Weekly Schedule: September 8th to September 11th

Important Dates/Things to Remember: There is no school for students on Monday, September 7th! Picture day for
Fleetwood-Bawden students is September 15th. There are no birthdays this week.
Please be signed on to TEAMS and join our meeting (at least) 5 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. This will
give me time to do attendance and try to resolve tech issues you may be having.

Times on TEAMS are highlighted in yellow.

Tuesday, September 8th
8:25am: Please be logged on to
Teams. Attendance will be
done during this time.
8:30-9:00am: Parent Meeting
8:30-9:00am: Phys. Ed. (see
activity idea list on our class
website!)
9:00-10:30 Language Arts:
Reading
9:00-9:15am: Whole Group Mini
Lesson: What is expected of
us during independent work
time? Discuss and model
reading time – read to self,
someone, and listen to reading.
9:15-9:30: Independent Work
Time: Students practice
reading to self, someone, or
listening to reading.
9:30-9:45: Whole Group Mini-
Lesson: What is expected of
us during independent work
time? Discuss and model word
work (See it! Read it! Spell it!
Write it! – see class website
for more information).
Work to be handed in is highlighted in blue.
Materials you will need are highlighted in green.
Wednesday, September 9th Thursday, September 10th Friday, September 11th
8:25am: Please be logged on to 8:25am: Please be logged on to 8:25am: Please be logged on to
Teams. Attendance will be Teams. Attendance will be Teams. Attendance will be
done during this time. done during this time. done during this time.
8:30-9:00am: Parent Meeting 8:30-9:00am: Parent Meeting
8:30-9:00am: Phys. Ed. (see 8:30-9:00am: Phys. Ed. (see **NO PARENT MEETINGS ON
activity idea list on our class activity idea list on our class FRIDAYS**
website!) website!)
9:00-10:30: Language Arts: 9:00-10:30: Language Arts: 8:30-10:00: Math
Reading Writing 8:30-8:45: Lesson 5: Exploring
9:00-9:15: Whole Group Mini- 9:00-9:15: Lesson 2: Stopping Growing Pattern Problems
Lesson “Talk Like the and Starting as a Fiction using Skip Counting. Students
Character” – One strategy Writer – Sometimes, when our will explore symbolic growing
that strong readers use when writing time ends, we aren’t patterns (rather than
they’re reading is imagining done our story yet. We need pictorial) and use their skip
how the character would say to consider the end of our counting knowledge to identify
what they’re saying. We will writing time as “To Be pattern rules. (If your child is
use a mentor text (“The True Continued” and understand struggling to skip count by 2s,
Story of the Three Little that our stories aren’t done 5s, and/or 10s, check out the
Pigs”) to analyze how we think yet. If we think back to our skip counting songs on our
a character would talk. stories that we started class website.
9:15-10:00: Independent Work yesterday, we might not have 8:45-9:15: Independent work
Time – students will practice had time to finish it. It’s time: Students can listen and
their reading (to self, important to know that we sing along to skip counting
someone, or listen to reading), don’t have to begin a new songs (if they know their 2s,
keeping in mind the strategy story every day, we can 5s, and 10s, take on a challenge
they’ve learned today. This is continue old stories too! and check out the rest!).
9:45-10:00: Independent Work
Time: Students practice word
work.
10:00-10:15: What is expected of
us during independent work
time? Discuss and model online
activities such as RAZ Kids and
Spelling City.
10:15-10:30: Independent Work
Time: Students practice and
explore RAZ Kids and Spelling
City.
10:30-11:05: Snack and Physical
Activity Break
11:05-12:25 Math
11:05-11:20: Lesson 1: What is a
pattern? As a group, we will
also time for students to
begin on Word Work. Begin
trying to find your “just right”
level!
I may begin individual reading
assessments during this time.
I will assume you are available
to connect unless I hear
otherwise. I don’t plan on
scheduling these as each one
will take differing amounts of
time. I appreciate your
flexibility as I try to get
around to all of my students!
10:00-10:30: Class Read-Aloud:
“The Epic Adventures of
Huggie and Stick” – first,
consider how Huggie and Stick
might talk, read a bit of the
story to understand the
characters, and then re-
consider and change
perspectives if needed.
10:30-11:05: Snack and Physical
Activity Break
11:05-12:10: Language Arts:
Writing
9:15-9:40: Independent Work Students will complete page
Time – students can continue 28. Please upload to Dojo a
working on the stories they picture of page 28 once
started yesterday with the completed.
make-believe characters they 9:15-10:00: FACT FRIDAY!
developed. If students Complete the routine that
‘complete’ a story, you can works best for your family
encourage them to draw and meets your child where
pictures, add more make- they’re at! Feel free to
believe characters, or begin upload pictures of what
again by making up a new you’re doing to ClassDojo.
character for a new story.
9:40-9:50: Sharing Time.
Students who wish to share
can do so with their peers
(priority will likely be given to
those who didn’t share
yesterday ).
9:50-10:15: Independent Work
Time (continue from above) –
maybe students got new
ideas from listening to their
classmates share?
10:15-10:30: Sharing Time,
continued from above.
*Individual reading
assessments will take place
during independent writing
time.
Please submit pictures of the
stories your child has
written/drawn via Dojo.
10:30-11:05: Snack and Physical 10:00-10:15: Snack and Physical
Activity Break Activity Break
11:05-12:25: Math 10:15-11:35: Art & Resource
11:05-11:20: Lesson 3: Can more Exchange
than one attribute change in a
brainstorm what a pattern is
and discuss pattern
