Our Week Oct16 - 20
An update for our Wetland Walk.....
Our Wetland Walk has been rescheduled for Friday, October 27th. More details to come closer to the date. If you are able to volunteer for this activity, please let me know.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Our time with this years' Artist in Residence is quickly approaching. With this in mind, I am looking for 2 volunteers for each of the following days in order to make this activity the most successful it can be...
Monday, October 23th from 9:30 to 10:30am
Thursday, October 26th from 9:30 to 10:30am
Wednesday, November 1st from 9:30 to 10:30am
Tuesday, November 7th from 9:30 to 10:30am
Please let me know as soon as possible if you are able to help us out. You must have your Police Security Clearance in order to do so.
Thank you!
Happy Halloween Dance
Thursday, October 26th
There will be two time slots to accommodate all families:
First is from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Second is from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The cost for the dance is $10 per family. Ticket forms were sent home with students on Wednesday October 18th. Forms must be returned by Friday October 20th.
Using Ten Frames and Dot Cards
Ten frames and dot cards can be used to develop students’ subitizing skills, the ability to “instantly see how many”. This skill plays a fundamental role in the development of students’ understanding of number.
Two types of subitizing exist. Perceptual subitizing is closest to the original definition of subitizing: recognizing a number without using other mathematical processes. For example, a child as young as two might “see 3” without using any learned mathematical knowledge.
Conceptual subitizing is being used when a person sees an eight dot domino and “just knows” the total number. The number pattern is recognized as a composite of parts and as a whole. The domino is seen as being composed of two groups of four and as “one eight”.
Enlarged dot cards can be used during mental math sessions to prompt mental images of numbers and different mental strategies for manipulating these numbers. Activities with enlarged ten frames enable children to automatically think of numbers less than ten in terms of their relationship to ten, and to build a sound knowledge of the basic addition and subtraction facts for ten, which are an integral part of mental calculation.
Math Vocabulary Words we will be using and discussing. Please have a conversation with your child about them:
Accuracy: Is my answer true? How do I know for sure? Does it matter?
Strategy: What did you already know that helped you find your answer? Did you have more than one way that worked?
Efficiency: I found my answer, but is there a faster, more accurate way? Is this important?
Grouping: Having the same number of objects inside of each group that I am counting. Why is this important? What does it let me do?
Organizing: How can I arrange my objects so that they can be counted efficiently and kept track of?
CAFE: (A) is for Accuracy
Strategy: Chunk Letters and Sounds Together
Pumpkinella
Tuesday, Oct 31st !
We will be hosting Pumpkinella on Tuesday, October 31 in the gathering space. This exciting event invites families to bring in their creatively decorated pumpkin. During the day, the students are able to come and visit the pumpkin patch and admire all the amazing pumpkins. Drop off for the ROS family pumpkins is on Monday, October 30 between 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. After Pumpkinella, pick up for the pumpkins will be on Tuesday, October 31 between 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please look for further details regarding Pumpkinella.
Our Spooky Cyborg Pumpkin!
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