Dear Parents,
We sure had fun with our buddies today during the annual "Deck the Halls" decorating tradition here at Hawkwood School! It was whirlwind quick though!
FYI
-Alien Inline Skating Monday @9:15 (bring your own helmets if you want!)
-Fort Calgary Field Trip Wednesday December 4th
-No School Friday PD day
-No poetry party next week - students will present Dec.13
Our Learning:
-We had a blast at Alien Inline skating today, the Grade 2's did amazing!
-Poetry Party presenters - EVERY SINGLE student had their poem memorized with a FABULOUS performance!!! Bravo Grade 2!
-I was very impressed with the Spelling Test - each group did really well!
-We made Snow Globe crafts with our Grade 6 buddies for Deck the Halls
For Homework:
We are writing our prairie poem on Monday and Tuesday. Pick a topic and brainstorm some juicy, descriptive words you could use to give your writing some pizzaz!
Topics:
snow
blizzard
fall
winter
flat plains
any prairie animal/bird
any prairie plant/flower
farm
pasture
grassland
... any topic related to the prairie that you are interested in.
Descriptive Writing:
Six room poetry
Topic example: Bison
-images (what do you see)....... example: "herd of bison"
-light and color.......................................... "rough, fuzzy and deep brown coat of fur"
-sounds...................................................... "thundering hooves"
-emotions..................................................."awe and wonder at the gigantic mammals"
-actions......................................................."racing through the grassland"
OR.....
5 senses... what you would feel, smell, taste, hear, see
Topic: Snow
I feel..... sharp, jagged ice
I see..... crystal diamonds glittering over the land
I smell..... fresh, crisp and clean air
I hear.... ... crunching crackles of my feet walking
I taste..... melting, clean water
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