Social Studies

 

So far this week we have been learning a lot about 1-T families! I appreciate your support with this as it not only helps students learn that each child's identity is shaped by their family, but also begin to appreciate and embrace differences. Please ask your child to tell you about some of what has been shared. Next week children are asked to bring in something that represents a group or interest outside their family. Please refer to a previous post for more details and contact me if you have questions.

Social Studies and Sharing

Our current Social Studies topic is “Belonging in My World”.

Students will develop an understanding of and

appreciation for how identity and self-esteem are

enhanced by a sense of belonging and how active members in a community contribute to the well-being, growth and vitality of their groups and communities.

Following please find two activities requiring your help from home.

1.    Family first shapes our identity. Please send in something from home that tells about your family. It could be a special recipe, a picture, an artifact from your cultural background or something that shows a special interest your family shares. We will have a daily “Sharing Time” during the week of October 15 – 19^th.

2.    Belonging to a group outside the family also helps to shape our identity. If your child has an item that would represent a group they belong to, it could be brought in for their “Sharing Day” during the week of October 22 – 26^th.

Some suggestions

          - dance-group apparel/photos

          - sports or club uniform/photos

          - group logos, symbols, badges

- activities they enjoy like collecting things, drawing, bike riding, swimming, reading, family activities.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Halloween Activities

We are doing Halloween Crafts tomorrow from 1:20 to 3:00. If you are able to help please come ready to get gooey!
 
As well, we will be carving pumpkins on October 30th from 2:00 to 3:00. Please let me know if you are able to help as this activity requires at least three other adults. 

Lastly, if you are able to send in a pumpkin for our carving day that would be much appreciated. Just so you know, we will carve the ones we get on the 30th and do a draw for who gets to take one home at our Halloween party on the afternoon of October 31st. That means the pumpkin you send in may find it's way to a different home in the form of a Jack-O-lantern. 

October 10th's Special Person

Isabelle 
Isabelle likes the colours pink and purple. Her favourite animal is a peacock. Isabelle has a dog named Chloe and two cats named Scruffy and Lucky.

Happy Thanksgiving!

                                                  

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Just a reminder that there is no school for students on Tuesday, October 9th as it is a P.D. Day for teachers. Also, there will be no Spelling next week as it is a short one.

October 4th's Special person

Austin 

Austin's favourite colours are blue and black.

Austin likes the number eight. Austin has a dog named Jazz. 

October 3rd's Special Person

Madison
Madison likes the colours pink and light blue. 

She likes the number 30. Madison has a dog named Mia. 

Today's Special Person

Olivia
Olivia likes the colours black and pink. She likes the number one. Olivia's favourite thing to do at school is go to the Library.

Today's Special Person

Winter

Winter likes the colours black and blue. Winter likes tacos. Her favourite fruit is apples. Winter has a stuffy bunny. She likes hearts.

Today's Special Person

Spencer

Spencer likes the colours black and grey. He has two dogs. He has a little brother named Lynx. Spencer's favourite food is steak and his favourite fruit is strawberries.