Mme. Robichaud Notes

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Posted: December 14, 2021

¾ ROB’s UPDATED PLAN

So….. how about that! Friday is the students last day. With that being said we are adjusting our plans. Memos and changes are hard to keep up with so here is where we are at (Dec 14th @1:50pm).

TODAY:

·      We are finished up our projects and assignments in “turbo speed”.

·      This memo is being sent home.

WEDNESDAY:

·      Fancy clothes day for our virtual recording. Feel free to bring a change of clothes.

·      Continue finishing up our work.

·      FREE Christmas dinner (ham) in the cafeteria.

·      Red, green or white day

THURSDAY:

·      Secret Santa gifts will be due @ school.

·      Ugly Christmas Sweater day

FRIDAY:

·      Opening of the Secret Santa gifts.

·      Reveal of the Final edit of our class’s Virtual Christmas Concert (hopefully!).

·      Last day of school before the break.

·      PJ Day

 

*Hackmatack books must be returned before the break!*

Posted: December 13, 2021

We have a busy week ahead. While we are finishing up our work before the holiday break, there are a few special reminders for the week.

WED: Free lunch for students! It's a Christmas dinner and the only option in the cafeteria that day. YUM YUM!

THURS: Fancy clothes day for our Virtual Christmas Concert recording (actual video to be up at a later date). Can't wait to see everyone looking sharp!

FRI: Get your secret Santa gifts in to Mme. We won't be opening the gifts until the 23rd but all gifts must be in the class by Friday! We want those snoopy snoops to not be able to keep track of who brought which gift!

Posted: December 7, 2021

FOR TOMORROW!

Please bring it festive holiday items like….. barbie/elf-sized accessories AND silly, festive accessories.

Posted: November 30, 2021

Memo from Mme Robichaud (Nov 30th)

We are preparing for our virtual Christmas concert. Taping will begin next week – it’s quite the production! Please see below some important items/dates to help prepare your child.

·        ASAP: Practice singing so we have the lyrics & song downpat!

·        For Monday December 6th:

o   Elf/Barbie sized hats, scarves or party hats.

o   Silly accessories like Sunglasses or boa etc.

·        Our “dress-up day” will be Thursday, December 16th. Students would wear their fancy clothes.

 

*Also, please assure your child has appropriate snow gear, including hats & mitts for recess and outdoor exploration time.*

 

Posted: November 24, 2021

Hi folks!
REMINDERTomorrow is our skating day! Snow/splash pants, change of socks, skates, helmet and water bottles are a must! Thank you to our volunteers. Also, tomorrow is retake day for a few of you too. We are trying our best to get you in before we head skating. There will be no sibling pictures taken.
 
It's cold outside! Please help your choose appropriate clothes for the chilly weather - splash/snow pants, winter jacket, hat & mitts/gloves.
 
JERSEY DAY - Friday is jersey day for Miramichi. Wear your favourite team jersey, sports wear or King Street gear.
 
CHRISTMAS CASH DRAW - The first round of tickets are due Friday. Get yours in so you don't miss out  - limited quantity available!
 
Side note: For anyone looking to buy King Street clothing this year, the school will not be doing a sale. You can contact River Sign and they have permission to use the logo on certain products if it's something you'd like.
 
Next week reminders:
  • Report Cards go out on Monday (29th) - I'll be sending a form home once the photocopier is fixed.
  • No school on Friday, December 3rd for students as there is Parent-Teacher.
 
All for now!

Posted: November 17, 2021

Hi folks!
HOME-LEARNING
Updated home-learing packs are heading home today for any time school is closed, you're isolating or 2+ symptoms and you're wanting your child to continue learning at home. They are independent activities - hope this helps!
 
SKATING
Our class is scheduled to go skating on Thursday, November 25th @9am (approx). We will going "with" Mme Prince's class but separately. If you'd like to volunteer to tie skates, please let me know. You must be a double-vaccinated mask-wearing adult to attend and proof will be checked at the door. Also, please let me know if your child needs skates or a helmet ASAP.
 
All for now!

Posted: November 14, 2021

Anyone else happy to pack lunches and bookbags for school or is it just me?! Students and staff are back in action tomorrow. Thank you for your effort and patience through all of this.
 
