Week of April 25-29

The weather this Monday sure is different than last Monday!  The dry soil must be very grateful.


Notes:

• If you have not sent in a t-shirt please do so right away.  The date on the note was wrong (from last year!).  We would like to complete this art project this Thursday.

Curriculum:

• Math: We are finishing up area and will have an assessment on Tuesday.  We will then be doing an assessment for learning on patterns to see how much we still need to work on.
• L.A.
• Spelling: Lesson 13 assessment this week.
• Writing: We will mostly be focusing on our class novel study, "Fatty Legs," this week.
• Science: Our focus will be on plant parts and what they do this week.
• Social: The kids are starting a project on the North West Mounted Police today.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Friday letters and library books due

Tuesday:

• Energy Day Assembly 12:30
• Family Fun Night 6:00-7:15 (a parent must be in attendance)

Thursday:

• Hot Lunch
• T-shirt art project

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday - dress for the weather!

Week of April 18-22

I hope you all had a great extra day with your child.  As a staff, we enjoyed a Professional Learning day in which I had the opportunity to work with colleagues to plan an exciting project.


Notes:

• Remember to send in a cotton t-shirt by May 4.  It is for an art project and will be returned to you in a different form.  Please, don't buy a shirt, rather, find one that doesn't fit anymore or has a nasty stain that you can't get out.  (The "larger" the better I find too.)
• I am still missing some report card envelopes.  If you could please send those in. 

Curriculum:
Math - continuing on the Area unit
LA - This week with our pun unit, we will be illustrating some, I can't wait!
Science - a combination of plants and recycling as it is Earth Week.
Social - it's the move west!  Students will learn about settlers and the NWMP.  If only I could still get in on the deal of 1870 of 160 acres for only $10!


Week at a Glance:
Monday

• Welcome back!

Tuesday

• Library day - books were due back yesterday

Wednesday

• MY BIRTHDAY!
• Theme V Birth Facts sheet due

Thursday

• Helen Schuler field trip.  Please send a lunch with all studnets as we will be eating early in calss and leaving at noon. 

Friday

• last day of enrichment for the year
• Frolicking Friday

April 11-15

Is it just me or is April flying by?  We'll be halfway through by the end of this week!


Curriculum:

• Math - Starting a unit on area.  Does your child struggle with word problems?  I found this link that may help at home.
• L.A.
• Writing - We are really enjoying our puns unit.  Where can you find puns?  I saw a sprinkler company's ad on a bus bench that said they are the "answer to your sprayers."
• Spelling - Continuing with Lesson 12
• Science - We started our "Plant Growth and Change" unit today
• Social - Early settlement in Alberta was a wild time. 

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Library books and Friday letters due

Tuesday:

• Recycled Robots day - 12:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor if you'd like to join us
• School Council - 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Dance Club at lunch for participating students

Thursday:

• Jump Rope for Heart in the afternoon - pledges due

Friday:

• Learning day for teachers - no school for students

Week of April 4-8

Welcome back!  I hope you all had a restful, relaxing break.  It was nice to get back to see all the smiling faces!


Notes:

• Popcorn fundraising is due tomorrow.  Thank you for your support!
• Jump Rope for Heart (Heart & Stroke Foundation) fundraising is going until April 14.
• Registration packages went home today and are due back as soon as possible.  Be sure to sign all of the pages necessary.  This helps us to build class lists and of course, staffing for next year.
• We will be swimming on Thursday.  Thank you to the volunteers.  If you would still like to join us, you are more than welcome!  Let me know.

Curriculum:
LA - With April here, we will be working on a PUN unit!  I love PUNS and the humor in them. 
Science - Finishing up Waste In Our World and starting to learn about Plants.
Social - Continuing on with he Fur Trade.
Math - ask your child why we read "Pigeon".  It is a mystery.....


Week at a Glance:
Monday

• Library books are due

Tuesday

• Popcorn fundraising due!  Thank you!
• Waste in Our World unit test
• ***Grade 5 parents - Wilson Middle School parent orientation for Grade 6 - 6:30 in our gym

Wednesday


Thursday

• swimming in the afternoon

Friday

• Enrichment
• Frolicking Friday - please dress for the weather

Week of March 21-25

Notes:

• Volunteer for swimming if you are able.  We would love to have you!
• No school next week.  Enjoy the break!
• After Easter, we will be encouraging all students to use the handwriting we have been learning all year. 

Curriculum:
Math - subtracting decimals to the 10ths and 100ths place.  There will be a quick Show What You Know on Thursday for our decimal unit.
Science - finishing up with our Waste In Our World unit.  We will be discussing water, biodegradability and the Garbage R's.
Social - learning about Rocky Mountain House, Fort Edmonton and who David Thompson was.
LA - finishing our persuasive essay.  There will be no new spelling until after the break.


Week at a Glance:
Monday

• Library books & Friday letters due in

Tuesday

• Hot Lunch!
• Assembly at 12:45 p.m.
• Family Fun night in the gym - with an adult 6-7:15 p.m. (badminton)

Wednesday

• Grade 3 CUPCAKE sale!  50 cents each!

Thursday

• FULL day of learning!
• Math quick quiz
• Science - Waste In Our World Unit Test

Friday

• No School - Good Friday!
• Enjoy your Easter break and we will see you on April 4, 2016.

March 14-18

Welcome to the day after the day we Spring Ahead!  It was certainly hard to get out of bed on an hour less......and we all made it with smiles on our face!


Notes:

• Remember to send in the report card envelope.  Thank you!
• Book fair ends today.  Thank you for the support!
• We will be making our traps tomorrow afternoon.  Send in your supplies - thank you!

Curriculum:
Math - continuing on in fractions and learning about decimals. (tenths and hundredths)
LA - this week we will be writing the body paragraphs of our opinion essay.
Science - learning about the hazardous symbols and water usage
Social - starting in on the Fur Trade


Week at a Glance:
Monday

• Happy Pi Day!  3.14

Tuesday

• Book Whisperer Club in library at noon

Wednesday


Thursday

• Choir - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
• Book Whisperer Club in library at noon

Friday

• Frolicking - dress for the weather
• Enrichment
• Stuffed Animal Spirit Day

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