Orange Shirt Day

Reminders:  Picture day is Thursday, October 3, 2019

Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather.

Today we recognized Orange Shirt Day.  We learned it was about the Indigenous children who were forced to go to a residential school. We had an assembly in the gym to help us recognize this day.



In gym, we played a new game with dots and music.  Ask me to explain the games to you.

In math, we did a train pattern.  It was an increasing pattern.



In writing, we wrote about Orange Shirt Day.  We wrote what we thought it was and what we know about it now.

In science, we continued to learn about rocks and minerals.  Ask your child what they learned today.

We read two books, The Eagle Feather, and The Orange Shirt Story.

Sept 27

Notices:

Orange Shirt day on Monday.

For more information on Orange Shirt Day, please visit the following link:  https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-orange-shirt-day

Picture day is October 

We had our very first day of Genius Hour.  We invented anything we wanted, using maker space materials.  






We worked on completing our time capsules.  Students are able to bring in a small item and/or photograph from home to put into their time capsules.  They will have their capsules returned at the end of the school year.

In math, we finished our sticky triangle pattern.  Have your child figure out the next three numbers of this pattern:  1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64, ____,______,_____

Sept 26th

Reminder: 
1.  Picture day is Thursday, October 3rd.
2.  Notices going home about technology agreement.  Please sign and return asap.

We ran outside for the Terry Fox Run!  Some of us were able to run for 7 laps around the field!  We raised $263.05 in Room 16 for the Terry Fox Run!!!

In Social Studies, we worked hard on completing our maps of Canada.

In music, we had a guest teacher.  She taught us 2 games.  

We wrote about how Terry Fox was an everyday life hero.   We also wrote how we are real-life heroes too. We read a story about a girl who discovered that her superpower was helping others by being kind.

In math, we found a neat pattern in the sticky triangles.  Try to figure out the next three numbers of the pattern :  1, 4, 9, 16, ____, ______, ______

Today was fun lunch!

Sept. 25th

Tomorrow is our Terry Fox Day run.  So far, our class has raised $44.05 for Terry.  Way to go, Room 16!

In writer's workshop, we began looking at how 4 magic words (Once, if, sometimes, when) can help us add details to our writing.  For example:  I really like to eat pizza.  Once I ate a whole cheese pizza by myself for breakfast!

In math, we carried on with our toothpick problem.  We continue to be surprised by the patterns that appear.



In Science, we are continuing to explore rocks and minerals.

Room 16 Class List

Mary
Karsyn-Lee
Fayroza
Rehan
Elias
Sahaj
Indy
Nastusha
Rafael
Bryn
Andrew
Charles
Emily
Noah
Kaden
Raazia
Zahra
Abby
Cameron
James
Friesja
Titus

Sept. 24, 2019

In Daily 5 we did silent reading, word work, and listening to reading.

In math, we did a match stick triangle pattern problem.  It is a work in progress!  Ask me how many triangles would be in the next row?  How many sticks would I need to make the next row?  What patterns do you see?



In social studies, we filled in our own Canada maps.  Ask me how many provinces and territories Canada has?  What is the capital of Alberta?  What is a compass rose?  



We talked about the importance of punctuation in our writing  😉

Please make sure your child hands in their clubs form asap.  If your child would like to be part of the grade 3 choir,  they will need a note for Mrs. Bessemer saying they have permission.  Look on the music blog for more information.

We practiced for the Terry Fox run in gym.  The run will be held this Thursday.  If it is raining, we will be running inside the gym.

Sept 23, 2019

Your child will be bringing home a blue Coventry Hills Clubs notice.  Please read over this notice carefully with your child and have them return it asap.  Additional information about each club can be seen on my previous blog post.

Picture Day is Thursday, October 3, 2019.

A consent form also went home with those children who were not at the parent/teacher information evening last week.  By signing this form you give the school permission to post your child's picture on our blog and at any videos shown during school assemblies.

We started 2 new daily 5 stations today, Read to someone and Word Work.  We are currently working on our Grade 3 no excuse words until we begin our spelling program in October.





