Thursday April 3rd

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud and reader's workshop, mini lesson focusing on Author's message.

Period 2 -Writer's workshop -we'll be looking at varying the start of sentences.

Period 3 is Social Studies for the Grade 2's (Raspopov/Smeaton) and the Grade 3's will stay here to practice their cursive letter 'e'.

Period 4 we'll go outside maybe for a bit to enjoy this weather.  When we come in we'll practice using google drawing to make our own mazes.

Period 5 is buddies.  We'll be exploring making and completing mazes today.

Period 6 is Gym with Mr. D.

Wednesday April 2nd

 Here is the plan for today-

Period 1- Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop- focus on asking good questions, before, during and after reading.

Period 2 -Writer's workshop - we'll be using the SWBST (somebody, wanted, but, so, then) organizer to help us write stories.

Period 3 and 4 is math.  We'll do some division worksheets period 3 and use knowledgehook period 4 to consolidate our division skills period 4.

Period 5 is health with Mr. D.

Period 6 I've decided with the inevitable indoor recesses to pull the plug on guitar today (sorry Mr. Bates!).  We'll use Period 6 as a finish up period 

Tuesday April 1st

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, Desk Swap, April Fools Quiz and read aloud.

Period 2 -French

Period 3 -we'll spend some time outside (before tomorrow's rain) and come back in for some more division work.

Period 4 -when we're done our division work on paper, we'll use the computer to do some more division work.

Period 5 and 6 the Grade 2's are off to Smeaton/Raspopov for some social studies... Grade 3's will stick around for some more cursive practice...it's going slow, but they're having fun.  We'll also begin to look at some EQAO-type questions.  

Monday March 31st

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, read aloud, weekend round up.

Period 2 - Reader's/Writer's workshop - we'll focus on retelling the important details.

Period 3 -Music -Haynes

Period 4 -Math - We have a common math task we have to work on (for our PD day).

Period 5 -Math - We'll do some more division work...sorting things into equal groups.

Period 6- Library/book exchange

Friday March 28th

 Happy Grey day?  Did you remember to dress your child in grey today?

Here is the day:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud, phonics lesson (long O...finally).  

Period 2 -chromebooks to do some inferencing work on english prodigy.

Period 3 -music Mrs. Haynes.

Period 4 -Math -more division work.

Period 5 and 6 is art...hopefully the rainy day colour resist watercolour from last Friday...seems more appropriate today!

Thursday March 27th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop - lesson focusing on summarizing using the acronym (SWBST - Somebody, wanted, but, so, then).

Period 2 is writer's workshop - continuing to focus on 'strong endings'.  The kids will rewrite some boring ones that I came up with.

Period 3 Grade 2's to Raspopov/Smeaton - Grade 3's to stay here to hear the final few pamphlet presentations, and to practice their cursive...last week I planned to get through 7 letters, we got through one.  It's hard work, but fun!

Period 4 is math.  We'll continue looking at division and how it just really means equal groups.

Period 5 is computer buddies.  Hopefully we can present our silly 'would you rather' slideshows and have some fun.

Period 6 is gym with Mr. D.

Wednesday March 26th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud, and reader's workshop...we'll focus on 'focusing on important details'.  Hopefully get the phonics lesson in from yesterday too!

Period 2 is writer's workshop - we'll focus on strong endings to our stories.

Period 3 we're headed to Mr. Butt's class to try out his cardboard arcade.

Period 4 is math...more division...

Period 5 is Health with Mr. D.

Period 6 is Guitars!  Hopefully learning the E major chord...'Wild Thing' by the Troggs is inbound!