Friday, Dec. 18

Highlights:

• Today in Science, we built our 3D insects. They all turned our fantastic! Here are a couple examples.

• In Math, we played a new Math game. 
• We practiced going online to our Google Classroom so that we are ready for online learning on Jan. 4 - 8.

Reminders:

• Online learning will start the week of Jan. 4 - 8. Please see the email that was sent out earlier this week for details on the schedule for the week. 
• We hope everyone has a good and safe winter break! We will see you all in the new year! 

Thursday, Dec. 17

Highlights:

• Today we wrote about what celebrations we have with our families and the things we do. We found that everyone celebrates different holidays in many ways!
• In Math, we learned about bar graphs and made our own.
• Today in Science we finished our bug fact sheets. Tomorrow we will be building our 3D bugs.
• For PE we played igloo smash!

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is the last day of school before Winter Break. It will be Jersey Day!

Wednesday, Dec. 16

Highlights:

• Today in Science, we worked on our insect projects on our Google Classroom.
• In Math, we learned about pictographs.
• We walked around the school and looked at all the doors that have been decorated. Below is a picture of ours!

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Pajama Day!

Tuesday, Dec. 15

Highlights:

• Today we did a writing activity about reindeers. We wrote a short story about what we would do if we met a reindeer.
• In Science, we started to plan for our bug project. We are creating our own insects and describing its needs and adaptations.
• For Math, we learned about surveys and collecting data. We created our own surveys and asked each other what they would choose.
• In PE we played What Time Is It and Red Light, Green Light.
• During Health, we talked about things we can do when we "flip our lids". Ask me what is one strategy I can use. 

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Festive Hat Day.

Monday, Dec. 14

Highlights:

• In PE we played Igloo Smash. This has become one of our favourite games. 
• Today in Lively Letters we learned the two different sounds for "oo".
• We did a guided drawing of a penguin and a snow globe. 
• For Math, we practiced and reviewed how to represent numbers up to 100.

Reminders:

• Tomorrow will be Festive Sock Day.
• To prepare for our week of online learning in January, students are asked to practice logging into our Google Classroom on the device that they will be using. 

Friday, Dec. 12

Highlights:

• Today in Math we learned about the signs for greater than and less than.
• In Art, we finished our stockings for the door decoration contest. Next week we will share a photo of our finished.
• We practiced getting onto Google Classroom and Raz Kids on the computers. 

Reminders:

• Monday is "Dress to Impress" Day - Students are welcome to wear an outfit they would wear to a favourite family celebration.
• Please send any recyclable materials that students can use next week for an insect building project. Examples of items are paper towel roll tubes, egg cartons, small boxes, etc. 

What Family Traditions Does Your Family Have?

Hello Northern Lights Families, We are hoping to spread some joy out to our school community at the start of the break by having our staff and families share a picture of a holiday tradition for our "Northern Lights School Family Traditions" iMovie. (This will be similar to what we did with the NLS Pumpkin Patch.)  We plan to share out the iMovie link to the school community on Friday, December 18.  If you would like to participate, please send a picture to Mrs. Brinson at mlbrinson@cbe.ab.ca before Wednesday, December 16.   Pictures can be of your family baking cookies, decorating a Christmas tree, standing by outdoor lights, building a snowman, ice skating, lighting candles, singing, dancing, or enjoying anything that represents a tradition that you have during the holiday season. As our family units can be very diverse, and we recognize different holidays, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc., seeing pictures of different traditions will help teach us celebrate our differences while learning more about each other. We hope families have some fun and we look forward to the photos that will be shared.