If any students won't be at school this week due to isolation, sickness etc please let me know. Also, please let me know if there are any issues I should be made aware (ie. anxious to return, no work completed over our time away, feeling lonely, frustrations, hardships etc). I so appreciate all your honest communication.
 
BOOKBAG PACKING LIST
  • Covid/Home-Learning packages: Please return all of these contents as I'll be "revamping" them in the days to come. This includes any completed or incompleted work, the egg carton, green duatang, bottle etc.
  • Gym clothes - It's Monday!
  • Library Books from King Street's Library
  • Guided Reading books
  • Agenda/Homework Folder
  • Empty 2L milk cartons
  • Masks
Thank you again! I can't wait to see our awesome class in person!

Posted: November 11, 2021

Hi folks!
Home packs are mostly all out and about and officially ready to rock and roll. Hope this gives a little more structure to students so they feel accomplished. Please remember: we will pick away at this pack! Do not do it all in one day! Once we get back in school, this pack is asked to returned. Thanks!

- Mme R

 

Colour scheme: priority activitiesactivities for today and extra activities.
Activities for Friday, November 12th

GREEN DUATANG : There are various activities for students to complete in this duatang. Please work in the duatang daily for 20-30 minutes as part of French literacy. Explanations of pages are listed below.

- Word searches: there are several to choose from. Only spend 5-10 minutes.

- Lis et colorie: where they read the description and colour the image accordingly

- Literacy center work from previous days at school: finish up your work where needed by colouring images, finishing sentences etc.
- Remembrance day pages from Nov 10: finish up the mot du jour and/or la paix c'est
- Halloween pages: various to be completed whether it be cut and glue words, syllables or alphabetical order
- Monster head/blank writing page: Design the head of the monster to your liking then write a description. Ex. Mon monstre s'appelle Fido. Il a 5 yeux verts avec un nez pointu. etc.
- Le petit chat noir (3e) or La chauve-souris effrayante (4e): You're planning a story about a black cat (grade 3) or a scary bat (grade 4). Write about who is in the story, what they want to do, the problem etc. Later, students can present their story to me.
 
BOOKLETS: Students have one or two books in their packet. Everyone has "Le cycle de vie d'une plante" and Grade 4's also have "Mon livre d'émotions". Please continue finishing these books. Once finished, place in the ziplock "Pour Mme R". This can be done in lieu of the Green duatang depending on how much time you have.

 

EXPLORATORY-  Choose one of the following options.

OPTION 1) Watch the following video which uses newspapers to make flowers: Newspaper craft - easy craft idea for kids | PAPER FLOWER | easy art and craft ideas with newspaper - YouTube. Make a flower for someone special in your life that makes sacrifices and helps you. In a video or with a couple of sentences, tell me who you gave your flower to.

OR

OPTION 2) Not interested in making a flower? Make a tree for someone instead! Grow Your Own Newspaper Tree - Cool Science Experiment - YouTube Choose someone special to give it to and feel free to decorate it with pictures of their favourite things. Share with me who you gave your tree to.

OR

OPTION 3) No newspaper? No problem! Place some m&m's in a bowl or cup with the m facing up so you can see. Pour some water on them and watch them float! The m is actually edible paper! Did it work? Write a few sentences to tell me about it.

 

 

 

 

If they haven't already done so this week......

KING STREET REMEMBERS - Slideshow created by Mrs Comeau. King Street Remembers | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca)

 

*FRENCH READING* 

 Go on "Je lis, je lis". Je lis, je lis, littératie ! ONLINE (rkpublishing.com)  

- Click on the blue double speech bubble to hear my comments on books that have already been recorded.  

- Choose ONE new book to practice and record that one book by Friday.  

- On a piece of paper, write down the name of the book and any é/er/ez/ai words.    

