Happy Thursday!

               Happy Thursday Everyone!

It's Zoom Day again already and I'm excited to see you all! Please remember to bring your small YELLOW CLOCK

so we can practice telling time together. If you haven't been working on the TIME section in our Math duotang yet, please start that today. And the little video below is really helpful to understand the ideas of :

    ___ o'clock  🕔

half-past ___

      quarter past ___

   quarter to ___

WATCH THE VIDEO RIGHT NOW PLEASE!


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After you finish your Math today, please make sure you do at least 20 minutes of reading. This could be on Raz-Kids, Scholastic Learn at Home, Epic Books or your own books at home. Try to always choose a GOOD FIT BOOK - not too hard, but not too easy and read to an adult so you can practice reading smoothly and with expression.  

I'm really looking forward to getting your e-mails and letters today or tomorrow. If you didn't check the Blog on Wednesday (yesterday) please go back and look at the writing task this week. And if you REALLY need the weekend to get it finished, your adult can message me and let me know, but I will be checking this work task off as I get them so please don't forget. 

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Remember... your jobs today are:

✅Work on Telling Time pages in Math book
✅Read to an Adult for 20 minutes+
✅Write an email or letter to Mrs. B telling about how you're feeling and what you've been doing with your family. Send me by e-mail ( your adult can take a picture and send) this by Friday at 3:00 or have your adult message me if you need the weekend to finish it. 


Have a fabulous Thursday! 😊💙😊💜😊

'Write to Me' Wednesday

Happy Wednesday my little Worker Bees! Have I told you lately how much I miss you guys? Well... I do! ALOT!

So... I would really love it if you wrote me an e-mail  ( lbymoen@sd73.bc.ca) or a little note or a letter ( maybe your adult could take a picture of it and email it to me).  You can write it in your notebook or on a different piece of paper or just on the computer. 

I'd love to hear about how you're feeling and what you've been doing at home. I've written a little letter to you to show you how to set your letter up.  Try to include the 5 parts in your letter to me. 

Heading :     Print the date on the top right side.

Greeting :     Start with Dear [name]

, 

Body :           Write your message in good sentences with interesting details.

Closing:       This is how you end your letter.  Some closings are: ⇙

                      Best wishes, or From, or Sincerely yours, or Take care,

Signature:    Sign your name underneath the closing. 

April 29, 2020  Dear Super Star Student, Did you know that I love spending time in the beautiful outdoors? A few days ago I went for a bike ride with my husband and my 20 year old son Josh (who is really tall).  The sun was shining and there was a warm breeze. On our bike ride we rode along by the river and saw several birds. One had bright blue feathers and seemed to be watching us closely. I wonder if it had a nest of eggs nearby?  On the way home, I was wondering what YOU have been up to. I miss hearing about your days and am wondering what activities you have been doing? This week I want you to choose something fun to do with your family and then write me a letter about it. Pick a day that works for your family. I am excited to hear back from you! Please send your letter to me by e-mail. Thinking of you with a smile, Mrs. B 💗.

I can't wait to get your letters! Please try to e-mail them to me by Friday afternoon so I can read them and write back to you. If you need the weekend to finish it, please ask your adult to message me and let me know.😊
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Remember to: Read to your Adult for 15-20 minutes and do at least 20 minutes of Math (*Telling Time* practice sheets in your duotang book) today too.

Mystery Science Link - Doug has a new video to check out this week:
 Why Do Birds Lay Eggs in the Spring?

Telling Time on Tuesday

                                                IT'S TIME TO TELL TIME!
                                                 

I hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to Zoom with me today! Please bring your little yellow clock (if you have one). We'll practice telling time to the hour 

( eg. 7 o'clock or 7:00 ) and the half hour ( eg. half past 4 or 4: 30 ).

After we go over it together, you can practice in your Math duotang that you got this week. It's the section after the  orange page. You can also practice on Prodigy and Mathletics.

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I saw that our class has read more than 150 books on the Get Epic books site - that's AWESOME! Keep up the super reading! Special shout-outs to Selen, Alexia, Bryant, Leif, Julia and Tommy!! You've been on there quite a bit - Way to go!

I know that many others are reading a lot too... books from home, Raz-Kids... I'm really proud of all of you! I know it's hard sometimes to do 'school' at home, but look at all the choices you have right now for what you can choose to read and learn about! 

I'd love to hear about what you're doing. 

Write me an e-mail to lbymoen@sd73.bc.ca and tell me what you're reading or learning. 

*Parents - Here’s what’s important about reading and writing:

EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY:

✅ chooses something to read

✅ reads accurately and with understanding

✅ writes about something personally meaningful

✅ talks to others about reading and writing

✅ listens to someone read aloud   

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THE OUTDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT 

Before we meet in our ZOOM CHAT on Thursday, please try to find as many items outside as you can, that match these descriptions. In your notebook, please number from 1-15 and write down what you found.