vocabulary (pattern core,
pattern rule, repeating
patterns).
11:20-11:45: Independent work:
Students are tasked with
finding patterns around their
house (clothes are a good
place to start!). Please submit
on ClassDojo pictures of the
patterns your child finds. If
possible, have them explain
the pattern rule.
11:45-12:00: Lesson 2: What are
attributes? Introduce
attributes of shapes (size,
shape, position, colour,
texture) that can be used in
patterns.
12:00-12:25: Independent work:
Students identify the
attributes in the patterns
they found around the house.
Students complete page 16
“Attributes and Patterns”
provided at the resource
exchange. Please submit on
ClassDojo a picture of page 16
once completed.
11:05-11:20: Lesson 1: Serious
Fiction Writers Do Some
Serious Pretending – Fiction
stories are stories that are
made up. When we make up
stories, we think of a made-
up character and then we
make up where they live,
what they look like, what they
do, and the trouble they get
in to! We want to give our
characters real-life
adventures!
11:20-11:55: Independent Work
Time: Working at their own
pace and level, students can
make up a character. They
might want to draw a picture
of their character or write
down their characteristics.
Once students have a
character made up, begin to
make up things about them –
what they look like, what they
do, and the trouble they get
into! Students can begin
writing stories. How their
stories look will depend on
what writing tools they
already possess. I am using
this time to help understand
where each student is at so I
can provide support and tools
appropriate to where they
are. Please upload a picture
of your child’s story to
ClassDojo.
repeating pattern? Review Stay tuned to ClassDojo for
attributes (size, shape, the link to our weekly art
position, colour, texture) and lesson! Be sure to take a
look at patterns where more picture and submit it to
than one attribute changes. ClassDojo when it’s completed!
11:20-11:45: Independent work
time: Students will create At some point during this
patterns using objects they time, please attend your
have around the house. **If child’s home school to pick up
you don’t have objects around their package for next week.
the house to make patterns, I have asked for all packages
try drawing them instead! to be placed in a clearly
For added challenge, try to labeled bin outside the front
make patterns with more doors of schools. All the
than one changing attribute! things you need for your child
Students will also complete will be in an envelope labeled
page 19 “Combining Attributes”. with their name. If you
Please take pictures of the are unable to make pick-up
patterns they create and during this time, please let me
completed page 19 and post to know and we can make
ClassDojo. alternate arrangements!
11:45-12:00: Lesson 4:
Introducing Growing Patterns.
We will look at some new
pattern problems: growing
patterns! We will define what
a growing pattern is and how
to give pattern rules to
growing patterns.
12:00-12:25: Independent work
time: Students can create
growing patterns at home
using objects or drawings.
Please submit on ClassDojo
pictures of the growing
patterns your child has made.
 11:55-12:10: Sharing Time.
Students who wish to share
with their classmates can do
so via Teams. We may not be
able to fit everyone in, so we
will take turns as best we can.
Sharing is optional, but active
listening is required.
12:25-1:15: Snack and Physical 12:40-1:15: Snack and Physical 12:25-1:15: Snack and Physical
Activity Break Activity Break Activity Break
1:15-2:20: Science 1:15-2:50: Social Studies 1:15-2:20: Social Studies
1:15-1:35: Experiment: Sinkers or 1:15-1:30: What is a map? We will 1:15-1:30: Gallery walk of maps
Floaters? brainstorm what we already on Teams. Post a picture to
Miss Bourassa will model an know about maps. teams of your map. Take
experiment to text materials 1:30-1:40: Time for students to time to explore the maps
to see if they sink or float. watch and reflect on map that others have made of
We will begin a T-chart to video (link below). their room/house.
keep track of items that sink 1:40-1:55: Introduce Activity: 1:30-1:50: Introduce the
in water and items that float Map a room in your house! cardinal directions using Google
in water. Students will create a map Earth. We will explore how to
1:35-2:00: Students will conduct for a room in their house, use Google Earth.
the experiment on their own including a legend or map key. 1:50-2:20: Time for students
at home testing objects they If students want an extra to explore Google Earth! Can
have around the house. challenge, they can map their they find their house? School?
Parents, you may want to whole house! Landmarks in Lethbridge?
keep watch so no tablets get 1:55-2:50: Independent work
tested. Students will keep time for students to work on
track of their sinkers and their map (it doesn’t need to
floaters on their own T-chart. be to perfect or to scale ).
Please post a picture of their Please upload a picture of
T-chart on their ClassDojo their finished map to
portfolio. ClassDojo.
2:00-2:20: Students will log
back on to teams and share
one thing they tested!
2:20-3:25: Office Hours – If 2:50-3:25: Office Hours – If 2:20-3:25: Office Hours - If
you have any pressing or you have any pressing or you have any pressing or
lingering questions, or if your
child would like one-on-one
support with their
assignments, please feel free
to connect with me.
lingering questions, or if your
child would like one-on-one
support with their
assignments, please feel free
to connect with me.
lingering questions, or if your
child would like one-on-one
support with their
assignments, please feel free
to connect with me.

Wednesday map video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp8VOG8Cgag