May 31

Good Afternoon!

Room 5 has been learning about animals. Students learned that animals can be classified into groups. Do you know "classified" means? We discussed invertebrates and vertebrates, and how an animal is classified into each of those two groups based on whether or not it has a spine. Ask your son or daughter another word for spine. Here are some photographs of animals the students found in magazines:

Today in the school we had a special guest, Ian Porteous, who presented the "Cultural Wheel". The four quadrants of this Cultural Wheel are Folklore, Community, Constructivism, and Celebration. He held workshops for a few classes at a time and then later in the day the whole school came together. We learned dances from three traditions; European, First Nations, Metis.

Today was Ms. Hayes' last day at Beddington Heights. We wish her well in her new role as Principal at Penbrooke Meadows. It is also Ms. Laird's last day as Music/Grade 5 teacher; she will be acting Assistant Principal the remainder of this school year. Please join me in welcoming Ms. Gray who will be our Music teacher for June.

Notices

* Each student received an individualized notice with their name and CBE ID clearly written on it. This notice is about signing up for a CBE account.
* School Bell Times: very important notice about bell times and early dismissal for the upcoming school year
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca

Important Dates:

June 6: School Council Meeting at 6:30; all parents welcome to attend
June 8: Grade 6 Farewell sponsored by Parent Council; 5:30 - 7:30
June 14: ALL library books due!
June 15: Calgary Public Library presentation (afternoon)
June 16: Volunteer Tea at 9:00
June 16: Early Dismissal at 11:00
June 20: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
June 21: Aboriginal Day
June 23: ZOO!!!
June 28: Last Day of School
June 28: Farewell Assembly at 9:30
June 28: Early Dismissal at 11:00
June 28: Report Cards

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar

May 29

Good afternoon,

Today was a very bittersweet day for Beddington Heights. As you know, Ms. Hayes will be principal of Penbrook Meadows beginning June 1. As a whole school we came together to present her with a few gifts that represent all she means to us - her kindness, humour, smile, gentleness and more. There were a few tears and it ended beautifully with Ms. Hayes performing a dance.

After Fun Lunch it was the beginning of Sports Day! I was at the Badminton station and it sounds like there were many exciting stations to challenge our students to use the skills they have learned in gym. Sports Day ended with races and freezies!

Ms. Paolini is kindly requesting that any and all overdue books be returned ASAP!

Notices
* School Bell Times: very important notice about bell times and early dismissal for the upcoming school year
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca

Important Dates:

May 31: First Nations Workshops and Presentation
June 6: Pillars of Care assembly (afternoon)
June 15: Calgary Public Library presentation (afternoon)
June 16: Volunteer Tea (morning)
June 16: Early Dismissal
June 21: Aboriginal Day
June 28: Last Day of School/Early Dismissal


Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar

May 26 - Regarding May 29

Good afternoon,

*** On Monday May 29th from 10:45 - 11:30 Beddington Heights would like to celebrate Karon Hayes’ contributions to Beddington.  Come to the school gym to celebrate as students, teachers, and parents gather together to say thank you to Ms. Hayes. ***

A note from Mr. Sadowsky:

Our Sports Day this year is on Monday May 29th from 12:30-2:30. We will have regular classes leading up to lunch.

Our theme this year is Beach Party! I have chosen activities that fit with the PE curriculum but follow a beach party theme. There will be a few stations that involve water with the intention of a little water fun but not to soak any of the students. All stations are completely voluntary and if you wish your child not to participate in the water activities please let them know to avoid these stations. 

All stations are run by a teacher with other teachers and EA's floating throughout the stations to provide assistance. We ask that if you wish to dress to the beach theme that you stick with the school dress code as outlined in the Beddington Heights school handbook found on the school homepage.

Hats, sunglasses and water are highly encouraged. Sunscreen is also reccomended but must be administered by the student themselves or by a parent before hand. We will finish our sports day with the traditional races followed by freezies provided by our parent council before dismissal.

