April 26

April 26

Today we attended the play Return to Treasure Island which was put on by Storybook Theatre. The students loved the action, singing and humour in the play.

Earth Day was on April 22.  We discussed ways we can help the earth and wrote a piece on what the Earth would say if it could talk.  We also created some beautiful Earth Day art.  

In Inquiry we have been conducting several experiments to learn about how we can improve our boat designs. This week we learned about waterproofing and propulsion.  Below are some of the simple propulsion types we explored.  

This week in math we began learning about 2D and 3D shapes.  We explored regular and irregular 2D shapes as well as began learning more about what shapes are polygons in order to help us create our own meaning and understanding of the similarities and differences between shapes.  

1) Art materials:  we are in need of sticks about 5 cm in diameter and approximately 40 cm long for a very special project.  If you could send in any you have from yard work or that you find out walking by Friday May 3rd it would be greatly appreciated. 

Upcoming dates:

Apr 5, 12, 26, 3, 10 and 24 - Circle of Courage clubs 

May 6th-10th - Literacy Week (refer to April 18th post for more information)

May16th -Jump Rope for Heart Assembly

May 20th - No school due to Victoria day

May 24th - Stampede Breakfast

May 29th - Jump Rope for heart day

Jun 4th - Bike to School

Jun 13th - Sports Day

Jun 14th - Volunteer Tea

Jun 25th - School BBQ

Jun 26 - Last day of school

Special Sticks needed!!!

Dear parents,

We are in need of sticks about 5 cm in diameter and approximately 40 cm long for a very special project.  If you could send in any you have from yard work or that you find out walking it would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you for your help!!

Week of April 15-18

April 18

Today, we had a dental health presentation and learned all about how to keep our teeth clean. Our teachers even got to be teeth. Ask me about what I learned or about my favourite part.

This week in writing we posted our oral stories to IRIS. Please take some time over the weekend to check out your child's work and write a comment. You can use the oral story telling rubric that your child also posted to IRIS to talk about what they did well and what they might change or do differently next time.  

This week in math we tried some challenging problems that required 2-3 steps to solve.  this required us to think critically about the steps we needed to take and to use multiple equations to determine the correct answer.  We found that we had some challenges around determining what operation we needed to use to solve the problem and  some of us were not yet sure of our basic addition and subtraction facts to 20.  We will continue to work on strengthening our basic math facts and reading word problems carefully to determine what operation we need to use in order to answer the question.  See below for a few that you can try at home.  

Madison is reading a book that has 98 pages in it. She read 42 pages over the weekend. Then she read 30 more pages on Monday night. How many pages does Madison have left to read?

Steven bought two boxes of erasers. One box has 24 erasers in it. The other box had 36 erasers in it. He then gave 18 of his erasers to his friend. How many erasers did Steven have left?

In football a player scores 6 points for a touchdown and 3 points for a field goal. Sally's team scored 2 touchdowns in this week's game. Last week they scored 1 touchdown and 1 field goal. How many points did Sally's team score in both games combined?

1) Bouldering rock climbing form: please make sure to return the form by Tuesday, April 23rd as we start bouldering on that day and students must have the form returned in order to participate.  

Upcoming dates:

Apr 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10 and 24 - Circle of Courage clubs 

Apr 19th - no school due to Good Friday 

Apr 22 -  no school due to professional development

Apr 26th - Story book Theatre field trip

Canadian Children's Literature Week - May 6 - 10

Dear Royal Oak School,

We are excited to announce the approach of Canadian Children’s Literature Week at ROS during the week of May 6, 2019 - May 10, 2019. We have planned a variety of exciting activities to encourage and engage students in a love of literature. Each day of the week will have a special theme, as well as daily DEARs (Drop Everything And Read). The week will go as follows:

Monday, May 6th: Wear Royal Oak Blue Spirit Day - Let's spread community spirit! On the first day of Literacy Week, we encourage everyone to wear their Royal Oak Blue! Ms. Bradbury and Ms. Sparks will be joining various classes to read!

Tuesday, May 7th: Spring Into Reading Day - Spring is here, let’s welcome it! On the second day of Literacy Week, we want to see spring colours. Wear your Spring Colours and Spring outfits. Ms. Bradbury and Ms. Sparks will be joining various classes to read!

Wednesday, May 8th: Grow a Royal Reader Day - We are exalted to announce Grow a Royal Reader Day. On the third day of Literacy week, we encourage you to dress like royalty. Students will continue to celebrate reading and Spring with a royal planting session. Don’t forget to dig out your favourite royal outfit and dress like a Knight, Princess, Prince, King, Queen or Jester!

