Procedural Writing

We're learning all about Procedural Writing this week! Please have a look at the anchor charts below to see what the boys and girls have learned so far.  

We had fun this afternoon writing instructions in pairs about how to draw one of the characters from our Math stories we call, "Annoying Andy".  The boys and girls learned the importance of writing detailed, specific instructions.  

We've decided today that writing a hook for a procedural text
isn't going to be necessary. It's a nice touch, but it's not essential. 

We know that there are many more transitional words out there
but this list is a good start. We also know that we can't use the same word
more than twice in a row as a sentence started. 

Fun with our POTWs!

This week, I'm asking the boys and girls to draw a picture of their favourite poem of the week and bring it to school for Thursday. 

Then, on Fun Friday, we'll play a really *fun* game with them on the Smartboard! Each child will put their picture under the document camera and the class will try to guess which poem the illustration belongs with. 

To make it extra fun, I'm encouraging the boys and girls to make their illustration less obvious so they can really try and stump each other!  

Hey Kids! What are you up to today?

Hi Boys and Girls! 

You all have the day off today and the teachers are all at school learning how to be even more fabulous (which will be pretty hard because we have great teachers at our school!) 

So boys and girls, what are you up to today? With your parents permission, go ahead and share your plans in the comment section below! 

Remember, you must have your parents permission okay?  

See you on Monday! 

Love, 

Mrs. M

P.S Don't worry if you read this message late, 
you can post your PA Day adventures anytime throughout the weekend.  

Newspapers! We need 'em!

After EQAO, the boys and girls will be participating in a really fun half-day Science activity.  

We're asked to collect a 60cm stack of newspapers (no flyers please) for use that day.  

Please send in newspapers whenever possible and we'll start working toward that 60 cm goal!