Mrs Smith's Classroom

Welcome to Class 4!

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. 

 

Our Schedule

What We Are Learning

Spring is FINALLY here! We are very excited for sunshine and warm weather.

Last month, students enjoyed learning about the Weather Cycle and Plant Cycle. Unfortunately, like Mrs. Smith’s garden at home, the flowers did not bloom!  We will have to try again!

In Literacy, students enjoyed poetry, and our Dr. Seuss exploration. In Numeracy, students continued one-to-one correspondence and positional concepts.  During Robotics, students enjoyed building sight words using Sphero, Dash and Beebot, and working on positional concepts.  Our Robotics lessons also took us into the gym, where we worked on some of our tracking goals, cause and effect, and BOWLING!

This month, we will be digging deeper into Community Helpers, and Non-standard measurement in Numeracy.

With the warmer weather coming, please be sure to send in an extra set of “spring” clothes to keep at school.