Monday, September 22, 2014

TRICKSTER WEEK - - Sept 22-26

The week we have all been waiting for!!! TRICKSTER IS HERE! And with it, a LOAD of EXCITEMENT!  We had an opening assembly this morning to introduce the students to the high energy program that they will experience all week!  I know I am super excited as are the students!  I know this will be a week they will not forget!

With that being said, the schedule has been a little changed - - all week!  I have asked that the students TRUST me with what will happen this week as we will have to be super flexible with Trickster, learning and practicing. 

I can't wait to see what happens with our Trickster leader Brianna, and I hope you have the discussions tonight with your son or daughter to find out what we did with our session.

Notes:
  • We have challenged Mrs. Nelson's class to a reading competition! The class with the most number of reading minutes logged on reading-rewards.com this week is the winner!
  • For the Trickster performances, seating is limited so make sure you have sent in your ticket request form. Students will perform at both the Thursday evening and the Friday morning performance. Keep a close eye on the agenda for updated Trickster information.
  • If you are able to volunteer at all this week, we would LOVE to have you! The parent command centre will be set up in the staff room to get ready for this amazing event.
  • Our school's grand total for the Terry Fox run donations was over $600!! I was very proud of our class; we raised $31 which works out to more than a dollar per student. Way to go!!

In the Classroom:
  • Math - this week we will be working on the graphing unit. Please keep practicing place value, comparing and ordering numbers and writing numbers in different ways on splashmath.com.
  • Language Arts - we are right into our Life Map project. Students may be coming home asking for details about their lives! I've recommended they look through family photos for ideas.
  • Science - we have a couple of loose ends to tie up this week as well as learning about how light travels.
  • Social - we are taking a bit of a hiatus in social this week to make room for Trickster.
  • French - also going on hiatus.
  • Art - we have finished our first project in class which was to create the cover of their art portfolio. Students had the silhouette of their heads traced and then drew their name and things that were important to them inside. No more class time will be given for this project and it is due Sept. 30. This week we will be creating optical illusions.

Monday
  • Friday letters returned.
  • There will be no library tomorrow (this week) so students can keep their books with them.
  • Trickster ticket forms due in.
Tuesday
  • Job applications due in
  • No Tone it up Tuesday as we will be working with Trickster.
Wednesday

Thursday
  • TRICKSTER performance - 6:30 p.m.  (don't forget your tickets!)
Friday
  • TRICKSTER performance - 9:30 a.m.  (don't forget your tickets!)

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