Tuesday, March 31

 Highlights:

• This morning, we thought about different activities that can take seconds, minutes, hours, and days. Ask me to give you some examples!

• We're having a games week in P.E. Today, we played basketball! Ask me how it went. 
• During Literacy, we learned about the prefix mis- before finishing our spring break writing. Ask me to tell you what mis- means and to tell you some examples!

• In Math, we practiced naming fractions by playing Fractioningo! Ask me to tell you the names of the fractions below

• During Science, we started creating a visual journal page of everything we have learned in our Earth System unit. Ask me what I am going to include. 

Reminders:

• Please make sure you are dressing for the weather and are packing extra clothes.

Monday, March 30

Highlights:

• This morning, we started learning about time! Ask me to tell you one similarity and one difference between the clocks below. 

• In Music, we did music madness and sharing! Ask me what genre we listened to and what song was my favourite. 
• During Literacy, we starting writing about our Spring Breaks. Today, we made our plan using the T.I.D.E. planner to practice adding details. Ask me what I included in my plan!
• During Math, we started our fraction unit. Today, we practiced splitting clay into equal sections and saying how many parts we split it into. Ask me to show you with the clay I brought home!

• For Social Studies, we talked about how we use natural resources in everyday life and the jobs that go with them! Ask me to give you an example of a resource, the job that goes with it, and how it is used!

Reminders:

• Please make sure you are dressing for the weather and are packing extra clothes. 

Tuesday, March 17

  

Highlights:

• This morning, we made a natural resource page in our green journals! Ask me what a natural resource is and to give you some examples. 
• In Music, we did music madness and then used our puppets to sing some songs! Ask me what songs we sang. 
• We learned about Limerick poems today in Literacy. Ask me to tell you about the rules of a Limerick!

• During Math, we practiced solving word problems that have remainders. Ask me to show you how to solve the questions below. 

• For Social Studies, we talked about renewable vs. nonrenewable natural resources. Ask me what those two words mean and to give you some examples!

Reminders:

• Conferences are this week on Thursday and Friday. Please log onto your account to book a time. 
  
• There is no school on Friday and kicks off our Spring Break! Have a great break and we will see you back on March 30! 

Tuesday, March 10

   Highlights:

• This morning, we learned a little bit about our knowledge keeper Chantal Changnon to help us prepare for our visit in the afternoon. 

• We played hockey games in P.E. Ask me to tell you about it. 
• For Literacy, we started writing our persuasive letter to Mrs. Brinson. We will be working on them again tomorrow. Ask me to tell you my ideas!
• During Math, we learned the different math stations we will be doing over the next few days. Ask me to tell you about the 6 stations.
• This afternoon, we visited with the knowledge keeper Chantal Changnon. She taught us about the different parts of the medicine wheel and about the hand drums that she makes. Ask me to tell you about my favourite part and something that I learned!

• For Thoughtful Tuesday, we started making thank you cards to a role model. Ask me how it is going!

Reminders:

• Conferences are on March 19 and 20 next week. Please log onto your account to book a time. 

Monday, March 9

  Highlights:

• This morning, we worked our family pages in our visual journals. Ask me what I did. 
• We started Music by doing our music madness and then used the Boomwhackers! Ask me what songs we did!

• For Literacy, we started creating a plan for a persuasive letter to Mrs. Brinson. Today we brainstormed some things that we could change about the school and chose one to write about. Ask me what one I chose and to tell you my ideas.
• During Math, we started making our own Esti-Mystery! Ask me what number we chose and what clues we came up with.

• We have a new word work station in our reading rotations. Ask me to tell you about it and why we are doing it. 

Reminders:

• Conferences are on March 19 and 20 next week. Please log onto your account to book a time. 

Thursday, March 5

Highlights:

• This morning, we read our class novel. Ask me what happened in the chapters that we read!
• We practiced scoring on a net during P.E. Ask me if I did it!
• In Literacy, we learned about the prefix non- and used our new word work journal to do an activity. Ask me what the words below mean.

• During Math, we did an Esti-mystery warm up before finishing our multiplication garden. When we finished, we played division Tic Tac Toe. Ask me about the warm up and to show you how to play the game!

• In Science, we took a virtual tour to the Royal Tyrell Museum. Ask me what my favourite part was. 
• This afternoon, we coloured our elephant art from yesterday. Ask me to tell you about my art!

Reminders:

• Conferences are on March 19 and 20. Please log onto your account to book a time. 
• Tonight is the Papa Johns pizza fundraiser!

Hello families,

Please see the information below for Thursday night's Family Pizza Night Fundraiser.

This is a fully optional fundraiser where you can order pizza for your family with 15% off.

(This is not during school time.)

Tuesday, March 3

     Highlights:

• This morning, we talked about how each new role adds to our skills tool box. We also, talked about role models! Ask me what a role model is. 
• We practiced our stick handling by playing a game! Ask me to tell you about the game. 

• In Literacy, we learned about a new graphic organizer called T.I.D.E. Ask me what each letter stands for and the topic we are going to write about tomorrow. 

• During Math, we started using our multiplication and division skills to solve word problems. Ask we how to solve the ones below!

• In Science, we started learning about dinosaurs in Alberta! Ask me what I learned today.

Reminders:

• Conferences are on March 19 and 20. Please log onto your account to book a time. 

Hello families,

Please see the information below for Thursday night's Family Pizza Night Fundraiser.

This is a fully optional fundraiser where you can order pizza for your family with 15% off.

(This is not during school time.)

Monday, March 2

    Highlights:

• This morning, we talked about how roles can change over time. We then made a role responsibility flower in our visual journals! Ask me what roles I chose and the responsibilities that go with it.  

• We started practicing our hockey skills In P.E. Ask me what we did today. 
• For Literacy, we talked about our new word work station and learned about the prefix dis-. Ask me what words have the dis- prefix!

• During Math, we learned about division with remainders! Ask me what a remainder is and to show you how to solve the questions below!

• In Science, we discussed the different ways we can care for the Earth! We then made a responsibly poster highlighting some of the ways! Ask me what I added to my poster.