 

MATH  - Splashlearn. Assignments are given frequently. If none are waiting then you continue working on various conceptsSplashLearn Student Sign In   

 

Other Websites for Students to check out if they wish/have time: 

MATH – Most students have a zorbit login to work away at their own pace. Zorbit's Math Adventure (zorbitsmath.com)  

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Check out Mr Williston’s page for gym class on MTh&F. Mr. Williston & Ms. McFarlane (Phys. Ed.) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca) 

MUSIC - Check out Mrs Comeau's page for music class on T&W. Mrs. E. Comeau (Music) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca)

 LALILO – website for students to help with sound recognition and sentence composition. Use code XZBYHB. Only available during school hours. Lalilo | Interface élève  

Posted: November 10, 2021

Rest assured - these are not for just one day! We will pick away at them.

Posted: November 9, 2021

BONNE FETE HELENA!!!!!! If you have a chance, please reach out to Helena to wish her a happy birthday!

Most home-learning packs have either been picked up or delivered. We will slowly be starting to use these. Please place all completed work in the zip lock bag labeled "Pour Mme R". All paperwork is to be returned at the end of .... "this".

 

HOMEWORK:

 

  • Continue saving 2L milk cartons for our return (garden activity)
  • Flyers/newspapers to use on Friday
 

 

 
Home-learning for Wednesday, Nov 10th

KING STREET REMEMBERS - Mrs Comeau created an awesome slideshow. Please watch this virtual ceremony. King Street Remembers | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca)

 

WORK FROM GREEN DUATANG

LA PAIX C'EST - here are some examples that students may use or come up with their own (l'amour, le respect, écouter, nécessaire, siliencieuse, courageuse). They are to choose a word and colour the page.

WORD WORK – word search with French Remembrance day words (at back of Green Duatang)

LE MOT DU JOUR EST... - The word of the day is soldier. They give a definition, draw a picture, it's a NOM, it's MASCULIN, write a sentence, 5 words to describe a soldier and a word in French that rhymes with soldat (a sound at end).

 

MATH- Complete 15 minutes of splashlearn. There's likely an assignment waiting if you haven't been on lately. SplashLearn Student Sign In 

 

EXPLORATORY -  OPTION 1)Go for a walk in downtown Chatham or Newcastle and look at lamp post decorations in honour of our veterans. Are any of them your relatives? Do you recognize any names? Walk over to Elm Park (near the Library). Look at the display in Remembrance of our veterans. Take a moment to think about what it would have been like.

 

OR

 

OPTION 2) Call an elderly relative (grandparent, great-aunt/uncle etc) and ask them about Remembrance Day. What stories/experiences do they have to share with you? Draw a picture, record a video or write a paragraph/a few sentences explaining what they said. Please send it to me via email.

 

OR

 

OPTION 3) Go outside and collect 12 leaves.1/2 must be yellow, 1/4 must be red or orange and the rest must be brown. Place the 12 leaves in a line. Measure the length of the line. Choose 1 leaf. How many of these would you need to make 1 meter? Rake the biggest pile of leaves possible and do a slow-mo video of you as you ..... JUMP in the leaves! Feel free to send a picture or video of them to me!

 

EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE WAS ASSIGNED ON MONDAY, SO SOME MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEEN OR COMPLETED

 

STORIES/SONGS TO PLAY THIS WEEK  

Beau Coquelicot JOUR DU SOUVENIR | BEAU COQUELICOT - YouTube 

Highway of Heroes by the Trews The Trews - Highway of Heroes - YouTube Lyrics only: Highway of Heroes - The Trews (Lyrics & Photos) - YouTube 

A Pittance of Time by Terry Kelly Terry Kelly - A Pittance of Time (Official Version) - YouTube 

We’ll Never Forget: We'll Never Forget Read Aloud - YouTube 

Sergeant Billy: Wildwood Wolves - Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War | Facebook This is actually one of the Hackmatack books! 

The Bear Who Went to War: Alan Pollock reads the Bear who Went to War - YouTube 

A Poppy is to Remember: A Poppy is to Remember - YouTube

 
Le jour du souvenir (TFO): Mini TFO et le Jour du souvenir - YouTube
Le jour du souvenir / Remembrance Day (Historica Canada): Remembrance Day | jour du Souvenir - YouTube

 

 

 

 

 If they haven't already done so......

ENGLISH To note: Our typical week includes English for 2.5 hours/week.

Write a 5 paragraph description in English of someone you admire. If you’re unsure of the spelling, simply write down the word by sounding it out and circle it. To be completed by Wednesday. Example attached/on website. The five paragraphs should be as follows: 

  1. Introduction 
  2. Physical description 
  3. Personality, likes/dislikes 
  4. What makes them special 
  5. Conclusion 

 

*FRENCH READING* 

Go on "Je lis, je lis". Je lis, je lis, littératie ! ONLINE (rkpublishing.com) 

- Click on the blue double speech bubble to hear my comments on books that have already been recorded. 

- Choose ONE new book to practice and record that one book by Friday. 

- On a piece of paper, write down the name of the book and any é/er/ez/ai words.   

 

Other Websites for Students to check out if they wish/have time: 

 

MATH – Most students have a zorbit login to work away at their own pace. Zorbit's Math Adventure (zorbitsmath.com)  

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Check out Mr Williston’s page for gym class on MTh&F. Mr. Williston & Ms. McFarlane (Phys. Ed.) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca) 

MUSIC - Check out Mrs Comeau's page for music class on T&W. Mrs. E. Comeau (Music) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca)

 

LALILO – website for students to help with sound recognition and sentence composition. Use code XZBYHB. Only available during school hours. Lalilo | Interface élève  

Posted: November 8, 2021

Tuesday Nov 9th

I have home-learning paper packs ready to go for all students. Please let me know if you'd like to pick them up from my porch or if you'd like them delivered to your home/babysitter/daycare. These will be used starting tomorrow.

Also, a number of you are looking for teams sessions/video conferencing with me. Please let me know your thoughts on this. Would your child be available during the day to chat? One on one session to speak French or get a little motivation? A set time for you to tune in if you need help? I'm open to suggestions. You know your child best. 

 

HOMEWORK:

 

  • Continue saving 2L milk cartons for our return (garden activity)
  • In the upcoming week you will need flyers/newspapers for Friday
 

 

 

Posted: November 8, 2021

Home-learning for Tuesday, Nov 9th (*mostly a continuation of Monday*)

WORD WORK – Here are our words of the week- beau, belle, autre, toujours, souvent, beaucoup, plusieurs, sa, ses, son, sont. Each day, write them on paper or sidewalk chalk. 

 

 

*FRENCH READING* 

  • Go on "Je lis, je lis". Je lis, je lis, littératie ! ONLINE (rkpublishing.com) 
  • Click on the blue double speech bubble to hear my comments on books that have already been recorded. 
  • Choose ONE new book to practice and record that one book by Friday. 
  • On a piece of paper, write down the name of the book and any é/er/ez/ai words.   

 

*MATH* - Splashlearn for 20ish minutes. They have an assignment(s) waiting for them to complete. SplashLearn Student Sign In  

 

 

SONGS TO PLAY THIS WEEK  

Beau Coquelicot JOUR DU SOUVENIR | BEAU COQUELICOT - YouTube 

Highway of Heroes by the Trews The Trews - Highway of Heroes - YouTube Lyrics only: Highway of Heroes - The Trews (Lyrics & Photos) - YouTube 

A Pittance of Time by Terry Kelly Terry Kelly - A Pittance of Time (Official Version) - YouTube 

 

ENGLISH To note: Our typical week includes English for 2.5 hours/week.

Write a 5 paragraph description in English of someone you admire. If you’re unsure of the spelling, simply write down the word by sounding it out and circle it. To be completed by Wednesday. Example attached/on website. The five paragraphs should be as follows: 

  1. Introduction 
  2. Physical description 
  3. Personality, likes/dislikes 
  4. What makes them special 
  5. Conclusion 

 

STORIES TO LISTEN TO

We’ll Never Forget: We'll Never Forget Read Aloud - YouTube 

Sergeant Billy: Wildwood Wolves - Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War | Facebook This is actually one of the Hackmatack books! 

