February 10-14

Wow - February 10!  When I said that this morning with the students it sounded odd.  Where has half the year gone?  This week is a busy one with the finishing of Humphrey, cheering on our athletes and celebrating Valentine's Day at the end of the week.

One thing we did discuss in regards to Humphrey was unplugging our electronics and turning them off.  I did challenge those students that take their electronic devices to bed to try to leave them in the kitchen at bedtime.  Research has shown us that kids are not getting enough sleep (and even the deep REM sleep to develop) and it is due to our devices.  This is a challenge for us all really.  I also did tell the students that it takes 21 days to make it a habit, so let's try this out.  One step at a time!

Curriculum Update:
Math - fractions
Science - levers ** this is the last bit of the unit and we will be having a unit exam March 6.  For a heads up there is a review sheet on the webpage. 
LA - finishing up on Humphrey! Also, we are looking into the Olympics.... (that will be a homework assignment over the reading break)

Monday

• Library books due
• No Friday letters to return

Tuesday

• Library day today!

Wednesday

• Humphrey visits OUR classroom! 

Thursday

• 100 Day of school for Grades 1 & 2

Friday

• Valentine's Day party from 9-10 a.m.
• I HEART Humphrey wind up assembly 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
• copies of Humphrey will be coming home with the oldest child
• Frolicking Friday!  Please cross your fingers for the weather to cooperate!

LASTLY - I forgot one student on our Valentine list - that would be Miss Kitana!  My apologies girl!

Mr. Schorr

Hello parents,

Yesterday Mrs. Samayoa and I learned that Mr. Schorr will be leaving Galbraith School due to health concerns. He was scheduled to be with our two classes until the middle of April however, he is finished his practicum immediately. A note from Mr. Schorr is coming home today.

How will this impact our class? Well the most obvious one is that I will be resuming teaching the subjects he was responsible for: math, computers, and PE. The marks on the report card will reflect both his and my marks. Another impact will be that the Class Dojo project will not be going ahead. This was something that Mr. Schorr was working on with the students and I will not be continuing it as I had never planned to be involved in the first place.

We wish Mr. Schorr luck wherever his path ends up taking him.

Mrs. Nelson

Feb 3 - 7

Welcome to February!  I was glad to hear that our groundhog said that spring would soon be here, but by the looks of today....well....then again, he is only a groundhog - not a meteorologist.  Yet, we can wishful think!

There are a lot of things happening here in the next couple of weeks in regards to curriculum, projects and of course Valentine's Day.  Hold on, as time is going to fly by!

Curriculum Update
LA - Humphrey all the way!  Remember to check the blog and Mrs. Chase's question of the day blog too.  There will be no formal spelling these next two weeks, as we want to devote our time to the One School One Book project. 
Math - multiply and divide by 0 & 1.  Understading the rules, rather than memorizing will help with student success!  We will also be moving into fractions (of a whole and of a set)
Science - continuing our learning on Gears

Monday

• Library books & Friday letters are due.

Tuesday

• Library day

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

• No School - Professional Learning Day

-- -- Remember to be thinking of your Leprechaun Trap.  It is due Monday, March 10. 
On a side note, students will also have a take home Olympic project over the break that will be due Monday February 24, 2014.   Thank you!


Valentine's List

We will be exchanging our Valentine's on Friday, February 14 in class. 

Alissia
Aidan
Anna
Ava
Brayden
Caden
Davyn
Emma
Eric A.
Eric B.
Eveie
George
Hemanta
Hovan
Jesse
Josh
Kaden
Kanyon
Logan
Mason
Monica
Nathan
Olivia
Rand
Sakari
Spencer

Mrs. Nelson
Ms. Hopp
Mrs. Sincennes

Jan 27-31

Today is the day!  Grant woke me up this morning with, "Mom, today is January 27 and I've been counting.  Today is the day that Humphrey comes to school - a real live hamster."  My reply was, "No, honey, I don't think a live hamster is coming to school, but today we do start our One School One Book project of reading 'The World According to Humphrey.'"  He was certain that a real live hamster was going to be here today and when we walked into the school there was a different feeling this morning. 

Yes, we had an assembly today to kick off the beginning of our One School One Book and we were privledged to meet up with the school's newest member - Humphrey!  He is so cute!  Today in class we read chapter one and found out who this Humphrey character is.  If you have a moment, stay connected to the school and follow along with Humphrey's blog by clinking this link.  Lastly, don't forget to ask your child their new name - according to Humphrey.

Curriculum Update
LA - the start of One School One Book; finishing up on our picture stories
Science - finishing up on belt drive systems and moving into gears
Math - finishing up on patterns and moving into Multiply & Divide by 0 & 1

Monday

• Quick introduction assembly for One School One Book
• Library books are due
• Friday letters handed in

Tuesday

• Energy day assembly - 12:30 p.m. - - wear a TOQUE!
• Library day is today!

Wednesday

• HOT lunch day - WOHOO!
• Spelling City is due today...there will be class time given

Thursday

Friday

• Frolicking Friday
• No enrichment this week - we will be focusing on 'The World According to Humphrey'

Have a great week!

Jan 20 - 24

Good morning!  The sun is shining, I think I hear birds chirping and we even had some tulips popping through the ground over the weekend, only we must remember, it is just still January!  We have to love Mother Nature!!

Curriculum:
Math - patterns (extending patterns in tables and charts and looking at equations in patterns)
Science - finished up on pulleys last week and moving into wheel drive systems this week
LA - LOST Photo story
Spelling - new words this week.  We started something new in addition to the activities.  A sort will be sent home to practice the words and the rules that go along with the lesson.

Monday

• Library books are due
• Friday letters to be returned

Tuesday

• Library is today!

Wednesday

• Grade level assembly for our class.  Ask your child what they discussed today.

Thursday

Friday

• Frolicking Friday
• Enrichment!

Jan 13-17

Sorry for the late post!  It really was a goal to be during the school day, only today totally got away from me!  I hope you all had a great weekend and wonderful, windy, white Monday! 

We continue to work on the curriculum from last week while expanding our understandings in many areas.

Monday

• Friday Letters are due
• Library books due back

Tuesday

• Munsch-O-Rama - 2 p.m. in the gym (due to this, there will be no Tone it Up Tuesday)

Wednesday

Thursday

• Hot lunch forms are due in 

Friday

• Frolicking Friday - double digit weather and I look forward to it!  
• Enrichment Friday - I hope your child enjoyed last's week session

January 6 - 10

Welcome back!! It was certainly exciting to see the students this morning.  They look refreshed and ready to learn.  The next couple of weeks will be work, work, work!  We have a lot of curriculum to cover and this is a heavy amount of learning. 

I look forward to spending the days with you and would like to also welcome Mr. Victor Schorr into our class 1/4 time.  He is in his last teaching round through the University of Lethbridge and he will be sharing his teaching time with Mrs. Samayoa's grade 4 class as well. 

Curriculum Update:
Math - finishing up on patterns
LA - new year's (looking back and forward)
Science - pulleys
Social - Grassland region of Alberta

Monday

• Welcome back!
• Library day is tomorrow!

Tuesday

• Bring a water bottle for Tone it UP Tuesday

Wednesday

• new spelling city assigned
• Social Studies Quiz

Thursday

Friday

• Frolicking (hopefully the weather will finally cooperate!)
• NEW Enrichment groups START!!