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Nov 29

 Today we started with quiet reading.  We changed our book bin books.  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We learned a new poem called "My 5 Senses".  We practiced reading it and tracking the words.  We learned about the letter U.  We learned that it is a vowel and it has a short sound and long sounds.  We brainstormed words that. begin with U.  We practiced printing it on our whiteboards and in our printing books.  We drew pictures of things that start with U and we labelled them.  Some of us wrote sentences with U words in them.  We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds.  In gym we started floor hockey.  We practiced our stick/ball handling skills.  In Social Studies we drew and labelled a picture of our family.  In math we practiced creating and labelling patterns. Tomorrow is Crazy Hair Day!   With the holiday season soon approaching it's important to care for others and give back to those who are less fortunate than us.  This holiday

Nov 24

 Yesterday we started with quiet reading.  We changed our library books.  We did calendar and we practiced adding and subtracting.  We learned about the letter W.  We talked about the sound it makes and we brainstormed words that start with W.  We practiced printing it on our whiteboards and in our printing books.  We drew and labelled pictures that start with W and some of us wrote sentences that have W words in it. We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds.  In math we worked on the number 12.  We talked about different ways to represent 12 including making addition sentences.  We did a listening game in Science.  We listened to different sounds and tried to identify them. Today we started with quiet reading.  We did calendar.  We filled in missing letters in our morning message.  We practiced counting in different ways.  We finished the listening game that we started yesterday.  We learned about how to ask questions when we are reading to improve our understanding.  We wrote in

Nov 22

 Today we started with a new book called "My 5 Senses" for our book bags.  We changed our book bin books.  We had a lot of fun with Mr. Weins in music.  We did calendar and we started learning about addition and subtraction.  We did Student of the Day.  We learned that Beth likes to play Mario Cart.  We copied 3 sentences about her and some of us wrote our own sentences.  We printed her name properly and we drew a picture of her for our class books.  We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds.  We looked at our Shape Monsters that we made last week.  We counted and graphed the shapes that we used.  We started learning about our sense of hearing.  We completed our hearing page in our Super Senses book. Parent Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, November 25 from 3:30-7:30pm and on Friday, November 26 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.  You can book at time through your CBE account.  All conferences will take place virtually through Microsoft Teams.   No school on Friday due to Confer

Nov 19

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Yesterday we started with catch up time and quiet reading (math, printing, Fall Changes books).  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We did Student of the Day.  We learned that   We practiced printing her name and we copied three sentences about her.  Some of us wrote our own sentences.  We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds.  We did our basic facts test then we did Mathletics and Raz Kids on the iPads. Today we started with quiet reading and catch up time.  We did calendar.  During calendar we practiced making numbers using our base ten blocks. We practiced counting in different ways.  We made a "Shape Monster" book.  When we were finished we made our own Shape Monsters.   Parent Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, November 25 from 3:30-7:30pm and on Friday, November 26 from 8:00am to 12:00pm.  You can book at time through your CBE account.  All conferences will take place virtually through Microsoft Teams.   Last Day to Order! Get Your Ch

Nov 17

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Yesterday we started with quiet reading and we changed our library books (we keep them in our desk).  We had music with Mr. Weins.  We did calendar and we practiced making numbers using ones blocks and tens rods.  We Filled in missing words in our Fall Changes book.   We used our poems to help us spell the words.  We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds by doing our gumball activity.  In gym we used scooters.  We worked on the number 11.  We got out 11 blocks and we used them to make different number sentences (e.g. 5+6=11).  We practiced printing it and we showed different ways that we can represent 11.  We started talking about our families today.  We shared things we like to do with our family. Today we started with quiet reading and catch up time.  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We worked on a "questioning" activity.  We looked at a picture and talked about what we see, think and wonder about the picture.  We worked on the letter R. 

