La Salle School - SRSD

La Salle SchoolNovember 2017Administrators’ MessageDear Parents and StudentsOctober has been a very eventful month full of interesting and engagingopportunities for many of our students and staff. The month of November promisesto be equally busy, full of academic, athletic and musical endeavours. Pleaserefer to our calendar which keeps all of us informed.Inside this issue:Learning Buddies23/4 Habitats3Drama & Library4Gym5Math Game7OT9Calendar12We would like to take this opportunity to remind our school community of ourupcoming reporting process. Our first report cards for this school year will go homeon Monday, November 20th. We encourage families to review their young person’slearning prior to conferencing with the classroom teacher. Our staff continues towork at clearly communicating each student’s progress with the goal that studentsand parents understand their strengths, challenges and next steps required to growas a learner. Report cards should provide opportunities to celebrate studentachievement and inspire more learning.We look forward to seeing all parents/guardians at our Oral Reports and hopethat everyone is able to schedule a time on either the evening of Thursday Nov.23rd or Friday morning on Nov. 24th.As a school team we wanted to highlight that one of our main goals this year is tofocus on improving student comprehension through writing to learn and writing forpurpose. For the most part, students will demonstrate this via work with non-fictiontext across numerous curricular areas. This focus is based on research that indicatesreading and writing do not work in isolation but work together and mutuallybenefit one another (reading can help writing and writing can help reading).We are continuously working at supporting an inclusive and collaborative culturebetween students, staff and parents.Robert BouchardJayson AbrahamPrincipalVice PrincipalMiddle Years Choir had theprivilege of singing O’ Canada atthe Manitoba Moose game onFriday October 27, 2017.They did an amazing job!!!

La Salle School, November 2017Page 2Learning Buddies (by 3/4C)At La Salle School we have learning buddies. Learning buddies are when two classes partner up to do differentactivities together. Usually these classes are more than 2 years apart!Here are the different learning buddies; K2 and 3/4W, K1 and 3/4P, 1/2N and 5/6W, 5/6H and 1/2B,5/6M and 1/2P, 3/4C and 7/8G, 3/4CH and 7/8S, 1/2H and 7/8F.Some activities we’ve done with our book buddies (7/8G) are animal food chain art, reading and practicing our puppet plays. We usually do an activity about what we are learning!“Learning buddies are very helpful!” – Andrew S.“Learning Buddies make reading more fun.” –Hugh B.“7/8G is very nice to work with.” –Jake J.3/4C African SavannahThe Grade 3/4 classes learned about habitats in science. Over the last month ourclass researched different habitats. After we had a chance to learn about some different habitats we voted on which habitat we wanted to turn our room into! Wevoted on the African Savannah (grasslands).We learned things about African animals like antelope, monkeys, lions, crocodiles, giraffes, hippos and many more. Did you know cheetah’s are the fastest land animal in the world?!?! Wealso learned about African plants! We learned about a special type of tree called the baobob!After we chose our habitat we wrote puppet plays that took place in the African Savannah. Our two playswere called, “Lifecycle” and “The Little Monkey and the Baobob Tree”. Ms. Young, our divisional drama teacher,came in to help us. We also turned our classroom into the African Savannah! Our classroom had many animals,streamers for grass and even an animal watering hole!We loved our habitats!“It was very cool.” – Boston Z.“Our classroom looked really cool after it was all done!” – Olivia M.“Our classroom looked way different after it was transformed!” – Callie H.“I liked it a lot because we took puppet plays and made them African theme!” –Jane A.

La Salle School, November 2017Page 3Animal AdaptionsAnimal’s adaptions are their strengths that help them survive inIn three four Wiens we turned our classroom in their habitats. Animals adapt to their habitats to hide from theirpredator and hunt their prey. Our class picked an animal and reto the arctic. Everyone got a chance to bring insearched it with its habitat. We researched and wrote it down thensupplies for a snow bank, a polar bear den, icedrew a picture. After we were done we switched their habitat andfloes, and lots of posters. We took stuffed animals such as seals, polar bears, snowy owls, and wrote what they would need to survive, the adaptation they wouldarctic hares. We did not have any plants because need for survival. For example a polar bear needs white fur toplants don’t grow in the arctic a lot. Most of the camouflage so their prey cannot see them coming. They also havegrippy paws so they don’t slip on the ice. If the polar bear movedanimals there are predators and they also haveto the rainforest it would need to get rid of its white fur or it wouldblubber such as seals, polar bears and manybe an easy target. It would alsomore. Some of our class worked on researchneed to lose its blubber so it wouldn’twhile the rest created the class room. And webe super hot.put on puppet plays with unique puppets.Woodland Habitat (By 3/4P)We turned our class into the Arctichabitat. We had to make a Snowbank and ice floes. We also madethe ocean and two puppet shows.We made snow flakes. We includedthe Arctic hare, the polar bear, thesnowy owl, the seal, killer whale, arctic fox and narwhal. There are verylittle plants in the arctic except forseaweed in the ocean and some smallshrubs. We wanted people to learn some new information aboutthe animals in the arctic.As part of our Science unit on Habitats, 3/4P transformed our classroom into a woodland forest! Students brought in many items they had found at their cabins, on campingtrips, or around their homes. We had an entire display table showcasing these items:deer, elk and moose antlers, wasp nests, fish teeth and a turtle shell!The students decided to divide the room into four sections, to represent the four seasonsin a forest. We painted trees with our learning buddies, made fallen logs, created asnow-covered bear cave, a snake den, nests, and a pond.We also had the chance to work with the Drama Teacher, Ms.Young, to present two educational puppet plays to parents, andthe other early years classes.Special thanks to all the parents who sent in supplies and to Ms. Young for helping us puton a great show!

