Pumpkins

So much fun doing math with pumpkins! We did some mindful drawings, measuring, and counting. I didn’t get a chance to do the real measurements in class with the students. It would be great if you could do this with your children at home this weekend. We did estimations, using a finger as a mark for a cm. 

A translation of the measurements:

The height of the pumpkin.

The height of the stem. 

The distance around the pumpkin. 

The distance from the stem to the ‘belly button’ (bottom). 

The thickness of the skin. 

The thickness of the flesh. 

The number of lines. 

Thank you to everyone who signed up for conferences next week. We will be doing goal setting conferences with the students. This is a chance for them to say how they want to improve and for us to make a plan on how to best support them. If the times provided don't work for you, I'm happy to meet in the morning or another day. Just write me a note to let me know.

Also, don't forget that since we don't have school on Friday, our dictée will be tomorrow.

Voting

Don’t forget to go vote today! Vancouver is voting for 1 city councilor and 9 school trustees. This vote will directly impact your child’s education, so make sure your voice is heard. 

Dictée translation

Mieux - better

Ici - here

Rien - nothing

Maintenant - now 

Est - is

Avant - before

Et - and

Dehors - outside 

Où - where

Demain - tomorrow 

If you haven’t been by the bulletin boards in the hall to check out our most recent work, be sure to stop by! 

We have done a lot of fun creative projects this week. 

We did some garden visioning drawing and labeling. I often think designers should look at children’s drawings for inspiration! 

We also spent the whole day doing a project for thanksgiving. I’m always impressed at the things students come up with.

This week's dictée

Some people asked to have English translations of the dictée words to help with sentences. I will try to remember to post them on Monday, but feel free to remind me if I forget!

1. bien - well or good
2. après - after
3. comment - how
4. dans - in
5. beaucoup - a lot
6. encore - again
7. ici - here
8. parce que - because
9. pourquoi - why
10. quand - when

Today, we did some writing about my new Puppy, Nalu. They wrote about her adventures to come. I love their creativity and imagination with this project!