New MIMI poster

Earlier this week, we began looking at a new MIMI poster. Over this next week, we will be studying the words, sorting and classifying, as well as using the words to write sentences.

L'eau et les plantes

On Thursday, we finished the last day of observations and wrote conclusions on what we learned from the experiment with the flowers in no water, plain water and coloured water. Here are some great examples of conclusions written by students.

Comparing Weather

Today in the sac bleu, you should have found (or been shown) the homework for the upcoming week. Each day next week, students are expected to check the weather for a city of their choosing. The homework is due back on Monday, February 10th so that they may use their collected information to begin writing a comparison between their city and Saskatoon. There is an example below.
Thank you for your support at home!

le 27 - 31 janvier

Last week of January... Here are some updates for the week:
-Au courant journals are to come back Monday.
-Home Reading Books are coming home Monday and are due back to school on Friday.
-Mme is away for meetings on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
-Library on Friday. Please bring back books if you wish to exchange them for new ones.
-Dictee on Friday. This week we are looking at the letters eu. The words are as follows:

les œufs

les yeux

les cheveux

il pleut

deux

je peux

Les regularites

Last week we began looking at patterns. We have been looking and listening for patterns around the classroom, in our daily lives at home and throughout the day. We have created patterns using colours and tiles and blocks, and have continued patterns that were already started. We are practicing finding the part of the pattern that repeats. We will be learning to compare and contrast patterns. Today, we looked at a couple of different striped snakes and compared the patterns on them. This was really important, because one of the snakes is poisonous and the other is not. We made up our own two snakes with different patterns in our math journals and compared the two patterns on them.

Coral snake - poisonous!

 

Scarlet Kingsnake - not poisonous

L'eau et les plantes days 3 and 6

Here are some more photos of our plants from days 3 and 6 (Friday and Monday):

Jour 3

Jour 3

Jour 3

Jour 6

Jour 6

Jour 6

L'eau et les plantes

We have been learning about water and it's importance. Last week, we started an experiment to prove that plants need water. We placed some flowers in cups with coloured water, clear water and no water. Here are some photos of days 1 and 2:

le 20 - 24 janvier

Updates for the week:
-Mme is away Monday afternoon
-Home Reading Books will be coming home on Monday and are due back to school on Friday
-Skating trip on Wednesday morning. We will be leaving at 9am and walking to the skating rink with our calipartenaires.
-Gym Blast on Thursday afternoon - Senior students have organized a Gym Blast for 45 minutes on Thursday afternoon. Students will be split into 4 teams and will participate in large group activities. Emphasis will be placed on community building, encouragement and team work.
-Library on Friday. Please bring back your books to exchange them.
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at the letter e with accent circonflexe and accent grave. The words are as follows:

la tête

une chèvre

une bête

la rivière

le père

près

Le temps et l'eau

As part of our weather context, we will be learning about water and its importance. This past week we have learned about temperature using thermometres and different beakers of water. We read the temperatures of ice water, hot water, cool and warm tap water.

Le temps

As you may have heard from your child, we have started our next context, Weather. We have been checking the weather (la météo), as well as learning vocabulary to talk about the weather.

Environment Canada weather forecast (French): http://meteo.gc.ca/city/pages/sk-40_metric_f.html

le 13-17 janvier

Here are some updates for this week:

-Scholastic orders are due back on Wednesday, January 15th
-There will be a note coming home on Monday about a trip to the skating rink on Jan. 22nd. Please complete, sign and return the form by Thursday, January 16th.
-Home Reading Books will be coming home on Monday and are due back on Friday
-Library on Friday
-Hot lunch on Friday for students who ordered
-Twin Day Spirit Day on Friday - find a friend and dress alike for the day
-Dictee on Friday. This week we are looking at the letters an and en and the sound they make. The words are as follows:

un enfant

du vent

géant

les branches

dans

la compréhension

Science Fair

There was a note in this past weeks newsletter about the Science Fair. It will be held on March 5th during the afternoon and evening. Students in Mme Fiander's class will not be completing projects in class, but are more than welcome to work on a project at home. If you are looking for help to get started, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Clubs

There are a few new opportunities for students starting up this week.

Mini-musical
Last Friday there was an information meeting for students interested in taking part (singing, acting or both) in a mini-musical. We will be performing Stone Soup. Students were asked to think about the commitment (Friday 2nd part of lunch hours until the late spring) and decide if they wish to participate. Students who attend Fridays practice will sign up and will be bringing home a letter. Please sign and return for the following Friday.

Math Club
On Tuesday, the EVS math club will start up again. This is a drop in club, students may choose if/when they wish to attend. This club gives students the opportunity to play math games with friends in the LRC. This can help students to strengthen their math skills in a fun environment.

Hockey Club
Students who began attending hockey club in the fall are reminded that the club will be Friday during afternoon recess for the month of January.

Destination Conservation
Destination Conservation continues to meet every second Tuesday during the second half of lunch hour.

le 6 - 10 janvier

I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing winter break.

Here are some updates for our first week back:

-Home Reading Books are coming home on Monday and are due back on Friday
-Scholastic orders will be coming home Tuesday and are due on Wednesday, January 15th.
-Hot lunch orders are coming home today are are due back on Friday. The hot lunch will be held on Friday, January 17th
-Library on Friday. Please bring back your books to be exchanged
-Dictee on Friday. This week we will be looking at the sound gn, the words are as follows:

la ligne

mignon

un oignon
une montagne
une araignée
gagner