Ms Burton Snow's Blog

Let's see how many students read this tonight and how quick the word will travel. In January we will have a student intern in our class.  She will begin on the first day of school in January.  Her name is Ms. Pyke.  I am sure we will all teach her a lot.  She is from Nova Scotia so perhaps we will learn a little about her province as well.

A big congratulations to Megan, Ben, Emily R. and Maria.  I know you all worked very hard to prepare for the school musical.  It was a real pleasure to watch you in action!

Inside the Hindu temple.  They ring the bells to ward off evil spirits. Today we were off to the Hindu Temple.  We all learned a lot of new information and the students were very well behaved!  I was very proud of them! This beautiful rangoli design greeted us on our way in.  

Two days ago we had a visit from some Grade 6 classes.  The Grade 6 students and their teachers practice the annual traditon of mummering. I can't get the photo to attach right now, but I'll try again later.

December 10, 2012   Dear Parents and Guardians, We have been working on learning French Christmas vocabulary for the past week.   We have played French Christmas Bingo as well as Christmas Memory.   Next Tuesday, December 18 or Wednesday, December 19, 2012 your child will have a short vocabulary quiz.   Your child will need to match the appropriate image to the correct word so they do not need to know how to spell the word. I will be giving each child a third page of French vocabulary tomorrow.   The students will be responsible for knowing all three pages of vocabulary.   Regards, Deanne Burton Snow

Many thanks to Tristan in Grade 6 who taught the class how to make an 8 page foldable booklet for Religion on Friday.  You did a great job, Tristan!

Today I asked the students if they could bring in some scraps of fabric and pieces of wool so that we  could use them to make 3-D posters advertising the Mummers Festival.  We will begin the work on the mummers next week.

December 7, 2012 Dear Parents and Guardians, On Friday, December 14, 2012 the Grade 5 English classes will be going to Mary Queen of Peace Church to learn about Christian symbols.   We will listen to a short presentation from Ms. Ann Walsh who will give an explanation of several symbols and colors.   In particular, she will focus on explaining the meaning of the advent wreath and the nativity scene.   This field trip will take place during the afternoon session. Our visit to Mary Queen of Peace Church will help us to meet Outcome 1.2 of our Religious Education program which asks us to help the students to develop an understanding of Christian signs and symbols. Please sign the bottom portion of this note and have your child return it to his/her teacher as soon as possible.   There is no cost for this field trip as we will be walking to the church. Many thanks, The Grade 5 Teachers ************************************************************************...

This took place last Friday afternoon.  After the students did the Cha Cha Slide I saw a link to a Dora the Explorer Dance video.  This class has got some good moves. It's hard to belive Dora was such a big hit! Look how in sync they are! Not missing a beat!

Well, after several weeks of awful printing trouble I finally have all of my class report cards printed.  Report cards go home tomorrow!  Hopefully my blogging will be more consistent now that that chore is finally completed.

I sent home a copy of this note with each child today. December 3, 2012 Dear Parents and Guardians, This is the time of year when we think about how we can share the Christmas spirit.   Teaching the children how to give back to others is part of our Grade 5 Religion program.   Teachers are asked to help their students to develop a response to a human injustice such as poverty.   Several years ago I started something new with the students in my class and some have been asking if I am going to do it again.   As we all know there are students in St. John’s who are in need.   I have had conversations with teachers at other schools in St. John’s who have identified some small items they need for Christmas hampers for children in their classes.   The items they need are small so I think it might be the right fit for our class project.   If you would like to have your child donate one or more of the items on the list below it would be appreciated. ...