, middle and end, present main characters and reflect on new French words and expressions. This is an invaluable tool in building confidence in the child. The children will soon be introduced to story writing with an interesting beginning and end.

English:  We have completed our novel study of Lost In The North and we will begin another novel by the same author. Vocabulary words using Phonics will be ongoing. The children will soon be writing an interesting story using Picture Prompts. 

Math:  We are working on the addition and subtraction of three digit numbers. The children first practice reading the number in French, place them in ascending order and then represent the number in three different ways: drawing the number using hundreds, tens and units, using French words, centaine, dizaine, unite and breaking up the three digit number. 

Problem solving will be ongoing. Please do encourage your child to practice Zorbit's Math at home.

Science:  We are winding up our Hot and Cold Unit. We will continue to practice reading temperatures in a thermometer. We are continuing to learn how animals, birds and insects keep warm in winter.

Art:   February is Black History Month. We will explore both Indigenous and Black History Art this month

Social Studies:   The Economic Resources, goods and services in the three communities of Iqaluit, Saskatoon and Meteghan and a comparison with Alberta.

Health:  We have started our Unit on Nutrition. We are exploring the four food groups in French in the Canada Food Guide. We will make posters with slogans about healthy eating.

 Important dates in January:

16th January    New Year Liturgy 

19th January       Report cards go home

26th January     Parent/Teacher Interviews    4 - 7:30pm

27th January     Parent/Teacher Interviews    9 - 11:30am     1-3pm

31st January      Alien -in-line speed skating begins

French:    Reading comprehension will be ongoing. The students will be introduced to story writing with a beginning, middle and end. They will be introduced to interesting adjectives and similes.

E.L.A.   Vocabulary and reflection questions of the novel study Lost In The North will be ongoing. The children will be given a picture prompt to write a short story with a beginning, middle and end. We will complete the booklet with adjectives and story endings this week. We have started our Phonics Unit yesterday and it helps kids who cannot read, to sound out letters and then build a word family. 

Math:  We are continuing with patterning and yesterday the kids got the chance to identify patterns that have illustrations, numbers and vocabulary words. It was a great test of their critical thinking skills. Adding and subtracting without regrouping is ongoing. Reading three digit numbers and demonstrating with manipulatives is ongoing.

Science:   The Hot and Cold Unit will continue till the end of the month. We might have an exciting culminating activity. I shall keep you posted. The children will learn how the thermos keeps liquids hot or cold. They will also learn about the insulation used in buildings and how animals and birds stay warm in winter.

Art:  We are integrating the Art project with our Science Unit. 

Social Studies: We will be looking at the natural resources, jobs as well as goods and services of Iqaluit, Meteghan and Saskatoon.