Why Wear Pink?

 

Notice the pink! Linwood students wore pink today to make a statement against bullying. Room 6 children learned how the wearing of pink on April 8 became a symbol of taking a stand against bullies. We read stories and created a class bulletin board. Students were also fortunate to watch a performance by MTYP related to bullying. Ask your child about "New Canadian Kid."

Our bulletin board displays students' thoughts related to bullying. Together, we work towards creating a society of tolerance, acceptance, and kindness for one another.

Spring Ahead!

 Here we are looking at our Spring Break! Room 6 is celebrating our Arctic Research learning with a  "Polar Party" today. Two Arctic movies and a yummy ice-cream snack - a perfect ending! 

Approaching Spring Break, we have been busy working! Our writing for this week was a letter to a secret pal in our classroom. Each child picked a name and wrote a letter to give today. Excitement built as students used criteria to write their letters. This morning, each child received a letter. One girl said that her letter almost made her cry, because it was so special.

Problem solving, mental math facts, multiplication - math classes have been busy!

Madelynn is practicing her math facts.

Kyla is working on a math challenge.

Let's not forget Daily 5! Eirrah and Violet are reading a chapter book together.

Last but not least, our class helped tape Mrs. McDonald to the wall this morning! All for a good cause! Enjoy the photos and ask your child about it. Happy Spring Break to all of our families.

Helping to get the job done!

Mission Accomplished!

A special Invitation!

We are having fun being extra kind to others this week! Why? It's Great Kindness Challenge Week!

Today, we were invited to play with our grade 1 friends and have a special treat. So much fun, as you can see from the photos. Please ask what we did for them!

A big tub of Lego to share with friends!

Zyron and friends are playing Connect 4.

Eirrah, Madelynn, and Violet are having a picnic - do they know there's a bear behind them?

A Busy Start To The New Year!

We are off and running into the new year! Welcome to our new student, Ariam! Her family recently moved to Winnipeg from Sudan. A big change!

We are learning about the Arctic and children have started Arctic projects. They are researching an animal and learning about life in the Arctic. They will be excited to show you the finished product!

Dom is researching the wolverine.

Students have also learned about how to recognize their worries and then how to cope with them. Part of this was to make a worry stone. Ask your child about it!

Here are Violet, Alan and Frances with their very own worry stone.

In Math, students are working towards learning their basic facts. Having recall of addition and subtraction facts to 10 and of the doubles to 9+9 is the grade two goal for the end of the year. The grade three goal is to also have recall of addition and subtraction facts to 18. These are just 1-2 of the Mental Math goals for each grade. Please help to reinforce these at home. Knowing their basic facts makes working with larger numbers easier.

This post highlights a few of things that we are busy with. Ask your child about their persuasive writing piece. What are they trying to persuade their teacher to allow?

We hope to see you at our Tech Night next Tuesday night!

Another Year Of Fun Times In Room 6!

Starting with a group photo! Missing two of our classmates, unfortunately. Maybe next one! Students are excited to see each other after the summer vacation. There's so much to talk about! Mrs. Chumola is also noticing how happy her students are to work together again. We have been settling back into classroom and school routines. It"s helpful for everyone and especially our new classmate. Mrs. Chumola is pleased to see daily examples of kindness, fairness, honesty, taking responsibility, helpfullness, and working to get our jobs done! We're off to a wonderful start! We hope that you'll follow us through our year of learning by checking out our blog posts!

Here are some of the things that we've been doing so far...

Kael says...  I like seeing Mrs. Chumola again.

Kyla says...  We are happy to see our friends again.

Walker says...  We are excited to have gym again!

Madison says...  I'm excited to do Math again - BIG numbers already!

Ben says...  I like having Friday Reward.

Eirrah says...  It's fun to read with a friend.

Zyron says...  We have done tons of work already!

Room 6 says "School is cool!"

A year Of Learning And Buddies!

Wow, another year of learning is almost complete! It has been extremely busy in Room 6 and the weeks have slipped by! We have been reading, writing about special people in our lives, working through Math assessments, making family gifts - just to name a few. Our two field trips were so much fun! We are also very excited to be performing with room 6 tomorrow in our mini-musical! We hope that some of our family members will be able to see it. Mrs. Chumola thinks we're amazing! One of our last projects is to finish our Memory Books. We look forward to sharing our thoughts about the school year with our family, when we bring them home next week.

Below are a few photos of the last class with our grades 4-5 buddies. Happy summer everyone!

Buddies enjoy a snack together!

Buddies enjoyed making crafts together.

Buddies played games together.

A Fun Lunch Before Spring Break!

Our school is fortunate to have a wonderful group of volunteers! Students were able to enjoy lunch together and the excitement was high!

Ryan and Zyron enjoy each other's company.

Ellise and Madison also enjoy sitting together.

Our class has been reviewing the WITS program and what it looks and sounds like when we use it. Students participated in a poster contest to demonstrate their understanding. Everyone received a special pencil prize for a job well done! We also read a story about a class having "Peace Week" and we decided to have one, too. The students agreed to solve any problems in a peaceful way, using words to keep the problem small and then solve it. We shared ways that we solved problems in a peaceful way, both at school and at home. 

Everyone is excited about Spring Break! When we return, some of our Math learning will include using 2-D shapes and 3-D objects in a variety of fun activities. We"ll continue to learn about air and water in our environment, how important they are in our lives. This unit correlates well with the upcoming Earth Day. A special note - room 6 and room 18 will host the April assembly on the 24th at 9:15. Families are always welcome to attend.

Wishing all families a happy, safe Spring Break!