It was great to see you all at the goal setting conferences today.
As you may have heard from your child we are going to be starting a unit on animals. I gave some of you an animal homework assignment at the conference. The assignment is optional but I know many of you enjoy working at home with your child. Here is a copy of the assignment in case you need it again:
Animal Homework Assignment –Optional
1. Choose an animal that is interesting to you.
2. Go to the library and choose “Good Fit” books about your animal.
3. Do you have any questions about your animal that you want answered?
4. Read books about your animal. Are your questions answered? Do you have any new questions about your animal?
5. Research your animal by reading books..you can try searching the internet but remember that everything you read on the internet is not necessarily true.
6. Learn about your animals life cycle.
7. Learn some interesting facts about your animal.
8. Optional: You can choose another animal to learn about and compare it with your animal.
9. Create a way to share this information with the class. You could write a report, make a poster, make a habitat in a shoe box, make a sculpture or painting, make a powerpoint presentation. The possibilities are endless!
10. Bring your project to school by December 21st to share with the class.
11. Remember that this is YOUR project. You will need help from your parents but it is not their job to do your assignment for you.
12. Have fun!!
Parent Information
Here is the outcome and a few indicators related to this assignment. Each child’s assignment will be different. This assignment gives you the chance to work closely with your child while reading non-fiction text and searching for important ideas in the text. We will be covering this information in class but this is some enrichment that you can do at home if you choose.
Outcome: Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, during their life cycles
Indicators:
a)Pose questions about the growth and development of familiar animals.
e) Compare the length and stages of life cycles of familiar animals.
f) Describe the characteristics common to each stage (e.g., birth, youth, adulthood, and old age) of the life cycle of familiar animals (e.g., dog, cat, beaver, frog, fish, bird, ant, wasp, and chicken).
g) Analyze which traits (e.g., body size, head size to body ratio, and number of limbs) remain relatively constant and which change in specific animals as they grow and develop.
h) Create a physical, visual, or dramatic representation of the growth and development of familiar animals during their life cycles.
j) Design an animal suited for life in a particular environment (real or imaginary) and represent its growth and changes throughout its life cycle.
This month in math we will be working on a unit called Addition and Subtraction to 100.
We are collecting gently used toys for another school. Please send any items by November 29th.
Each classroom at Jack MacKenzie school is making a Christmas Hampers. The sign up sheet is on our door. Please let me know if you didn't get the chance to sign up at conferences and I can let you know what items are still available.
Our recess dance group did a great job performing at the magazine assembly this week. I will TRY and get the video up soon!
Students have been busy working with a partner creating inventions. They finished these just in time to put them up in the hallway for conferences. Everyone has been working hard at learning to work together cooperatively.
Upcoming dates:
December 1st - Wear Pats Colours
December 2nd - No School
December 6th - Christmas Concert
December 9th - Special Lunch and photos with Santa
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