Ms. Fagnan's Class

"Boooooooo!" yelled the class. Today we at silent reading we did a halloween word search and crossword. In art, we made a bat picture. First we painted a our moon and then we did a light blue, than darker blue and then black to make the sky. After that we glued 1, 2 or 3 bats on top. In gym, we played some halloween games. we got to play 3 different games. In one game we had a partner and a ball in between us. If Ms. Brady said grab it you had to grab the ball but if she said something else and you grabbed it you lost a point. We got to wear our costumes at school today!! No school tomorrow Our remembrance day ceremony will be on November 8th at 10:30. Our class will be performing and parents are welcome to attend. A big thank you to those who helped with Pumpkinella and made it a big success Happy Halloween, make sure to stay safe! Have a great weekend

Stomp, stomp, stomp went Reid and Scarlett's feet as they brought Mr. Black to the door. Today we had a special guest named is Mr. Black and he is a veteran. He answered our questions and then he showed us his badges and medals. He also showed us a picture of the inside of a tank and a leopard tank. In language arts, we explored iMovie and everyone made theirs on something different. To do this we went on safari and then to images and then we pressed the picture and saved it to our desk top. Then we would drag it into our movie and add titles and voice overs. It was so fun.  There is no School on Friday.  Students are welcome to wear their costume to school!  Please no weapons or scary masks!   If students do not want to wear their costume or they do not recognize Halloween, they can either wear Black and Orange or regular clothes.  Please do not send treats for your class! Tomorrow, CHS will be having our seventh annual “ Pumpkinella ” ...

Type, type, type went the computer buttons as Ms. Fagnan pushed them. Today we practiced our Freedom song and we did it for a long time so our blog has to be short today. In science, we used vinegar on our rocks to see if they bubbled or not. If they were bubbling they contained calcite and if there was no bubbles, then they didn't contain calcite. In math, we used 24 blocks to make a square or rectangle without any extra left over.  Tomorrow is class photo day Thursday is Pumpkinella. You can wear your costume if you want! Have a great rest of your day

"Hello Ms. Jones!" exclaimed the class. Today we had a new student teacher that helped us with our math and spelling and everything! She is really helpful. She will be back to help us and do some teaching after Remembrance Day. After lunch we had a an author and illustrator come in and read us a book that they wrote and made the pictures for. It was called Kidsburgh Chronicles and it was a halloween story. In spelling we got our new words and we are still in the same group. We are taking one home and leaving one at school, the same as last time. Our spelling quiz will be next Friday.  On Wednesday it is class picture day We get to bring our crystals home today Our Remembrance Day is next Friday at 10:30 On Thursday it is pumpkinella. You can wear your costume if you would like on Halloween See pictures for answers to spelling sorts :)

"I like your book!" exclaimed Sophia's buddy after she read her pattern booklet to her.  Today we went to our buddies class and we read them our math books we made. Our buddies told us if they liked our stories or they didn't like them. All our buddies like our stories and were impressed we wrote them. After we made different patterns with our buddies. In art, we did a big project with Mrs. Nayyar's class and Mrs. Kokesch's class. We painted a big poppy before recess and then after recess we cut out into a poppy. After remembrance day we will get to bring it home. We had our first spelling quiz today. While we waited for our group to be called we glued our words in our books in the correct categories. Have a great weekend! Class photos and retakes are next Wednesday Pumpkinella will be next Thursday. If you would like to participate, bring your pumpkin on Thursday morning and then you can pick it up on Thursday after school You can wear your costume i...

