Hello everyone
Today, I have sent home each student's Math portfolio for you to sign. Please return so that I may continue gathering and filing Math written assessment to share with you.
As you know, student marks and learning skills have been submitted by teachers to the office. TDSB has decided not to have Administrators input marks and learning skills into report cards. Therefore, no Term 1 report cards will be sent home. However, I will be in school on Friday, February 14th from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm should you wish to meet with me to discuss your child's progress.
Please check your child's backpack for the Parent / Teacher Interview Form to request a 15-minute timeslot.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns. I can be reached via email at carol.vincent@tdsb.on.ca
Monday, 27 January 2020
Sunday, 19 January 2020
January 20 - 24
Hi everyone
Please see below these pictures and update for rotating strike information.
We have had a busy and good week.
One of the best ways to get kids to read is for them to share what they are reading. I like to use book talks regularly. Kids grab their books, sit in our circle and volunteer to share what they are reading, why they like the book or simply recommend their book to certain readers in the class. Sometimes they don't particularly like their books, and that's ok too. Also, this allows me to see genres or authors they like and I can order books, accordingly. Some of their favourite books come from home, some are picture books I have in my personal collection and some are books from our class library or school library.
Inclusion in the Classroom
Many parents ask how having students with a variety of abilities in the classroom lends to teaching and learning.
In this activity, I have students in partners measuring in millimetres and centimetres and we are recording the measurements on the whiteboard for the whole class to see and compare. You can see L is recording the measurements on the whiteboard and she is practising listening and writing single and double digit numbers as her math activity. Writing on the whiteboard is also part of L's occupational therapy requirements and building fine motor skills. While I was present, the kids very much stepped in to help L with writing numbers. We are a TEAM!
Pending an offer of agreement within the next few hours, it looks like teachers will be starting rotating strikes on Monday.
Teachers will be outside the school by the parking lot starting at 8:30 am on Monday. There are two shifts - morning and afternoon. I'm in the morning shift. Please come by and show your support.
Negotiations include the four key areas below. Please visit https://etfocb.ca/ for more information.
See you all on Tuesday.
Please see below these pictures and update for rotating strike information.
The Week that Was
We have had a busy and good week.
One of the best ways to get kids to read is for them to share what they are reading. I like to use book talks regularly. Kids grab their books, sit in our circle and volunteer to share what they are reading, why they like the book or simply recommend their book to certain readers in the class. Sometimes they don't particularly like their books, and that's ok too. Also, this allows me to see genres or authors they like and I can order books, accordingly. Some of their favourite books come from home, some are picture books I have in my personal collection and some are books from our class library or school library.
We ended the week with our first STEM (I'm going to add the A and make it STEAM because they will be doing some drawing around this activity).
The Dash & Dots and iPads are always a huge hit with this crew. In Friday's activity, the kids were using metres as their unit of measurement and programming their robot to move to a specific destination, turn around and travel back home. The linear movements and roads were easy and the kids who were working on winding paths had to come up with some pretty good strategies. Either way, they all complained that there is never enough time and why can't we do this for longer and it's not fair that we only get two periods. THANK YOU to Mr. Farquharson who gave up his prep period to allow them even more time with the robots!
Inclusion in the Classroom
Many parents ask how having students with a variety of abilities in the classroom lends to teaching and learning.
In this activity, I have students in partners measuring in millimetres and centimetres and we are recording the measurements on the whiteboard for the whole class to see and compare. You can see L is recording the measurements on the whiteboard and she is practising listening and writing single and double digit numbers as her math activity. Writing on the whiteboard is also part of L's occupational therapy requirements and building fine motor skills. While I was present, the kids very much stepped in to help L with writing numbers. We are a TEAM!
Rotating Strikes
Pending an offer of agreement within the next few hours, it looks like teachers will be starting rotating strikes on Monday.
Teachers will be outside the school by the parking lot starting at 8:30 am on Monday. There are two shifts - morning and afternoon. I'm in the morning shift. Please come by and show your support.
Negotiations include the four key areas below. Please visit https://etfocb.ca/ for more information.
See you all on Tuesday.
Monday, 6 January 2020
Jan 6 - 10, 2020
Hi everyone!
We had a busy first day back after the Winter break.
First, thank you to all for your thoughtfulness for the many gifts I received. In addition, I took a large, overflowing bag of warm woollen socks down to the Adelaide Resource Centre for Women at 67 Adelaide Street (at Jarvis) and the wonderful folks there were so thankful for them. Thank you to each and everyone who contributed socks or cash for the purchase of socks. As I sit here updating this blog, I can hear the wind roaring outside. Many girls and women will be on our city streets tonight or heading to one of the very few shelters our city provides for women. Thank you for your generosity and know your kindness was so needed and well received.
In our Class
We are in the process of finishing off some of our first term units and starting units in Science (Pulleys and Gears) and Social Studies (Regions of Canada). Our Math unit is in measurement and in writing, we are working on some shorter pieces to help with writing strong paragraphs and working on transitioning from one paragraph to another.
Throughout this term, we will be looking at our impact on the planet and focusing on individual action plans. We are becoming knowledgable about climate change and our impact on our planet. Now, what are we going to do about it - sitting talking about it is just not enough. We need to be acting.
Reminders
Looking forward to a busy and productive January.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns or issues. I can be reached at carol.vincent@tdsb.on.ca or 416 396 6165.
Happy 2020!
Ms Vincent
We had a busy first day back after the Winter break.
First, thank you to all for your thoughtfulness for the many gifts I received. In addition, I took a large, overflowing bag of warm woollen socks down to the Adelaide Resource Centre for Women at 67 Adelaide Street (at Jarvis) and the wonderful folks there were so thankful for them. Thank you to each and everyone who contributed socks or cash for the purchase of socks. As I sit here updating this blog, I can hear the wind roaring outside. Many girls and women will be on our city streets tonight or heading to one of the very few shelters our city provides for women. Thank you for your generosity and know your kindness was so needed and well received.
In our Class
We are in the process of finishing off some of our first term units and starting units in Science (Pulleys and Gears) and Social Studies (Regions of Canada). Our Math unit is in measurement and in writing, we are working on some shorter pieces to help with writing strong paragraphs and working on transitioning from one paragraph to another.
Throughout this term, we will be looking at our impact on the planet and focusing on individual action plans. We are becoming knowledgable about climate change and our impact on our planet. Now, what are we going to do about it - sitting talking about it is just not enough. We need to be acting.
Reminders
- Pizza lunch is on Wednesday.
- Homework duotangs were sent home today. They are due Friday. For those who need extra time over the weekend, Monday is fine, too.
- Reusable water bottles, please. Many students are not bringing them in and this results in wasted time running to the water fountain as our classroom water is not drinkable.
- Indoor shoes are essential, please. Our floor and carpet gets very dirty when students have to wear boots indoors.
Looking forward to a busy and productive January.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns or issues. I can be reached at carol.vincent@tdsb.on.ca or 416 396 6165.
Happy 2020!
Ms Vincent
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