The Bear Who Went to War: Alan Pollock reads the Bear who Went to War - YouTube 

A Poppy is to Remember: A Poppy is to Remember - YouTube

 
Le jour du souvenir (TFO): Mini TFO et le Jour du souvenir - YouTube
Le jour du souvenir / Remembrance Day (Historica Canada): Remembrance Day | jour du Souvenir - YouTube
 

 

Other Websites for Students to check out if they wish/have time: 

 

MATH – Most students have a zorbit login to work away at their own pace. Zorbit's Math Adventure (zorbitsmath.com)  

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Check out Mr Williston’s page for gym class on MTh&F. Mr. Williston & Ms. McFarlane (Phys. Ed.) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca) 

 

MUSIC - Check out Mrs Comeau's page for music class on T&W. Mrs. E. Comeau (Music) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca)

 

 

LALILO – website for students to help with sound recognition and sentence composition. Use code XZBYHB. Only available during school hours. Lalilo | Interface élève  

Posted: November 7, 2021

Monday Nov 8th 

Some surveys are in and many of you are asking for more "paper and pencil" independent work for your children. I'll be gathering work for them today (Monday) with hopes to be picked up sometime today/tomorrow. Stay tuned on that.

 

*REMINDER* Our class home-learning survey is open until Monday evening. Please voice your opinion if you haven't already. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M778DZW

 

 

HOMEWORK:

 

  • Continue saving 2L milk cartons for our return (garden activity)
  • In the upcoming week you will need flyers/newspapers for Friday
 

 

 
Home-learning for Monday Nov 8th

WORD WORK – Here are our words of the week- beau, belle, autre, toujours, souvent, beaucoup, plusieurs, sa, ses, son, sont. Each day, write them on paper or sidewalk chalk. 

 

 

*FRENCH READING* 

  • Go on "Je lis, je lis". Je lis, je lis, littératie ! ONLINE (rkpublishing.com) 
  • Click on the blue double speech bubble to hear my comments on books that have already been recorded. 
  • Choose ONE new book to practice and record that one book by Friday. 
  • On a piece of paper, write down the name of the book and any é/er/ez/ai words.   

 

*MATH* - Splashlearn for 20ish minutes. They have an assignment(s) waiting for them to complete. SplashLearn Student Sign In  

 

 

SONGS TO PLAY THIS WEEK  

Beau Coquelicot JOUR DU SOUVENIR | BEAU COQUELICOT - YouTube 

Highway of Heroes by the Trews The Trews - Highway of Heroes - YouTube Lyrics only: Highway of Heroes - The Trews (Lyrics & Photos) - YouTube 

A Pittance of Time by Terry Kelly Terry Kelly - A Pittance of Time (Official Version) - YouTube 

 

ENGLISH To note: Our typical week includes English for 2.5 hours/week.

Write a 5 paragraph description in English of someone you admire. If you’re unsure of the spelling, simply write down the word by sounding it out and circle it. To be completed by Wednesday. Example attached/on website. The five paragraphs should be as follows: 

  1. Introduction 
  2. Physical description 
  3. Personality, likes/dislikes 
  4. What makes them special 
  5. Conclusion 

 

ENGLISH STORIES 

We’ll Never Forget: We'll Never Forget Read Aloud - YouTube 

Sergeant Billy: Wildwood Wolves - Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War | Facebook This is actually one of the Hackmatack books! 

The Bear Who Went to War: Alan Pollock reads the Bear who Went to War - YouTube 

 

 

Other Websites for Students to check out if they wish/have time: 

 

MATH – Most students have a zorbit login to work away at their own pace. Zorbit's Math Adventure (zorbitsmath.com)  

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Check out Mr Williston’s page for his ideas on your gym class today. Mr. Williston & Ms. McFarlane (Phys. Ed.) | King Street Elementary (nbed.nb.ca)  

 

LALILO – website for students to help with sound recognition and sentence composition. Use code XZBYHB. Only available during school hours. Lalilo | Interface élève  

 

 

Please reach out if you'd like me to video call or regular call your child.

Posted: November 5, 2021

109 recordings reviewed! My eyes are crossed! Please let students know to hear my comments on Je lis the next time they login. How? Go to "my recordings". The green triangle is to hear themselves and what they recorded. The double blue speech bubbles is my comment back to them. Unfortunately there is no way for them to respond again, but they can go back to their recording to hear/see what I'm talking about.

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