In math, we worked on figuring out rules to some very tricky increasing patterns created by students in the classroom.  Have your child figure out the rule for 10, 13, 17, 22, ____, _____, _____

Clubs Information

Coventry Hills Clubs 2019 - 2020
Read through the clubs below with your child so that they can choose their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices.
On the Coventry Hills Clubs handout sheet that was sent home, write the order of your child’s choices and return back to school by September 30th.
Club Name: Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Teacher(s): Mrs. Prawdzik and
Mrs.TA
For: Students grades 1-3
When: April
Where: Gym
Number of Students: 30
Description: Come on out to the Rhythmic Gymnastic club. We will do some stretching and warm-up and then enjoy learning skills with ribbons, hoops, ball, ropes and scarves.

Club Name: Snowshoeing Club
Teacher(s): Mrs. Laythorpe and Mrs.Short For: Students grades 1-3
When: To be determined.
Number of Students: 30
Description: Join us for a snowshoe around Coventry Hills school field!


Club Name: Walking Club
Teacher(s): Mrs.Dunlop, and Mrs. Stableford For: Students grades 1-3
When: October
Number of Students: 30
Description: Join us for a walk around Coventry Hills Community!

Club Name: Basketball Club Teacher(s): Mrs. Roberge and Mrs.
Kaur
For: Students in grades 1-3
When: October
Where: Gym
Number of Students: 30
Description: Learn and practice Basketball skills such as passing, dribbling and shooting.


Club Name: Skipping Club Teacher(s): Ms. Izyk and Mrs.
Pinsch.
For: Students in grades 1-3
Number of Students: 30 When: May
Where: Gym
Description: Come and enjoy some music and learn some new skipping moves! Students will learn skipping songs, games and tricks.

Club Name: Gymnastics Club Teacher(s): Mrs. Riar and Mrs. Kokesch.
For: Students in grades 1-2 When: March.
Where: Gym
Description: Students will be introduced to the basics of gymnastics and explore their skills at a variety of stations.


Club Name: Gymnastics Club Teacher(s): Mrs. Nayyar and Mrs. Fagnan
For: Students in grade 3 When: March
Where: Gym
Description: Students will be introduced to the basics of gymnastics and explore their skills at a variety of stations.

Club Name: Just Dance Club Teacher(s): Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Lowe For: Students in grades 1-3
When: February/March
Where: Grand Hall
Description: Dancing with joyfulness! Come and dance and sing along to your favorite songs in the gym.


Club Name: Yoga Club Teacher(s): Ms. Flesch and Ms.
Brinson
For: Students in grades 1-3 When: February
Where: Gym
Description: Please join us for calm, quiet relaxation. You will go on adventures using your body to create animals, plants and outdoor spaces (mountains, etc.). We will be exploring new ways to stretch and move our bodies.

Club Name: Grade 2 Choir
Teacher(s): Mrs. Bessemer and Mrs. Turner. For: Students in grades 2 who love to sing!
Where: Music Room
Description: Students will explore the voice as an instrument, singing a variety of songs to learn about tone, expression, and bringing meaning to text. The club will perform at the CHS Pink Shirt Day assembly.


Club Name: Grade 3 Choir
Teacher(s): Ms. Bessemer
For: Students in grade 3 who love to sing! When:
Where: Music Room
Description: Students will explore the voice as an instrument, singing a variety of songs to learn about tone, expression, and bringing meaning to text. The club will perform at the Volunteer Tea.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunch from January 14 to February 25.

Every Tuesday and Thursday at lunch from

April 7 - May 14.

Club Name: Badminton Club
Teacher(s): Ms. McLaughlin and Ms. Hager For: Students in grades 1-3
When: November
Where: Gym
Description: Come and join us for
some badminton fun. Learn how to
use the racquet and a birdie, rally
with friends and learn the basic rules of the game.


Club Name: Games! Games! Games! Teacher(s): Mrs. Sloane and Mrs. Flynn For: Students in grades 1-3
When: January Where: Gym
Description: Students will enjoy co-operative games, being active and having fun!