We do have an alternate date of June 2md should the weather not cooperate. Please direct any questions or concerns to Mr. Sadowsky.

Thank you and we look forward to a great day!

Have a good weekend,

Ms. Cokar

Concert Tonight!

Good afternoon,

It is Room 5's night for their Spring Concert! Doors open at 6:00 pm and the concert begins at 6:30 pm. Students in my class will head straight to Room 3/4 before and after their performance.

Note from Mr. S:

Our Sports Day this year is on Monday May 29th from 12:30-2:30. We will have regular classes leading up to lunch.

Our theme this year is Beach Party! I have chosen activities that fit with the PE curriculum but follow a beach party theme. There will be a few stations that involve water with the intention of a little water fun but not to soak any of the students. All stations are completely voluntary and if you wish your child not to participate in the water activities please let them know to avoid these stations. 

All stations are run by a teacher with other teachers and EA's floating throughout the stations to provide assistance. We ask that if you wish to dress to the beach theme that you stick with the school dress code as outlined in the Beddington Heights school handbook found on the school homepage.

Hats, sunglasses and water are highly encouraged. Sunscreen is also reccomended but must be administered by the student themselves or by a parent before hand. We will finish our sports day with the traditional races followed by freezies provided by our parent council before dismissal.

 

We do have an alternate date of June 2md should the weather not cooperate. Please direct any questions or concerns to Mr. Sadowsky.

Thank you and we look forward to a great day!

See you tonight!

Ms. Cokar

May 24 - Concert Tonight and Thursday

Good afternoon,

Today was a busy day with a couple of special presentations. After gym, which was held in Room 3/4, we had special visitors from the University of Calgary. These special visitors are students who are going to be doctors in the future. They spoke to us about healthy eating. We learned about healthy and unhealthy foods. Did you know that eating an orange is better than drinking orange juice? Can you guess how much sugar is in a slice of white bread? I think someone in your house will know the answer to this question.

In the afternoon, the whole school was able to watch a dress rehearsal and preview tonight's concert. The Kindergarten, Grade 4, 5, and 6 students performed a number of songs. We invite you all to come tonight; doors open at 6:00 and the concert begins at 6:30.

*** PLEASE NOTE *** Our concert is tomorrow, which is Thursday. Students have been asked to wear something specific (they know what it is and I think it is supposed to be a surprise) for the evening for their performance. If they don't have that something specific, please have them wear red, blue, black. You'll figure it out once they start singing!

Notices
* Outside lunch Thursday, weather permitting. Please refer to the bright green notice.
* Ms. Hayes notice regarding her new role
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca

Important Dates:

May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar

May 23

Good afternoon!

Did everyone have a nice long weekend? In the morning when we had our sharing circle, students had some interesting stories to tell friends!

Do you know what a chameleon is? My students shared it is an animal with sticky tongue, it eats bugs and has special feet to help it climb. And it can be invisible! And it changes colours when it looks at something...can you believe that? Have you read the book The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle? This book is about a chameleon who thinks he is just plain boring and then he encounters a zoo! Ask your son or daughter to tell you what happened when he wished he was something else.

This student had a "sticky tongue" like a chameleon :-)

As a class, we created our own mixed up animal. Students suggested an animal and a specific body part. We haven't quite decided on a name. Next, everyone had an opportunity to create their own "mixed-up" animal. We cut out pictures of animals and parts and well...see for yourself!

Our seeds are growing! I was really confused why they were leaning towards the window. Do you know why? Maybe someone will share the answer with you!

What happens when one of our senses is missing? The class thinks that other senses are used, and they are correct. Today we talked about what happens if we can't see. The suggestions of wearing contacts, glasses, two pairs of glasses, etc were great. We learned that blind people use something called braille. Each student received a braille alphabet and were able to write their own name!

Spring Concert is this Thursday!!!


