Scientist in the Classroom and Field Trip

What has been going on in Room 106?

In Humanities we have begun looking at the Organization Trait. 

Key Qualities of the Organization Trait

·      The writing has a brilliant beginning.

·      The writing has a mighty middle that develops logically.

·      The writing concludes with an excellent ending.

·      The details tie together so that the writing is easy to follow.

We spent Monday and today looking at the importance of sequence words to help guide us through writing in a logical way.  Here are some of the sequence words that students came up with:

The culminating activity for the Organization Trait will be for students to write their autobiography.  We came up with 21 different topics that we might want to write about for our autobiography and students were asked to pick at least 10 of them to sit down and talk with you about over the next few days.  As much detail as you can give for answers would be very helpful when it comes to writing (they do not have to write the autobiography at home, just collect information).  The sheet and answers should come back on Monday.  Here is a copy of the questions, just in case.  

My Autobiography

You need to answer AT LEAST 10 .  Please put a star, heart, smiley face, check mark, etc. beside the ones you are going to write about.

1. The year and place that I was born.

2. My first spoken word and when I spoke it.

3. How old I was when I began to walk.

4. How old I was when I lost my first tooth.

5. Where I went to first grade and how old I was when I started.

6. The date and location of my most memorable vacations.

7. The date and location of my most serious injury.

 8. Any sports teams that I have been a member of and when I joined.

 9. Any musical instruments that I play and when I started playing them.

10. The date and location of any special concerts, sporting events, or other cultural experiences that have been memorable. 

11. The date of the loss of a pet, grandparent, or other important person or thing. 

12. The dates and locations of moves between houses, cities, states, or countries.

13. The dates of any family milestones, such as birth of a brother or sister, the addition of step-brothers or –sisters, or other changes in my family.

14. Dates and locations of any other milestone events.

15. Favourite hobbies and when you started them.

16. The worst and/or best day of your life.

17. The day when you laughed the most.

18. Unique talents

19. Pets and when you got them

20. Funny stories in your life.

21. Favourite toys, if there is a story to go with them.

In Math we are finishing up 3-digit addition with a Take 5 tomorrow, then we will be moving on to 4-digit addition.

Students had their numbers quiz in French on Monday and did very well!  We are now moving on to vocabulary for parts of the body and will start to write some sentences in French.

Upcoming Important Dates and Reminders:

- Last day to purchase tickets for the Christmas Market Raffle is today.  They can still be purchased in person at the office.

- Thursday November 16th - Science unit test for Waste and Our World

- Friday November 17th - Non-instructional day, no school for students

- The Christmas Market will be on Saturday November 18th from 10:00 am - 3:00pm

- You can purchase a poinsettia up until Thursday November 23rd.

- Fun Lunch will be on Friday November 24th.  This will also be our first Flex Friday Day!

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- November Popcorn Days will be on the 28th and 29th.