November News 2010

NEWSLETTER NO.3

2 ième année

Classe de Madame Villeneuve

November 2010

Bonjour parents:

LANGUAGE ARTS

Some of the activities we did in October were to write descriptive paragraphs about autumn, pumpkins and witches, prepare a Halloween game and learn about adjectives, nouns and verbs.

In reading, the children will continue to learn about the keys to reading. Another key to reading is to ask yourself “Does it make sense?”

In writing, the children should always be correctly spelling list words

and words that are displayed in the classroom. They are encouraged to sound out other words in their writing. The students are also using their personal dictionaries to help them spell words. They have learned that words are in alphabetical order in a dictionary. We have also learned that proper names like towns, cities, and names all start with capital letters. Please point out to your child capital letters on proper names when you are reading to them or on road signs.

In speaking, the children should always be speaking French to Madame and making an excellent effort to speak French to their classmates.

In listening, the children should be listening for details and to learn new vocabulary. Learn a new word every day.

Throughout November, the themes will be “Les lieux et les communautés” (Looking at Places and Communities) and “La paix” (Peace).

There will be a review spelling test on Friday, November 5 of 40 words and five sentences (a list is attached).

READ-AT-HOME PROGRAM

Please have your child bring in their record book for “Les lecteurs reptiliens” on Monday, November 1 as I would like to see how their reading is progressing.

MATH

Madame Hill writes:

We have been working hard on learning about patterns and now we are moving on into our unit on number sense. We are going to work on the following outcomes for most of October and November.

· Counting by 2, 5, 10 from 0 to 100

· Knowing if a number is odd or even

· Putting numbers in increasing or decreasing order

· Using a variety of ways to represent numbers (tallies, pictures, words, coins and base ten blocks)

SOCIAL STUDIES

We will focus on learning about geography and community with respect to the three Canadian communities we are studying (Iqaluit, Meteghan and Saskatoon).

SCIENCE

We have completed our unit on “Les bestioles dans la cour” (Backyard Bugs) and will be beginning our study of “Le magnétisme”. Watch for your child to come home and ask you where you can find magnets in your home (magnets can be found in things with motors, telephones, televisions.)

NAMES

Please make sure your child’s name is on all outdoor clothing as well as items such as lunchbags, water bottles and boots. I am encouraging all the children to have a waterbottle with them on a daily basis. It is more convenient for the children to have a water bottle available to them throughout the day in the classroom, as opposed to having to leave the classroom for a drink. It is one of the healthy habits we are working on.

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

One of the Christmas projects we are making will be a surprise. For this project each child will need to bring a large plastic bowl (which we will return intact) and an old paint shirt (we will be doing paper maché). A bowl of between 20 cm and 30 cm in diameter is the best size. Please bring these items before Monday, November 15.

REPORT CARDS AND CONFERENCES

Report cards will be sent out Nov. 26. Conferences will be scheduled for everyone for either the evening of Dec. 2 or the morning of Dec. 3. I look

forward to meeting with you once again.

REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY

Children who have Beaver or Brownie uniforms have been asked to wear their uniforms to the Remembrance Day Assembly which will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at 10:50. Students will be given a poppy to wear to the assembly. We are accepting donations for the Legion poppy fund on this day.

THE SEVEN HABITS OF STEVEN COVEY

Check out www.TheLeaderInMe.org.

MERCI

A big thank you to parents who volunteered to send goodies for Halloween, be classroom helpers, help in the swim changeroom, create materials at home and all the moms, dads, brothers and sisters who have been helping to encourage the children to be responsible with their belongings, listened to their children read and helped with homework!!

Note: Please remember to fill in the police verification record check if you plan to help in the school, attend field trips, tie skates etc. this year.

HOMEWORK

Remember to:

Practise for the Review Spelling Test on November 5.

Practise weekly spelling words.

Read daily.

Practise basic facts and counting skills.

Quoi de neuf? Girls Nov. 19 Quoi de neuf? Garçons Nov. 26

Think about what to write in your journal on Monday mornings.

Read the link book.

Prepare what to say for “Quoi de neuf”.

Thank you,

Madame Villeneuve

http://madamevilleneuve.blogspot.com/