Thursday Oct. 29

This will be our last post on Blogger. Starting Monday we will post our blog on the Google Classroom page. 

Today we had a very busy day.

McLean/Watterson had their e-library orientation. All students have received a bookmark with instructions on how to request a book from the library. There are also instructions below. 

Neily's class had music. While they were in music McLean/Watterson had a teamwork challenge with cups, string and elastics. Ask your child what the challenge was. 

This afternoon we wrote good copies of our leaf poems for the Student Led Learning Walk next week. 

We ended with drawing creepy haunted houses based on a description Mrs. McLean read. We reviewed how good readers create pictures in their heads. We also discussed how good word choice enhance the writing.

Reminders: 

- no school tomorrow

- Blog will be on Google Classroom on Monday

- SLLW/ Art walk is next week 

- Check out a library book online 

Wednesday Oct. 28

Today was a busy day: 

- Today Mr. Neily's class had a library orientation for virtual book exchanges

- In the morning, we practiced counting numbers over 100 to 1000.  We worked on our number recognition and skip counting skills. 

- In the afternoon we worked on a new type of poem. A Cinquain - we had to integrate the vocabulary words we have been learning (strong verbs and triple scoop adjectives)

- We also practiced our song again

Reminders:

- No School on Friday - PD Day

- Tomorrow you can wear a costume

                - no weapons

                - no masks that cover your whole face

                - you still need to wear your protective face mask

- Tomorrow is Fun Snack

- Full instructions on how to search books in the e-library will be posted to our Google Classroom tomorrow once Ms. McLean's class has attended the e-library orientation. 

- The song is "With My Own Two Hands" Jack Johnson/Ben Harper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjDBd6tBBY

October 27th, 2020

Today we…

 

We took some visual notes on moose. – NR

We finally had a complicated brain teaser in math. – KG

Today was amazing because I liked the circuit in gym. – CW

Today we looked for triple scoop words. For example, depressed for “sad.” – GM

It was amazing, fabulous, and incredible. – AP & RV

We did Daily 5, it was absolutely magnificent. – VV

We started practicing our song. – OR

 

 

Reminders:

Fun snack is on Thursday, Oct.29. Please order through Healthy Hunger for future orders.

Students are welcome to wear their costumes on Thursday, Oct.29 – no weapons or full masks please. It is still a full day of school!

SLLW / Art Walk – November 2 to 9^th. Details to follow soon. 

Here is a link to the song so you can practice at home:

The song is "With My Own Two Hands" Jack Johnson/Ben Harper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjDBd6tBBY

Monday

Today we...

We are learning a new song - With My Own Two Hands - CH

In math, we worked on problem solving using T-charts. - VV

We went to gym and did a circuit of different stations for throwing. - OR

Mrs.Watterson's class went to music and we watched an old Mickey Mouse from the 1920's and we had to add the sound to it. - JW

Mr.Neily's class played the director and 4 actors game. - AU

We thought of some triple scoop words for writing, words that are better than "nice" or "mad."CW

See example below for the word HOT:

Pictures were sent home today for some students. Please check their backpacks!
 

Reminders:

Thursday, Oct.29 Students are allowed to wear costumes to school - please no weapons or halloween masks. It is still a regular day of school. 

Friday, Oct.30 NO SCHOOL (PD day)

Please review the Monday Connect that was emailed out earlier today for more important updates.

Sign up for fun snack / fun lunch at https://healthyhunger.ca/

October 23

Today we got to watch our first peace assembly of the year. It was a virtual peace assembly on Google Meet. We really enjoyed watching the work of the other grade 3 and 4's in Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Huebner's class.

We began some work on animal life cycles by creating sketchnotes as we watched a video on beavers. We learned what habitat and appearance mean. 

We began our day with some Daily 5 because we haven't had much this week and we also had a Gratitude Circle. 

Reminders:

- Dress for the weather next week

- Have a great weekend!

October 22nd, 2020

 Our day in our words........

The grade 3's continued with SLA work.   Today focused on Literacy

The gr. 4's continued with their own assessments.   We continued with assessing Math.

Mr. Neily's class had music today.   We did a Halloween Just Dance.   We also played some fun games.  One game was "who's doing the actions." 

Ms. McLean's class.  We played a game it was an acting game.    There were director and quirks.  

After lunch students were given time to finish SLA's and Math assessments.

During PE the class played ultimate rock, paper, scissors

After PE we watched short video on funny animals as a reward for our hard work.

To end the day we did some leaf art involving patterns and lines.

Reminders.......

Tomorrow if Friday.  It is a half day.

