Hopefully, you will be able to use this information to have interesting, in-depth conversations with your child about what is going on in his or her classroom.
What follows below reflects what your child has on display in his or her classroom. These items will change over the course of the year, some weekly, some bi-weekly, some monthly, some by term.
Over the coming weeks, ask your child about the information you see below.
Peaceful Person: Jack Layton
Quote: "My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." - Jack Layton, 2011
Vocabulary: commence, values, community, culture
Joke: Q. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?
A. ????
Riddle: Q. You can keep it only after giving it to someone else?
A. ????
Science Stumper: Q. Why is the sky blue?
A. ????
Read Aloud: The Three Questions, Jon J. Muth
Musical Genre: Pop music!!!
Mr. Layton's last letter to Canadians was our little one's reading assignment; he was in awe of what "a nice guy" Jack was.
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