Friday

What a fun day today was! Crafts, Secret Santa, Anne of Green Gables and a surprise Mathletics awards presentation at the Christmas sing a long this afternoon! Have a wonderful holiday! See you all on Monday January 7th!

Thursday

We spent a lot of the day today getting assignments tidied up and making sure we will have no homework over the holidays. We also got together with our little buddies and made gingerbread houses and men this morning. It was a lot of fun. We will be watching the first part of the Anne of Green Gables movie tomorrow. I have told the children that they can bring blankets from home and snacks if they like. Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work Have a great night!

Wednesday

What an amazing band concert this afternoon! The children did an amazing job! Hard not to tap your toes and sing along. Tomorrow is random act of kindness day so bring a mug for hot chocolate from the PAC! Homework tonight: - secret santa gift - home reading - math if not complete - fine arts holiday card for Friday Have a good night!

Tuesday

Wow! Today just flew by! We seemed to do a little bit of everything today! Our fine arts group looked at a variety of the Scaredy Squirrel books and wrote our own Vacation Plan. A student in the class appears to have chicken pox so all the children will have been exposed. Homework tonight: - home reading - comic activity - french Noel Have a good night!

Friday

The children did a great job yesterday in both of their performances. Today as some were tired we had a slower paced day. They had a chance to make some winter surprises and we went and helped our buddies with some holiday crafts. Homework this weekend: - home reading - math package (if not complete) - french poster (if not complete) - please have your Secret Santa gifts here for Monday as some children are going on holiday early - Eagle Bay $25 December Deposit due - December newsletter has been emailed home Have a great night!

Wednesday

We did the Slapshot Santa production for the school this afternoon and the children did a wonderful job! I hope that you will be able to make one of the shows tomorrow. The afternoon show starts at 1:30 and the evening show at 7pm. If you could please have the children back to the school tomorrow evening shortly after 6:30 so that they can get their costumes on and take their places. I have not assigned any homework tonight other than making sure that they get a lot of sleep tonight. Have a wonderful evening!

Tuesday

Well tomorrow is the first of two big days. The children are preparing to do the play for the school tomorrow and for families on Thursday. Please make sure that your child gets a lot of rest for the next couple of nights. Homework tonight: - home reading - reading response - Eagle Bay $25 December payment - lots of sleep! Have a good night!

Monday

Due to the hectic schedule of Christmas and band concerts over the next two weeks we will not be doing spelling again until after the winter holiday. Tomorrow we are having a dress rehearsal so please make sure that you bring in your costume! Homework today: - home reading - math 4p. 84 #1-10, 5 p. 78 #1-12, 6p. 90 #1-10 - WITW/Map if not complete - handwriting booklet to "C" - pop flats and baby food jars if you have them. Have a good night!

Friday

Today in science we talked about how light travels in a straight line. We also created pin hole cameras to mimic how light enters the eye. The hole is like the pupil which lets the light from an object enter the eye, the wax paper acts like a retina. This shows them that if the brain did not use the eye's nerve signals to make a right-side-up image, we would see the world upside-down. Homework this weekend: - home reading - please read to your child - WITW if not complete - map due Monday - practice lines and songs for the play - Secret Santa gifts in by Dec. 17 for those participating Have a great weekend!

Wednesday

Tomorrow we will be having more Christmas Concert practice. Also, if you are fine with your child participating in a class gift exchange please write me a note in their agenda so I can add their name in. $10 limit. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - science - reading response - french - Yr 4 math test Friday - quotation mark activity - library tomorrow Have a good night!

Tuesday

What a crazy busy day today. The children were getting me all caught up on what I have missed while I was gone. We also did a practice for the Christmas concert today. A reminder that it takes place next Thursday at 1:30 and 7pm. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math multiplication worksheet - reading response Have a good night!

Tuesday

Wow! What an amazing day! Our class started our 2 day Maple Leaf Math Challenge today. And as of the end of the school day we were in first place in Canada!!! Congratulations everyone! Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics - any unfinished work Have a great night! A reminder that I will be away for surgery from tomorrow until Dec. 4.