Thursday, May 9th: Cosy Up To A Book Day - Nothing beats cozying up to a good book in your pajamas! On the fourth day of Literacy week, we ask you to wear you favourite pajamas to school. As well, students will be visited by a guest author, Pamela McDowell.

Friday, May 10th: Dress Like Your Favourite Character Day - We want to find out who your favourite character is. On the fifth day of Literacy week, we ask that you please dress up like your favourite character. Please come to school already dressed up and bring your matching book to spread the love of our favourite books. Classes will get together with their buddy classes and teachers will share their all-time favourite books.

April 8 - 12

Volunteer needed:  We will be attending a performance on April 26 at Storybook Theatre.  I am in need of one volunteer to join us on this date to assist with supervision to and from the theatre and during the performance. If you are able to help out and have current volunteer clearance please use the following link to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044CAFAB28A2FA7-storybook

This week in Room 72 we continued to work on and practice our oral renditions of our Arctic stories.  Please help your student practice retelling their story, concentrating on voice, facial expression, volume and eye contact.  

In inquiry, we designed, built and tested our initial boat designs.  Students will be exploring concepts related to buoyancy, stability, density and waterproofing as well as learning more about the Acadians and how they used boats before refining their boat designs and builds.  

Upcoming dates:

Apr 5, 12, 26, 3, 10 and 24 - Circle of Courage clubs 

Apr 8th - Grade 2 team presenting at parent council

Apr 11th - Group class picture day

Apr 18th - Grade 2 Dental Health presentation

Apr 19th - No school due to Good Friday 

Apr 22 -  No school due to professional development

April 23 - FUN LUNCH CANCELLED

Apr 26 - Story book Theatre field trip.  

April 26 - FUN SNACK CANCELLED

April 1 - 5

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Spring Break.  This week in room 72 we tested, revised our designs and then retested our thermos'.  We learned that the best thermos designs had layers of insulation on all sides including the top and bottom.  The most successful thermos kept the ice cube from melting for over three hours!
 
We continued to work on solving word problems.  This week we used video word problems to help us focus in on what questions could be asked.

We then determined what information we would need in order to solve the problem.

Students then wrote out the word problem, solved it using a variety of strategies then checked to see if their thinking and work was correct. 

Students are also busy creating storyboards, puppets and background scenery for their Arctic stories as we explore how to orally share our stories effectively.




Today we also had our first day of Circle Friday Clubs.  Everyone was very excited to take part. 


Volunteer needed:  We will be attending a performance on April 26 at Storybook Theatre.  I am in need of one volunteer to join us on this date to assist with supervision to and from the theatre and during the performance. If you are able to help out and have current volunteer clearance please use the following link to sign up. 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044CAFAB28A2FA7-storybook

Upcoming dates:

Apr 5, 12, 26, 3, 10 and 24 - Circle of Courage clubs 

Apr 8th - Grade 2 team presenting at parent council

Apr 11th - Group class picture day

Apr 18th - Grade 2 Dental Health presentation

Apr 19th - No school due to Good Friday 

Apr 22 -  No school due to professional development

April 23 - FUN LUNCH CANCELLED

Apr 26 - Story book Theatre field trip.  

April 26 - FUN SNACK CANCELLED

Green Shirt Day - April 8 at ROS

On April 7, 2018, a young Albertan named Logan Boulet became an organ donor in the aftermath of the tragic Humboldt Bronco bus crash. By registering as a donor, Logan saved the lives of six others, and his story inspired thousands of people around the world to register as organ and tissue donors.

Logan’s generosity resulted in a spontaneous movement dubbed “The Logan Boulet Effect” — a huge spike in people signing up to be organ donors. According to Alberta Health, during the month of April 2018 there were 28,855 Albertans who registered to become a donor — an almost three-fold increase from the usual 10,000 who sign up monthly.

April 7th, the day Logan passed away and helped 6 others through his Organ donations, has been designated as Green Shirt Day. The Canadian Transplant Association and the family of Logan Boulet will carry on Logan's legacy by recognizing April 7th as Green Shirt Day, raising awareness of the need for registered organ and tissue donors so that access to life saving and life transforming transplants can be improved. To mark this annual event, 17 landmarks around the world, including the Calgary Tower and Niagara Falls, will be lit green this year. 

This year, April 7th is on a Sunday and so we invite your child to please wear a Green Shirt or Royal Oak blue to school ​for Logan and Organ Donor Awareness on Monday, April 8th.

Thank you