April 28 - May 2

Welcome back!  I hope you all had a restful break!  It was nice to get up this morning to sun shining and routine!  I look forward to a fast, fun filled rest of the year with only NINE weeks left!  Isn't that crazy?!

Reminders:

• T-shirts for our secret project are due May 5. I have only received two students' shirts. We will not be providing T-shirts, so students who don't bring one will not be able to make this gift.
• As the weather gets warmer, all students should have a water bottle they can bring into class. Please make sure all water bottles are labeled and contain only water.
• Also, we will be swimming next Wednesday, May 7.  I will need parent volunteers.  If you are able to help out with this, can you let me know through email or in your child's agenda.  Thank you in advance.

This week's schedule:
Monday:

• Welcome back!

Tuesday:

• Energy Day Assembly 8:30 a.m.
• Hot Lunch Day
• Library books due
• Back to Tone it up Tuesday
• Parent Habit Hang Out 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Evergreen Theatre presentation: Invasion of the Pine Beetle 8:30 a.m.

Thursday:

• Waste in our World unit test
• Family Fun Night in the gym 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday - the field may be wet so wear appropriate outdoor footwear

April 14 - 18

I had a fabulous time in Edmonton getting the chance to tour two Leader in Me schools, take lots of pictures and bring back a ton of ideas for the classroom.  I also attended three different break out sessions on Wednesday of my choice.  The first one I went to was listening to Dr. John and Jane Covey about bringing the 7 Habits to families.  Another session was how one school uses leadership notebooks and taking information from them to adapt it into my own classroom and the school too and just finding what way works best.  The last session I went to was probably the best.  It was put on by the LEGO corporation and the whole time was spent playing with Lego!  They even gave each participant in the session a mini bag to take home.   They gave us a variety of real life ways to use Lego in the classroom.  If you happen to have any Lego that you are wanting to get rid of, or see it at a garage sale, keep me in mind and I will gladly reimburse you and use it for our Leaders of Tomorrow! 

I enjoyed though coming back to see how the students did with their own leadership roles with the substitute teacher and overall the feedback was quite positive, with a few fixes to be done.  Having them take an active role in their learning puts them in charge, helps them to be proactive and of course we all win!


This week's schedule:
Monday:

• THREE important pieces of paper are coming home today - one about our in-class science project on Wednesday (recycled robots), another is a study guide for the Waste in our World science test that will happen after the break, the final one is a request for a T-shirt we can use
• School Council tonight at 6:30 with a call being made to the Minister of Education

Tuesday:

• Library books due
• Last day of gymnastics - look for gym clothes to come home
• Beef jerky pickup - 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Recycled Robots day - have any junk items to school by then (see yellow note coming home)

Friday:

• No school - Good Friday

Next week:

• Monday to Friday - no school for Spring/Easter Break - enjoy the time off!  We will return to school Monday, April 28. 

April 7 - 11

I will be gone this week on Tuesday and Wednesday in Edmonton for a Leader in Me conference. I am excited to be going to learn more about this wonderful program.  I have confidence in my students that they will have a couple of fantastic days with my sub Mr. Wright.  He used to work at our school as an assistant and I excited now that he is a teacher.  I have assigned each student a leadership role that they are to take over the next couple of days.  Ask your child what their job is. 

Curriculum

• Math - area & perimeter
• Science - continuing in Waste in our World
• LA - moving on to comic writing
• PE - gymnastics - remember to have shorts and short sleeve shirts

Monday

• Library books due back

Tuesday

• Library today
• The students will not be going to gymnastics today because a sub cannot take them into the gym for this activity.  Instead, they will be frolicking outside!
• Mrs. Nelson is in Edmonton.

Wednesday

• Mrs. Nelson is in Edmonton
• Look for a note coming home regarding the grade 3 cupcake sale.

Thursday

• Grade 3 cupcake sale - $0.50 per cupcake

Friday

• 2nd class of enrichment!

March 31 - April 4

I was away this afternoon at a math workshop and I am so excited for the new resource that I have to use with the children.  We are just waiting for the release of it before I can use it. 

Thank you for returning your beef jerky envelopes.  I am looking forward to my order coming in myself!