Nov 15

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 Today we started with quiet reading and catch up time.  We changed our book bin books.  We did calendar and we practiced making numbers using ones blocks and tens rods.  We learned about the letter L.  We brainstormed words that start with L and we practiced printing it on our white boards and in our printing books.  We drew and labelled pictures that start with L and some of us wrote sentences with L words in them.  We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds.  We had gym with Mrs. Sterne.  We did a "taste talk".  With a partner we talked about things we like that have the different tastes.  We wrote sentences in our journals about things we like to eat. Get Your Christmas On.... Beddington Heights Elementary   Parent Council  is happy to announce their first fundraiser of the year, Growing Smiles. They are selling beautiful poinsettias, wreaths, boughs, outdoor greenery and indoor planter. The Campaign will run from November 5th -19th, 2021. Pick up will be December 3rd

Nov 10

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 Yesterday we started with quiet reading and catch up time.  We had music with Mr. Weins.  We did calendar ans we practiced putting numbers in order.  We did Student of the Day.  We learned that Ibrahim likes monster trucks.  We wrote his name properly and we copied 3 sentences about him.  Some of us wrote our own sentences about him.  We drew his picture for our class books.  After lunch we had mindfulness and we practiced our letter sounds.  We had gym.  We wrote our numbers as high as we can go.  Our goal is to be able to write numbers correctly to 100.  We did Mathletics and RazKids on the iPads. Today we started with quiet reading.  We did calendar.  We practiced counting in different ways and we practiced ordering numbers.  We learned about the letter Z.  We practiced the sound it makes and we practiced printing it on our whiteboards and in our printing books.  We drew and labelled pictures that start with it.  Some of us wrote sentences with Z words in them.  We had our Remembra

Nov 8

Today we started with quiet reading and we changed our book bin books.  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We practiced putting numbers in order.   We looked at the 100 chart and we talked about the pattern of numbers.  We worked on the letter S.  We made the sound it makes and we talked about words that start with S.  We practiced printing it and we drew and labelled pictures that start with S.  Some of us wrote sentences with S words in them.  We did some mindfulness activities and we practiced our sounds.  We had gym with Mrs. Sterne.  We talked about why we celebrate Remembrance Day and why the poppy is the symbol of remembrance.  We coloured and cut our poppies to make a wreath for our Remembrance Day assembly on Wednesday.   Retakes are on Wednesday.  If you would like your child to have retakes, please send back the picture proof envelope that went home last month.  If for some reason you don't have the envelope, please send a note with your child.

Nov 5

 Yesterday we started with quiet reading and catch up time.  We practiced our Fall Changes poem.  We did calendar and we practiced some patterns.  We finished our smelling jars activity.  We learned about the letter N.  We talked about the sound it makes and we brainstormed words that begin with N.  We practiced printing it on our whiteboards and in our printing books.  We drew and labelled pictures that begin with N.  After lunch we did our mindfulness exercises and we practiced our letters and sound by doing our gumball activity.  We had gym.  We did another visualization activity.  We read a poem together and we drew the picture that was in our head.  We finished our smelling jars activity.  We started learning about our sense of taste. Today we started with quiet reading.  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We also practiced subitizing.  We went outside for gym and practiced our underhand throws.  We had music with Mr. Weins.  We worked on the number 10. 

Nov 3

Yesterday we started with quiet reading.  We did calendar.  We worked on identifying shapes and how many sides and vertices they have.  We learned about the letter M.  We talked about the sound it makes and about words that start with M.  We practiced printing it on our whiteboards and in our printing books.  We drew pictures and labelled things that start with M.  Some of us are being encouraged to try and write a sentence with a word that starts with M in it.  We did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds by doing our gumball activity.  We had gym with Mrs. Sterne. In math we learned about the order of numbers and how to tell which number is bigger.  We learned the greater than and less than signs.  We learned how to take care of our noses in science. Today we started with quiet reading.  Some of us worked on our Pumpkin Shapes books.  We had music with Mr. Weins.  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We did Student of the Day.  We learned that Izzy .  We pr

Nov 1

 We started today by changing our book bins and doing quiet reading.  We did calendar and we practiced counting in different ways.  We learned a new poem called "Fall Changes".  We practiced reading it by ourselves and with a partner.  We had our first lockdown practice.  We did a fantastic job!  We did mindfulness after lunch.  We practiced our sounds by doing our gumball activity.  In gym we started some new centers to practice underhand throwing.  We did RazKids and Mathletics on the iPads. Please make sure your child has a small, healthy snack that is separate from their lunch.  If they want to bring Halloween candy, please send only one or two small pieces to be eaten as dessert after they eat their lunch.  Please do not send lollipops/suckers as they take too long to eat or gum as it is not allowed at school.  Thank you. November 11 - Remembrance Day - No school November 12 - Professional Day - No school