Sept 15-22

Welcome back!  One thing I noticed with my personal children this weekend was that they were tired from a full week of routine!  I'm sure you noticed that too.  With another full week, we need to all work together to sharpen the saw and get our daily rest.  (Keeping in mind, next week is TRICKSTER and it is going to be busy and EXCITING!)

Last week we had the opportunity to create our problem for Trickster.  The entire show comes from ideas and thoughts brainstormed from the class.  I can't wait to see what the final outcome will be!!  A couple of things in regard to Trickster

1. They are looking for large pieces of cardboard.  They can be brought into the school and the office will help you out.
2. Parent volunteers...if you are able to spare an hour or two, that would be fabulous!  Again, I sent home a grey sheet if you haven't filled it out already.  Thank you.

What we are learning...

Language Arts

• Spelling - working on no excuse homophones. Spelling City is up and running with an assignment set for students to practice these important words starting on Wednesday. (See the Student Logins tab for details).
• Reading - we are working on the SRA Reading Laboratory which allows students to work independently at their own level. This program will run until the end of September. Students should be reading a minimum of 15 minutes a day at home. Don't forget to log their minutes on reading-rewards.com for prizes!!
• Writing - we are just about to start a Life Map writing project.

Math - we are just finishing up our unit on whole numbers. Splash Math has some really great activities to help kids practice place value, comparing and ordering numbers and writing numbers in different ways. We will be heading into our graphing unit later this week.

Science - our Lights and Shadows unit has just got underway. Hopefully you read about the experiment we did last week in your child's Friday Letter.

Social - last week the students were introduced to the prehistory of Alberta and to Alberta's six regions. Ask your son or daughter about the cool map they made!

Monday

• Friday letters due.  Thank you to the parents who have taken the time to respond to your child's writing. 
• Library books due.

Tuesday

• Tone it up Tuesday.  Bring a water bottle and yoga mat (optional)
• Library day today!

Wednesday

• PICTURE DAY!

Thursday

• Bus evacuation practice

Friday

• Terry Fox assembly and run at 9:00 a.m.  As a school, we are committed to the Terry Fox foundation and again we are collecting donations for cancer research.  Our school goal is for every child to bring in $1, just as it was Terry's goal. 
• Classroom JOB applications will be coming home and need to be returned Tuesday, September 23. 

Saturday:

• Pig and Pumpkin festival at Broxburn Vegetables and Cafe - proceeds go to our school!!