September 28

We had a substitute teacher this morning.  We got our scholastic book order forms for next month.  In math we worked on a sheet, we had to find the products that were wrong and correct them.  In music we played a game of Bingo and Cookie Jar.  There was a substitute in Music too.  We had library today.  Most of us got to take out three books.  We pick two IPick books first.  Our third book can be a fun book if we want.  Our librarian this year isn't Mrs. Conci. We started writing a speech about our island maps.  We talked about the weather and what the symbols were.  In french, we said when our birthdays were.  We also did a few more phone numbers.  We had a presentation about hearing aids from a teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing.  We got a chance to try hearing aids and see how they sound.  The presenter showed us hearing aids.  We watched a video that showed the sign language alphabet.

September 27

Today was our Terry Fox assembly and Walk.  Four students from our class were Mr Mackenzie's helpers and helped lead the assembly.  The students who helped got a Terry Fox t-shirt.  This year we partnered up with the kindergarten class and helped them.  This was their first walk as a kindergarten class.  At the end of the walk, we could run a lap of the field to get a tattoo.  Gym today was outside.  We were on scooters and we had to move to a designated point. Then we walked with a bean bag on our head. Finally we had to run to the fence and back.  Mr Mackenzie appointed a Gold, Silver and Bronze for those who finished - girls and boys.  In French we finished our list of names and started reading out our phone numbers and recording them on our sheets.  Some of us need to look this information up!  We had our class meeting today.  We needed to thank someone for doing something for us, or we had to ask about changing something.  Something our classmates could help us with.  In Writing we wrote our first response to text - we wrote about hamburgers!  We had to write about our own connections.  What memory did we have of hamburgers.  Our story had to be longer than the text example.  We talked some more about book reviews today.  We listed everything that should be in a review.  Then as a class we wrote a review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

September 26

Some of us played a game called Zoom in math today.  Others played Boom.  In gym we played 'water polo' on scooters.  Mr. Mackenzie told us that we will do some of the Olympic sports.  Water polo is one of them.  We had to sit on our scooters and move around and keep passing the ball. In French we worked on our new mystery.  We are learning to say our phone numbers.  In theme, most of us started the good copies of our island maps.  We needed to make sure it looked good, it is going on the bulletin board.  We also needed to make sure we included our legend.  We practiced listening and doing exactly what Ms. Pattie says to do.  In case there is a problem.  We put lables in the hallway for our shoes - to try and clean up the mess that happens after lunch.  In writing we looked at some book talks and book reviews.  We will be setting criteria for our own book reviews.  We also learned about writing our responses to the text.  Our connections we make while we read.
Tomorrow is our Terry Fox assembly and walk.  Don't forget your toonies for Terry.

September 23

We had our first problem solving class today.  We did practice problems that got harder and harder as we went along.  One of the problems was really hard.  Using 10 cards, we have to order them so that when you flip them alternating, they come out in order.  In writing today, most of us finished our good copy of our letters to Ms Pattie.  These are now due and should be handed in.  We had to add and remove things during revision.  We also had to make sure that it was neatly printed.
We had our first substitute for part of the morning, before lunch.  We continued working on the rough copies of our island maps.  On Monday we will start our good copies.  In French, we started a new mystery.  In this mystery the class' identity cards get shredded.  Luc Têtu, dropped his card, Hugo tried to tell him, but he wasn't listening.  He had to provide all his information to the computerized door.  We are having our second fire drill today - sometime before the end of the day.

September 22

We worked on our letters to Ms. Pattie again today.  We learned about hooking our reader and the types of hooks.  We did more revising on our letters.  While we were writing we were so quiet, that the quiet critters came out to visit.  We had our first fire drill today.  It was really, really loud.  In gym we played a new game.  In theme we chose the locations of our islands.  We started working on our maps.  We have to list the things on our island, in a legend; so we can identify what is where.  In music we played the instruments again.  We also played the drum game.

September 21

In music we put on a concert for some grade ones.  We practiced the whole period before they came. In math we used dice to practice math facts, we broke into two groups to play.  Whoever caught the die, had to answer the question under their right thumb.  In writing we worked on revising our letters to Ms Pattie.  Next we start editing.  In Theme we are almost finished our lists of items we are taking to our islands.  We are working on our good copies.  We had to remember that the total had to be less than our own weight.  In gym we played murder ball.  I found out who Detective X was in french class it was - Luc Têtu.  Our final clue was listening to his name and the sounds that the L and the T made.

September 20

Today we had our first library period.  We talked about converting units of measurement.  We made a chart to help us remember.  We learned that "King Henry Does Usually Drink Chocolate Milk" - this can help us remember the order of the prefixes.  In french we have narrowed the choice down to two students, we almost know who Detective X is.  Maybe we'll find out tomorrow!  In theme we did more measuring and estimating about the contents of our sea chest.  Tomorrow we will finalize our lists and hand them in.  Today is early dismissal.