Happy Holidays !

Have a wonderful Holiday Break and I will see you in the new year!

Mr. H

Gift Day

We finished our holiday gifts today. They will be coming home tomorrow.

Mr. H

Healthy Food and Holiday Party

Today in class we looked at the four food groups and started making plans for our Holiday Party. To be held on the afternoon of Friday the 23rd. We made plans so that all the food groups were included in our plans for the party. 


Please see the letter that has come home with your child. 

Mr. H

Christmas Mural

Today in class both the Grade Ones and Twos looked at Christmas. The Grade Ones looked at what communities celebrate it and the Grade Twos looked at how the tradition is celebrated! 

We finished our class by making a class mural and wishing tree. 

Pictures to follow. 

-Mr. H 

Habitats and Air and Water

Grade One: In grade one today we are starting to research our habitats. The students have to pick one animal and then build a habitat for it. Today we reminded ourselves that all habitats need Air, Water, Food and Shelter.  

Our building stars Wednesday please have all of your supplies here then. 

Grade Two: Today we started looking at air and water and what it is. We will be doing some air experiments on Wednesday. 

Grade 1 Habitats

In Grade One we are starting to make our habitats for an animal we are researching. Please see the letter below. 

Holiday Frozen Image

Christmas Frozen Picture

Hello parents and guardians,

In class we are working on making Frozen Holiday Pictures leading up to our holiday break.  Over the past few days your child has been working with others in the class to make their photo (frozen picture). They have also been making a list of things that they need to bring in in order to bring the picture to life.  We are asking that they have these props and costumes in by Friday December 16th as this is when we will be making the pictures as a class.

Please ask them if they need to bring in the following:

Hats

Pants

Special holiday shirts

Mits

Scarves

Fake presents.

Thank you,

Mr. Hussey

Our Recycling Bins

Here are the great recycling bins that the grade two's made!

Battery Recycling Bins

The grade two's are designing a recycling bin for batteries today.  Here are some examples.

Holiday Images

Success Criteria:
Emotions,
Frozen picture.
Props.
costumes.

Questions for Health- How can we help our famlies

1.  What were some of the jobs/responsibilities you saw in the book? 
2.  Who was doing the jobs? 
3.  Why did mom leave? 
4.  What happened when she left? 
5.  How did the pictures help to tell the story? 
6.  What did dad and the boys learn from this experience?

Battery Recycling

The Grade Twos Have started to look at how to recycle batteries. They will be coming home tonight and looking for items in the home that run on batteries. A new recycling station will be set up in our class soon!

Crafternoon

We started our Crafternoon on Friday! More to come soon :)

To do for Monday

Todo

Grade 1:

1. Work signed and returned

2. Interview with families 

Grade 2:

1. Work Signed and returned

2.  Interview with families

3. Photos for timeline

Roles In our Famlies

The grade one's have been hard at work in social studies looking at the roles our family members play this is the list we came up with today. 

Todo -For parents too :)

Todo

Grade 1:

1. Work signed and returned

2. Interview with families 

Grade 2:

1. Work Signed and returned

2.  Interview with families

3. Photos for timeline

Our Boats From Today

Here are some of our great boats from Grade Two today!

Float or Sink Boat

In grade two we have started to make our float or sink boats. Below are some pictures of an exemplar that we will be completing as a class in order to later complete the task on our own. The rubric is also part of this exemplar. 

Be a Kid Against Bullying

At your desk you will find a piece of paper with the words: Be a Kid Against Bullying please complete this sentence with how you can help stop bullying.

Example:

Be a Kid Against Bullying: Always play with everyone at recess.

Be a Kid Against Bullying: Make sure you use kind words all day.

Sink and Float

In grade two we worked on our sink and float experiment! Before starting we all made predictions of what we thought would sink and what would float.

Where Has Fall Gone Grade 1's

Today in class the grade ones worked on a picture identify some of the changes that happen in the fall. Below is an example as well as the success criteria for a good fall picture.

Todo

1. Get forms signed and returned.

2. Grade 2's- science materials for Thursday.

Anti Bullying Poster- Idea Starters/Success Criteria

To Think About During and After Reading- Bullying Reading

a. Was there bullying?

b. Who was bullied?

c. Who was the bully?

d. What happened? (What type of bullying is there?)

e. How did the person being bullied feel?

f. How did the bully feel?

g. What did they do in the book to stop the bullying?

Parental Contact

Hello Parents and Guardians,

Thanks for taking the time to look at our classroom blog. This is my primary means of letting you know at home, what is happening in the class each day.  On the top right corner of the page, you can subscribe to our blog and receive a daily email between 3:00-5:00 pm.

Before the students leave at the end of the day, we will complete together our agendas and a blog entry indicating all homework, upcoming assignments, and important events happening at our school. I like using a blog so students can discover what type of organizational method works best for them.

On the blog I will be posting a great deal of useful information, such as:

• homework assignments
• assessment information (how work is being marked)
• links to provide students with extra practice
• texts (videos, readings etc.) for students to enrich class discussions and activities 
• links to all online tools we will be using in class

I would also like to compile a list of email addresses from the parents/guardians in the class, so that I can occasionally send out group emails about important events, projects, etc. You can click on the link in blue below to fill in the contact information of up to two people for each student.

Parental Contact


I'm looking forward to a great year!!!

Gareth Hussey

Hello :)

I normally start one of these letters with welcome back to all the students and asking about how the summer went. I guess it is a little bit different this time. Today is the first of many months that I am going to be spending with your child as an afternoon teacher. My greatest hope is that this will be a time of learning and fun. I recently saw the quote “I care more about the people my students become than the scores they get on tests.” The more I teach the more this holds true for me.

This will be my third year of teaching in a school and I'm excited to be part of the Moraine Hills Family. In the past few years I have also worked as an Outdoor Educator and Camp Counselor for the YMCA and as a Teacher for the Stratford Shakespeare School. I'm excited to get to know all of you and work with a class full of leaders.

Since I will be learning about your child and you, for I am sure they all have wonderful stories to tell about all the fun they have at home, I thought it would be only fair if you learn something about me. I was born in Nobleton and have spent most of my life living there. I am the youngest of two children having only an older sister. Growing up my largest influences were nature, reading and of course sports. My favorite team is still the Toronto Maple Leafs and I hold hope that they will once again win the Stanley Cup.

My biggest influences during my teenage years were my experiences at camp. From working at a summer camp, I discovered I wanted to be a teacher and I loved spending time in the great outdoors. I still try to spend as much of my summer as possible Outdoors.

This past year was a crazy one for me. I got married recently and moved to a new town. Most of my down time right now is either spent learning all I can about being a teacher or at my local CrossFit gym. My lifelong obsession is reading; myself and my wife are already trying to figure out where we are going to put all of our books.

I believe in open minds and open doors, so do not hesitate to call, email or check out our soon to be created class blog to see what we are up to in class. There will be some more information coming home on Monday to tell you how to reach me and where to find our class blog.

Sincerely ,

G. Hussey