We had a very good week last week in class. It didn't take the class long to get back into routine.
The school is looking for a noon-hour supervisor to work from 11:40 - 12:40. If you or someone you know is interested in this part-time job, please contact the school. Thank you.
January 27 is Family Literacy Day. We are asking parents to submit pictures of families reading with their children. If you have a picture you would like to share, please send it to Mr. Froehlich at troy.froehlich@htcsd.ca.
We started some new and exciting units last week:
English Language Arts: The class began a unit on tales. We read two tales in class. Both of them were pourquoi tales. Ask your child what a pourquoi tale is. This week students will be writing their own pourquoi tale as we spend more time learning about the writing process.
Math: We started Unit 3: Multiplication and Division. We not only started our unit in the textbook, but we also started learning our multiplication facts. I introduced some fun games where we can learn our facts in class. However, I strongly recommend that your child practice his or her facts at home. If you need resources or ideas, please let me know.
Religion: The class learned about Epiphany and what the three wise men represented when they went to visit Jesus. We also looked at a map of Palestine at the time of Jesus. Students located specific places on the map. Ask your child to name a couple of the places they found.
Science: We continue to learn about light. On Thursday, we went out and used light sensors to measure ultra-violet light from the sun. The kids enjoyed using the instruments.
Social: Students wrote a letter to a town or city that was assigned to them. In the letter, they are asking for some information that will help them make a PowerPoint presentation.
Art: Students were introduced to another element of art: colour. We coloured a colour wheel using pencil crayons. This week we will use paints to colour another colour wheel. This element of art goes well with our "light" unit in science.
Health: The class started a unit on healthy living. This week, students will look at their own lives and see if they are making healthy choices.
Events:
January 16: Gospel Assembly @ 2:40
January 18: Book orders due
January 27: Family Literacy Day
Funny Technology Related New Year's Resolutions
I will...
1. Watch more cute and cuddly kitten videos on YouTube
2. Check my work e-mail account at least once this year
3. Switch my username to “password” and my password to “username” to make each a lot harder for hackers to figure out
4. Watch less T.V…. in standard definition
5. Stop buying worthless junk on Ebay, because QVC has better specials
6. Start using Facebook for something other than Farmville
7. Avoid fingertip soreness by learning to play “Rock Band,” instead of a real guitar
8. Start a blog about how I would write more often if I had something important to write. Only make one blog entry and leave it published for years
9. Talk with a robot voice all the time
Have a great week!!
Your child's teacher,
Mr. Cronan