Club Name: Coventry Cares Club
Teacher(s): Mrs. Verstraete, Mrs. Brady and Mrs.
Atack
For: Students in grades 1-3
When: The 1st Thursday of every month. October to June.
Where: Room 7
Description: This club will run for most of the school year as we plan to initiate and lead a number of exciting projects at Coventry Hills School throughout 2017-2018. We will be meeting on the first Thursday of each month, with additional meetings as required. Last year some of the activities this club was involved in were: Terry Fox Run, Jacket Racket, Veterans Poppy Fund, Mayor’s Food Bank and Meals on Wheels to name only a few. Club members will be generating ideas, creating posters, making announcements and organizing donations and collections. Club members will also be asked to take back important club information to share with their own classes. We would like to have 1 or 2 representatives from each class, Grades 1-3, and we look forward to welcoming back members from last year!

Club Name: Gr 3 Recorder Club
Teacher: Ms Bessemer
For: Students in Grade 3 (10-12 students)
When: Every Tues/Wed/Thurs. June 2-4 and 9-11 Where: Music Room
Club Description: Students will learn the basics of playing the recorder. This includes care & safety, how to produce a beautiful sound, and learning to play many songs! Instruments will be provided on a loan basis. We will have our club outdoors following lunch in the music room, weather permitting!

Sept. 18th

Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow.

Remember that parent/ teacher night and the BBQ are tomorrow evening and Friday morning.  Please see previous post for more information.

We had our first library day!  We were able to take out 2 library books and are able to keep them for 2 weeks!

In our writer's workshop, we started coming up with a list of nouns that we can use in our sentences.  Tomorrow we will continue to look at the different parts of a sentence.

In math, we continued to look at Increasing patterns.  We are learning to organize our thoughts in a table.



Ask me about finding a special rock outside in Science today

Sept. 17th

We finished our weekend writing.  We looked for run-on sentences and changed them to make sure we only had one idea in each sentence.  

In Social, we began learning about Canada.  It has 10 provinces and 3 territories.



In Math, we played a game called 5 in a row.  We had to add and subtract.  We also had to use some strategy if we wanted to win!



In gym, we began running for Terry.  We can start bringing in toonies for Terry!

In music, we read "It Takes a Village," by Hillary Clinton.

We continued to work on our comprehension in Silent Reading.  

Meet the Teacher

Meet the Teacher

We would like to invite you to join us on Thursday, September 19th for our annual back to school BBQ and our Meet the Teacher evening. 

The BBQ will be from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.  We will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and juice, which can be paid for upon arrival.  

The cost per person is $4.00. 

During this time, we will also be running a series of Meet the Teacher sessions in the school for students in K-3.  

Sessions will run at the following times:

4:15 – 4:45

4:45 – 5:15

5:15 – 5:45

During these sessions, you will learn about the programming in your child’s classroom and you will have an opportunity to meet their teacher and ask questions.  These are group sessions, with many families attending together.  There is no sign up for Meet the Teacher; you simply choose the one that works best for you.  Please plan to arrive at the session at the start time, as the presentations will begin promptly.  You are welcome to attend the BBQ either before or after your desired Meet the Teacher session.

If you are unable to make it on Thursday evening, we will also be running one session on Friday, September 20 from 9:00 – 9:30 am.  No sign up is required for this session either.

We did a spelling assessment today.  We found some words easy and others tricky.

We had our very first science class today with Ms. Fagnan!  Our first unit is rocks and minerals.

We did 18 minutes of silent reading.  We focused on comprehending what we were reading.  We listened to a read aloud and practiced visualizing, questioning and inferencing to help us comprehend.

We looked at the increasing triangle pattern in math.  We made a table to help us see the pattern emerging.

Scholastic book orders are due Wednesday.  Please do not send cash.

Sept 13, 2019

Please find a fundraising opportunity in your child's green home folder.

We had our second practice fire drill and we did amazing!  We were even outside playing our math running game with Room 15 when it happened.

During our writing block, we wrote about all the things we are thankful for.  We are beginning to lengthen our writing by adding extra details so we attempted to include why we are thankful for those things.

We practice drawing our nose, lips, and ears today.  Next week we will draw our self-portraits.


Have a wonderful weekend!

Sept. 12th

Scholastic book orders were sent home.  I will put in an order next Thursday, for those interested in ordering.  Please either sign up to pay online through scholastic or send payment with a cheque.  Do not send cash.  Thank you!



