October 22, 2019- Last Chance!

Important Info:

Library exchange tomorrow
Swimming starts tomorrow- please bring swimsuit, towel, goggles, flip flops and an extra snack
Fun lunch letter sent home today


What did we do this week?

• Today in music, we made posters or practiced our roles for the CBC Music Project.
• In science, the PT class came and we did Jeopardy lab together.  It is a website where you play games to review what you learned in science.  If you got the question right you will get a point.
• In math yesterday we learned a new math game called Last Chance.  You had to draw cards until you thought you were closest to 31 points.  Then you would say last chance and show your cards to see whose cards were closer.
• We have been working on spooky stories in language arts.  We were working on catching mistakes.  It has been lots of fun to do.  If we have finished our beginning and middle, we could type them out.

October 18, 2019- Is it Brentwood or Charleswood?

Important Info:

Treat Day Tuesday- bring 25¢
Science quiz Wednesday- review to be sent home Monday
Swimming starts Thursday


What did we do this week?

• Yesterday in gym we played benchball and we were split by even and odd numbers.
• For Fresh Air Friday we walked a route that was longer than the first time.  We went up Brisbois Drive to Capri Ave and then went across to Charleswood Drive before heading back through the green space back to the school. We mapped our route to see how big our neighbourhood is.
• In music on Thursday Mr. O'Reilly let the singers do a warm up while the musicians tuned up.  He played the base during rehearsals for our CBC music challenge. (ask us how we are sounding!!)
• We started a review sheet about what we have learned in our light and shadow unit.  We will be having a quiz Wednesday!

October 11, 2019- Happy Thanksgiving!

Important Info:

Swim forms due Tuesday
No school Monday October 14th
Picture Day October 16th
Literacy Night October 16th from 5-7pm.  Please make time to pop by and see what we do during Daily Five and literacy.


What did we do this week?

• In science we did a pupil test called the pupillary response test. We turned off the lights and then turned them on to see if our eyes got bigger or not (ask us how it worked out!) . Then we would write it down and complete a conclusion.
• We had a special visitor Thursday!  Saakokoto told us some stories about his past and showed us a picture of a golden eagle and he had a special brace on his arm so its claws would not hurt him.  He said it would not hurt him and it would not fly away because of trust!
• In music we practiced for the CBC Music Challenge.  In our class there are two guitarists, one pianist, and lots of percussion and xylophone players.  People also sing and do magic tricks and dance with mr. O'Reilly.
• Because of our special visitor, we played dodgeball with room 5.  We played a game that if you got hit you got to play on the other side.

October 8, 2019- The Writing on the Mirror

Important Info:

School Council Meeting tonight
Sa'akokoto visits us Thursday
Swim forms sent home today
Book orders due Thursday
No school Friday October 11th or Monday October 14th
Picture Day October 16th


What did we do this week?

• Today is science we started off by reviewing what we did on Friday.  Ms. Jones asked us which way the EMS sign on ambulances face.  Then she told us we were going to use mirrors to read and write things.  We had to write a question about what we learned in science and write the answer down using a mirror.  We will be giving the answers to other students to decode!
• In math, we were learning about patterns!  We had messy mats and we did increasing patterns on them.  Then we took out our scribblers and graph paper and we did our own patterns.
• In music we practiced for the CBC Music Challenge and at the end we practiced all together with the singers.
• This week in gym, we have been practicing soccer by doing games and exercises.  We did separate games today with one catch...you had to trap the ball in between the goal posts to earn a point, so it was harder than normal soccer.  We had to persevere!

October 4, 2019- Reflecting on Fresh Air Friday

Important Info:

School Council Meeting Tuesday
Sa'akokoto visits us next Thursday
No school Friday October 11th or Monday October 14th
Picture Day October 16th
Bring headphones for Raz-Kids


What did we do this week?

• Yesterday in social studies we went into groups of 4 to come up with ways the community of Brentwood could be better.  Everybody got a job.  There was surveyor, artist, group manager and recorder. 
• Today in science, we went outside and looked for something that reflected.  Then we went back inside and brainstormed a list.  Once our list was determined we went outside and tested them to see if they actually reflected.
• In health we learned about the brain.  There are five parts of the brain.  They are called the prefrontal cortex, cerebrum, hippocampus, amygdala and the cerebellum.
• In math this week we had to do the guess and check strategy to solve given word problems.  Then we would go to the carpet and check our answers.

October 1, 2019- What objects are opaque?

Important Info:

Kindergarten sharing assembly tomorrow
Fresh Air Friday this week
Picture Day October 16th
Bring headphones for Raz-Kids


What did we do this week?

• Today in music, we took out the xylophones and tried to play the song Camilo.  We played the chorus following the notes and beat Mr. O'Reilly taught us.
• In science, we did a scavenger hunt for opaque, translucent and transparent items in our school. We watched a video and then cut out some items to place in our books.
• In language arts, we wrote about a fun place we like to go to.  Ms. Jones told us how to add lots of detail with adjectives and adverbs.
• Yesterday in art, we finished our day/night pieces.  We drew a line 9cm tall with 6B pencils and made a tree.  Then we drew swings with a boy and a girl on it and added the moon, stars and sun.

September 27, 2019- We Ran for Terry

Important Info:

Bring a Toonie for Terry campaign on now.  We are collecting until Monday
Orange Shirt Day Monday- wear either an orange shirt or your Dr. Coffin t-shirt/hoodie to recognize the day

What did we do this week?

•  Today we did ketchup and pickles time. For Ketchup we did sentences for if you want a pet what would it be. For Pickles we could do Read, Draw, Game. 
  
  Today in Health we worked on fortune cookies but they did not work out so Mr. O'Reilly had us watch a tutorial video so we could watch and learn how to make them. 
  
  In the Terry Fox run we all got a sticker that would have our tallies and then names of people who we are running for. Our total laps were 197 for our whole class.