* you can just write the bold word and your answer ...

eg. shiny - your answer

1. Something that is shiny - _____________________
2. Something that feels rough - ___________________
3. Something that feels smooth - __________________
4. Something that looks prickly - __________________
5. Something that is purple - _____________________
6. Something that is orange - _____________________
7. Something that looks like the letter T - ____________
8. Something that looks like the numeral 9 -__________
9. Something that smells nice - ___________________
10. Something that is in the shape of a triangle - _______
11. Something that looks like it’s heavy - _____________
12. Something that is moving - _____________________
13. Something that grows in a garden - ______________
14. Something that surprises you - __________________
15. Something that makes you smile - ________________

When we meet in our ZOOM on Thursday, I'd like everyone to share the different things they found for each description.  I especially hope you have lots of things for #15 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

                                         

FABULOUS FRIDAY!!..

    HAPPY FRIDAY MY FANTASTIC FRIENDS!

It was so much fun visiting with you on the Zoom Chat yesterday! You did AWESOME on the Earth riddles and I loved the Earth messages and pictures from Merrick, Louise, Shaneya, Emma and Lily.  If you've been a bit shy about sharing, I hope you'll try to be brave and share something you've written at our Tuesday Zoom next week. 

It could be a poem, some research you did to learn about something,  your Earth Message or even a story you wrote. 

WRITE ON!!

I hope you're having fun doing the activities in your Earth Book. I'll try to remember to ask you for the answers on the Secret Code sheet (HELPFUL WAYS) and the 3 R's sorting sheet at the end of the booklet next Tuesday. If I forget, please remind me!!

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If you have started to practice the cursive (handwriting) letters in your booklet, here is a little video to show you how to make the letters correctly:

***You might want to MUTE the video and just watch it... the music is a bit lame.

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Does anybody need a Fun Fitness workout? Check out ...

P.E. with Joe    It's on YouTube every Monday -Friday at 9:00 
Have a fun time for 30 minutes!       

               
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Weekend Word Work Challenge * just for fun!
How many words can you find that end with tion ? ( examples: action, motion, fiction, correction........)

Make a list in your notebook and be ready to show me at Tuesday's Zoom. There are some pretty long words that end with tion - let's see what you can find!  

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THE LAST THING...

If anybody wants to join in for a DANCE ZOOM ... it'll be for about 15-20 minutes TONIGHT at 7:00. You can even get comfy in your PJs if you want to dance before bedtime. Everyone is invited to just come and have a little visit before the weekend. I'm going to put on some tunes and anybody can come and listen to the music or dance with us!
AND REMEMBER... no school for you this MONDAY! It's a teacher PRO-D day. 

Make Everyday Earth Day!

                 HOW OLD IS THE EARTH??   

CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S MYSTERY SCIENCE ⏩⏩
TO FIND OUT... ( AND DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON THE BONUS  !)

Just because April 22 is over, it doesn't mean we stop looking after our Earth. Here are some excellent ideas to make EVERY DAY Earth Day. Talk to your family about what things you're already doing and what new ideas you might be able to try.



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***Here's another activity that I think you'll like. It focuses on KINDNESS - to our planet, each other and animals. I know you all LOVE to show KINDNESS, so read the ideas and see how many you can do in the next while. If you don't have a pet, maybe you can make a BEE WATERING STATION  instead, like I've described underneath this poster.

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BEE WATERING STATION

Spring is here and with the warm weather comes the return of the bees. Bees are so very important to humans. Without them as pollinators, many of our foods and flowers would not grow.

Creating bee watering stations is an easy and fun project that helps our bee friends by providing them with a safe place to land and get the water they need. 

                              
                            
                            I love BEE-ing your teacher!            

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Today (and everyday) I hope you all try your best to make a positive difference in our world. Conserve water, save electricity, recycle, reduce and reuse... be an Earth Lover!




Earth Day Word Work : ABC Order

In your notebook, number from 1-10 and put these words in alphabetical order. Look at the first letter of each word and if there are 2 or more starting with the same letter (REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE) you look at the second or third letter to see which of them comes first.Here is the alphabet to help you:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ





Have fun today with your Earth Day activity book and keep doing your Read to an Adult and your Math (in your new duotang if you got one from school today) or on Prodigy / Mathletics. 

Today might be a good day to check out National Geographic for Kids too (under the Learning Links) and see what else you can learn about our beautiful planet. 

If you haven't shared your Message to Earth yet, I hope you will share your writing and picture with us on our ZOOM tomorrow. The messages that Josie, Julia, Jax, Adalia, Jaxon and Tommy shared with us on Tuesday were fabulous!

Here is the other part of the book we read yesterday on our Zoom. It's called Dear Children of the Earth. I hope you love the beautiful pictures and the message. 

