Reminders:

• Report cards will be published Wednesday
• Spring Break begins March 17th school resumes March 31st
• April 18th and 21st no school
• April 28th no school for students

This week we are working on:

• The letter sound ‘Nn‘. We know the words: nouveau/nouvelle, nuage, neige, nuit, nocturne, nez, narval, nature, nourrir, nombres. Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• We have been working on reading and writing composed sounds – that’s when two or more letters work together to make a single sound. Click the links to hear these sounds: on, an/en, in, oi, au/eau, ou.
• One of our daily routines is calendar. We discuss a variety of topics during this time and practice a lot of our basics. One concept we work on all year is place value. We count the days of the school year and work with a hundreds chart to count and describe numbers. For example, the number 42 is four groups of ten and 2 units. Click to hear more about les unités et les dizaines. 
• We will be attending a road safety presentation this week. 
• We will empty our lockers and send everything home for the two week spring break. It is a good time to check the size of your child’s shoes and refresh the emergency clothes for their locker.

Homework: 10-15 minutes of French literacy with an adult

• Thank you for ensuring your child has their library and homework materials ready every Wednesday.

Reminders:

• Spring Break begins March 17th school resumes March 31st

This week we are working on:

•  The letter ‘Rr‘. We know lots of words, like: rouge, rose, rectangle, robot, recyclage, raisins, renard roux, raton laveur, rhinocéros,  Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• We are exploring different addition and subtraction problems below 20. We have used our fingers, counters and ten frames. Watch: 16-3=, 9-4=, 8+7=, 10+4=. 
• We continue to discuss human needs and health. Students have been sharing their favourite healthy foods, their favourite physical activities and their hobbies and interests. 
• We continue to talk about our families, our responsibilities at home and at school, the important people in our lives and our family traditions. 

Homework: 10 – 15 minutes of French literacy every day with an adult.

• Wednesday continues to be library and classroom book exchange day. Please pack the duotang and all books. Click to read along with the titles below or click the hyperlinks above to work on listening in French. 

Reminders:

• Wednesday is Pink Shirt Day
• Friday the 28th is the PAC pancake breakfast!

This week we are working on:

•  The letter ‘Yy‘. This letter has two sounds and we know lots of words, like: yogourt, yo-yo, and  pyjama. Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• We’ll be discussing the basic needs of humans and our daily routines this week and next. We’ll talk about food and hydration, hygiene, shelter, love and belonging, hobbies and physical activities. 
• Every day we read, write, speak and solve maths problems in French. Students are starting to speak more and more French – bravo les amis!

Homework: 10 – 15 minutes of French literacy every day with an adult.

• Wednesday continues to be library and classroom book exchange day. Please pack the duotang and all books. A new tracking sheet for March will come home in the duotang.

Reminders:

• No school Monday Feb 17th Family Day
• Field trip to McArthur Island Curling Club Feb 21st 

This week we are working on:

• The letter sound ‘Qq‘. We know lots of words like: question, qui, quand, quatre, quoi, quel, qu’est-ce que, quille. Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• This month we are having lots of conversations about families, love and caring behaviours, friendship, positive affirmations, and what makes us unique. 
• In maths, we will continue to learn with 100 charts. We are looking working with the concept of +1, -1, +10, -10. Numbers 70-99 are particularly challenging in French.
  • We also continue to review friends of ten – les amis de dix.
• We are pushing students to speak as much French as possible while in class. It is important to make an effort to communicate in French even though it is much easier to switch to English. 
• We are learning two new songs: J’aime papa and Je t’aime beaucoup.
• We are wrapping up our wild Canadian animal unit. We had so much fun with our stuffies last week!

Homework: 10 – 15 minutes of French literacy every day with an adult.

• Wednesday continues to be library and classroom book exchange day. Please pack the duotang and all books. Click to read along with the titles below. 

Reminders:

• No school Monday Feb 17th Family Day
• Field trip to Curling Club Feb 21st sign and return permission slip
• Friday is Valentine’s Day! Wear pyjamas and bring a wild Canadian stuffed animal. 

This week we are working on:

• The letter sound ‘Pp‘. We know lots of words with this sound:, patine, petit, petite, plein, pizza, patate, papa, plumes, peur, printemps, peinture, perdu, poisson et pieuvre, poilu. Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• In reading we are working on composed sounds, like: ‘ch’, ‘ou’, ‘on’,’eau/au’, ‘oi’, ‘in’, an/en.
• We continue our wild Canadian animal unit this week. Students have loved sharing their knowledge of local animals and writing les devinettes. 
• In maths, we continue to work on place value, ways to make ten, and addition games using dice. 
• Thursday is our 100th day of school! We will mark the day with a variety of 100 themed activities.
• Friday is Valentine’s Day! We will exchange cards with our friends and play games. 
  • We will also make it a pyjama day! We encourage students to come with a wild Canadian stuffed animal (if you have one). We will write about our animal and construct shelters. We have plenty of extra stuffies for students.

Homework: 10 – 15 minutes of French literacy every day with an adult.