Monday

We had a great day today. We learned about the parts of the eye and are drawing our own cross section of one this week. Tomorrow we start the Maple Leaf Math Challenge! If your child is home sick tomorrow this can be something that they can work on from home. We will be trying out for roles in the Christmas production as well tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling - math 4 p. 66 #1-7, 6p. 80 #1-13 Have a good night!

Friday

We had a great day today. We painted our snowmen in fine arts. Tryouts for the play will take place on Tuesday. We continued to read Anne of Green Gables today. The children are really enjoying it. Homework: - home reading - math 4p. 63 #1-5, 5. 65 #1-2, 6p. 76 #1-10 - any unfinished work - last chance for spirit wear on Monday Have a wonderful weekend!

Absence

I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be away from the classroom on Wednesday November 21 through December 3. I am having surgery and will be away recuperating. I know that the children will be in good hands while I am gone.

Thursday

We started the day today with some fun reading comprehension and language games. The children really seemed to enjoy themselves and it was really nice to see them playing and encouraging each other so much. We also took part in our first lock down drill of the year this afternoon. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4p. 60 #1-12, 5 p. 62 #1-14, 6 p. 72 #1-12 - wear pink tomorrow Have a great night!

Thursday

We had a great afternoon today at our first YPC of the year. We saw RupLoops. It was great watching the kids beat boxing! Very entertaining. A reminder that Spirit Wear orders are due to the office this week. Homework tonight: - home reading (reading out loud) - any unfinished work - grade 4 Math p. 57 #1-9 - library books Have a good night!

Tuesday

In fine arts today we started to put the pieces of our paper mache snowmen together. The students have also been given a script to look over as we will be taking part in the school musical this year,we will be doing the acting to accompany the singing of the primary classes. As this week is a short week and we have our first YPC tomorrow we will not being doing spelling this week. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4p. 53 #1-11, 5p. 58 #1-8, 6p. 69 #1-2 - French quiz tomorrow years 5 and 6 - French word search if not complete - any unfinished work Have a good night!

Friday

In fine arts this morning we started our paper mache snowmen. It was the calmest paper mache I have ever seen! They were so tidy! Homework tonight: - home reading (read aloud to your child and they can read aloud to you as well) - any unfinished work - French quiz (year 5/6) on Wednesday A reminder that there is no school on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday

Wow! Today is our 400th blog post! We had another wonderful day today. The year 4 students completed their first oral presentation today. They were really interesting. Our class also went down to the book fair this afternoon. The book fair will be open until 3:30 today. Thank you to all of those who have supported this wonderful fundraiser for our school library. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - any unfinished work - reading response ch 3 Have a great night!

Wednesday

We had a wonderful work block day today. The children all worked very hard and got so much work accomplished! A reminder that tomorrow is the last day of the school book fair. We are going to be starting a paper mache art project in our fine arts group. If you have any newspapers at home that you could bring to the classroom it would be very helpful. Homework tonight: - home reading (read aloud to an adult OR have an adult read aloud to you!) - math 4p. 50 #1-4, 5p. 55 #1-12, 6p. 65 #1-14 - any unfinished work - grade 4 present their projects tomorrow - emailed newsletter - fundraising package - spelling worksheet due tomorrow Have a good night!

Tuesday

We started creating a peace dove art project in fine arts today. I am really looking forward to seeing the final projects. A reminder that the year 4 students projects and presentations are due this Thursday. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling worksheet - yr 4 project work - novel study circles 11 and 12 are due tomorrow Have a good night!

Monday

We had a great day today. We went down and watched "Where the Wild Things Are." This was a wonderful production that required audience participation. We also started our first class novel "Anne of Green Gables." A reminder to year fives that you are presenting your finished brochure to the class tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - reading response if not complete - math from last week if not complete - good copy of story from last week if not complete - science quiz tomorrow - book fair starts tomorrow! Have a good night!