Notices
* Outside lunch tomorrow and Thursday, weather permitting. Please refer to the bright green notice.
* Ms. Hayes notice regarding her new role
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca

Important Dates:

May 24: Apple-a-Day presentation for Room 5 8:45 - 9:45
May 24: Calgary Public Library visit
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a good evening,

Ms. Cokar

May 17

Good evening Room 5!

I hope you have had two days of incredible learning with Ms. Zimmerman! Tomorrow, which is Thursday, I will be showing Care for Self and resting up so Ms. Zimmerman will be your teacher again. This means I won't see you until Tuesday. How many days will it be since we saw each other? Start counting. Did you double check? I saw you on Monday and won't see you until Tuesday. I am glad you are confident with your answer, because you are mathematicians!

Grade 1s, Ms. Zimmerman has shared with me so I can post this blog.

Tuesday: Did you find subtracting easier to do with cubes? I know you tried to represent subtracting from 10 by drawing cubes in your math journal, and by writing numbers. I heard you were fearless spellers with a few 'A' words Ms. Zimmerman gave you; this is AWESOME. I read all the fabulous reasons students at Beddington Heights earned Pillars of Care awards. I am positive it was a fabulous assembly.

Wednesday: You played Deep Blue Sea. I am sure it was played quietly since seaweed, sharks, and whales do not make too much noise! In journals you made sentences using the 'A' words from yesterday. I cannot wait to see the art you created! Was it easy or difficult to work with watercolours? Do you think blowing throw straws created unique paintings? I hope you enjoyed Maker Time and building things!

Please remind your parents about your daily homework: 15 minutes of Raz Kids, 15 minutes of Mathletics, and home reading.

P.S. What number did we pull down today, 31?

I miss you all!

Notices

* Ms. Hayes notice regarding her new role
* Fun Lunch on May 29th; all students are welcome to stay for lunch this day
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca

Important Dates:


May 18: Fun Lunch orders due
May 18: Scholastic book orders due
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Apple-a-Day presentation for Room 5 8:45 - 9:45
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a good evening,

Ms. Cokar

May 16

Good afternoon!

My apologies for not posting yesterday. If your son or daughter has not already told you, I was away today and I will be away tomorrow as I try to feel better. They are in the very capable hands of Ms. Zimmerman, whom they know.

In math we have started talking about subtraction. What does it mean, how can it be represented, what are the vocabulary words we need to learn, etc. Subtraction, take away, minus, difference, number sentences, oh my! Did you know that addition and subtraction are related, which makes figuring out fact families easier? This is something we will discover soon.

Is everyone doing their 15 minutes of Raz Kids and 15 minutes of Mathletcis? And home reading?

I will have more to share once I connect with Ms. Zimmerman tomorrow.

Notices

* Ms. Hayes notice regarding her new role
* Fun Lunch on May 29th; all students are welcome to stay for lunch this day
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca


Important Dates:


May 18: Fun Lunch orders due
May 18: Scholastic book orders due
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a good evening,

Ms. Cokar

Scholastic Book Orders

Hello!

I forgot to mention the very last Scholastic book order forms for the year were sent home earlier this week. Based on last year, this order could potentially take time to arrive so I would like to receive all the order forms by Thursday, May 18. If you go online, you can access previous months' forms and special collections as well. If you haven't already done so, set up the Parent Pay option!

Thank you!

Nabeela

May 12

Good afternoon,

Today was a busy day! Have you ever played "Deep Blue Sea"? Ask your son or daughter how this game is played. It involves sharks, whales, and seaweed! The seaweed, sharks, and whales had to be reminded that in the deep blue sea, living things are a wee bit quieter than grade ones 🤣

I have a cupcake in our classroom that transforms into many different "flavours". During math, it became the Calculating Cupcake. The student tossing the cupcake to a friend has to ask a math question. The student who answered the question passes it to someone else and asks a question. I had to remind them we are not quite ready to multiply, as we're only adding and subtracting, until a student pointed out that on the 100 chart, it is 10 x 10. Smarties in my class, making connections!

