Room 3 2019/20

Today we learned about Orange Shirt Day and the message  "Every Child Matters". We learned about what residential school were like for children through Phyllis's story as a child in the storybook  "Orange Shirt Day Story". Here is some of the facts students learned and their feelings on  Phyllis's experience. Orange shirt is about the First Nation children who went to Residential School. The children never got to see their parents for 300 sleeps. The children only were home for 56 days. Orange Shirt Day’s message is Every Child Matters. The nuns did not care about the children. The nuns were not nice to the children. The children did not get food they liked. The nuns took away their clothes and cut their hair. The nuns told the children what to do. The children could only speak English and French. Not their home language. I would want to leave the school. I would feel sad to be at a Residential Schoo

Hi parents, Hoping to ask you for a couple supplies. If you have any paper towel or toilet paper rolls or bottle caps could you please send them in with your child for Friday. Greatly appreciate it! Thank you, Ms. McCullough

We had an exciting day of gym, buddies, library and clubs.  Ask your child about their highlights from today. For library -each week your child will get one book from the library and will need to return them by Friday (library day).  These can be books that they can read or enjoy with their family.   Some good sites for reading/math practice: https://www.starfall.com/ https://www.mathplayground.com/ https://gregtangmath.com/ Upcoming Important Dates On Monday September 30 th , CJP students and staff are invited to wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day. Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake BC in 2013 and is now recognized annually on this day. It is a day where  we  honour  the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada and learn more about the history of those schools. For more information please visit: We had an exciting day of gym, buddies and library.  Each week your child will get one book from the library and will nee

Thanks for all the donations that have come in.  I was stylishly dressed. We had a fun Terry Fox run regardless of the weather.  Ask your child how many laps they completed. As a class we did 136 laps between us.  Yay Room 3!! Today we worked in math on creating various patterns with a variety of materials.  The students have been learning that patterns have to repeat at least 3 times, there is a core, and you can label it with letters.  I encourage you as a family to look in nature and around the house to find real life examples of patterns.

Reminder that tomorrow CJP students and staff will be participating in the Terry Fox run. Our class runs at 2:55pm to 3:25pm and families are welcome to join while we run or walk, or just come to cheer us on. Please bring appropriate outdoor shoes, a water bottle and clothing for the weather that day. If anyone would like to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation they can  in the following ways: by contributing online by visiting http://www.terryfox.ca/captainjohnpalliser  Tax receipts will be issued by the Terry Fox Foundation for on-line and cheque donations over $20.00 .  by sending cash or cheque (made payable to The Terry Fox Foundation) to school.    All monies raised at the school through our event will be forwarded to the Foundation to further the cause of cancer research.  The deadline for donation is October 1, 2019.Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather. Today we were working on patterning.  Please ask your child about how to label a pattern an

Fall Leaves are orange, Leaves are red, Leave are falling on my head. Leave are yellow, Leaves are brown, Leaves are falling  on the ground.

We talked today about how the season has changed  to autumn and read a book about the changes happening, one of which is to expect colder weather! Parents please keep in mind with the  upcoming cold weather this week that  students will be outside even in the very cold weather in winter . It is very important that they be dressed for the  appropriately!

On Thursday September 26th, CJP students and staff will be participating in the Terry Fox run. Our class runs at 2:55pm to 3:25pm and families are welcome to join while we run or walk, or just come to cheer us on. Please bring appropriate outdoor shoes, a water bottle and clothing for the weather that day. If anyone would like to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation they can  in the following ways: by contributing online by visiting http://www.terryfox.ca/captainjohnpalliser  Tax receipts will be issued by the Terry Fox Foundation for on-line and cheque donations over $20.00 .  by sending cash or cheque (made payable to The Terry Fox Foundation) to school.    All monies raised at the school through our event will be forwarded to the Foundation to further the cause of cancer research.  The deadline for donation is October 1, 2019.

We had a busy day today.  Here are some of the things we did.  Please ask your child about these things to find out more. Morning Message. Music Reading Groups - building stamina and building reading strategies (Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish) Math - sorting by one or two attributes.  We are trying to move away from sorting by colour. If possible sort things at home and emphasize different ways to sort using different attributes like size, shape, type.  Montessori Time Gym with Ms Ma and Ms Wacker Social studies - we talked about the Past, Present and Future.  We will be looking at their past and changes that they have experienced themselves and in their families.  If possible talk to your child about these words as it is a difficult concept and review is helpful.  Remember it is PICTURE DAY tomorrow as well as our Food Truck Welcome Back Event is tomorrow from 5:30-7:00. We hope to see you there!!!

Today we worked expressing our feelings and resolving conflict. We use our peace table and a peace flower to help us resolve conflict with others.  Here are the steps we practiced following: 1.   Say you have a problem 2.   Go to the Peace Table or quiet spot 3.   Face each other and take 3 big breaths together 4.   Take the peace flower and express your feelings and why. I feel _______ because_____________. 5.   Pass the peace flower. Other person says what they heard and expresses their side. I heard you feel ________ because _______.   I felt ______ because ________. 6.   Move forward for to find a resolution. Share ideas. 7.   Pass the Peace Flower back and forth until you both agree on how to solve the conflict. 8.   Shake hands! You may even find these steps can help resolve conflict at home! Here are some great ways students came up with to solve a variety of problems we may have in class: Give a hug S