We have been working hard in University School CSSI over the last few months! Here are some things we have been working on. Zones of Regulation: We have introduced Green Zone and Yellow Zone so far, and will introduce Red Zone soon. After we have strengthened our understanding of Green, Yellow, and Red, we will do some wotk on Blue Zone as well. We focused on the higher-energy zones, since we are tending to be a high-energy class! There is nothing wrong with being in a higher-energy zone, as long as a person is able to use strategies in order to come back into green zone when necessary. Math: We have been working on our Touch Math skills, using our techniques to develop confidence with adding! Some of the students are exploring single-digit addition, and some are trying out double-digit addition. We will continue to build our confidence with single- and double-digit addition, and we will begin to do some subtraction as well. ELA: We have finished our novel study on Sideways Stories from Wayside School! Students have all done a self-assessment about how they felt they did on this novel study, and their goals for the next novel study. We did a "mini novel study" on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so that we could practise building a PowerPoint presentation. All the Room 7 students did an amazing job of their PowerPoints! Students typed most of their presentations, and they worked hard to learn the program. Most students worked in groups of two with Ms. Spray (see above). Once all the presentations were complete, students presented to Room 20 students. Then, they presented to Ms. Smart's 3/4 class! Ms. Smart's class were avid observers, and made apt observations. We are so proud of all the students involved. Our next novel study will be Jacob Two-Two Meets the Heeded Fang, a Canadian classic by Mordecai Richler. We have begun to examine the book itself, reading the pictures, and discussing predictions of what we think the book will be about. Students are excited to start a new novel study. We will create PowerPoint presentations after this novel study. We will plan to have the students present to parents during the Student-Led Conferences. Coffee Cart Program: Room 7 and Room 20 students will be starting a coffe cart program for University School staff in the new year. Some Room 7 students have been engaging in an inquiry with Ms. Spray about how best to start it up. We did a market research survey, and we are in the process of tallying the results (we will start graphing results this coming week and make decisions about which products to offer). Designed after real coffee shops run by special needs folks, our University School Coffee Cart Program will offer 2-3 different drink options and 2-3 snack options for staff, with delivery being every Friday afternoon. Ask your child about it in the new year! IPP Meetings: Ms. Spray will be meeting with parents during the week of December 18-21. This way, we can have our IPP discussions, and we won't have to discuss IPPs during Student-Led Conferences. CSSI students will have a whole lot of learning to share with their parents, so we don't want to take away from their time. Important Dates: Thursday, December 14: Green Store Friday, December 15: Report Cards go home Friday, December 15: Solstice Lunch, 12.30-1.05 Mon, Dec 18 - Thurs, Dec 21: Caroling in the Gym Mon, Dec 18 - Thurs, Dec 21: Alien In-Line Skating (CSSI students will be integrated with grade 3-6 classes, so please send a helmet this week!) Thursday, Dec 21: Last Day of Classes Before Break (regular day) Friday, Dec 22: Non-Instructional Day Monday, January 8: Classes Resume
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