Friday

The year 6's did a fantastic job of presenting their first projects to the class today. A reminder that the year 5's are presenting their brochures on Tuesday and the year 4's are presenting their continent studies on Thursday. We are looking forward to hearing them! Homework tonight: - home reading - project work - math 4p. 47 #1-9, 5p. 51 #1-13, 6p. 61 #1-15 - Sound test Tuesday - good copy of story - art cards due Monday - novel study final circles due Wednesday - book fair in library Tues-Thurs next week - photo retakes Monday Have a good weekend!

Thursday

Wow today seemed to go by VERY quickly! A reminder that tomorrow the year sixes are presenting their culture/population/environment projects and will be handing them in. Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work - spelling dictation tomorrow - art cards - project work for the 5/4 - science quiz Tuesday November 6 Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a wonderful day in the classroom today. We had a lot of fun making pumpkins with our buddies and we really enjoyed having the grade 4/5 class come and watch a movie with us in the afternoon. Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work - Yr. 6 project due on Friday Have a wonderful and SAFE night!

Tuesday

We continued to work on editing the story that we wrote last week. We also looked at the different ways to say good bye in French today. A reminder that we will be watching a movie for Halloween tomorrow and that each child should bring in their own snack if they would like one. Also, no costumes or face paint tomorrow please. Homework tonight: - home reading - novel study circles 9 and 10 due tomorrow - mathletics - any unfinished work Bonne nuit!

Monday

Today in French we practiced asking How are you? and the different answers that there are to this question. On Wednesday I am asking the children to please leave the costumes and face paint at home. If you feel like dressing please dress black and orange. We will not be having a party but we will be watching a movie in the afternoon with another 4/5 class. Please just bring in an extra snack for yourself if you would like one. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (review week - 50 words) - food for food drive - math worksheet if not complete - project work (year six projects due Friday) - any unfinished work - Eagle Bay Deposit - Art Cards Have a good night

Friday

Another fantastic work block today. The children are working so hard! Some of them are starting to finish our practical life sewing project pillows. They look wonderful! Homework tonight: - home reading - SS projects - WITW maps and articles are past due - art cards - Where the Wild Things are if not returned - Food for food drive Have a wonderful weekend!

Book Fair

The school is having a book fair in the library from November 5-9. We are looking for parents to help take a shift to set up on Nov. 5, help to work the book fair on Nov. 6-8. And help to take down on November 9. If you are able to help any of these days with a short shift there is a sign up sheet just outside the office on the library wall. Thank you!

Thursday

We had a great day today even though it was a short one. The children all wrote a short story that we are going to work with tomorrow so that we can work on our editing skills. They also worked very hard on all of the different projects they have on the go right now. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - project work - spelling sheets if not complete - WITW/Canadian Reader due tomorrow - art cards Have a good night!

Wednesday

What an exciting day today was! Not only did we do our first practical life cooking project (apple strudel muffins) but it was also the day that 8 staff members (myself included!) took a pie to the face as the school surpassing the fundraising goal of $800 during the Terry Fox Run. Our children did a great job of running this portion of the assembly today. Congratulations guys! Homework tonight: - home reading - project work - spelling - any unfinished work Have a great night!

Apple Strudel Muffins

Yummy! Today we made delicious Apple Strudel Muffins for practical life. Here is the recipe. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups chopped apples 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon butter Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Stir in apples and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of mixture in muffin pan. Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!

Tuesday

We spent a lot of time in the computer lab today working on our projects. In fine arts today we also talked about the visible light spectrum and the different colour wheels. Homework tonight: - home reading - project work - math 4p.39 #1-12, 5p. 41 #1-10, 6p 52 #1-11 - popcorn day - $1 - please make sure that all pizza orders are returned - Eagle Bay Deposits $25 due by Oct 31 - study spelling Have a good night!

