In the morning, students visited literacy centres that included: fishing for "les lettres," practice writing the word "pomme," painting, playdoh (my attempt at homemade green playdoh was a little less than perfect, but they didnt' seem to mind! :)), and letter beading. The students cleaned up very well, and we met at the carpet to briefly review the book that we read together on Monday ("La pomme") and to conduct an experiment to answer the question "Est-ce qu'une pomme flottera dans l'eau?" After passing a real apple around the circle and discussing its shape and size, most of the students decided that it would probably sink. We tried it out, and were amazed by the results!
The class then went to le gymnase avec Mme. Murray, washed their hands and ate their snacks for the first nutritional break. After playing outside, we walked down to the gym again for an assembly to celebrate Terry Fox's contributions to cancer research and awareness. The students were quite fascinated by the idea of Terry Fox, and seemed to find it hard to believe that he could run with a prosthetic leg! Following the assembly, we walked and ran around the school for a little while to get into the spirit of things.
When we came back inside, the students participated in a "Pomme Taste Test." I had pre-sliced Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples available for each of the children to sample. Their task was to identify their favourite pomme, and then to represent that pomme on a graph (you can see the picture that goes along with this entry to get a better idea of what I mean!). Apparently rouge is a popular choice!
As the children finished this activity at differing times, I allowed those who had completed their pomme to choose an activity that they wished to play until it was time to prepare for the second nutritional break.
After eating and playing outside at recess, the children returned to the classroom and seemed quite tired. We had a little over 10 minutes of quiet time, and I proceeded to read the book "C'est l'automne" to the class. I found that most of the students could relate to this text, and many of them had stories to share about when they had personally attended fall fairs, and dressed in particular costumes for Halloween. :) It was nice to hear what they had to say. When the book and sharing time were finished, we practiced the song "Les couleurs de pommes." I really think that they are getting it! :) It was great to hear them singing along!
I hope that you all have a wonderful night. I am in the midst of planning for October, and I will have a new newsletter and calendar for your child to take home in the near future.
Mlle Craig
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