March 30-April 3, 2015

We had a great field trip to the Helen Schuler Nature Center last week and today we look forward to Charolette's Web.  Thank you for sending me your child as I love working and learning with them!

Curriculum:
Math: multiplying 2 & 3 digits by 1 digit.  Practice your math basic facts nightly.
LA: continuing to write our persuasive essay.  We will work on the body and conclusions and start to type them out.
Science: learning about biodegradability and hazardous waste symbols
Social: learning about David Thomson and Rocky Mountain House
Week at a Glance:
Monday:

• Library books due
• Friday letters signed and returned
• Charolette's Web production at Chinook

Tuesday:

• Hot lunch day
• Assembly - 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• College Agriculture Presentation in the afternoon

Thursday:

Friday:

• Good Friday - No school.  See you on Monday, April 13.

March 23-27

Notes:

• Last week's Celebration of Learning was a great success!!  I had the best turnout I've ever had so thank you, thank you, thank you to the parents and students who were able to come and made the night awesome.
• We still need a couple of parent volunteers to join us on our Helen Schuler field trip on Thursday afternoon.  We leave the school at noon on the bus.  You're welcome to join us on the bus or meet us there.
• Splash Math is having a contest!  Beat your scores from the previous week or top the leader boards to win prizes.  See splashmath.com for details!

Curriculum:

• Math: This week we will be doing an area investigation and then will start back into multiplication, this time with bigger numbers.  In grade 4, students in Alberta learn to multiply 2-digit numbers and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number.  We will also learn to divide with bigger numbers.
• Language Arts:
• Spelling: Lesson 10 begins this week.  Watch for new words coming home to practice with.  Spelling City is up and running and due Apr. 6th.
• Writing: The students wrote the introductions to their essays last week and this week will learn how to write the body and conclusion.
• Science: The students started a research project last week that had them learning about worms.  This will continue this week.
• Social: We will be learning some more about the fur trade.Tomorrow we have Shawnee Price, our FNMI liaison coming to talk to the kids about the First Nations people and will show them a special buffalo kit.  Ask your child to tell you all about it!

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Library books due, library tomorrow.

Tuesday:

• Buffalo Kit presentation
• Tone It Up Tuesday

Wednesday:

• Guitar club after school for applicable students

Thursday:

• Helen Schuler field trip in afternoon - dress for ANY weather

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday
• No Enrichment

March 9-13

The leprechaun traps are due in today and they look fantastic!  We will be presenting them all week in preparation of catching that sneaky little leprechaun!

Reminders:

• Mark your calendars for Celebration of Learning on Tuesday, March 17th 6-8 p.m!

Curriculum:

• Math: We will finish up with fractions this week and move into decimals to the tenths and hundredths place. 
• Language Arts:
• Spelling: Lesson 9 is coming home today; Spelling City is due March 23rd.
• Writing: Students have been working on writing a magazine article about cleaning up.  They will finish those this week and we will begin learning how to write essays.
• Science: This week will mainly be dedicated to presenting leprechaun traps but we will also take a detour from those to learn about landfills.
• Social: Ms. Price, our FNMI liaison was going to present to our class about how the buffalo were important to the First Nations people however, she is sick today so we will have to reschedule.  In the meantime, we will continue learning about the first peoples of Alberta.

Week in Review:
Monday:

• Friday letters signed and returned
• Traps due
• Library books due back

Tuesday:

• Tone it up Tuesday - bring a water bottle
• School Council Meeting 6:30pm

Wednesday:

• Guitar Club-Black Dogs-3:30-4:30

Friday:

• Report cards go home
• Galbraith Groove Sock Hop 10:15-11:15

March 2 - 6

Reminders:

• Leprechaun Traps are due ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!
• Report cards go home next week and the following week is Celebration of Learning (March 17).  Please plan to come as this is a very important chance to see up close and personal how your child is doing in school. 

Curriculum:

• Math - This week it's all about fractions.  You can help at home by discussing how real life objects can be divided into fractions, or equal parts.
• Language Arts
• Writing - For the next month, we will be working on writing non-fiction pieces related to our new science unit, Waste in our World.
• Spelling - The assessment for Lesson 8 words is on Thursday.
• Guided Reading - We are now finished with reading Flat Stanley.  Be sure to stop by the library during the Celebration of Learning to see the tri-fold projects the students completed.  We are now back into our regular Guided Reading rotation.
• Science - The unit test for Wheels and Levers is today (a study guide went home last week and was on the blog).  This week will see us going over the test (please sign and return it when it comes home!) and starting the new unit, Waste in our World.
• Social - With the completion of Book 1 which was the geography portion of social, we are now beginning Book 2 which is the history of Alberta.
• PE - The snowshoes have arrived so please make sure your child has appropriate outside clothing for PE.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Science test
• Choir at lunchtime for students who signed up
• Notes going home about Celebration of Learning on March 17 and clothing orders (due March 20)
• Library books due

Tuesday:

• Tone It Up Tuesday - Indy 500

Wednesday:

• Guitar Club after school for applicable students

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday