Thursday, Jan. 28

Highlights:

• Today was Dress Like Your Favourite Book Character Day! There were some really great ideas around the school. Below is Ms. Elago, Miss Hansen, Ms. Penonzek, and Mrs. Swaroop!

• Our classroom I Spy door was second place in the door decorating contest! We are very proud of our work!
• Today in Science, we made our race tracks for our magnet powered cars. We learned that magnets can push and pull each other. 

• In Math, we talked about fact families again and continued with our work on missing addends.
• For Literacy, we wrote about our dream vacations. We answered different questions and chose the place that we would love to go the most.

Reminders:

• Tomorrow there is no school. Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, Jan. 27

Highlights:

• Today we decorated one of our classroom doors. Each class had to decorate their door using a book theme. Our class loves to read I Spy books so we decided to create our own version!

• We did a fun art activity for Literacy Week. We watched a live demonstration from the author Barbara Reid. She walked us through a clay art project. Each of the students were given a bag with their extra clay to take home with instructions to not use it on carpet! See some of our creations below and the class hard at work!

• In Social we learned about some of the important people from Iqaluit. We learned about Nakasuk and also the first mayor the city.
• For Math, we practiced solving equations where there is a missing addend. Ask me what an addend is. 

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Dress Like Your Favourite Book Character Day!
• There is no on Friday. 
• Students are reminded to dress for the weather especially if they are wanting to play in the snow at recess. 

Tuesday, Jan. 26

Highlights:

• Today was Drop Everything and Read Day! We had a lot of fun reading our different books. Here are some pictures of when we had to DEAR during Math.

• In Math we continued practicing our fact families and looking at how subtraction and addition are connected. We did some practice questions where we had to figure out the missing numbers in the fact family.
• For Literacy, we wrote and shared about our favourite books. We then presented our favourite books to each other. We have also been watching video clips of the teachers and staff at NLS sharing their favourite books. Below is a display of their books and also the books that our class chose as favourites!

• In Science, we explored the items around the classroom that were magnetic and not magnetic. We also looked at how magnets can push and pull things such as a car. We had some fun races with our magnetic cars!
  
  
  
  

Reminders:

• School Council Meeting tonight at 6:00pm. Please see the Northern Lights News for details.
• Dress as Your Favourite Book Character Day is on Thursday.
• No school on Friday.

Monday, Jan. 25

Highlights:

• Today in Literacy, we did a how to writing activity. We also use Lego to do a following instructions activity. One partner was the builder and the other had to give instructions on how to make something. This practiced our listening skills and our how to instructions.
• In Math, we practiced fact families. We created the facts for equations such as 3+12 = 15. Ask me what is one fact that would belong in this house. 
• For Social, we talked about the Inuit festivals and the clothing that they wear in the arctic.
• In P.E. we practiced our throwing and catching and played two new games! 

Reminders:

• Jan. 26 – Spirit Day: Bring Your Favourite Book to Share for Drop Everything and Read 
• Jan. 26 – School Council Meeting at 6:00pm 
• Jan. 27 – Family Literacy Day 
• Jan. 28 – Spirit Day: Dress as Your Favourite Book Character Day (There are lots of easy to make ideas on Google) 
• Jan. 29 – Non-Instruction Day - No school for students

Friday, Jan. 22

Highlights:

• Today in Math, we made houses out of base ten blocks. We had to say how much each house was worth.

• In Literacy, we continued with questioning. We learned about quick questions and deep questions. An example of a deep question are ones that start with why, I wonder, how etc.
• For computers, we practiced our math facts to 20 using pixel art. 

Reminders: IMPORTANT: Traffic Concerns (Both Walking and Driving) Hello Northern Lights Families, We REALLY need everyone's help!  Both in the morning AND at afternoon dismissal, there is a lot of traffic and there are a few little things that we all can do to help everything run more smoothly and safely.  We are asking that: -vehicles do not stop in the bus zone out front of the school.  This is not a drop off or pick up zone for other vehicles.  Parents need to use the Hug & Go or park along the street outside of the bus zone. -children do not run through the Hug & Go...they need to walk on the sidewalk please. -drivers do not double park in the Hug & Go or have your children jump out in the road in the Hug & Go.  All vehicles need to pull up to a spot with a curb and then have children get out on the curb / sidewalk side (not the traffic side). -families that have dropped off children in the Hug & Go make their way out of the Hug & Go right away.  Please do not park in the Hug & Go to watch your child from the car.  If you prefer to watch your child on the playground until the bell, please park on the street and walk in. If you prefer to pick your child up on the playground, please park on the street and walk in.  (We ask that all walkers follow the map arrows below to help ease traffic back up both in and out of the Hug & Go.) -all walkers follow the blue and green arrows on the map below to approach the school or leave the school.  Please avoid walking on the sidewalk or parking lot entrance/exit marked in red. By following the arrows instead of walking where it is red, it is not only safer (especially with slippery weather coming) but also greatly helps with the traffic flow. -vehicles do not u-turn in the crosswalk. We know that many of these requests may feel inconvenient and may take an few extra minutes out of your day, so we thank you very much for your cooperation and care.   If we can work as a group to follow the requests, it will be greatly appreciated by all and will help ensure the safety of our school community!

Literacy Week  Next week we will be celebrating Literacy week. Below you will find a Reading Bingo that we are encouraging students and families to participate in. Try and see if you can get a blackout! Next week, we are going to be doing a Science project where we will need some small metal hot wheels cars. If your child has one or two that they could bring in on Monday that would be great!