We have been very busy the past couple weeks implementing the Sens into our daily learning! We have been doing Sens Math all year, but we have kicked it into high gear to impress Hot 89.9 in hopes of winning their ‘Hot for Sens’ Contest. Below we have detailed our fun activities and learning happening in the Puffin class! All our activities are curriculum based and SENS themed ! SENS DAY We all dressed in Sens gear and did a parade around the school. The entire school cheered for us and the Sens. Then we played pool noodle hockey in the gym, and our Principal Mrs. MacPhee was a goalie, as well as Miss Diane our EDP Supervisor. Below is the video we will submit to Hot 89.9! It highlights ALL of our Sens learning !! WOW did we ever have fun, and shhh don’t tell our friends they were also LEARNING! Math Sens Math- We watch the highlights of a recent game and talk about the math we see in the score. How many more goals does Toronto need to tie the game? How many more to win the game? How many total goals were scored? Then we represent the Sens score in different ways: tallies, on our fingers, check marks, writing the number, and then we put the score into ten frames. Symmetry- We are learning about symmetry by drawing some Sens faces! We learned that symmetry means the same on both sides! Mini Hockey Games- we engage in cooperative play (taking turns, sharing, collaboration) and keep the score of the game using tallies, ten frames or check marks. We play hockey using: straws to blow a pompom, finger flip hockey and on our mini ice rinks (water that has been frozen in a lasagna container) Surveys: We created questions and surveyed our classmates. Who should win the Stanley Cup? Who is your favourite team? We collected data using tallies and interpreted who the favourite was! Graphing- The class was asked a question and everyone gets one vote! Together, we co-created a graph and learned to interpret the results. What Sens player is our favourite? How do we know? What player is our least favourite? Inquiry/Literacy World/Maps- We have been wondering about the world and looking at maps. So we combined the two inquiries and students were tasked with finding the NHL team locations on the USA and Canada maps. We are also learning to match and identify letters and words. Non- Fiction Texts- We gathered some non-fiction texts from the library and discussed why and how they are different from fiction books. We learned they have facts, a table of contents and lots of pictures. Journal Writing- Everyday we write in our journals and practice our pencil grip and letter formation. We often copy from seasonal vocabulary sheets and the SKs have started using sentence starters. We added SENS sheets to complete our Sens learning! Students are copying the names of players, their position and Go Sens Go! Posters- We created ‘Go Sens Go’ posters and hung them up around the school after our team lost! We are learning about growth mindset and that we NEVER give up! Love,
the Puffins
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Welcome back ! We hope your break was restful and wonderful ! We are back into the swing of things in Team Puffin !!
This month we have started learning about popcorn words! A note was sent home in the note tote regarding the words we are learning each month. These words are called popcorn words because they keep popping up! Learning these words will help your child learn to read as they are words we often find in starter readers. Please find some time to practice these words, with your child. (Putting them on flash cards would be a great idea!) Please contact us if you did not receive the note with the words or need another copy. Inquiry Based Learning We are currently wondering about the world around us. We were inspired by the travels of our teachers during Christmas break and have been particularly interested in New York City. We loved learning about the subway trains, yellow taxis and skyscrapers etc. If you have any globes, world maps, books about different countries or New York City keepsakes please feel free to send them in to compliment our inquiry. We learn through exploring. If you need your materials returned/kept safe please write us in the note. Thanks so much! Reminders:
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