Mrs. Murphy

Notes for 6W, 7H, 8M, 8MFI & 8P

Posted: September 10, 2020

Day 2

September 10 

Read 15 –20 min 

Phys Ed Clothes - Students require a change of clothes and their indoor sneakers for physical education. Their clothes need to be in a bag to transport from their locker to the changing room. 

Post Class Schedule at home - Students received 2 schedules today one to post in their locker and the 2nd to leave at home. 

Note to Parents (Grade 5 & 4/5 IF) 

We have an extensive classroom library which your child is encouraged to use. I have been developing this assortment of books for years and some are intended for an older audience (middle school). Some books are labeled mature content and I have a holocaust section. It is my rule that students are not permitted to choose books from this section or those that are labelled mature unless I get a written note from a parent or guardian saying it is ok.   

 

A few students forgot to look for an old t-shirt yesterday so please see yesterday's note for details. We are moving very slow and that was late on day 2’s lesson plan and we will hopefully be finishing up day 1 tomorrow.  

 

Please check to see if your child brought their student information sheet home again, if they did something is missing on it! 

 

Students had their first math class today!  

Posted: September 9, 2020

First Day Back

 

Handouts - Your child has several sheets for you to read.

Please review the student info form and make any necessary changes. 

The media coverage sheet needs to be signed and returned. 

Practice Lock - Your child may be bringing their lock home to practice opening. If they don’t have it with them it is because they believe they have mastered it!  

Read – 15-20 min  

Visit Class Page - This is where I will be expanding on and explaining what is in the agenda. It is a great place to keep updated on what we are doing in class.  

Bring I an old t-shirt - We will be cutting this up so it will not come back home. This does not need to fit your child so it can be anyone's t-shirt. 

 

What did we do today? Things to ask your child about.

  • We were assigned homework buddies today.  
  • “Let your light shine!” This phrase was used in the book I have started reading to the students, we will be discussing it’s meaning tomorrow. 

 

Jordan or James?

Posted: May 26, 2020

New Newsela article "Who is better, Jordan or James?" The author has an opinion. Is it the same as yours? 

Covid19 ~ Invades our Sleep

Posted: May 20, 2020

Newsela has just released an extremely interesting article titled "Infecting our Dreams:Pandemic sabotages sleep worldwide" which is worth a read. This site is free until the end of the school year and I suggest you visit my page of assigned articles and make this part of your daily reading regiment. 

 

Worlds Biggest Hornets

Posted: May 19, 2020

A new article has been added to the News~ELA site about the "Killer Hornets" that have recently been sited in Canada.  

Comics ~newsela

Posted: May 13, 2020

I just added a new article to the News~ELA site titled “Comics are for kids? This Vermont college begs to differ” This would be a great read for students and parents alike. 

 

Newsela

Posted: May 12, 2020

I have added two articles, one on how to properly wash your hands and the second titled "Opinion: Fear about the coronavirus is normal, but don’t let it control you”. The second has a link with instructions to make your own no sew face mask with an old t-shirt.  

If you make your own mask, I’d love to see a picture. You could e-mail or message one to me or add one yourself to the Parent Information FB page. We love to see all the home learning activities that you are doing. 

Up to Date Articles

Posted: May 4, 2020

Check out the Newsela site for the newest articles "What teenage brains can teach us about thinking creatively", "Rise and slime! It's salamander time" and several others. I will be adding articles regularly. If there is something you are interested in and would like me to look for articles on that topic just email me to let me know, they have articles on pretty much everything. I am keeping the reading level light as I want you to be reading these to promote thought, conversation and knowledge.  

 https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/FSGQPS 

Posted: May 4, 2020

Covid Colouring Book

https://together.stjude.org/content/dam/together/en-us/other/covid-19/coronaviru…

If you have a printer and smaller children at home this informational colouring book for elementary aged children is available fro St. Jude's Hospital.

Posted: May 1, 2020

Rock Painting 101

https://rockpainting101.com/rock-painting-ideas/

Loads of ideas, videos and tutorials to get you started rock painting on this sight. You can also go to the Nelson Rural Parents FB page for some great Mother and Father Day rock painting gift ideas. 

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