Remember to bring snow pants especially if you like to play and roll in the snow.

Have a great evening :)

Tuesday, Oct.20

At the end of the day, we did strong verbs and acted them out. - CW

Today we did leaf art - we looked for details in our leaves. - OR

Today at lunch, we chomped up our lunch. - NJR

Gym was really fun today because we played football. - NR

In math we discovered how to do word problems. - KG

Today we sketched a leaf from our table. - AP

At gym we played a fun game where we passed the balls to each other. BH

Check out the video

EHS - Be Cool

REMINDERS

We are going on a walk down to the coulee tomorrow, WEDNESDAY, OCT.21 - please remember to dress for the weather!

Sign up for fun snack/fun lunch - deadline for this Thursday has already past but you can sign up for future dates 😊

Some grade 3's have re-set their passwords - please ask your student for it!

Monday, Oct.19

 

At the end of the day, Mr.Neily read The Wild Robot and we listened. - SE

I enjoyed gym - we were passing the footballs and then got to rush to the back of the line. - AD

Today in the gym, we sprinted around the black lines. - GM

Today, near the end of the day, we got a book and had to find as many strong verbs as we could find. NJR

Today Ms.McLean/Mrs.Watterson's class had music and listened to something by a French composer. - SD

Today in gym we played this under throw football game. - LST

Today was magnificent because we learnt more about strong verbs. - SL

Our class read books with lots of strong verbs. - RF

We watched a cool video about social distancing, hand washing and mask wearing. - KG

Check it out here:

EHS - Be Cool

REMINDERS

We are going on a walk down to the coulee on WEDNESDAY, OCT.21 - please dress for the weather!

Sign up for fun snack/fun lunch - deadline for this Thursday has already past but you can sign up for future dates 😊

Some grade 3's have re-set their passwords - please ask your student for it!

Friday, Oct.16

Today's Challenge: To blog with strong verbs.

• Today the grade 3's learnt about an easy, peasy test! - AP 
• I loved music because it was really excellent. - ZP
• Today we jumped for joy when we were eating snack. - RV
• At outside recess, I sprinted to catch a friend. - SE
• During music, Mrs.Watterson's class got to be very musical (by playing the xylophone - we walked them). - JR
• Today we got to clean our bins. - CH
• Today we played the number game and leaped up into the air. - JW
• When I jogged to school, I thought today was going to be a good day, but it was a great day! - VV

Important Reminders:

Sign up for fun snack - next Thursday, Oct. 22.

Check out our music blog:

https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com

Have a great weekend!

October 15th, 2020

 Our day in our words........

Mr. Neily's class quietly walked to the awesome music class.  We played the musical xylophone.  CP

Today we learned about strong verbs and it was wonderful.   We jumped for joy!   EL

In PE we were playing passing the football in teams.   LS/AP

In daily 5 we did read to a buddy as well and writing and reading.   VV

We learned that doe mean female deer.   ZV

Ms. McLean's class went to the hub.  VV

During a bathroom break we finished the last  5 min of a bear video.   We learned lots. NR

Reminders.....

- bring outdoor and indoor shoes please.   

- tomorrow is Friday.   It is a half-day.  

October 14th, 2020

 Our day.....

Today was a full day as usual.   We started our day with 2 rounds of daily 5.   One round of writing and one round of reading.

We did a mini lesson on periods and when to best use them.   

In math we continued our work with T Tables to help solve pattern problems.   

After lunch we did a words their way assessment to help our teachers know what spelling instruction is needed.

After PE we continued building our descriptive language by using our senses to describe a colour.

Reminders.....

- Remember to dress for the weather.

- BRING IN INDOOR SHOES.

- Soon the Blog will be only on Google Classroom.   Stay tuned.

Tuesday, Oct.13

In math this morning, we learnt about patterns. - KG

We did t-charts with patterns - JR

We did an I-PICK lesson about how to pick a good fit book. - AM

In PE, we played a football game and had to pass a ball to the cones when he blew the whistle. - SE

Today we did an activity about colours - we had to write things that matched up to that color. - GM

Today was fun because we did a mini-writing lesson on writing goal and colours - NJR

We did daily 5. - JR

Challenge: 

What do you think of when you see these colours - red, green, yellow, blue, orange, black, purple and white? List as many things as you can that are that color, including animals, insects, fruits, vegetables and objects. 

Reminders:

Picture order forms are due TOMORROW.

October 8th, 2020

 Our day in our words....