"We don't have time to share our writing today" explained Ms. Fagnan. Today in writing we wrote or drew in our writing journal. Ms. Fagnan said we didn't have time to share because we just spent too much time writing! In word work we went on the chrome books and went to our blog to the notices section where Ms. Fagnan but up some sites to help us research the poppy. In math we worked on our pattern stories again. If you are not done, you need to bring it home to work on it so it is done by Friday. In social studies, we worked on our needs and wants. Robert picked one million phones and other people picked things like x-boxes and air pods.  Class picture day is on October 30th. If you would like retakes, they will be on this day as well Students can wear there costumes at school next Thursday for Halloween. Please don't bring any toy weapons that may be part of your costume

Scratch, scratch went the pens on the paper as Mrs. Nayyar wrote down our wants and our needs. In social studies, we were talking about things that we wanted and things that we needed if we were on a desert island. Next time we are going to get forms of what we want and what we need. In math, we worked on our pattern stories. Lots of people are almost done! In music, we did a new game. It was called witches spell and it was super fun. In language arts, we continued working on learning about the poppy and the poem in Flanders Fields. Fun lunch is this Thursday for those who ordered We are having a special guest who is a veteran to come in and speak with us next week.  Don't forget if you want to volunteer to help us with our art on November 14th to please email Ms. Fagnan

Peel, peel went the stickers as Yasmine and Zachary got their stickers for getting mystery mess. Today we practiced our spelling words by doing a blind writing sort with a partner. One person had to pick a word out of the pile and the other person would have to write it down on their white board. If they got it right, they got a point. In science, we got a pipe cleaner and made it into a shape and put it in a cup of hot water. Then we stirred in some borax. Now we have to wait 24 hours and hopefully it will turn it in to crystals! We had gym outside today because of the election. In language arts we continued working on the In Flanders Fields poem and figuring out what it means.  Fun lunch is this Thursday On November 14th the Leighton Center will be doing a wire art project with us. They will be joining our class from 12:50-3:50 that day. If you are a cleared volunteer and are able to help out, please email Ms. Fagnan Our Remembrance Ceremony will be on Friday Nov...

Tap, tap went our fingers on the iPads as we did Scratch Jr. or Green Screen. In genius hour we did Scratch Jr. and Green Screen. To do green screen you take a picture of someone in front of the green screen and then you go on to safari and search the background you want. You could do pictures or videos. In language arts we looked at the poppy again and we read a poem about the poppy that was made a long time ago. It was called 'In Flanders Fields'. We took a special pen and underlined the words we didn't know, then we use the dictionary app to look up the words and find out what they mean. We had an assembly today put on by the grade twos. It was all about fall and gratitude. Have an amazing weekend! Gym will be outside on Monday because of the election so please dress for the weather! Fun lunch is next Thursday, please order by Saturday at midnight

Scratch, scratch, scratch went the pencils on the paper. In buddy writing, some people were writing a story together and other people were helping one another to make their writing better. Jordan and Merrick went to help in the Kindergarten class at this time. In social studies we went to Mrs. Nayyar's class. We had a piece of paper with a compass on it and we had to follow the directions like go northwest to create a mystery picture. One was a pig and the other was a fish. In gym, we were playing not in my yard. The point of the game is to get the ball in the other peoples buckets. Ms. Brady made it even harder by adding two challenges: a hula hoop and a bowling pin. In language arts we talked more about the poppy and read a book about the poppy and soldiers. Our Remembrance Day Ceremony is on November 8th in the morning, the time is being confirmed. Parents are welcome. Fun lunch orders are due Saturday by midnight school pictures went home today

"I thought it was Monday!" exclaimed Ms. Bessemer. Today in music we listened to our song again and then we practiced it with Ms. Bessemer playing the piano. When Ms. Fagnan came in we sang it for her. The song is called the Freedom Song. In science we got minerals and we watched a little video about the Moh's hardness test. In language arts we looked at a poppy and we wrote 5 words that we thought about the poppy. Ms. Fagnan collected our words and made it into a wordle. Whatever words were said the most were bigger. Our spelling homework came home today and our first quiz will be on Friday October 25th. You can keep the words at home and practice them using the sorts or any other way you would like. Book orders are due tomorrow Answers for the word sorts are below :) V=Vowel  C=Consonant

Thump, thump went the cups as we played with the cups during music. In music, we practiced clapping on the cups and passing them on the beat. In gym, we played battleship. There were foam balls all over the place. If all your pins got knocked down or your two feet left the mat, you had to go to the whiteboard and do 10 jumping jacks. In language arts we continued working on our worst food paragraphs and some people got feedback from their partner. In math, we did a whole bunch of different logic games. We had 5-6 different games that we could try. One was called Blokus, another was called Tilt and another was Pivot. There were also a few others. Don't come to school tomorrow or Monday as there is no school for students! Book orders are due on Wednesday Popcorn Day is next Thursday, orders need to be in by midnight on Saturday.  

