March News
It is hard to believe that we are already in March!
March Themes
During this short school month, we will be introducing the names of animals in French. We will do a variety of Spring art activities, as well as learn about the characteristics of Spring. In Math, we will be reviewing basic geometric shapes in French, as well as continuing with number concepts such as comparing quantities, counting backwards and counting on. We will be looking at traditional Coast Salish art and will be learning about different shapes they use in their art. In the area of literacy, letter and sound recognition will continue to be ongoing themes. Children are also being encouraged to write words in their journal entries using either invented spelling (writing sounds they hear) or conventional spelling. We have started doing "Story Workshop" where the children use a variety of loose parts to create a scene, and then tell a story (en francais!) about their scene. I will try to post some of these stories on Freshgrade for you to see.
Show and Tell
The show and tell theme for March is animals. Children are welcome to bring in anything to do with animals including pictures of animals, books about animals, feathers they may have found, etc. If you wish to bring a pet to share, please speak with me or email me so we can arrange a date and time to do this.
Reporting
Thank you to all those who were able to come for Parent- Teacher Conferences last week. Prior to Covid, at this time of year, I would normally have Student-Led Conferences where parents visit the classroom with their child, and the child shows their person around the room and gives a "tour of their learning". Now that visitors are allowed back into the school, if you would like to visit the classroom for a few minutes after school with your child, just let me know. I will be sending home the children's portfolios for you to look at over Spring Break. Please return them after the break so that we can continue to add our art work into them until the end of the year.
Second Term written reports will be sent home before Spring Break. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress, or didn't get a chance to talk with me, please let me know, and we can arrange a time to meet.