Fresh Air Friday - counting and planting

Today we counted our steps all the way around Whispering Woods! Some of us
tallied, some of us counted...our steps are all different so this was called "non-
standard" measurement. Most of us counted between 400-600 steps! We had
4 different checkpoints to gather together so no one was too far ahead or behind.

On our way, we saw the ALBERTA ROSE blossoming and so many BUFFALO
BEANS blooming. Did you know....
They are also known as “Golden Beans” or “Prairie Bean”.

Although they are members of the pea family and produce bean like pods, they are also toxic and so should not be eaten.

First Nations people used the Buffalo Beans as a source of yellow dye and to time their bison hunt. It is said that when the Buffalo Beans bloomed, the bison would be passing through and their meat would have of the desired quality for hunting.

After counting we planted CARROTS and SQUASH in the sun circle planters. Thank you to all who volunteered to get our gardens ready. Ask me what the difference is between carrot and squash seeds? Ask me how I planted the seeds. Thank you to all the volunteers that signed up to help water our plants through the summer months!!

SaaKokoto will be here for a visit next Friday. 
Monday, June 24 is Sports Day. June 25 is the end of year Assembly and Farewell to grade 6. Wednesday, June 26 students are done at noon.

8 days left of school. Stay focused. Be kind. 

Wednesday, June 12

Today we worked on our Arctic Tales. Some of us added illustrations. If we were done writing, we can type them on the chromebooks.

Today we had gym outside. We played kickball. Roman was the first one to be pitcher. Emmaline was pitcher for the girls team. Graham was first to be back catcher for the boys team. Georgia was second to be back catcher. It was fun!

Today we had music. In music Lucas passed blue belt. Carmen passed green belt. Georgia passed purple belt. It was fun trying to pass our belts. We were outside to play our recorders.

Room 1 won the ice cream party. Good job room 1! 

Tomorrow we will have library, but we won't take any more books out. Mrs. Kidd is going to read us a story!

Thanks everyone that helped with blog today!

Tuesday, June 11

We learned about paddle boats today and built and tested our popsicle stick boats. All these "little builds" are giving us lots of ideas for our own boat we will build next week. Ask me what worked and what didn't work today with my paddle boat!

Thanks for bringing back so many library books today! We have a couple of students away and a few more to come in. Please check backpacks for a notice of which books your child may still have out.

Sun Circle Kick-Off Event -- Wednesday, June 12, 2019 – 3:30 pm to 5 pm – Sun Circle Kick-Off Event.  The School Council Environment Committee will be hosting a variety of activities in the natural spaces surrounding Dr. Coffin School.  Treats and activities such as a scavenger hunt, orienteering, and planting your own seeds from home will occur.  

Run Club tomorrow at Lunch - run first then eat at the picnic tables together - wear a hat and bring a water bottle and your lunch. 

Save the Date:  Dr. Coffin’s Annual Sports Day will take place on Monday, June 24, 2019.  Volunteers will be required for this morning-only event.

REVISED – Save the Date:  The school’s year-end assembly will now take place on Tuesday, June 25 at 9 am and the Grade 6 Farewell Assembly will take place in the afternoon.  Details of both assemblies will be provided at a later date.

Monday, June 10th It's that time of year...

Journals today - here are the things I need to write in my journal to show my best work!

• 4+ sentences if I am in grade one
• 8+ sentences if I am in grade two
• ideas that are interesting and detailed
• correct punctuation
• date at the top
• neat printing
• correct spelling for "word wall" and "no excuse" words and words I can sound out
• a coloured picture with lots of detail
• independent (on my own) writing

We will be working to complete our Arctic Tales. Here's what I need to show my best work!

• my story plan has a beginning, 3 details in the middle, an ending
• interesting characters (not too many:) I have shown colour and size and maybe what they eat
• My story has an Arctic setting - blizzard, tundra, Iqaluit, Arctic ocean, inuksuit...
• My story has a problem - hungry, lonely, lost
• My story has 3 events that make sense
• My story has an interesting ending 
• When you read my story, you can tell I know about the Arctic

We will be working to complete our Nova Scotia presentation (slides or brochure or both). Here's what I need to show my best work!

• Where is Nova Scotia (map is coloured and complete)
• What does the flag look like?
• What are some places to visit?
• What is some food that is special to Nova Scotia?
• What are some things to do that are special to Nova Scotia?
• What kind of jobs do they do in Nova Scotia?
• What is the land like in Nova Scotia?
• What is the climate (weather) like in Nova Scotia?
• How many facts about the Bluenose can you tell me?

We will be discovering how to build a boat that moves this week! Ask me how I think a boat might move without a motor!

Ask me about what I have discovered about cork boats, canoes, outriggers, and catamarans. Ask me what balance, stability, wide and strong have to do with boat building!

Check your house for any LIBRARY BOOKS and send them in. The first class to get all their books back gets an ice cream party!

We can bring our books back any day this week. THANKS for reading with me or listening to me read every day! (It counts if I'm reading signs, magazines or comic books:) Listening to audio books is another way to practice and/or a great way to fall asleep. 

Just a tip! Did you know...Doing little things with my hands like tying my shoe, zipping my coat, buttoning my shirt, playing with playdough or lego, doodling, finger knitting, dressing my dolls, painting or helping to mix cookies all help my fingers get stronger so my printing gets neater!

Outrigger Canoe - Wednesday

Ask me how an outrigger canoe is different than a regular canoe!
Ask me where we tested our boats (Which bay? Which ocean? - East coast - hint!)

We played mini-scrabble games today - if you have letter tiles at home, it's a great way to
practice your "word families"

Ask me what we did in Math group today. Mrs. Armours group added 2 digit numbers by
rolling dice. Ask me if I had to regroup (or "move next door" with the ones or tens)

LAST DAY TO ORDER WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO - please send back forms tomorrow.

LIBRARY TOMORROW.

Non-Instructional day Friday.

Happy June - Monday

Today we had journal writing and wrote about our weekend. Some of us are writing great details and interesting words. We had "30 second share" at the carpet - this helps to focus our thoughts to one main idea or three little details!

Ask me what I did in Math group today. Mrs. Armour's group did 5 double digit addition problems. We could use base 10 blocks, rulers, boxes, mental math or our fingers then we wrote, "My favorite strategy is_____"

We learned a song called the Canoe song that you can sing as a round. The grade ones sang one part and the grade twos sang the other part. Check out the link in the post below if you want to practice!

We experimented with "water bottle canoes" this afternoon. Each group had a water bottle (with a lid), 2 elastics, 2 popsicle sticks (seats or oars), 2 pennies (people:) After we had made our canoe, we could test it in the "Bay of Fundy" to see what happened. Ask me what I predicted and what we tried.

Mrs Bigelow came to teach us during Science and Mrs. Armour forgot to tell her about Gym time! So we had lots of fun testing our canoes and we will start Kickball tomorrow and maybe have a longer gym time:)

Today we had Music. Ask me what colour I am working on and if I achieved a "belt"

A reminder - LAST WEEK FOR HOME READING - thanks for sending in all chapter books and regular books so we can get them all in order before the end of the year. THANK YOU for all the volunteers that helped. Our class are rock star readers!!

Non-instructional day Friday. Teachers will be here.

Canoe Round Song