Measuring Monday

Dear Mom and Dad:

Today in math we measured our pumpkins. We first talked about what it means to measure something. In grade one and two I am working with non standard measurement which means that I am using objects to compare and measure items. We then thought of different items in our classroom that we could use to measure. Ask me to tell you what items I used. We talked about the words width and height. Take a look at some of our photos on the blog!

We continued to work on our “all about me” page in our journals. Today I thought about what I am good at and what I would like to get better at. We expressed ourselves using pictures and words.

Question of the day: Measure a family member in your household using any kind of item. Post on the blog your results!

Love,

The Rainbow Triad

Housekeeping:

Jacket Racket Program: Cranston School is collecting outdoor winter clothing items until the end of the month. If you have items you would like to donate such as: mittens, toques, jackets, scarves and snow pants, please send them with your child. We need sizes for children in kindergarten all the way up to grade 12. 

We are going on a field trip to the Telus Sparks Centre on Wednesday November 19 for the entire school day. We will need volunteers, please let your child's teacher know if you would like to volunteer. We will be sending field trip forms next week with all of the information. Thank you very much!

We will be starting our inquiry for building in a few weeks. We are looking for materials that students can experiment with. If you, or your neighbors have items such as: cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, coffee tins, pringle cans, etc. Anything that we can build with! We will be asking students to bring these items on the week of November 12. It would be great if you could start collecting now. Thank you!