Bang, bang went the drum. Today we went down to the learning commons and our special guest, Darcy Turningrobe, sang for us and played the drum. He talked to us and taught us how to say some words in Blackfoot. In math, we continued to work on our pattern story. In gym, we played skittles. We were the only class in gym today so we played a different version. If your pin got knocked down, you had to sit on the bench and the person on the other end got to get off and play again.  In language arts we wrote paragraphs about the yuckiest foods in the world that should be banished! Book orders are due next Wednesday No school on Friday or Monday

Bang, bang went the instruments as we tried something new in music. We tried to do two cannons put together with instruments. We did a good job but Ms. Bessemer didn't like it (in a good way).  In social studies we went to Mrs. Nayyar's class and we looked at the world again. We learned about the equator and the different sections of the world. In gym we played a game called skittles. We were by ourselves trying to guard our pin from being knocked down. We were practicing our underhand rolls. In math we started a pattern story. When we were done planning in our math books, we got special white booklets to make our stories. Please remember to dress for the weather! Remember to bring snow pants, hats, mitts, warm jackets, scarves, and winter boots No school on Friday and Monday Scholastic orders are due next Wednesday

Flip, flip went the pages of Kira's science book. Some of us finished working on our posters for science in our visual journal. The posters are advertisements for products made from rocks and minerals like toothpaste, bunk beds, matches, casts and many more.  Some people even came up with a jingle for their product! In gym, we practiced rolling a ball by trying to knock down each others pins. We were allowed to shuffle in front of our pins to try and protect them.  Tomorrow we are going to shuffle in front of our pin so no one can knock it over. Tomorrow anyone can try to knock it over. In word work, we used our final page in our adjective book to think of different words for good. Some people came up with over 45 different words! In math, we did our first game of Kahoots. Kahoots is a game where there are multiple answers to a question and you have to use technology to put in the correct answer. Our questions were all about patterns. There is no school on Friday or Monday...

Have you ever had no one find the mystery mess when there were three different messes? Today during clean-up there were three erasers on the floor in separate places and nobody noticed them, so no one got the mystery mess. In science, we made advertisements for products that have rocks or minerals in them. Next science we are going to make them in our visual journals. In math, we went on the Chrome Books and went on to Prodigy. Some of us got new accounts and some people already had an account. In gym, we played tic-tac-toe and rock, paper, scissors. At the end of the day we had buddy writing time. Apple orders are due tomorrow Prodigy user names and passwords came home in students green folders if they would like to play at home. www. prodigygame.com

"Have you ever used a chrome book before?" asked Mrs. Sloane. Today we got to try out the chrome books. We got to look at our blog, Mrs. Sloane's blog, and our last year teacher's blog. Once you did that you could try sending your friend an email, but no games on it today! In gym, we played two different games that were set-up in centers. One was rock, paper, scissors and the other was life-size tic-tac-toe. In math, we worked on the same six pattern rule problems. If we finished we got to work on the challenge problem. In the challenge problem we had to figure out the 100th pattern and the negative one pattern. In social studies, we our finished our world map and Canada map. Apple orders are due Friday for those who would like to order Picture day is tomorrow- remember to brush your hair and teeth! 

"Let's go research rocks and minerals" exclaimed Ms. Fagnan. In science, we went down to the learning commons and we did some researched to find out what things are made out of rocks and minerals. Some things we learned are: wire is made out of copper, plaster casts are made out gypsum, gold can be used for fillings in teeth, and fluorite is toothpaste.  In language arts, we continued working on our four-corner story plans, webs and interesting beginnings. In word work, we did synonyms for sad. In gym, we played the same 3 games as yesterday. Thursday is picture day Remember to continue to dress for the weather