Monday October 24: Halloween safety, Cree singers and Spelling

Notices:
Scholastic forms went home today
Ask your child about Halloween safety as we had a Safety visitor today

Three students brought in Show and Tell:
B brought in a Wasps nest
Y brought in a super duper double size palm palm maker
C brought in a special gift book from her grandmother

We started the day day with silent reading while I took attendance, this was followed by our regular spelling pre-test. This week we are using Halloween theme words for our spelling as well as the topic of our mini-books. The spelling words are listed below and at the side.

cauldron costumes skeleton goblin frighten vampire haunted werewolf potion Dracula zombie eerie ghoul Halloween witch cackle graveyard pumpkins safety

boo ghost owl trick mask candy howl wig broom bones doorbell scare treat spider mummy creepy prank spooky skull

After recess the students had their 40 min music lesson with Mrs. Awalt. Among other things they practiced the song they will be performing at the assembly at 2:00 on Wed. (please feel free to come and see your child singing or playing the percussion blocks)

After recess we had constable Walsh the community Liaison officer come in and show a video and talk about Halloween safety. As there was only 20 minutes before lunch after the presentation we used the time to make a small Halloween safety poster.

The scholastic book order forms went home today.

After lunch the students listened to and did a report on Ed Peekeekoot a song writer and singer from the Ahtahkakoop Cree First Nation. His musical message is full of images of the earth and the spirit and has a country ballad swing.

Some of the pumpkins are coming in decorated and they are super, and the students are very proud of them.

When the choir students came back we looked how the Coastal First Nations used simple hand tools (the adze) and steam from heated rocks to make large canoes. We then went to the computer lab to see the smart board in action. It is a great teaching tool and the students enjoyed taking turns using it.