February 5- 9

 February 5 - 9

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This week we were excited to invite other important people in our school community to learn more about their roles and responsibilities at school.  One of our guests was Mrs. Scarrow.  She told us what some of her important jobs are at school.  We learned that she helps to keep our school safe.  She also helps teachers learn too!  

Learning Intentions:

I can understand ways that people help one another in our school community, to ensure the strength and positive energy of our school.  

I can appreciate the experiences of other members in our school community.  

I can appreciate how the actions of others can affect us.  

We learned that:

She uses her computer and her phone  

She organizes and makes schedules for the teachers and special activities, like Inline Skating and our Puppets 

Mrs. Dupius also came to talk to us about her important role and responsibilities.  She is a very important helper in our school and she does lots of different things to help us and our school.  

Here are some things that we learned

When kids get really hurt or break their arm she calls moms and dads and then an ambulance - Jovee

If they run out of stuff, she gets more by ordering more and she is in charge of keeping track of the budget - Eamon

If school is done and i get with my mom and my mom is not soon, Mrs. Dupuis will call my mom - Marat 

World Read Aloud Day - Wednesday, February 7

Wednesday was a special day as it was World Read Aloud day.  This is a day that has been marked as recognizing the importance and power of reading aloud.  We often enjoy many stories read aloud throughout each day and during the week in our classroom.  We use these to guide us in our writing to help us improve as writers.  We also often enjoy a story read during snack time.  Ask your child about some of the books we have shared together.  We also have them posted on our wall, to remind us of some of our favorite books read recently.  Ms. Gardner also read one of her favorite books this week - Sometimes You Barf!  It was a hoot.

We enjoyed the virtual session with David Robertson, who shared about himself as a writer and his inspiration for writing On the Trapline.  

Learning Intentions: 

I can listen to a variety of texts that are read aloud.  

Here are some of our comments after to listen to him speak about being a author:

That he learned what his trapline looked like after he visited it with his dad - Presley

How the trapline looked and I noticed that he was very happy to be home in his place again - Liesel

It was interesting that the illustrator drew what his dad looked like and then it matched what he really looked like in real life 

We also had the privilege of beginning our Puppet Residency with Ms. Wendy.  Together we read the story The Owl and the Woodpecker.  Then children had the opportunity to begin making a stick puppet of one of the two main characters.  Students enjoyed this experience of meeting with an expert and beginning a hands on project.  Thank you to the parents that were able to join us and volunteer to help out.