Mr Cadieux's Classroom

Welcome to Class 4!

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About our Program

Our program consists of many opportunities for students to explore math and literacy in whole class, small group and indepedent learning settings. During whole class learning, students engage with their classmates, participate in group discussions and practice turn taking. In our classroom, we use whole group learning circles to read stories and teach or reinforce new skills and concepts. Small group learning is ideal for teaching specific skills to a few students focusing on individualized differentiated instruction. Individual learning gives each child opportunities to work on activities based on their individual learning plans. Technology and play based learning are often used in independent learning as a motivational tool. We love to explore in our class through the use of robotics. 

Another huge part of our program is core communication. Core language is modelled for the students consistently throughout the day using both a communication board and Vantage. Students are also encouraged to use core communication in their daily interactions through oral language, core communication boards, Minspeak devices and Step by Steps. 

 

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Our Schedule

Timetable	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00-9:50	Morning Circle	Morning Circle	Morning Circle	Morning Circle	Morning Circle
9:50:-10:40	Music with Mrs. T	Music with Mrs. T	Music with Mrs. T	Music with Mrs. T	Music with Mrs. T
10:40-11:30	Gym/ Physio Goals	Gym/ Physio Goals	Gym/ Physio Goals	Gym/ Physio Goals	Gym/ Physio Goals
11:30-12:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:30-1:00	Literacy Circle	Literacy Circle	Literacy Circle	Literacy Circle	Literacy Circle
1:15-1:30	Independent/ Small Group Literacy	Independent/ Small Group Literacy	Independent/ Small Group Literacy	Independent/ Small Group Literacy	Independent/ Small Group Literacy
1:30-2:00	Independent/ Small Group Math Work	Independent/ Small Group Math Work	Independent/ Small Group Math Work	Independent/ Small Group Math Work	Independent/ Small Group Math Work
2:10-3:00	Technology	Technology	Technology	Technology	Technology

Communication Circle: Activities based on AAC Language Labs or Circle of Friends lessons
PALS: The first 10 minutes of technology, some students are pulled to do the PALS program
Assessment: During technology time, students are pulled to assess IEP goals

What We Are Learning

 

Welcome to class 4. In September we were really excited to get to know each other. The support staff and I were really trying to get a reading of all of our friends so we will know how best to explore learning this year. We have explored some robotics this year already and we have started to look at shapes in math and have explored the days of the week, months and seasons of the year. We are very much excited to start the year off together and our class has a great group of personalities.