Tuesday Earth Zoom

I'm really looking forward to hearing your messages to the Earth at our Zoom meeting this morning! I know you'll have written some kind, caring things to our planet.

Tomorrow is called EARTH DAY, but I think we should all do our best to care for our planet EVERYDAY !

Remember to read out loud to an adult today and be sure to do some Math too. If you are learning to tell time on a clock with 2 hands ( an ANALOG clock ), this is a helpful video to watch. If you haven't started to learn about time yet, this is a great place to begin.

Click this link below:

https://youtu.be/8RJzoyIVzV8

If you are picking up the packet of Math work, cursive writing and Earth Day activities from Beattie tomorrow morning (check with your parent), the section on Telling Time is right after the pink page.

Have a fabulous day and make someone feel happy!


                                           

Message the Earth Monday

 This Wednesday is Earth Day and although we, as humans, are having a hard time right now... I think the Earth and the animals are celebrating! The air and sky, the oceans and lakes, the whole planet is getting a rest from the pollution and stress it usually feels. 

Things will get better again for us. Hopefully it won't be too long before we will be able to spend time with our friends and neighbours, cousins and grandparents. But wouldn't it be WONDERFUL if, when our lives get back to 'normal', we all remember to keep taking of our Earth and not let everything go back to exactly the way it was before? 

For our ZOOM tomorrow, I would love for you to write a message to our planet telling what you hope will happen when our lives return to 'normal'. How do you hope people will treat the Earth? What can we do to show our planet that we want it to stay healthy? Try to include at least 5 sentences in your message. I hope you will bring your Earth message  and share it at our ZOOM. If you want to draw and colour an Earth day picture, that would be awesome too!

example:
Dear Earth,
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Can't wait to see you all tomorrow! If you have anything blue or green (Earth Day colours) you can wear it for our EARTH ZOOM! 
P.S. DON'T FORGET TO READ AND DO SOME MATH TODAY!! 

Fun and Fit Friday!

Happy Friday Everybody! Wasn't it a beautiful warm day yesterday? After my school work was done, I went for a 27 km bike ride and it felt great to be active! 

Are all of YOU finding some fun ways to stay fit and have fun? I'm including a list of things you might want to try, especially now that the Spring weather has really arrived. I know you can't go to school playgrounds or parks right now, but hopefully you can do some of these in your yard, on your driveway or in an open area of your home. 

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● Jump rope      ● Jog/Run/Walk       ● Yoga stretches

● Ride a bike     ● Rollerblade            ● Play catch with someone

● Skateboard     ● Dance                     ● Frisbee

● House and Yard work                      ● Shoot hoops

● Tag Games                                         ● Do a GoNoodle video 

 ●Do a circuit of jumping jacks, push ups, running on the spot,     squats,  etc.. 

● Kick a soccer ball around

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This next one needs sidewalk chalk for outside 

It's a STREET MAZE! 

To play.. First draw the maze ... then,

1. Start on the 1 in the bottom centre square (in pink)

2. Then, jump 1 space in any direction (up, down, left or right), but not diagonal. ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙

3. To continue through the maze, you can jump in any direction the number of squares indicated by the square you’re standing on.

4. Your aim is to get to the heart in the centre.

Now before you go out to have fun with fitness, I have 3 questions for you:

1) Have you done at least 15-20 minutes of Read to an Adult each day this week?

2) Have you been on Prodigy or Mathletics for at least 15-20 minutes each day this week?

3) Have you done your research for A Wednesday of Wondering? I really want to hear your 5 facts (on our next ZOOM) that you learned about something you read or watched (your choice of topic!) 

It's 'FINISH UP' FRIDAY and then go have 

FUN with FITNESS!

Have a fabulous weekend! 

SEE YOU at the TUESDAY ZOOM!!

Telling Time Thursday

        We all know how to read digital time, like on a cell phone, the microwave or a clock radio. But can you read THIS clock below? It's called an ANALOG clock.   It's time to learn about TIME!                                                             

If you have a clock with hands in your house, maybe Mom or Dad could take it down for a little while and practice telling time to the hour and half hour. If you don't, log in to Prodigy and you will find 2 assignments for you to work on between now and next Monday. The first one is just practice with skip counting by 2,5,10 and 25 (forward and backward to 100 and 200). The second assignment is starting to learn about TIME and reading a clock. 

Keep working on finding 5 facts about something that you wonder about and write them down to share at our next ZOOM on Tuesday. Thank you to Jax and Kathy for sharing their information today about Tiger Sharks and kittens. 

I loved your Crazy Hair today! AND... you did AMAZING with the Scavenger Hunt! Congratulations to Josie and Merrick who tied with 25 points each! 

Be sure to do your Read to an Adult today and try to finish your sh words from Tuesday. If you're done those ones, see if you can do the same thing with ch words.

10 words that start with ch (checkers)

10 words that end with ch (beach)

5 words that have ch in the middle (munching)