Week of March 7 - 11

Welcome to what looks to be a beautiful week!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather on Saturday.  I have to say, I even enjoyed listening to the rain while I relaxed on Sunday morning.


Notes:

• Please sign and return the report card envelope ASAP so I can use them for the final report card in June.
• Hot lunch money is due tonight at 10:00 p.m. at schoolcashonline.com. 
• Celebration of Learning is this Thursday.  Come and go between 6 and 8 p.m.  We'd love to show you all we've been learning!  If you have something you'd like to discuss with me more privately you can book an interview with me for Friday morning at that time.  There will be no school for students that day.

Curriculum:

• Math: We continue learning about fractions including comparing unit fractions (e.g. which is greater, 1/6 or 1/2?) and comparing fractions with the same denominator (e.g. which is greater 3/8 or 7/8?).  You can help at home by pointing out fractions when you see them, and showing the differences between different sets.  The students were having a hard time seeing the difference between a fraction of one set and the same fraction of a different set (e.g. 3/5 of 20 is more than 3/5 of 10 because 3/5 of 20 is 12 and 3/5 of 10 is 6).  A helpful site is the Khan Academy (linked on the side) which will show you videos of how to do different math concepts.  You may need to sign up for a free account but it's a great resource when kids are stuck on something and just need to hear it in a different way.  There are practice questions as well.  Just search "fractions."  We do not need to know more than basic fractions, and we do not add or subtract them or anything. Another great resource is IXL.  It is not free, but you can do 20 free questions per day.
• L.A:
• Spelling: Lesson 11 is coming home today.
• Writing: The introduction paragraph of our persuasive essays will be written this week.
• Science: We will be learning about hazardous waste this week and the hazardous materials symbols.
• Social: We are very excited that Mrs. Big Bull, our FNMI Liaison will be meeting with us today for an in-school field trip to learn about the First Nations people of Alberta as we begin Book 2 of Our Alberta.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Library books due
• Friday Letters due

Tuesday:

• School Council meeting 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Thursday:

• Celebration of Learning 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Friday:

• Parent/Teacher Interviews (as required) - no school for students