Highlights of Our Learning
-We had a school-wide lock down practice today, we demonstrated amazing expected behaviours. We sat in our lock down location for about five minutes, and the students were very responsible and did a great job.
-We practiced correct formation for a group of letters known as the "downers". These letters are lowercase l, t, f, i and k and these letters are formed by making top-down strokes.

We also practiced the “magic c” lowercase  c, o, a, d, s,and e.  These letters are made with using a magic c.   See if your child can recall the chant that accompanies each letter to ensure they are printing accurately. Also, have them show you some of their best printing at home.

This week we focused on the “ab” word family.  See how many “ab” words your child can make.

-We have been working on skip counting by 2's to 20 and today we started skip counting by 5's. We sang a number of songs to help us remember the numbers and we also looked at the patterns (visual and numeric) that exist when counting by 5's. All children cut out the numbers 0, 5, 10, 15...50 and we will be working on ordering and naming these at a later date.

We also practiced rolling dice and printing our numbers from 1 – 10.  Again, we are encouraging the students to start at the top and work their way down.

-We created colour posters. Please ask your child what colour they worked on and who their partner was.
-We have been learning a lot about the "Zones of Regulation" and trying to demonstrate behaviour in the "Green Zone" has been a target for the students (focused, ready to learn, listening, right level of energy etc.). Please have your child tell you about all of the zones...green, yellow, red and blue and what strategies they have learned to bring themselves back to the desired green zone if they feel other emotions.

We are bringing new library books home tonight.

F.Y.I.
-Our BWS Parent Council will be hosting a school dance on Thursday, October 24th.  The form is in your child’s folder if you wish to purchase a ticket.
-October 31st will be "Orange and Black Day". Students are welcome to dress in these colours, but costumes are not to be worn to school.

Have a great evening!