• Wednesday continues to be library and classroom book exchange day. Please pack the duotang and all books. Click to read along with the titles below. 

Reminders:

• No school for students Friday Feb 7th
• Field trip to McArthur Island Curling Club Feb 21st – sign & return permission slip
• Complete and return the Unplug and Play form for a chance to win a prize
• No school Monday Feb 17th Family Day

This week we are working on:

• The letter sound ‘Jj’. We know the words: jeu, jaune, jaguar, jeudi, joli, jonquille, jardin, jus.  Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• In science, we’ll be learning all about hibernation this week. Check out this video from our very own BC Wildlife Park.
• We will continue our big idea of Canadian animals through February. We will also begin talking more about families and what we human animals need to survive. 
• In maths, we will be moving into addition and subtraction strategies. We are learning and practicing counting on, counting back, doubling, and knowing our friends of ten. We also continue to review place value as we approach the 100th day of school.
• Mme Sarah continues her curling unit in gym and social detective stories outside in the morning.

Homework: 10 minutes of daily French literacy with an adult

• Wednesday we will visit the library to exchange books and chose new classroom reading books to work on at home. 

Reminders:

• No school for students Friday February 7th

This week we are working on:

• The letter ‘Gg‘. This letter has two sounds and it is a challenge for many students to print. We know the words: gants, glace, gauche, gris, grizzly, genou, girafe. Idéllo class code: 5F5423
• This week is Unplug and Play! A log sheet will be sent home. Help your child complete it and return it to school at the end of the week. Mme Bossio, our school librarian, will be drawing for prizes next week. 
  • Here is what is going on at our school:
    • Tuesday – Carry a poem in your pocket 
    • Wednesday – Wear a shirt with words/book character
    • Thursday – Wear your favourite reading socks
    • Friday – Colour your own bookmark 

Homework: 10 mins daily French literacy, one-on-one with an adult.

• Wednesday continues to be our homework check-in and library day. Help your child remember their home reading duotang and classroom books. Keep these materials dry by packing them in the library bag along with library books for Mme Bossio. 

Reminders:

• dress for the weather

This week we are working on:

• The letter sound ‘Ss‘. We know the words: sur, sous, soulier, soleil, sandwich, sauter, ski, serpent à sonnette. Click the links to explore this sound and work on oral comprehension.  Class code: 5F5423
• We are doing lots of non-fiction writing about wild Canadian animals. We are listing physical characteristics, habitats, food source, actions and how our local animals make it through winter (adapt, migrate, hibernate). We will be working on this big idea (animal science) until spring break.
• In maths, we continue to work on counting back from 20 – 0, recognizing and ordering numbers on ten frames, and understanding place value with tens and ones. 
• Mme Sarah continues her curling unit.

Homework – les devoirs: 10 minutes (every day) of French literacy with an adult supporting the learning

• Wednesday continues to be our library and homework book exchange day. Thank you for helping your child pack their materials. 

Reminders:

• The Grade 7’s are hosting the Snow Ball, a school dance, on the evening of Friday January 17. This event is open for all students and families. Tickets and Pizza can be purchased on the Hot Lunches website

This week we are working on:

• We continue to learn with the letter ‘Cc‘. This letter has a lot of phonics instruction. We are blending letters “cr” “cl” and we are reading more composed sounds such as: ou, on, oi, ch, au.
• In maths, we are working on counting back from 20 to 0. We have also been using a number line and a hundred chart to explore the concept of +1, -1, +10 and -10 from any given number.
• In science, we are starting a unit on animals. We are discussing the animals we know and whether they are wild or domesticated. We are learning and discussing features such as fur, feathers, scales, fins, claws, tails, stripes etc. 
• Mme Sarah is starting a curling unit in gym. She has secured some really fun equipment that allows students to learn to curl on a gym floor. 

Homework: We recommend 10 minutes of daily French practise with an adult.

• You can listen and read along with the links below. You can read the books that come home every Wednesday. You can re-read the photocopied books your child worked on in class. You can write in a journal and compose simple sentences. You can play word or maths games together. 

Reminders:

• Dress your child for the weather and label all clothing items.

This week we are working on:

• Getting back into school routines, expectations, and speaking and listening in French. 
  • Set your child up for the school day: dress for the weather (ensure they can manage clothing on their own), pack healthy foods they enjoy and can open themselves, pack a clean full water bottle, get a good night’s sleep. 
• We will discuss what we did over the two week break. This will give us the chance to practise speaking in the past tense. For example: je suis allé, j’ai joué, j’ai vu, j’ai visité, j’ai mangé, j’ai fait, j’ai donné, j’ai reçu. 
• We continue to learn with the letter sound ‘Cc‘. We know: cougar, coyote, cygne, canard colvert, caribou, castor, cerf, chouette, chèvres.

Homework – les devoirs: 10 minutes (every day) of French literacy with an adult supporting the learning

• Wednesday continues to be our library and homework book exchange day. Thank you for helping your child pack their materials.