La Salle School, November 2017Page 4Over the past 4 weeks, the Grade 3/4 classes have had the opportunity to work with the divisional Drama consultant, Ms. Young. Ms. Young worked with students to create and perform educational puppet plays related to their habitat of study. We have many great things to say aboutthe experience, and we hope to work with her again soon!“The Yoda game was super fun!” – Caleb“I wish you could stay, you are the best drama teacher EVER!!!” – Hailey“The puppet plays were awesome!” – Eagan“Thank you for spending your time with us.” – Grace“Thank you for being really patient with your class.” – EmmaSCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIRMonday, November 20 - Thursday, November 23 (9:00-3:30)*3:30-8:00pm* Thurs. Nov.23Dear Parents and Families,The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! What better way topromote reading to our students than by supporting this important literary event.We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and greatest in children’s books. Your supportof this vital literary event is a key part of helping us obtain new books and resources for our library and classrooms.You’ll find hundreds of quality books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels. Visit the Scholastic Book Fairs website at http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/dvd1.php to get more detailed informationabout these books. You can also watch book trailers and author videos with your child on the BookTube page.A Book Fair flyer that provides a preview of only a FEW of the many books available to purchase at our Fair willbe sent home at a later date. The flyer also contains a special Family Event Draw ballot. Students could win 50in books – 25 for their family PLUS 25 for their classroom!Don’t forget to mark the Book Fair dates on your calendar! We look forward to seeing you during our ScholasticBook Fair and thank you, in advance, for supporting this great literary event. Thank you for believing in booksand the impact of reading on your child’s future.

From The GymPage 5In physical education, the early years have been using low organized games that improve their motor skills and strategies. The middleyears students have completed their unit on volleyball. We have since started our unit on team (European) Handball, Dodgeball andTchoukball.SPORT TEAMSThe cross country team had another amazing season this year. There were 50 participants that represented our school at the Milk Provincial Cross Country on September 27. We had a very strong showing with 32 students setting personal best times and for 13, it was theirfirst provincial meet. This awesome performance was rewarded with FOUR Provincial Banners and 17 top ten finishers.Grade 3/4 Girls’ Milk ProvincialBanner ChampionsTop TEN Finishers at Milk ProvincialsCallie P. – Grade 3/4 Girls – 4th placeCallie P/Ryan MRyan M. – Grade 3/4 Girls – 5th placePaige M/ Brooklyn M/Emerson BPaige M. – Grade 3/4 Girls – 8th placeGrade 3/4 Boys’ Milk ProvincialBrooklyn M. – Grade 3/4 Girls – 9th placeBanner ChampionsKyran T. – Grade 3/4 Boys – 1st placeKyran T/Caelan JCaelan J. – Grade 3/4 Boys – 4th placeCooper R/Jacob J/ Kam LCooper R. – Grade 3/4 Boys – 5th placeGrade 5 Girls’ Milk ProvincialMckenna L. - Grade 5 Girls – 1th placeBanner ChampionsSarah M. – Grade 5 Girls – 4th placeMckenna L/ Sarah MMacy T. – Grade 5 Girls – 5th placeMacy T/ Holly A/ Hayden AHolly A. – Grade 5 Girls – 10th placeGrade 7 Girls’ Milk ProvincialWill B. - Grade 5 Boys - 10th placeBanner ChampionsMarek M. – Grade 6 Boys – 9th placeAbigale M/Skylar MAbigale M. – Grade 7 Girls – 1st placeAstrid L/Rayna F/ Charlie CSkylar M. - Grade 7 Girls - 4th placeTaryn B. – Grade 8 Girls – 7th placeMusic EventsAva T. – Grade 8 Girls – 10th placeEastman Choral DayOn October 13 several members of our Middle Years Choir had theopportunity to travel to Steinbach to take part in Eastman Choral Day.During the day our choir was split into three choirs, a Grade 5 Choir, aGrade 6 Choir and a Grade 7/8 Choir. They spent the day rehearsing withclinicians and students from all over South East Manitoba and then had theopportunity to perform in an evening concert which also included a high school choir and theEastman Honor Choir.

From the LibraryPage 6Here are some of the many new books added to the library and classroom libraries thanks to thevery generous donations from PAC and from the Boston Pizza Reading Program!!!Thank you PAC & Thank you Boston Pizza!Happy Reading to all LSS Cross Country Pictures