Comparing temperatures

   

Over the past couple weeks we have been monitoring the school temperature. We put thermometers around the school and students have been recording what they've read. Today we compared the graphs from each room and wrote our conclusions. We worked on creating neat titles and headings and writing informative statements about the differences in temperatures throughout the weeks.

CAFE menu

Today we added a new strategy under FLUENCY. 

We noticed that the author helps us know when to use expression by bolding words, making words bigger or by writing words in all capitals.

Ask your child which area of the CAFE they are working on:  Comprehension (I understand what I read), Accuracy (I can read the words), Fluency (I can read smoothly and with expression) or Expand Vocabulary (I can learn and understand new words).

CJP Talent Show!

CJP’s Got Talent!

CJP will be hosting a Talent Show in March. We are looking for a variety of acts, including: singing, dancing, playing an instrument, juggling, comedy, gymnastics, magicians, acting, etc.

When: 

Division 1 (Grades 1-3): Wednesday, March 18th 1:30-2:30pm

Division 2 (Grades 4-6): Thursday, March 19th 10:00-11:00am

(If your child is in a grade 3/4 class, we will let you know which talent show they are performing in after auditions take place) 

Auditions: All interested students must audition. Auditions will take place during the last week of February (24-27) at lunch recess (12:15-12:35pm) in front of a panel of teachers. Consideration will be given to those who are attending field trips during this week. 

Audition Requirements:

• Acts must be 2 minutes or less
• If you are singing a song or performing an act with music, the lyrics must be appropriate and have a positive message
• If you are singing, you must use a karaoke track (no one singing along with you)
• You must provide your own costumes, music and materials for both the audition and performance
• If you are performing in a group, each student must complete an audition form

If you are interested in performing, please fill out an audition form and return it to Ms. Nair by Tuesday, February 18th. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Nair at canair@cbe.ab.ca.

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

We watched some videos of the Chinese New Years festivities in Hong Kong, read a non-fiction book and made some dancing dragons today. 

Art Felt

   

Today we had our art felt residency. It was great! Projects will come home later this week when they are dry!

Thanks to our parent volunteers for your help!

Building an Insulator

  

Today we learned about insulation. Students explored various materials and created their own insulator. Tomorrow we will test to see which material is the most effective. I encouraged you to make your insulator at home and bring it to school to share with others!

Montessori work period

This is what it looks like when you present a new lesson to a group of grade 1 students who are ready and willing to learn. So many students in grade 1 are eager to practice their adding and subtracting lessons. They worked side-by-side completing their own addition/subtraction questions.