Hello everyone!
We had an exciting first day today
in Grade 5!
We kicked off the day with getting
to know each other with a game – leaving it all to chance. We got to hear some
favourite subjects, foods, hobbies, colours, a little bit about some family,
and a few exciting things we did this summer.
We went straight into some art for
our IB binders, and we even started our DRAs. We will be continuing throughout
the week and are hoping to have everything completed by no later than Friday
afternoon so I can take a look at them over the weekend.
We spent a good amount of time
learning how to open our lockers, and we are going to continue to do this
throughout the week. We do need a bit of practice.
We kicked off the afternoon with
French after recess and lunch.
After French, we came up with our
classroom rules (and I think we did a pretty great job)!
We will all make sure we are
following the rules as the year goes on. After this, we had a great discussion about
action (what it means and some examples). We briefly discussed the IB profiles
and attitudes. We will be continuing that discussion all week. Each student has
in their agenda to brainstorm examples of action they can take in their own
communities.
After this we had recess and snack
time. We ended off the day with our first house game of the year (and Theta won
first place)!
Overall, we had an exciting and
eventful first day of school. We are excited to kick off the year and will be
delving into our regular scheduled studies on Monday.
A couple of quick items…
- · I sent home a copy of our class schedule with the students today. I also have a copy on my blog, but it is subject to change.
- · I sent home an order sheet for the Welcome BBQ taking place on Thursday, September 20th. All money and orders are due to me no later than Friday, September 14th.
- · We are starting our OWAs tomorrow.
- · We had a few hiccups in uniform today. Just a reminder that students must come in FULL summer uniform every day, and should have indoor shoes, outdoor shoes, and gym shoes. I have written in agendas for anyone who was missing uniform pieces. Please label all uniform pieces.
- · Tomorrow (and every day 2, 4, & 6), students will come dressed in their gym uniforms as they will have gym with Mr. Orr first thing in the morning.
I am excited to start the year, and
with such a fantastic class nonetheless! If you have any questions, please feel
free to reach out and email me.
Mr. Conte
