2013 Read-a-thon

 

The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf

 

It started as a retell.....

then the room was transformed to celebrate this years school wide fundraiser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Smith was a Guest Reader from the Windsor Spitfire's.

 The Grade 7's performed a dragon dance through the halls of the school.

 

  It was exciting to prepare for this event. Everyone had a great day. 

It is not too late to collect and bring in donations to the school.  They are due on November 8th.  There are many great prizes to be won!!

Light Table Inquiry

Mathematics

Haven-Taylor was interested in sorting the buttons.  She began sorting the buttons by placing them onto one her favourite books about cats.  She was sorting the buttons to match the colour of the cats.
 Soon many friends joined into Haven-Taylor's inquiry.

During the inquiry one of the buttons looked black on the light table, when they placed the button onto the book, it changed to white.  Haven -Taylor asked "Why does that happen?"

Leland is sorting by colour on the Light Table

Curriculum Expectation:

Data Management 5.1

sort, classify, and compare objects and describe the attributes used

Language

Many students visited the light table to use the props to retell the story Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears.

Curriculum Expectation:
Language
1.10  orally retell simple events and simple familiar stories in proper sequence
2.9  retell stories, in proper sequence, that have been read by and with the Early Years Team, using pictures in book and /or props

We are learning to RETELL stories.

This week our students are learning to retell stories.
Famous Fairy Tales chosen -

1)  "The Three Little Pigs" 

2)  "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

The students are having fun creating puppets, using animals from around the room, and writing signs to present their retells. 

 

The Learning Goal to retell a story is a 3 step process.

1.  Students will talk about the story.

2.  Students will talk about who was in the story and what happened in the story.

3.  Students will start at the beginning and tell what happened in the story.

Curriculum Expectations: 

Language    2.9 retell stories, in proper sequence, that have been read by and with the Early Years   team, using pictures in the book and or props

Language     2.4 respond to a variety of materials read aloud to them

Language     1.10 orally retell simple events and simple familiar stories in proper sequence

Ideas for talking about a book at home:

• Make a connection
• List the characters by name
• Make a comparison to one of the characters (things that are the same or different)
• Favourite part
• Sequence the story (beginning, middle and end)
• Draw a picture
• Have a puppet show
• Mold the characters out of play dough 
• Build the setting with Lego