We're becoming writers! Yippeee! Students drew pictures about a special family memory and worked hard to label their drawings with letters. Many students took a big leap in their writing skills this week, leaving their teacher feeling very proud :)  Some students are writing random letters, some are matching initial letter sounds with what they have drawn, some are beginning to listen for beginning and ending sounds, and a few brave little ones are starting to sound out entire sentences. At this point in the year, if students are experimenting with letters and are able to match some of the letters we have learned with some of the things they have drawn, they are doing GREAT! Each student learns at different times and in different ways and all are challenged to take the next step in their learning, however big or small that may be. 

 

 

To celebrate the letter M in style, students were introduced to one of my favourite artists, Piet Mondrian. Not only does his name fit perfectly with the letters we have learned so far, he also makes amazing art! We looked at a variety of his paintings and came up with criteria around what our pictures would need to include to ensure they look like a Mondrian. We used red, yellow, blue and white rectangles to make our own Mondrian-inspired art. 

 

We learned about sorting this week. Students practiced sorting a variety of classroom materials by size, shape and color. Try some sorting around the house! Laundry perhaps?? ;)

 

Classroom Reminders:

1. Students are asked not to wear their Halloween Costume to school on Tuesday. Hope to see you all at the Halloween Hey Day! Have a spooky, fun-filled weekend! 

Miss Roberts