Caldecott!

 The Caldecott Medal is awarded every year by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children.

Here in Room 209 we read and evaluated a pile of picture books to make our predictions on who should win!

We'll find out if our predictions are correct when the Caldecott Medal is awarded on Monday!

This Week in 209!

 Here's what we'll be working on this week:

Mathématiques: working with multiples and factors, mental math: multiplication strategies

Français: daily reading, French music videos: giving descriptions, opinions and connections, preparing for CFOO

English Language Arts: daily reading, January Journal Writing Challenge, Caldecott project: reading & evaluating picture books, commonality chart, poetry, homophones

Sciences de la nature: learning about past beliefs about the Earth and the Solar System

Sciences Humaines: learning about the events between the two World Wars: the Right to Vote for Women, the Great Depression

P.O.O.F!

  Every other Friday, students will have the chance to reflect on the past week by completing a POOF (Positive Observations on Friday) page.

We shared our observations in class, and now students have been asked to share their page with someone at home.

What a great way to end our first week back!

Happy Friday!

A little FUN today!

  After thinking critically 

(using the book If Picasso Painted a Snowman),

students participated in the Snowman Drawing Challenge!

What We Have In Common!

 There's something new on our door: it's the Commonality Chart!

Students meet in partners and discuss together to find something they have in common. Two examples: "have a birthday in May" and "have seen the Hollywood sign". The findings are then presented to the rest of the class and recorded on the Commonality Chart.

Hopefully by the end of the year, each student will have found something in common with each member of the class!

Missing School Supplies?

  This is the time of year where students discover they have run out of school supplies (like pencils or erasers) or have lost their school supplies (like scissors or glue).

**Students have been asked to let you know if they need any additional school supplies at this time. 

Thanks!

This Week in 209!

  Here's what we'll be working on this week:

Mathématiques: working with improper fractions & mixed numbers, mental math: multiplication strategies

Français: daily reading, learning how to justify an opinion, French music videos: giving descriptions, opinions and connections

English Language Arts: daily reading, January Journal Writing Challenge, Caldecott project: reading & evaluating picture books, commonality chart

Sciences de la nature: learning about past beliefs about the Earth and the Solar System

Sciences Humaines: learning about the events between the two World Wars: the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, the Right to Vote for Women