Welcome back to Paige & Keese - they're both so tanned that everyone is jealous. Apparently, Wiarton Willie saw his shadow and forecast the quick end to winter. To which I say, we didn't have a winter at all this year!
Our journal subject for this week is 'My Best Friend'. We're really working on supporting our opinions with details - some of the kids really need some help with this, so please make journal writing a family event to help out. We have been working on 'paragraph hamburgers' in both French & English, learning how to set up a proper paragraph with supporting details. (check out this link for what I mean) This visual really helps students support their thoughts. Then, they can take the 3 details from their introductory paragraph and expand them each in their own paragraph to fully write out their journal. Supporting thoughts & opinions is an essential skill, so any help you can do at home to make it second nature is wonderful!
Important dates for this week:
Monday 13th - 3rd week of Winter Electives
Tuesday 14th - Valentine's Day & Valentine's Dance-a-thon!
Friday 17th - report cards go home!
Have a great week!
