La Classe de Mme Bena

Bonjour!

I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend! I'd like to share some pictures of our learning from last week :)

Our language focus is the sound "a" and we are learning about Tara le chat. Students have been completing a variety of activities to help them read and write words with the sound "a", such as:

ami
Tara
chat
rat
avec

We have been talking about Fall vocabulary, and observing seasonal changes in the world around us. Last week, we went on a nature walk around the school yard and gathered leaves of different sizes, shapes, and colours. Each student then chose one leaf to bring back into the classroom. 

Once inside, we learned some describing words for our leaves. The students then drew a picture of their leaf and wrote about it in their journals. 

We made our own Bingo cards to help reinforce the Fall vocabulary we have learned so far.

We also made a Fall craft which emphasized fine-motor skills. First, the students traced a leaf template. 

They then cut it out, and glued tissue paper squares onto their leaf. Our classroom is now decorated with these beautiful "feuilles d'automne!"

News items: 
1) On Friday, I sent home the October Scholastic book order forms. If you wish to place an order, please return the completed forms by Wednesday, October 19, 2016.
2) We will not be visiting the library tomorrow, as there is an event scheduled in the library during the day.
3) Wednesday is iWalk Day, where students (and staff!) are encouraged to walk to school, to promote a healthy and green lifestyle. For those who are unable to walk to school, we will be walking the school yard in the morning before entering the school!

Have a great week!
Mme Bena :)