Red and Green

We are dressing festive at Rick Hansen on Friday! Try to wear red and green if possible! 

THANK YOU!

So far our class has brought in 62 food donations!!! This well exceeds our goal of 42! Thank you so much for sending these items in with your child!

Empathy Assembly

The Pride Assembly about empathy is on December 18th at 2:10. All are welcome to join!

Christmas Carols!

Christmas Caroling will take place in the front foyer Wednesday and Thursday this week at 8:45 am. All are welcome to join!

Math Update!

We are learning about patterning in math.

Grade One Learning Goals:

I can create a repeating pattern.
I can describe my repeating pattern by explaining the pattern rule (ABA, ABBA, ABABA, etc.)
I can circle the core of the pattern.
I can extend a pattern.

Grade Two Learning Goals:

I can create a repeating pattern, and a growing and shrinking pattern (this one will be introduced this week) with two attributes changing.
I can describe my pattern by explaining the pattern rule (ABA, ABBA, ABABA, etc.)
I can circle the core of the pattern.
I can extend a pattern.

We will not have a Show What You Know in this unit. Instead there will be a number of problem-based performance tasks that the students will be engaged in. You can support your child at home by asking them to create, extend, and describe patterns. You can also challenge your child to think critically about patterning by posing a question like this:

Grade One:

You have 6 circles, 3 squares, and 3 triangles. Create as many patterns as you can using all of the shapes. Tell your pattern rules and describe the core.

Grade Two:

You have 9 triangles, 6 squares, and 3 circles. Create as many patterns as you can using all of the shapes. Tell your pattern rules and describe the core. What changes can you make to the shapes so that two attributes  are changing? Remember to only make two attributes change- which can be tricky sometimes!

Remember our attributes that can change are: colour, size, shape, position/direction.

Sample Patterns

Sample Grade Two Pattern
Attributes Changing: colour, shape
Pattern Rule: AABAABAAB
Core AAB

Sample Grade One Pattern:
Attributes Changing: colour
Pattern Rule: ABBABBABB
Core: ABB

Holiday Concert

The Holiday Concert is next Thursday, December 10th at 2:00. Kindergarten, Grade One and Grade Two students will be performing. |Families are welcome to attend! Our class is singing a winter song called "Don't Wake The Bears".  Students have been asked to wear cozy clothes, or pyjamas on the day of the performance. "Stuffies", small blankets, or small pillows would make great props and students are encouraged to bring them if possible! Our class spoke about other props that would be suitable for the performance like an alarm clock, a welcome mat, or picture of a favourite food as each of these things are included in the lyrics of our song. I suggested that these items be home-made, like the "junk art" in our last poem of the week. Students were told that they can create any props at home and bring them to school before the performance if they would like to, but this is not homework!

"We Feed Hunger" Food Drive!

Rick Hansen students make a difference!

During the month of December we will be holding a food drive. Non-perishable items collected will be donated back to those in need in our community. Our school goal is to collect 1000 items! Our classroom goal is to collect 42 items! This works out to 2 items per student, including the teacher. Your support in our initiative is greatly appreciated!

December Calendar

December Newsletter

Nature Walk

We had a great afternoon at the pond! We met a very friendly duck that the students named "Mr. Quacker". It followed us around the entire pond! Here are some pictures from our outdoor learning today!

  

NATURE WALK WEDNESDAY!

Our class will be taking a nature walk to the nearby pond on Wednesday after lunch. Together the students earned TEN CLASS POINTS! We took a vote and most students chose to use their special time to take a nature walk!

Please ensure that your child is dressed to be outside with appropriate clothing and footwear on Wednesday, 

Reminder

Our Pride Assembly is this Thursday at 2:00. The students in our class will be singing a song at the beginning and we will also be showing a video about honestly created by the students in the middle of the assembly. All families are encouraged to come if possible!

Sorting

L.M. 

Can you guess her sorting rule? 

Sorting

S.S. and S.M. 

Can you guess their sorting rules? 

Sorting

Attributes: Shape and Color 

J.E.D. & J.G. 

Sorting

Attributes: colour and shape 

N.P. & A.L.

ARTS PACKAGE!!

Rick Hansen is offering the arts package this year again. A note went home explaining the program yesterday. The cost is $30 per student to participate in a variety of engaging arts programs through out the year. Money can be sent back to school with your child in my class or with one of their siblings (you don't need to send more than one cheque to school). If you have a third child at Rick Hansen you only need to pay $15 for that child. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this. If you need a new form please write a note in your child's agenda and I will send a new one home on Monday.

Permission forms are due Thursday, November 19th 

Scholastic

Scholastic orders were sent home today. If you would like to place an order please return the forms and cheque by Monday November 23rd. 

We will be singing this song about honestly at the Pride Assembly! I told the students that I would post a link to the song in case they wanted to practise singing it at home.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WELkRnpfBhw

Author Visit Tomorrow!

Don't forget that Adam Michael Segal is visiting us tomorrow morning! If you would like a copy of his children's book please bring $10.

For more information  visit:

http://www.adammichaelsegal.com/

Interpreting Data and Asking Questions

Data Management Show What You Know Coming Up!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

There is a “Show What You Know” coming up in our Data Management Math unit. This is an opportunity for the students to demonstrate their knowledge and what they have learned so far. Students will need to know the following:

-       Make tally charts

-       Ask good survey questions (Grade One ‘yes or no’ question, Grade Two ‘question with options’)

-       Determine a title of a graph

-       Able to identify and interpret pictographs, line plots, and bar graphs

            (Tell ‘facts’ about the graph)

*I have sent home a package of graphs that the students have been working on during the past couple of weeks, please use these graphs to prepare for this assessment.

*STUDY TIP: practise interpreting graphs that were sent home (tell ‘facts about the graphs’, and ask questions that could be answered by looking at the data presented in the graph)

The “Show What You Know” will be on Thursday November 12th, 2015. 

Autumn Trees Artwork

Here is a glimpse of some excellent student artwork! These paintings were completed in three stages:

1. Use watercolour paints to create the background of a dark fall sky. 

2. Use thick black paint to create the tree from the bottom up. 

3. Use q-tips to create the leaves 

Students: Can you find your painting? 

November Calendar

November Newsletter

Fundraising! Please Read

Our school council has started a new fundraising program called Fundscrip.  The details of this program can be found on our school website.  Please consider supporting our school's fundraising efforts which will run until November 13th.  Proceeds from this program will be used to help support the learning at Rick Hansen Public School.

Thank you for your continued support.

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