As we were computing, we had an unannounced fire drill! The entire school was out in under two minutes. Half of my class did a great job of staying calm and not talking, which means the other half was busy talking. It is very important everyone remains silent while calmly walking out the school and remains quiet during roll call and until the three bells are heard. This way, instructions are heard.

In Music, I learned that some students are shouting not singing. Ms. Laird has reminded everyone of the difference and I hope this advice is followed as we have a special song to sing - not shout - at the Spring Concert.

Teacher's Pet visited the Grade 1 classes all day and helped us build something. I will post photos later. Thank you to our fabulous volunteers: Ms. Amanda, M. Connie, Ms. Diana, and Ms. Lily. We would not have accomplished as much without your support.

Is your son or daughter logging in to their Raz Kids and Mathletics accounts? This is their homework, in addition to the home reading. 15 minutes of each is recommended. Both are fabulous programs and we are fortunate to have memberships this year! If you do not have usernames and passwords, please let me know.

Finally, I wanted to share that you will see a notice today from our Assistant Principal, Ms. Hayes. She will be taking on a new role as Principal at Penbrook Meadows School. Congratulations Ms. Hayes!

Notices

* Ms. Hayes notice regarding her new role
* Fun Lunch on May 29th; all students are welcome to stay for lunch this day
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca


Important Dates:

May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 18: Fun Lunch orders due
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Thank you and have a great weekend.

Ms. Cokar

Spring Carnival Tonight!

Good afternoon,

I hope you are coming to the Spring Carnival tonight, from 6:00 to 8:00.

My class has decided they are mathematicians and are eagerly working on number sentences. Ask your son or daughter for an example. Do you know what sum and difference means? Which one is for addition and which is for subtraction?

Students wrote thank you letters to the Calgary Fire Department and shared what they learned, and a few even asked questions such as "Where is Flint now?" and "How heavy is your uniform?"

Our class thought of "needs" of plants and animals. Before doing so, we discussed needs of humans and making sure they were not "wants". For example, we need food but want cheesecake (okay, that's Ms. Cokar talking). After listing a few ideas under plants and animals, students noticed a couple commonalities, like food and water. After this, we headed outside briefly to look for signs of birds and their shelters, but it started to sprinkle!

Tomorrow afternoon is Teacher's Pet in-class field trip! Forms MUST be returned in order to participate!!!

Notices

* Fun Lunch on May 29th; all students are welcome to stay for lunch this day
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project; form and payment due TOMORROW
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Grade 1 Spelling Bee in gym during lunch hour
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). 3-5 volunteers required!
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 18: Fun Lunch orders due
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Thank you and see you tonight at the Spring Carnival!

Ms. Cokar

May 9

Good afternoon,

As you know, students have been exploring with non-standard measurement. Today they were able to measure with a ruler! It was exciting to hear them use language like "about" and "estimate" when measuring. Students got creative when measuring something that was longer than a standard classroom ruler. Ask your son or daughter how long this yellow ruler is, and where the edge of the ruler should be placed when measuring an object.

Even though only a couple students are participating in the Spelling Bee, we decided to try an "eyes closed (so they are not peeking at the word wall) sight word spelling". We did okay at this first try at spelling words without paper and pencil.

In the afternoon students generated questions they wanted to ask the Calgary Firefighters, after watching a short video starring Flint the dog. We then met with a few other classes in the gym where Firefighter Aziz presented fire safety information, and he even read a book to us! The Calgary Firefighters have provided each student with a fire safety booklet, which your son or daughter has taken home to work on. Do you have a fire escape plan at home? Oh! We found out star of the fire safety video, Flint the dog, lives with Firefighter Aziz! Here is a link to the video:

https://youtu.be/QbE3tCBzeY0

Notices

* Fun Lunch on May 29th; all students are welcome to stay for lunch this day
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project. This form and payment is to be returned ASAP, at the latest by Wednesday
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 10: Teacher's Pet forms and payment due
May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Grade 1 Spelling Bee in gym during lunch hour
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). 3-5 volunteers required!
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 18: Fun Lunch orders due
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Thank you and have a great evening.

