Check En classe and Demande-moi. Have a great weekend!

Adam.B. is playing in the Renfrew Rotary Music Festival today. He will be playing two piano pieces: Bouree and Prowling Pussy Cat.  Our class wishes him good luck!

Today Regina from Ottawa Safety Council came to talk to us about traffic safety. Ask your child what they learned.

MATH TALK

In Math, we are currently investigating patterns. Understanding patterns helps prepare children for the study of number sense, measurement, geometry, algebra, and data management in later grades.

Your child will learn to identify the attributes of patterns (such as colour, shape, and size) that change and those that stay the same.

What words can be used in describing patterns?

In a repeating pattern, the pattern core is the part of the pattern that continuously recurs (for example, in the pattern ABB, ABB, ABB, the pattern core is ABB). Lay down a row of 9 spoons so that the handles point up or down in a pattern with a core of up, up, down (up, up, down; up, up, down; up, down, down). Ask your child to extend the pattern. Make this task more challenging by making the pattern core longer (for example, up,up,down,up;up,up,down,up;up,up,down,up) or by changing one of the elements in the pattern core (for example,up,up,down,sideways;up,up,down, sideways;up,up,down, sideways). Ask your child to describe the patterns.

What patterns are there in a one hundred chart?

Make a one hundred chart by writing the numbers from 1 to 100 in rows of 10 (1 to 10 in the first row, 11 to 20 in the second row, and so on), or use the one hundred chart on page 9. Ask your child to look for the patterns up and down, across, or diagonally in the chart. For example, have your child pick out all the numbers that contain a 2 or a 7 and describe the different number patterns that he or she sees.

Source: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideNum.pdf

Demande-moi time! Have a great weekend!

 

Westwind will be celebrating Earth Day this Friday, April 20. Students are encourage to wear Green and Blue and to bring a lunch that only creates compostable garbage, or no waste at all!

11th - Day of Pink

Wear the shirt. Be the difference.

The Canadian Red Cross and RBC Royal Bank invites school to participate in Day of Pink on April 11th, 2012. Join us and schools throughout the province in raising awareness about the impact of bullying!

What is Day of Pink?
It is an initiative that provides students with the opportunity to discuss the impact of bullying and how they can use their power to help create a safe and respectful school environment. On April 11th, 2012 students and staff throughout the province will wear pink shirts in solidarity to show that they are taking a stand against bullying.

Have a great Easter! Don’t forget to check demande-moi!