Where is spring????

Where is spring?  It has to be around here somewhere.  Yesterday, we began planning for when the weather turns warmer, and wrote about what we would do on the first day of spring.  Unfortunately, the long bike ride along the beach that I have planned is going to have wait for awhile.  Spring has to come eventually, doesn't it?

Today, we worked on parts of speech, focusing on nouns and verbs.  We used this skill to help create some Mad Libs.  Here is the site we worked on:\
Nouns and Verbs
If you're unfamiliar with Mad Libs, they are a blast.  Please visit this site to try your own:
Mad Libs
 
Please remember that tomorrow is the last Zumba day for this year.  

Have a good night!

Tomorrow (Thurs.) is our character ed. assembly, we hope to see you there.  Also,  its Crazy Socks day.  Wear your best and your brightest.

Have a good night!

Report cards today, Zumba Tonight

Please remember that tonight (Fri. Feb 20th) at 6pm is Zumba night where our school community is invited to come in and dance the evening away.  We hope to see you!

In math, our unit on operations (+, -, /, x) is well underway.  Here is our warm up game today:
Ghost Blasters III
For a change of pace on Friday, we also used the pentominoes.  If you are unfamiliar, check out this game.  Warning, it is addictive!
Pentominoes

 In literacy, here is a fun game to practice finding antonyms (opposites).  Who wouldn't want to play a game called FURIOUS FROGS?

Report cards go home today.  Please contact me here at the school if you have any questions or you wish to set up a conference.  Have a good weekend!
 

A big thank you!

A big thank you to M. Cannon and parent council for the Carnaval they organized yesterday.  Students from grades 3-8 had a great day, and the weather was just right.  

Remember that tomorrow night (Fri.) at 6pm, PIne River is having parent Zumba night.  Come see what your child has been up to on Fridays in February!  Report cards go home as well.

In math, we continue to explore addition of two and three digit numbers, using base ten blocks to help.  Here are a couple of fun sites to follow up on:
Tackle Math

Math Dodgeball

Have a good night!

Carnaval tomorrow!

Hopefully everyone had a good long weekend.  After the cold that we had, It may take a few days to thaw out.  Tomorrow, M. Cannon and parent council have organized a Carnaval for grades 3-8.  Students will be doing indoor and outdoor activities, so remember to wear warm clothes.  It is supposed to be warmer than the weekend, but still well into the minus double-digits. 


Today in math, we started our unit on Number Sense, revolving around the operations (+, -, /, x). We started using base ten blocks to add 2 and 3-digit numbers today, and will be back to it either tomorrow or the next day.  This is a website we used today, one that we've visited before:

Molly and the Pyramid

Don't forget that report cards go home on Friday the 20th.  Friday @ 6pm is also our Zumba Family Night. 

Have a good night!

Wigglebottom!!

With our dance-a-thon today, I couldn't think of a better title for today's post.  Howard B. Wigglebottom is a picture book character that my own children are very fond of.  His books talk about how to deal with some of the problems that kids have while they are growing up.  They are a great character education resource.  The link below will take you to the site, and while the online story books are fantastic, there is a lot more to see.  The songs are very catchy and free to download.  As well, there are games, colouring sheets, and more.  The polar vortex is back, so take some time to have a look!  
Howard B. Wigglebottom

Today in math, we built nets of 3-D shapes.  Tomorrow (Friday) we are having an assessment and getting ready to move on to our next topic.  Students can use the websites I have posted over the past couple of weeks to review.  Under the Sea is a great site for math practice.  Click the link below, input a good fishy name, and on the right hand side of the screen you will see "3-D Objects and 2D shapes".  Send your fish to that, then go to the 3-D section.  .   
Under the Sea


Tomorrow is Zumba, Red and White Day, and don't forget that Monday is Family Day. 

Have a good  night!

3-D Wednesday

Today we continued to work on 3-D shapes.  This unit is coming to an end in the next couple of days, and we will be moving on to a unit on Number Sense involving adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.  Here is another review on 3-D shapes.  
3-D Shapes

Remember that tomorrow is Dance-A-Thon, so wear something that you can dance in.  On Friday we have Zumba, and it is also Red and White Day.  Valentine's Day is coming!
Valentine's Word Search

Have a good night!