WELCOME FAMILIES TO Room 132

     Welcome back families and welcome new families to Room 132.  Hope you had a great first and second week of school . I had computer difficulties so the blog was delayed. I am going to do a bit of catch up.  Most families have sent back their paperwork so now you will see the awesome learning in our classroom. Ms. Carruthers has Seesaw set up to send families learning as well. A newsletter was sent home with our contact information.We are partners in your child's learning so open communication is the key to success to your child's learning. I am so proud to join our families for a second year of thinking and learning. We had a fantastic year last year so I expect this year to be even better. I will repeat a little about the process of learning for our new families.  To help you join the conversation with your child I will give some information about our classroom.

THINKING  AND  LEARNING

Thinking and learning time a when children learn through play. A large block of our day is set aside for thinking and learning time. The students  are learning through hands on , guided and independent play.  The last 10 minutes of time are set aside to document the learning.The blog will show samples of the learning in our classroom.

DOCUMENTATION

Year 2 students have used this process to  document their learning.

Children may be talking about documenting during thinking and learning time.The last 10 minutes of thinking and learning is set aside so children can document their learning. 

WAYS TO DOCUMENT

1 Take a photo with ipod or ipad

2 Use chalk boards to draw a picture and then take a photo

3 Use white boards to draw a picture and then take a photo.

4 Paper and pencil to draw a picture.

5 Write sentences about your learning.

CONSOLIDATION

We gather together discuss our learning and to explain what we did during thinking and learning time.

 We are showing the students this process . They are fast learners.

Samples of learning and documentation these last two weeks.

A wasp on a yellow flower. We saw on the first day of school.

Purple flowers

  White flowers

 Burrs

Our classroom

  I went to  Barrie Hill Farm and picked apples with my son .

We tasted these varieties and collected data with tally marks to see 

which apples the children liked the most and then the least.

  Documenting our learning.

 I liked this photo of four boys playing in the sand  .

Great teamwork filling the bowl.

Leah putting numbers in order and then jumping and counting.

 Ms. Carruthers math lesson using a ten frame .

 Ryan and I  counting with loose parts.

Alvand counting with marker. 

How many did he count????

  I spy my eye????

  Alphabet match with Cohen and Bryce.

  Jahntae tracing his  letters.

Rocks to learn our numbers.

How many can you count?

Great learning so far. Please use the links on the side of the blog to help your child with learning.
They are great for a rainy day or traveling with the family.
Families please look at the school website for updates and events in case I missed something.
Ms. Carruthers and I look forward to an exciting year.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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