We started learning about animal life cycles.   We watched a video that connected bears and salmon.  NR

Mr. Neily's class did music and Ms. Watterson's class learned about animal life cycles.   CP

In math we looked at a hundreds chart.   We skip counted using various numbers.   We had to find patterns in the skip counting.   JW

In PE we played soccer.   

In the afternoon we did Math.   OR

We ended the day with a gratitude circle.   

Reminders.....

No School Friday or Monday.   Classes resume Tuesday, October 13th.

Have a great long weekend!!

October 7th, 2020

 Our day in our words....

- Our class at the end of the day did a sketch of a gosling related to our book "The Wild Robot".  LE

- We wrote a prediction about what we thought Roz's house might look like after the beavers built it. SL

- Today we finished up our Otter art.  NR

- In the morning we did daily 5.  We did two rounds and some of us did partner reading 2m apart in the learning commons.   OR

- After gym during our washroom break we watched a video of some baby goslings.   GM

- This morning we did Math.   We did a compare and contrast of patterns that we created.  AP

Reminders......

- No school Friday it is a PD day.    Thursday is a regular full day.

- Eventually we will be moving the blog to Google Classroom.   CH

Tuesday, Oct.6

Today we...

We did art - made the otters from the story The Wild Robot - EL

Today we did 2 rounds of daily 5 - NR

When I got to school I thought today was going to be a good day, but it was a great day because we got to do art and gym. - VV

Both classes got to read with Mrs.Kinsman. It was called "Ron's Big Mission." - CP

For the first time, we did art. - SP

This day was great. - CW

The day was magnificent! - SL

We got to choose if we wanted to read with a buddy. - CH

Challenge Question: How does an opossum make that smell of a "dead animal"?

Reminders

• No School on Friday, Oct.9 (PD day)
• No School on Monday, Oct.12 (Thanksgiving Day Weekend)
• Return picture order forms by Oct.9

Even though this year’s Eric Harvie School Terry Fox Run is done, we continue to support the cause.  Please join us and support this wonderful cause by donating to: http://www.terryfox.ca/EricHarvieSchool. Together, we can all make a difference! #terryfoxschoolruns @terryfoxfoundation

Eric Harvie School raised over 4000.00 last year and even more in previous years.  Let’s reach for that again this year!

 

October 5th, 2020

 Our day in our words.....

- We mapped the world.  We labelled continents, ocean, equator ext.....NR

- Watterson class played Xylophone today.   KT

- We continued to work with increasing and decreasing patterns with numbers in different ways.  ZV

- Today we were on the playground at lunch.  VV

- We daily 5 first thing in the morning.   OR

Reminders......

- Join google classroom please.

- There is no school Friday.   It is a PD day.

October 2nd, 2020

 Our day in our words.....

We did the Terry Fox Run and it was fun.   CW

At 11am we did our gratitude circle.   SE

This day was excellent!   JP

One of the things that I liked that we did today was that I got to run with my friends and we did the gratitude circle.   AD

Gratitude circle was fun.  AM

I was running from the  grade 1/2's.   AP

My brother and I ran together at the Terry Fox Run.   FF

During the run I had quest to find letters on the teachers masks.  It spelled Terry Fox.   AU

Me and my sister ran together at the Terry Fox Run.  JW

Snack was outside.  CW

Before the Terry Fox Run we read a story called "Terry Fox and Me."  SD

Reminders.....

Have a great weekend and enjoy the sun!

Make sure to sign up for google classroom if you have not done so yet:)

October 1

 Today we continued working on our Maps of Canada - we added some color and finished labeling. 

In math we practiced identifying pattern rules and extending increasing number patterns. 

We watched a Terry Fox video and discussed his legacy. 

Mr. Neily's class had music and Ms. McLean's class did some reading and team building. 

Reminders:

- Terry Fox run is tomorrow - wear comfortable running shoes and dress for the weather

- Pictures went home today

- Please try to log on to our Google Classroom - if you have trouble or don't remember how please contact your responsibility teacher

- If you haven't completed the Student Questionnaire please do so and send it by email to you responsibility teacher

EHS Terry Fox Run: Friday, October 2

Wear your Eric Harvie School colours (blue & orange) on Friday, October 2.  This year is the 40th Anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope and Eric Harvie School is proud to be continuing the legacy of one of our greatest heroes. Please join us and support this wonderful cause by donating to: http://www.terryfox.ca/EricHarvieSchool. Together, we can all make a difference! #terryfoxschoolruns @terryfoxfoundation

 

Bring you ‘toonies for Terry’ and drop them off at your school entrance door every morning during the week.  Eric Harvie School raised over 4000.00 last year and even more in previous years.  Let’s reach for that again this year!