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DATE: February 21st , 2020 School Council Em ail: [email protected]
School Council
m eet s on Monday
March 2nd f rom 7:00-8:30 pm . All are
welcom e. Child Minding is available.
LEGACY SMOOTHIE DAY
Legacy is having a sm oot hie day! All st udent s can order a
st rawber ry/banana sm oot hie for Tuesday, March
10t h.
There are 2 sizes t o choose f rom . Sm oot hies need t o be pre-ordered t hrough School Cash Online by March 2nd
A paper f lyer w it h m ore inform at ion is going hom e
next week.
Pr incipal: Shelley Jones Vice Pr incipal: Leeanne Hoover-JoySchool Em ail : [email protected] Phone: 905-472-4764
UPCOMING KEY DATES
Feb 26th-Pink shirt Day
Mar 2nd-School Council Meeting
Mar 4th-Parent Math Night (Gr 4-6)
Mar 11th-Family Movie Night
Mar 13th-Spirit Day-Wear Green St. Patrick's Day
Mar 16th-20th-March Break
Please check our Calendar at :
ht tp://bit .ly/2DdPcaJ
SAVE THE DATE!On Wednesday, March 11t h, al l fam il ies f rom
Kindergar t en t o grade 8 are invit ed t o Legacy PS for a FREE fam ily m ovie
night .
Com e and enjoy an evening w it h us in our gym f rom 6:30-8:30 pm .
The MOVIE TITLE is yet t o be det erm ined but w il l be fam ily
rat ed for all ages t o enjoy!
PARENT MATH NIGHT SCHOOL COUNCIL FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
LEGACY PUBLIC SCHOOL E-BULLETIN
FREE Mat h Night for Parent s of st udent s in
Grades 4-6 on
Wednesday, MARCH 4t h f rom 7:00 -8:30 pm in our
school gym .
Please m ark t h is on your calendars!
We ask you regist er t hrough School Cash Online so we m ay have an idea of how m any are
at t ending.
Don't m iss t h is evening of learning!
Learning Mat h Through Pict ure Books
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SCHOOL?
Office HelpersClass Economy (Gr 8)
Announcement TeamsWalk to School -Act ive School
TravelLunch Buddies (Gr 5 and 6)
Peer Mediators (Gr 5-8)Games Group (Gr 1-4)
Math Homework Club (Gr 4)Grade 7 and 8 Afterschool Math
Have you ever t hought about using pict ure books t o learn
m at h w it h your child? Children of al l ages love st or ies and t hey are a f r iendly way t o engage in m at h t alk about num bers and ot her m at hem at ical concept s.
The visual displays can help children underst and t he m at h and t he st ory l ine helps t hem
connect m at h t o t heir everyday l i fe.
Using pict ure books t o explore
m at h can:
- Help children learn
m at hem at ical concept s
and sk il ls
- Provide children w it h a
m eaningful cont ext for
learning m at hem at ics
- Suppor t s children?s
developm ent and use of
m at hem at ical language
and com m unicat ion
- Help children learn
m at hem at ical problem
solving, reasoning, and
t h ink ing
- Provide children w it h a
r icher view of t he nat ure
of m at hem at ics
- Provide children w it h
im proved at t i t udes
t owards m at hem at ics.
Integrating children's literature and mathematics in the classroom: Children as meaning makers,
problem solvers, and literary critics Schiro (1997)
Mat h and Pict ure Books
Here are a few concept s you can t alk about when reading t he follow ing Mice on Ice by Eleanor May
Albert and his friends go skating and are making shapes
in the ice with their skates. This story highlights the
names of shapes and the properties that describe them.
Mat h Curse by Jon Scieszka
When Mrs. Fibonacci, the math teacher, tells the class that you
can think of almost everything as a math problem, one of her
students feels that he is cursed when he starts creating math
problems out of his everyday life. This funny story will help
children make connections to the many ways they engage in
math problem solving on a daily basis.
IF: A Mind-Bending Way of Look ing at Big Ideas and
Num bers by David J. Sm it h
?IF, scales down or shrinks huge events, spaces and times by
comparing them to everyday objects that children understand.?
This book engages readers in proportional reasoning and
encourages older children to discuss complex world topics. Here are som e ot her books t hat have st rong m at h connect ions:
Pr im ary Books:
- Albert is Not Scared by Eleanor May- Spaghettis and Meatballs: A Mathematical Story for All by Marilyn Burns- Zero by Kathryn Otoshi- One by Kathryn Otoshi- Counting on Frank by Rod Clement
Junior / Int erm ediat e Books:
- Fractions in Disguise: A Math Adventure by Edward Einhorn- Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford- One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi- Anno?s Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno
You can f ind t hese books at your public l ibrary and at school.