Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Tuesday, Dec. 13

1.  Bring a mug for hot chocolate Friday.
2.  Paragraph on holidays- due Wednesday- parents can check, edit if time.
3.  Math- 2 sheets- due Wednesday.  Kids given an hour but some were not focused!
4.  Large folder with art to be brought home Wed. or Thursday. Just FYI.
5.  Please send large black garbage bag if your child may need to it to bring home everything in locker until after holidays.  Should bring home most things Thursday.

Thanks!

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Tuesday, Dec. 6

1.  Reminder to drivers about showing up to drive to Mac Park.  Leave school at 9:50 and leave Mac Park at 11:40 latest.  It is also hot dog day so we will try to get back for 12:00.  Drivers expected according to list and reminder last week are:  parents of Raina, Hailey, Bailey, Josh, Micah, Mya, Brydon and possibly Kieran.

2.  Concert at 1:00 and 6:30 Wednesday, Dec. 7th.  Please do not allow your kids to be on their own at the school.  Pls do not drop them at the library until 6:15, no earlier.  Pls pick them up right when concert is over.  Thank you!

3.  Thursday after concert for concert participants  is PJ DAY.

4.  2  first draft poems we worked on today are due tomorrow.  Lots of time provided in class with lots of guidance. 

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Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Wednesday, Nov.30

1.  A newsletter is coming home from me.  It is regarding: skating drivers on Dec. 9th, homework and studying and upcoming Special Fridays.  Also, SS and Spelling tests are coming home; pls sign and rtrn if possible.  Lastly, hot dog order forms are coming home.

2.  Poetry- Poem we learned today with example sheet- first draft due Thursday.  Students had 1 hour to brainstorm and write it.  Most students handed it in already.

3.  Listen to your child sing the Christmas Concert songs if possible.

Monday, 28 November 2016

Monday, Nov. 28

1.  Thanks to the students; they showed the student teachers from Panama who visited our class today that they are awesome learners!
2.  Spelling unit 11- most students finished in class.  Homework if not done.  Parents can help edit before it gets handed in on Tuesday if they like.
3.  Memorize- Christmas songs for our Primary, plus grade 4,  Christmas Concert.  on Dec. 7th at 6:30.  Drop your child off at 6:15.  Students wear an elf or Santa hat, and perhaps a white shirt and black pants.  But any clean clothes, any color are great.
4.  School Twin day is Wednesday if the kids want to try to pair up with another student to try to match.
5.  Our class Special Friday is to watch Charlotte's Web on video, since we have read the story and are now studying the elements of the novel.  Please send a POPPED bag of popcorn, or send 50 cents for one. It is really hard to pop 24 bags back and forth from staffroom.  Thanks.  If not popcorn, baggie of vegetables or fruit for your child to munch on.
6.  Thanks for reminding your child not to throw snowballs, wreck others' massive snowballs, etc.. Bring appropriate gear and enjoy Winter!  Be nice to all.

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Tuesday, Nov. 22

1.  Skating forms, official availability to help drive- please hand in by Friday!

2.  Math booklets done while TOC was in this AM; some students did not get very far.  TOC said lots of students were talking too much.  If possible, please get booklets done tonight.  If not, students will work on them during morning work time.
3.  Special Friday- Clay art for the kiln!  Mrs. Scollon is helping us!
4.  Practise basic adding and subtracting facts, as well as 2 and 5 times tables aloud with parents if possible nightly.  Makes for a much more confident Mathematician!

Thursday, 17 November 2016

Thursday, Nov. 17

1.  It has been a busy week!  Students have been working on their clay Battles of the Plains of Abraham.  They have also enjoyed Math review contests at the board, Grammar group work to remind them of nouns, verbs and pronouns. Science cards on the Human Body are being finished and bonus Science Experiments are being shown for Special Friday.  We are also trying to retain memorization of provinces and capitals and learn the continents and oceans of the world.  In Computers, we are finally able to get on easily and most of us can enter our passwords into our GEDU Googledocs accounts and type a paragraph.

2.  Scholastic orders due: Friday

3.  Math pages 33 for gr. 3s and pg. 59 for gr. 4s- due Friday.  Most finshed in class.

4.  Acrostic Christmas poem and second Acrostic of choice- due Friday- Most finished in class.
5.  Spelling and Grammar (nouns, verbs, pronouns) test- Friday

Skating permission forms will come home next week; we have enough for parents drivers so hopefully everything will work!

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Thursday, Nov. 10

1.  Math- grade 4s to page 12 if possible.  Grade 3s to page 10 if possible.
2.  Poetry pictures- overdue.
3.  Finish Charlotte's Web by Monday if possible.  Parents can read to students if they like.
Enjoy your long weekend.  Thanks to all veterans!
 The students have done amazing art work that I am submitting to the Legion today.