Tuesday

• Gymnastics starts.  Please make sure your child has a pair of shorts and a short sleeve shirt.
• Library books are due back.

Friday

• no school today for students as staff have a district PD day

Week of March 24-28

Sorry for the late post and I hope as this reaches you, you have all just come back from the Parent Habit Hang Out at the school.

Remember to ask your hold about our new visitor student - Yukino. She will be with us for two weeks.

Curriculum:
Health- we started Theme V today. Please have those conversations with your child.

Math - we are working really hard on our math basic facts - primarily multiplication and division. Practicing facts for five minutes a day will make a difference. Driving in the car, doing dishes or just before bed are ways to get some questions in quite easily. Grab a deck of cards and have your child teach you how to play 'Multiplication War' or 'A-Maze-Ing'. Of course too we have access to mathfactspro.com to use as a resource.

Week at a View
Monday
- library books back
- Theme V started today

Tuesday
- hot lunch day
- assembly at 12:30 p.m.
- remember to wear your moustache
- Family Fun Night 6:30 in the gym

Wednesday
- Theme V

Friday
- frolicking today

March 17 - 21

You should have seen the mess that those sneaky little leprechauns left...our room was a DISASTER!  Mrs. Scheldrup thinks it was because we tried to catch them this year with our fabulous traps, only it was more of a taunting.  The leprechauns took pictures of themselves in the traps and left.  There is always next year, we'll have to try again!  Thank you to all the students who quickly got to work cleaning up, putting the room back in order so that we could get to work. 

Reminders:

• Celebration of Learning is tomorrow night from 6-8 p.m.   It is a come and go opportunity and I would love to see you all there.  It is a great chance to for your child to lead you through some of our daily routine activities. 
• The book fair goes tomorrow as well while you are here for Celebration of Learning.

Monday

• Library books are not due today as we will not be switching books tomorrow.
• Friday letters to be returned.
• Trickster/Fundraiser letter coming home today

Tuesday

• Library - - we will have the opportunity to shop at the book fair.
• Celebration of Learning 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday

• Field trip to the SAAG at 12:30.  Thank you to the parent volunteers. 

Thursday

• The grade 4/5 classes will be walking over to Westminster School for a presentation about the Artic.

Friday:

• No school for students - I will be available if parents require an interview. Come to the Celebration of Learning first, and we might not need to meet - your questions may all be answered!

March 10 - 14

First of all, I would like to thank Logan for entering our class name in a draw for Hurricane's tickets and for the luck of the draw.  I was sad though that I didn't get to sit with you and enjoy the game but I'm glad you got to spend the evening with your friends and family.

Secondly, I was super excited this morning when the Leprechaun Traps came in.  They look very intriguing and inviting  - let's just hope we catch a Leprechaun or two this year!  Your child will be presenting their trap in science class.  Projects not handed in today are considered late (don't forget, the letter went home Jan. 21st!).

Lastly, Tuesday, March 18th is our Celebration of Learning!! It will start at 6:00 p.m. and run until 8:00 p.m. It is a come and go event that I'm hoping all parents will be able to attend with their child. This is a fun event and students always look forward to showing off all of the hard work they've done throughout the year. See you there!

Curriculum:

• Language Arts: Last week we started a writing unit based on the Dr. Seuss book, "The Lorax." This ties in nicely with our new science unit.
• Math: We are just finishing up fractions and decimals. 
• Science: We will be starting our "Waste in our World" unit this week.

Link of the Week:

• Big Brainz: Ms. Scheldrup sent the staff a link around about a really neat math website. There is a home element and a school element. Part of it is free, and part of it you need to pay for. Mrs. Samayoa and I were looking into it and watching the videos and thought it looked like a really great way to practice math facts. It's in video game format which makes it really appealing to kids. They can move through the levels learning math all the way. We're deciding whether or not we'll buy it for next year, but I thought parents this year might want to take advantage of it.

This week:
Monday:

• Leprechaun Traps due
• Library books are due - reminder students there is a challenge from Mrs. Chase for the Book Fair
• School Council Meeting tonight 6:30

Tuesday:

• Tone it up Tuesday

Wednesday

• Hot lunch money due

Thursday:

• Book Fair starts today!  We will get an opportunity to shop during our library class next week.

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday
• Report cards go home