Hello,
It was great to get the chance to speak with so many parents tonight. I'm so happy that you're as excited about how things are going as I am. Also, don't worry if you were wrong on a few of the quiz questions. There are so many possible answers, it's hard to get them all correct, no matter how well you know your child.
I hope you enjoyed the evening and your child took you on an interesting tour. We are all partners in education, if you ever have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to write a note in your child's agenda.
Before the BBQ, we had a busy day. In Language, we did some silent reading with various levelled texts. We shared some interesting facts we learned, connections we made, and strategies we used to decode difficult words.
We also answered the questions for the quiz that stumped many parents, and continued to work on our personal connections to the story we read yesterday.
In Math, we finished our work on writing numbers. I collected the work at the end of the block and I will be correcting it tonight, to see if there are any concepts we need to review.
In the gym, the students had to work together to tag other students during our games of "Seaweed." The students who were the sharks learned that they would catch the most students if they planned their strategies and worked together. We also discussed our special visitors for next week, Jungle Sport. It is a great program which involves climbing over a series of structures, which will be set up in the gym. The permission forms were sent home today and need to be returned as soon as possible.
Finally, just in case you missed the video tonight, here is the information from the Board about the student portal. In the next few weeks, I will be receiving all the passwords that will allow us to make maximum use of this amazing resource.
Student Portal Video
More information will be arriving about this soon.
Finally, I will be creating a links section soon, but some of you were asking about Mr. Carey's blog as well. It can be reached at: http://monsieurcareysblog.blogspot.ca
Have a great night!
Mr. Skinner
