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| Coding with snowmen and astronauts |
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| Watching the code-a-pillar follow the directions |
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| Coding our code-a-pillar |
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| Creating coding maps based on the Gingerbread Man |
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| Coding with Miss Paska |
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| Writing code to move the snowman to the mountains |
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| We did it! |
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| Playing Box Island on the iPads
Welcome to the cold temperatures of December. It is wonderful to see the children dressed so warmly. Just a reminder that we are outside 2 or 3 times a day unless the weather is dangerously cold. Please make sure your child has all of his/her winter gear so they can enjoy our outdoor time. We had a busy week celebrating the Hour of Code in Room 159. Enjoy the pictures above. The children completed a variety of fun tasks involving coding. On Monday, we borrowed the iPad cart and the children played Box Island, a fun coding app. Box Island is available for free from the Apple App Store. The children also had the opportunity to write code to move a snowman to the mountains avoiding dangers like fire and hot chocolate. Later in the week, the students each created a Gingerbread Coding Map and then challenged a friend to move the gingerbread man to his/her house. We sent this home on Friday, so you can play with your child. The class is also enjoying using our new toy-the Code-a-Pillar. The children sequence instructions and then the caterpillar follows the code you have created. In the computer lab, the children used the Google coding activity and also explored germs and bacteria on Pebblego with Miss Santiago.
The class completed their December calendar and explored different patterned paper to create a fancy Christmas tree. Miss Paska discussed healthy meals with the students and they each created a healthy meal they would like to eat, following the guidelines of 2 fruits, 2 vegetables, meat, grains and a dairy product. The children also played Silly Bananas, a tag game with Miss Paska in the gym. This was Miss Paska's last week in Room 159. We will miss her very much and wish her all the best as she completes her Early Childhood Education Studies at Ryerson and continues with her basketball career.
The class wrote their letters to Santa this week with their Reading Buddies. We will mail our letters in Mrs. Stefanowicz's special mailbox and wait for a reply from Santa. Thank you very much for all your generous donations for our Stonegate baskets. Monday morning is your last opportunity to contribute. Please contact the Grade Parents if you have any questions. We have helped to make a family's Christmas a bit brighter.
We enjoyed a great presentation from author Kerri Lynn Winters on Friday. She has written over 26 books and talked about making connections, visualizing and making predications when we are reading. Keri Lynn read us French Toast, My Walk and Let's Play a Hockey Game ( a rhyming book). Thank you to Parent Council for funding this wonderful opportunity to meet an author.
Students in Mrs. Heath's, Mrs. Gibson's and Mrs. Taylor's classes will be selling blinking red noses beginning Monday, December 11-15 (or while supplies last). Proceeds go to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, which supply TDSB students with food, warm clothes and other necessities. The red noses will sell for 3.00 each during homeroom. Students will come to our classroom to sell the noses. If you are sending money to purchase a red nose, please place your $3.00 in a baggie or envelope labelled with your child's name. Thanks in advance. Additional information will be supplied in this week's LKS Bulletin.
There was a mistake on the December calendar. There is no library on December 12. Sorry for any confusion!
A reminder that Friday, December 15 is our December Sharing Assembly. Sharing Assemblies begin at 9:00 am in the gym. The children are presenting a holiday song. Children should wear red, green and or white clothing and wear a festive hat! Award winners will be notified this weekend. The character trait this month is Kindness. See you there!
This Week:
Monday-Library (A), Computers (B)
Red Noses on Sale-$3.00
Last day for Stonegate donations
Tuesday-Snuggle Up books exchanged
Wednesday-Library (B), Computers (A)
Thursday-Return your Sound Review books
Friday-Pizza Day
Sharing Assembly-wear red, green and/or white and a
festive hat
Music
Snuggle Up books exchanged
70th Day of School-Zero the Hero visits! |