We took our picture with our feathers.  We also wrote about something we were really good at.

We continued to practice drawing the perfect eye.

In music, we played games in music like bingo, doggie bone, and musical dance.

We figured out the triangle pattern and some of it connected to the Fibonacci sequence!  We also watched a Fibonacci Nature video.


In gym, we played a car game and a cat and mouse game that required a lot of listening skills.

September 11, 2019

In gym, we played one round of 4 corners, tunnel tag, and revenge tag.

We were able to read silently for 14 minutes without breaking the silent reading rules!

In math, we solved the Fibonacci sequence pattern.  We also attempted to solve the coin problem.  Ask me about it.  Can you invert the following triangle by only moving three markers?



We wrote a letter to our future selves to add to our time capsule.  Ask me about the goal I made for grade 3. 


In art, we learned how to draw an eye.  It was tricky but realistic.

September 10th

We learned how to pick the perfect book for us to read during silent reading.

In gym, we played four corners, fairy godmother/father tag, and revenge tag.

In music, we played all the instruments for a welcome back to school song.

We started our pattern unit in math.    We talked about increasing, decreasing and repeating patterns. 

We used a ball to demonstrate how to write a full sentence.  Ask me what the ball represents.

We started our time capsules.  Ask me about my hand and footprint.

September 9th

We finished our fabulous feathers!!  We also wrote about what the feather means to us.  Please ask me how I can help out Room 16 to make it a safe, kind, caring place to learn.

In math, we showed how many ways we could show our special number.  We even discovered that odd numbers don't have a double.  We also learned when we multiply by 1 it equals that number or that a number multiplied by 0 equals 0!!






We played four corners and line tag in gym.

We also did writing about our weekend. We continue to focus on capitals and periods.  We also talked about adding adjectives to our writing to make it more interesting. 

We had a very rainy recess.  Please ensure your child is always dressed for the weather.

September 6th

 We began working on the second part of our community feathers.  They are even more beautiful than we imagined.




We did some writing in our journals about how we showed kindness this past week.  We have such a kind class that it was an easy topic to write about.

Ask your child about the math game we played in gym with Room 15.  It involved some math and a lot of running.

We read the book, "My Mouth is a Volcano!" by Julie Cook and Carrie Hartman.   There is a read-aloud on youtube if your child would like to hear the story again. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Sept 5, 2019

Tomorrow is Friday!  Please remember that our day ends at 1pm.  Students will need a larger snack.


Today we began creating our feathers that represent our classroom community.  Ask me about them.






In music, some of us played special instruments and some of us kept the beat with a drum.  Some of us just sang.

We had gym outside today.  We learned all about how to be safe on the playground.

In our visual journals, we wrote our name in bubble letters and started zentangles around the letters.  They are coming along beautifully!




We had a morning meeting to learn a bit more about showing respect to ourselves, others and our classroom.

Please find a form in your child's new green home folder.  Please check to make sure the information is correct and send back as soon as possible.  Thank you!  Also, please make sure to send the green folder back to school each day.

Sept. 4th

Today Mrs. Nayyar read "First Day Jitters" and "Me First!"  We learned that being first is not always the best and that even teachers get nervous!

We learned all about Mrs. Nayyar.  She has 4 pets, 2 kids, and 7 siblings!!  She has a busy family.

We learned about who is in our class and what their favorite hobbies are.  We are learned a few interesting other things about our classmates with this icebreaker activity.





Mrs. Nayyar gave us playdough yesterday, we can use our imaginations to create neat stuff in the mornings when we first arrive in our classrooms.





We created own visual journal page with our classroom promise.  Ask me about the promise that is most important to me.

We did some first day of school writing.

First Day!

Thank you, parents, for all the hard work you do with your children at home.  I saw manners, kindness, and respectfulness in my classroom today.  What a treat!

If you have any questions please feel free to email me.  fanayyar@cbe.ab.ca

Today was a day where we had a chance to review important school rules, learn about our classroom and make new friends.  Ask your child about who they sat beside at their table group.  Ask them about their favorite part of the day.  Ask them about their goals for this year.  

This year the school hours will remain the same, with the exception of Friday.  We will now finish at 1pm on Fridays.  Please send a large snack with your child on that day.