La classe de Mme Nielsen

 Hi folks,  Just thought I'd let you know what we do each week, so you know where to focus your attention at home in the evenings and want to do school-y stuff. Mondays  Spiralundi. This is a quick 5 question math review quiz-like deal that checks on the retention of all concepts since the beginning of the year. We did our first one this week, and it looked a lot like last week's math quiz because, well, that's all we'd done so far.  Practice for the math quiz. Is exactly what it sounds like. I give them a practice quiz, we correct it together, and they keep it so they know a) what the quiz is going to look like, format-wise, and b) so they know where to focus their last-minute studying. Gym. Wear/bring appropriate attire. Skirts are not ideal on this day. Tuesdays Math quiz. Pro-tip, it's going to look a LOT like the practice quiz. Usually, the questions are the same, just with different numbers being used. I'm not looking to trick anyone, and it's way more...

Welcome back to school! We've hit the ground running, folks; here's what we've done this week. Tuesday: Where do we line up? Where is our class? Who are our teachers? (Library, music, little buddies, student support, counsellor, CYFSW...) What are the expectations in our class?  Wednesday: We wrote about ourselves We did notes about place value and position in math - quiz Sept 20th We looked at the present tense of être (to be), avoir (to have), and aller (to go) - pre-quiz Sept 16, quiz Sept 23 We started listening to the book Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt We talked about learning differently and how that makes us feel We made inferences (educated guesses based on what we've read, plus what we know from life) We learned that Janelle has ADHD, and so do a number of her students (who shall remain unnamed unless they choose to share that information themselves) - we watched a video called How To (Explain) ADHD We learned that we are welcome to share our own informa...

 Using binary code, see if you can decode our secret messages... Here's a hint: Janelle's says "J R NIELSEN"

 Howdy, folks, Here is the summary of what's coming up this week... Work that has already been assigned and is coming due: Social studies reflection questions about privilege are due tomorrow (Monday) and are available on Google Classroom (assigned last Tuesday) Art shape sheets (2 of circles, squares, or triangles) are also due tomorrow (assigned last Tuesday) French idea sort into broader categories, plus listing "what the haters gonna say" is due tomorrow. This started on Wednesday when I asked the kids to pick a topic that was going to incite a reaction (my sample topic was "Soccer is LAME!" You should have heard the reaction!) and then list 15 reasons why they are right. Thursday I asked them to put their ideas into like-topic groupings, and declare the "bigger" idea that those ideas belong to. Also, what would someone who disagrees with them say?  Science has a project due on February 19th about the 3 laws of motion. There is information about th...

For those of you who are curious what we do all week...  Mondays: gym at 10:30 small group learning/support with Mme Kaké and also with Mme Theresa weekly French verbs and vocab are given (quiz Friday) weekly "belle phrase" subject and verb are given (due Friday) French reading comprehension assigned (due Friday) ** Note, from now until winter break we will be reading La guerre des tuques instead of having reading comprehensions we do the heavy lifting of our math learning (quiz on Wednesday) Tuesdays: gym at 12:45 small group learning/support with Mme Mélanie and also with Mme Theresa the balance of our math learning for the quiz Wednesday art Wednesdays: aboriginal Education at 9:45 music at 10:30 small group learning/support with Mme Theresa (twice) math quiz Thursdays: EASE with Sandy small group learning/support with Mme Kaké and also with Mme Roxanne dictée des nombres spelling test music at 13:35 Fridays: gym every other Friday(ish) at 8:45 library at 10:05 French qui...

 This week we will start reviewing our basic multiplication. If your child does not yet know their "times tables", don't fret, they are NOT alone. Partially because it is not a requirement in the curriculum. Weird, right? Ok, that's a PART truth. The facts are in the curriculum, but here is a direct quote: Students should be able to recall many multiplication facts by the end of Grade 5 (e.g., 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 10s). If you're looking for some super cheesy songs to help your child to remember their facts, I found this site:  https://www.teachwire.net/news/10-of-the-best-free-multiplication-maths-resources-for-primary-schools  Be warned, though, it is riddled with ads.  Alright... onward and upward! Have a great week.

 So, next week is early dismissal for our "Formative Assessment Conferences" ('member back in the day when they were called Parent-Teacher Interviews? Good times.) If you haven't yet signed up for a meeting (phone or video) please do so ASAP. They're only 10 minutes long, so I'm hoping to send a bit of info pre-conference. I'll let you know. The following week is our safety week, and we will be showing off our Hallowe'en costumes... somehow... on Friday the 30th. Should be interesting. Finally, there are still a number of families who have not yet paid their supplies fees (online) or signed their students' Online Permission forms, etc. Please do so at your earliest convenience.  Until next time, which I hope doesn't take as long as this time, and which will hopefully have more to read. I'm a funny, funny lady.