Ms. Cokar

May 8

Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I shared with the students after my two day conference, I flew to Vancouver to surprise my uncle for his 80th birthday. It was a whirlwind weekend, and I am happy to be back with Room 5.

Addition was our focus today. Everyone received five blocks of two colours, and had to show an equation on a grid. We are learning new math terminology every day. An equation is, for example, a math sentence. A math sentence is, for example, 5 + 2 = 7. Ask your son or daughter to show you how they took their blocks, how many squares they coloured, and what their number sentence looked like.

Snowball fight! Yes, it is May and there is no snow thankfully, but that didn't stop us from having a sight word snowball fight. I chose a letter, students wrote down a word that begins with that letter and then on my cue, they crumpled up their paper and threw their "snowball" at another student. The student who caught the snowball tried to read the sight word. Next, I chose a different letter, a word is written down, the "snowball" is formed, and then tossed. It was fun. I feel sorry for Ms. Jen as she had a lot of sight words coming her way!

Gym will continue to be outside, weather permitting. I wore a hat to protect myself, and I noticed others did, too.

We talked about being scientists and how scientists sometimes have to keep trying and trying. Well, apparently Room 5 does not have a green thumb. Ask your son or daughter what a plant needs to grow and ask them to tell you what we (Ms. Cokar) forgot to provide in order to meet the needs of a plant!

I hope everyone saw the Teacher's Pet form for our in-class field trip this Friday. Please sign and return this with the payment, as soon as possible.

The Grade 1s participated in a Spelling Bee last Friday. I was not here, and unfortunately it looks like a few students did not participate. Not to worry, as Ms. Hayes and Mr. Hebert said we can join them this Friday! If your son or daughter requested the form from me because they want to participate, that signed form is their entry into the Spelling Bee.

I hope everyone is taking advantage of Mathletics and RazKids? We are fortunate to have memberships to these programs. I will be checking on who is using the programs and how things are going! 15 minutes of Mathletics and 15 minutes of RazKids is highly recommended, in addition to daily home reading (which has started to become inconsistent!). I will be sending home username and passwords to everyone again, for both online programs. Please take advantage!

A notice will be sent home soon for an upcoming trip to...the Calgary Zoo!!! We will need many volunteers for this full day field trip. If you have your volunteer clearance, please consider joining us on Friday, June 23. If you don't have a clearance, please stop by to see Ms. Cumming in the office as soon as possible.

Notices

* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project. This form and payment is to be returned ASAP, at the latest by Wednesday
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 9: Calgary Firefighters presentation (tentative)
May 10: Teacher's Pet forms and payment due
May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Grade 1 Spelling Bee in gym during lunch hour
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). 3-5 volunteers required!
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

I think that is about it!

Have a good evening.

Ms. Cokar

May 4

May the Fourth Be With You!

I had an amazing day of learning at the University of Calgary and am excited to bring back some fabulous ideas to the classroom on Monday. I touched base with Ms. Fillmore who shared with me it was a fun-filled day with a lot of learning!

As I mentioned before, the weather has been wonderful which means the return of flip flops and sandals. We are requesting that students wear proper shoes for outside gym. With safe and appropriate footwear, students will be able to participate in the physical activities. Hats, sunglasses, sunscreen and water bottles are also a good idea.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Ms. Cokar

May 3

Good afternoon,

Please note I will be away at a conference Thursday and Friday. The students seemed surprised that teachers continue to learn! They will be in the capable hands of Ms. Fillmore.

Mother Nature was cooperative and this meant outside gym! Weather permitting, we may be outside a day or two this week. This was our first outside gym and students did a good job in listening to the rules and expectations of the teachers. As gym is first thing in the morning, we suggest students layer and take off a jacket if it starts to warm up as their bodies warm up.

