Today was jam packed with awesome activities here at RBES!
We began our day by reading to the Kindergartens. Mrs. Garlough's class throughly enjoyed hearing the amazing CWACOMB stories that 2B students wrote. In the afternoon, we joined 2C for our CWACOMB movie wrap up party. A special thank you to Mrs. Ganton, Mrs. Jayanadhanpadmini & Mrs. Bengtson who came in and popped popcorn this morning!!
This was our final MindUp lesson with Mrs. Kehoe. She lead us through two different mindful activities. The first was mindful smelling and the second was mindful tasting. Ask your child to tell you all about them! We also learned that when we experience something that makes us happy, our brains release a chemical called dopamine. This is important for learning because it helps us concentrate, pay attention and encourages us to keep trying.
Our day ended with a Spell-A-Thon celebration. Congratulations to the RBES students on their amazing fundraising, all together, over $9500 was raised!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the Family Dance! Tickets will be for sale at the door for $5.00/family. 2B students enjoyed getting a "taste" of the Cake Walk today during lunch! There are many more amazing cakes to be won this evening!
Tasty Tuesday was chilly! We made Polar Bear Ice Cream which seemed like a fitting choice given the snow that arrived last night.
Notes:
-Tomorrow is CWACOMB Day, students are welcome to bring their favourite stuffy to snuggle with during our afternoon movie.
-The Word Sort test has been postponed until April 8. This will give students a little time with the sort after Spring Break also.
- Bring your loonies for the Cake Walk tomorrow!
Today we had the pleasure of having Mrs. Kehoe in our classroom again to teach the second MindUp lesson. We reviewed the neuroscience from last class, focusing on the roles of the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex. A poster of the concepts can be found HERE. The focus of today's lesson was being mindful; students also used the sparkle bottles to practice calming and being mindful. Directions on how to make your own Sparkle Bottle can be found in our March 8 blog post. Ask your child to share with you the difference between mindful and unmindful.
In Math, we continued to focus on adding two 2-dgit numbers with sums to 100. This is a concept that can be reviewed nightly at home, using the same format as students demonstrated during the student led conferences. The only supplies required are a piece of paper and a pencil.
1. Create a math equation using any 2-digit numbers that are less than 45 (i.e.: 24+35=?)
2. Solve the equation on a tens frame.
3. Write the answer to the equation
4. Solve it on an open number-line.
5. Are your answers the same using both strategies?
Weekly reminders:
Tuesday - Spell-A-Thon money due, Tasty Tuesday
Wednesday - home reading due, CWACOMB Day (popcorn parent needed, please email if you are all to assist), Spell-A-Thon assembly, Family Dance, Cake Walk $1.00. Note: The word sort test has been postponed until after Spring Break.
Thursday - PD Day, no school
Friday - Spring Break, no school
Congratulations to Ty, who was the 2B Student of the Week!
The Spell-A-Thon was yesterday and I wish to congratulate all students on a job well done. 2B results show we had 7 students who scored 100% on their test and we raise approximately $550! Way to go 2B!!
Today students had a special guest, Mrs. Kehoe came in and did the first of three Mind Up introduction lessons. We are so excited to officially launch this curriculum in our classroom! Students were extra excited to learn about neuroscience today and how the brain affects us. They held their fists together and compared it to three parts of the brain: - prefrontal cortex (wise owl), amygdala (guard dog) and hippocampus (happy hippo). Ask them to share their learning with you!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
We were visited by Lucky the Leprechaun who left us a letter and tasty treat, what a kind leprechaun.
Today, students wrote very creative stories about their attempts to catch a leprechaun and also played the 'St. Patrick's Day Make 10' game. This game can be downloaded HERE and played at home.
Congratulations to Brianna, who was the lucky recipient of the Golden Ticket for the Bookfair. She had a great time shipping at the VIP shopping time and purchased some awesome items!
This afternoon our CWACOMB books came off the presses, just in the nick of time! Students read their stories to their friends today and are looking forward to reading them to their parents this evening.
Thank you to all of the amazing 2B parents who attended the Student Led Conferences this evening. I know the 2B students were very proud to share all of the learning that is happening in the class with you!
We have been working had on our double digit addition, focusing on adding multiples of 10 to a number between 1 and 49. Students are looking forward to sharing the tens frames and open number-line strategies with you on Wednesday night.
Students wrote their "about the author" today. It was the final page for their CWACOMB books, so now they are ready to send their masterpieces to the publisher.
