May!

Hi everyone,
Just a quick update to let you know the happenings of this week. It's a busy one!
Thursday is our school BBQ and Fun Fair at the school. It will run from 5-7p.m. Our intermediate students have been advertising their Fun Fair games over the announcements. There will be a BBQ and food/drink items for sale.  I hope the weather holds up and we are able to stay outside for this event. Hoping to see you on Thursday!

In other news:
In literacy we have been talking about the moon and its phases as part of learning about descriptive texts. We watched some very interesting videos about the moon.  The kids have been contributing their previous knowledge to a chart which we are adding to as we gain a better understanding about the characteristics of the moon.  In guided reading, students have been reading about texts that align with numeracy and social studies. Students have been working on writing our "morning message" in small groups for the last few weeks as one of their centres during literacy.  Starting today, these messages will be posted online on this blog.  Please comment on them if you are able and we can share the comments in class.
In math we have been working with money. Last week we designed our own menus and used calculators to add up the items after we had rounded and estimated the total cost. It would be great if you helped your child practise counting money and making change. Real life examples working with money are great for learning.
I will be back later to post the morning message created this morning!
Alana