Monday, Sept. 30-

1.  Twin/Triplet day Friday!
2.  Paragraph #3 due Tuesday- try to read to parents if possible.
3.  Math- Study for Rounding/Place Values/Ordering test Tuesday.
4.  Spelling- most handed in already.  Hand in ASAP.
5.  Fire Chief for day slips- optional- due Thursday.

It does not look like Tuesday posted?  Sometimes this happens, and that is why it is important that the students also write in their agendas as a back up!

Wednesday, Sept. 25

1.  Current Events:  Cali, Brock, Colby and Cole.
2.  DGS= Week 2
3.  Science- first page of chapter 4 vocabulary.
4.  Bring plastic 2 Litre bottle for  next week.

Thursday, September 26

1.  Pizza orders due:  Tuesday AM.
2.  Scholastic orders due:  Tuesday AM.
3.  Rdg./Grammar sheet-due Monday
4.  Math test on place values, standard and expanded form, ordering and rounding/estimating- Tuesday.  STUDY your textbook and notes and practice quizzes.
5.  Rats of Nimh- read to page 100 by Monday.  Also, you can fill out as many answers on our study sheet as you can answer.  We will study and verify answers in class as we read the novel.
6. Math-gr. 5- pg 30-1 to 20, gr. 4 pg 36, 1 to 27.
Please note that we will be going to the Pumpkin Patch at Pete Murray's Farm on Oct. 22 with Mrs. Thomson's class.  Previously, I wrote Oct. 21, which is wrong. I will need 5 parents to help drive and supervise. Field trip forms will go home in Oct.
I will see some of you tomorrow; bring me all of your questions!

Monday, Sept. 23

1.  Thursday is our Friday, since there is no school Friday. We will have twin/triplet/etc. day Thursday. Kids have arranged with a partner or group if they wanted to be involved.
2.  Friday- Parents' option to come in to talk with teacher for 10-15 minutes.  Need to make an appt. on board outside office or call office.
3.  Multiplication practice!
4.  Spelling chapter 2- due Tuesday. Most kids finished.
5.  Paragraph #2- due Tuesday. Most kids almost finished or finished.
6.  Math- gr. 4-pg 25. gr. 5, pg 21- due Tuesday- most kids finished in class.

Oct. 21- We will go to Pumpkin Patch- permission form to come much later.

Friday, Sept 20

1. Thanks to all my students...you did a fantastic job to organize and educate for the Terry Fox Run.  You also helped to raise about $1000.00!!!!
2.  Overdue Math and Rats Of Nimh to page 50-due Monday.
3.  Poetry title page- due Monday.
4.  First Haiku- first draft(no pictures)- due Monday.

Most kids have finished all work.  They can study multiplication!
If any kids have so much homework that it is a concern, please e-mail or phone ASAP.  Thanks!

Thursday, Sept. 19

1.  T.Fox run- 9:45: bring sweatshirt.
2.  Owl magazine slips
3.  $15.00 class fee for baking, gifts, art supplies not supplied by school. If in Stings, you will do all things that are part of this fee.
4.  Poetry titla page- due Monday.
5.  Rats of Nimh- grammar- due Friday.
6.  Math- gr. 4- pg 21 due Friday.
                 gr. 5- pg 19- due Friday.
7.  Place Values quiz- signed and returned. If you did not get 100%, you will take again Friday. I do not always allow students to take a test again, but on the first few, I do.  Mastery is very important in Math!

Tuesday, September 17

1.  Owl slips- if you would like to order the magazine, send no money to class, but fill out form and send back. If you do NOT want to order, please write, "NO" across the information and initial. If we get lots of these returned, we get free subscriptions to magazines for our class.
2.  Paragraph on Summer- check criteria sheet in book then hand in Thursday.
3.  Tuesday's Math- due Thursday.
4.  We were given a surprise computer class with Mr. Lam, so we will need to write our Place Values quiz Thursday.
5.  Poetry Title page- optional.
6. Rats of Nimh- read to page 50 by Monday if possible. Please feel free to read back and forth with your child.

Monday, September 16

1.  If you feel like your child is overwhelmed at home with homework, please write a note or phone me or e-mail me. I try to give ample time in class but there can be various reasons why kids take more time. Please communicate so we can have an effective plan that works for everyone.  My main goal is for kids to like/love school, so I do not want them crying at home for homework reasons.  Thank you.
2.  Study multiplication!
3.  Handwriting letter a- due Tuesday...most finished.
4.  Spelling sentences using conjunctions- due Tuesday...most finished.
5.  Professor sketch- due Tuesday, but student can finish in class because they cannot see it at home!  Most are finished.
6.  Rats Of Nimh- read to page 25 by Thursday if possible.
7.  Math- pg 19-gr 4.  pgs 15 and 17-gr. 5- only certain numbers- due Thursday.
8.  Place Values quiz out of 7 points- Tuesday. We practised in class.