Today I introduced "Fact Families" and students created a "family". This is a skill that is important and I will be taking it back to the very basics before moving forward. An example is 3 + 4 = 7, 4 + 3 = 7, 7 - 3 = 4, 7 - 4 = 3.

Our afternoon revolved around literacy including pair/group/individual activities of letter recognition, sight words, sentence building, writing, and more. We even had our own spelling bee competition (everyone won).

Fun Lunch tomorrow!

Notices

* Spelling Bee notice to be returned ASAP (if your son or daughter requested it)
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project. This form and payment is to be returned ASAP.
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 4: Fun Lunch
May 4/5: Ms. Cokar is away learning at the University!
May 5: Grade 1 Spelling Bee in gym during lunch hour
May 5: Teacher's Pet forms and payment due
May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). Volunteers required.
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar

May 2

Good afternoon,

I found some math dice in the learning commons and the students had an opportunity to explore adding or subtracting with their partners. Each pair had a 10-frame sheet with two frames, a die, a spinner with numbers 0-9, and counters if wanted. Some used the ten-frames to help them add when they came across larger numbers such as 8 + 8.

Today our reading buddies visited Room 5 twice. In the morning it was to read with the class and in the afternoon to show us how to use the laptops. Each student has a unique CBE ID (the Grade 5s said they have memorized their numbers) which they use to logon to the laptops. Once they had access, buddies showed us how to navigate Mathletics. Here are some comments the students wanted to share:

Amy - I learned you can do some puzzles.
Matty - I played against Americans in the around the world game.
Arinanna - Playing people around the world was too hard so we tried a different game that was easier. I got some points.
Max - I saw how many points I have.
Cohen - Max and Ethan were playing at the same time as me.
John - I was "versus" J.C. and we tied.
Carman - I got 26 points in the challenge!

We also learned how to logoff and the importance of why we need to do so.

Are you interested in attending CBE's Traditional Pow Wow? The event will be held this Friday, May 5. Please follow this link for more information: http://www.cbe.ab.ca/news-centre/Pages/cbe-traditional-pow-wow-in-the-spirit-of-reconciliation.aspx

Notices

* Spelling Bee notice to be returned ASAP (if your son or daughter requested it)
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project. This form is to be returned ASAP.
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 4: Fun Lunch
May 4/5: Ms. Cokar is away learning at the University!
May 5: Grade 1 Spelling Bee in gym during lunch hour
May 5: Teacher's Pet form due
May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). Volunteers required.
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar

May 1

Happy first day of May!

Where has the time gone? I was counting the number of days and was surprised at how many are remaining in this school year.

This morning in gym students had fitness stations to rotate through including burpees, squats, bench dips, etc. We are hoping as the weather cooperates that we will be able to have gym outside. As it is usually chilly in the morning, it is recommended students wear layers.

Do you know what doubles are? In math I introduced the idea of doubles. As students filled in the answers I noticed a pattern, and so did a few students. Ally said, "The answers are like skip counting!" and everyone was excited that they remembered how to skip count by 2s. Ask your son or daughter if they can tell you the double of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

As our white board is full of colourful sight words, I am using them in as many creative and fun ways as possible. We played a game of Sight Word Hang Spider (a spin on the traditional hangman game). I drew the lines to represent the letters of the words in my sentence, taken from the Word Wall. "My family is funny." Students had to guess the letters and every incorrect guess meant I had to draw a part of the spider. They then paired up to try this themselves. With a marker and whiteboard one partner wrote the blank lines for a sight word and the other partner guessed. Such fun!

Notices
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project. This form is to be returned ASAP.
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 2: Aboriginal Awareness Club
May 4: Fun Lunch
May 4/5: Ms. Cokar is away learning at the University!
May 5: Teacher's Pet form due
May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). Volunteers required.
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a warm and sunny 😎  evening!

Ms. Cokar