Day 56 - Monday, Nov. 26
Spelling List for Week Thirteen (long o words)
1. coat 6. cold
2. fold 7. load
Spelling List for Week Thirteen (long o words)
1. coat 6. cold
2. fold 7. load
3. road 8. hold
4. gold 9. goat
5. boat 10. told
On Saturday our choir assembled backstage at TD Place.
Before setting up to sing the National Anthem.
Before the Ottawa 67's game.
Smiles on faces.
A little nervousness.
But they were prepared.
And excited too.
Fingernails in the colours of the 67's hockey club.
Lots of folks in the stands.
Lots of excitement.
Mme Souliere and Mrs. Blackmore.
Mme Faley and her son.
Well, we were good luck charms as the Ottawa 67's won the game 8-4.
One of our St. Bernard families also won the 50-50 draw taking home over two thousand dollars.
This little one made a cool looking mask.
Out of papier mache.
A little crown for a princess.
Who has a good friend.
We were organizing our binders.
The children selected their fave page.
Lots of learning.
Very colourful.
This lad had two favourite pages.
I can tell why.
She's a smart girl.
She covers her name so I don't have to take the extra time to black it out.
It's catching on!
I remember Halloween!
Noah was popular among the pupils.
Looking great!
Tomorrow the children will bring home their weekly homework package and newsletter.
I will also post the weekly spelling list tomorrow.
Wednesday is our Scholastic Book Fair.
Have a wnoderful evening all! Mr. Hamer OCT
Day 57 - Tuesday, Nov. 27
Remember, tomorrow (Wednesday) will be the first day of our annual Scholastic Book Fair. The children are able to purchase items during our visit in the morning.
Mr. Hamer had a cup full of neon coloured pencils for the children this morning.
Each child was able to select a pencil in the colour they liked.
Many happy faces.
Looking good.
Hey...all neon yellow.
All hot pink!
Four different colours.
Where's Juliet? Big smile!
We worked on our bus safety guide.
(Remember...you can enlarge the pictures by clicking on them.)
We learned safety rules when walking to the bus stop.
...when waiting at the stop.
How to get on the bus safely.
The importance of the safety zone.
Rules for riding along while sitting on the bus.
What to do in case of an emergency evacuation.
How to get off the bus safely and cross the road if that is where you have to go.
Yup...Buster the bus is a good teacher.
Some more views of "fave" pages.
Peace begins in so many ways.
He's happy.
His spelling is really good.
She likes her Halloween safety rules.
Looking good!
He remembers Remembrance Day.
Such an awesome wreath.
He likes his printing sheet.
Good G's.
Have a great evening everyone!
Mr. Hamer OCT
Day 58 - Wednesday, Nov. 28
Ms. Avilla was doing the library dance.
As she and her parent volunteers help set up for the Scholastic Book Fair.
Plenty of items for sale.
Plenty of items on the table.
Hard working ladies.
In the pit.
Lots of book shelves.
Holiday gift books.
Proudly Canadian books.
Books from around the globe.
Lots to select from.
Some hot picks.
Looks interesting.
Some that cost a little less.
Graphic novels.
Cool reads.
Love those world records.
Colourful colours.
Colourful shelves.
Tons of booknmarks.
So much to choose from.
Pencils, pens and erasers.
Lots of trinkets.
Ms. Avilla goes over the ground rules.
I will post more pics tomorrow of the children at the Book Fair.
They can still bring in money to purchase more items tomorrow and Friday.
Some more "fave pages" from our binders.
She liked Halloween.
So did he!
Spooky.
She uses her wits when problem solving with peers.
Great ideas there!
He was serious during our Remembrance Day lessons.
A beautiful wreath.
She also like Halloween.
A cool potion!
Check in tomorrow for more fun from St. Bernard!
Mr. Hamer OCT
Day 59 - Thursday, Nov. 29
The book fair continues today and through to tomorrow morning.
The children have enjoyed shopping around the Learning Commons.
"What to buy...what to buy?"
"This looks cool!"
"So does that!"
Hmmm...
"Maybe one of these will do!"
"Hi Mr. Hamer!"
"I love my poster."
"This is fun!"
Thumbs up!
"Look at this book, Mr. Hamer!"
She's got her poster too.
Heavy action.
Still choosing.
"I think I'll get a bookmark."
The line-up begins.
It grows and grows.
The fab four.
Hi Mrs. Akkawi.
Signing the ballot.
Time for gym class.
We combined for gym with Mrs. Akkawi's class.
Some warm-up action.
Girl power.
Action shot.
Say cheese!
More game shots.
Lots of calories being burned.
Another action shot.
A posed pic!
Back in class, these lads come up front to read the Religion story on the Smartboard.
Cool shirts.
Cool students.
Time to head outside.
Have a great evening! Mr. Hamer OCT
Day 60 - Friday, Nov. 30
Captain America paid our class a visit this Friday.
Along with a few sidekicks.
They stole the show.
With the leading star!
Then is was paired group work in math class.
We compared descending patterns.
Descending patterns are also known as shrinking patterns.
The children enjoyed working in teams.
Many solved the problems quickly.
A fun look on a student's face.
Math is challenging but fun.
Team discussion.
Smile lads!
Our number line assisted us in finding the correct answers.
A tasty treat.
Mrs. Hamer brought in a puzzled purchased thanks to our school council funds.
They pupils got started quickly.
With each peace found, there was a great expression of joy.
We've got the frame together.
Only a couple of more pieces to go!
Almost there!
Aha!
Done!
Two proud puzzlers!
And...a third.
A great deal of satisfaction can be found in solving puzzles.
A great picture as well.
We had fun trying to identify all of the different animals.
They've all arrived at the watering hole.
Mrs. Hamer also bought some Nativity themed puzzles that we will work on next week.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Mr. Hamer OCT