Thursday

Today was a very busy day. We went down and helped our Kindergarten Buddies label the parts of a pumpkin. We are planning a field trip to the Pavilion Theatre on Monday November 5th at 10am. We would have to leave the school around 9:30. We are trying to see if we have enough drivers for this event or if we will have to book a bus. A field trip form will go home next week once we have a better idea if we will be able to have drivers or a bus. Homework this weekend: - home reading (read out loud one day to an adult) - mathletics - project work - any unfinished work from the week A reminder that there is no school tomorrow. Have a great weekend!

Monday

It was a great day today. The children were on task in the classroom all day. We took part in DEAR at 11:00 this morning and all of the children were reading quietly during this time. We also looked at spelling the alphabet in sign language today. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4p. 36 #1-16, 5p. 28 #1-7, 6p. 48 #1-15 - study spelling - project work - pizza orders due tomorrow - Eagle Bay $25 due Oct. 31 Have a good night!

Monday

We are having spelling this week even though it is a short week. The dictation for the children will take place on Thursday instead of Friday. A reminder that Friday is a Professional Development Day and there will be no school that day. Homework tonight: - home reading - grammar if not complete - French if not complete - study spelling (worksheet due Thursday) - math test signed - novel study circles 3 and 4 if not completed - project work Have a good night.

Friday

We all got a basic sewing lesson today and are now on our way to making world pillows! It was another successful work block day today. It is so nice to see the children working so hard on their projects and independent science activities. Homework this weekend: - home reading - mathletics - project work Have a great weekend!

Thursday

We had another very productive work block today. The children are working so well on all of their projects that they have on the go. In french today we also looked at the difference used when asking someone their name. Comment t'appelles-tu? and Comment vous appelez-vous? Please review these differences with your child tonight. Homework tonight: - home reading - project work Have a good night!

Wednesday

We did a review of nouns and articles in French today and reviewed un, une and le, la. We had a VERY productive work day today. I was very impressed with the attention that the children were giving to their work today. Homework tonight: - home reading - project work - library books Have a great night.

Tuesday

It was a busy day today. The fine arts group worked with Boomwackers in the morning creating music. We also wrote 2 math tests today, one written and one online looking at what they learned last year. Homework tonight: - home reading - 4 interesting author facts (if not already done) - project work Have a good night.

Friday

What a great day today was. The children worked independently for much of the day on the variety of projects that they have on the go right now. It was also picture day, they all looked lovely! Homework this weekend: - no school Monday - math tests Tuesday for all grades - any unfinished work - Eagle Bay notice Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday

We had a lot of fun with our little buddies this morning. We went down and helped them make "turkey callers". The children also received their novel study instructions today. Homework tonight: - home reading - math reviews if not complete - spelling dictation tomorrow - picture day tomorrow Have a good night!

Wednesday

Today we created winter scenes for our art cards. It was a lot of fun and the children came up with some really wonderful images. In fine arts this morning we also finished our "stained glass leaves" project. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4 p. 28 #1-8 - spelling worksheets due tomorrow - project work - picture day is Friday Have a great night!

Tuesday

We had a lot of fun this morning making "turkey callers". This project allowed us to look at how vibrations can be amplified and how our ear reacts to these sound vibrations. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 5 p. 27#1-11, 6 p. 38 #1-5 - project work Have a good night.

Monday

Today we all started our first research projects in Social Studies. The year 4's are doing a continent study, the fives are looking at the different geographical regions of Canada and the year sixes are looking at the role the environment can play in culture and settlement. Homework tonight: - home reading - grammar - article parsing if not complete - math ( 4 p. 27 #1-3, 5 p. 24 #1-9, 6 p. 35 #1-5) Quiz NEXT Tuesday for all grades - study spelling Have a good night!

Thursday

It was a fun and busy day today helping to set up and take part in the school's Terry Fox Run. A reminder that we are heading to the Wildlife Park for the day tomorrow. We also went to the library for the first time today. Homework tonight: - home reading - WITW - Map Have a great night!

Tuesday

We are still short drivers for our field trip to the Wildlife Park on Friday. We still need drivers for 6 more children. We went to the computer lab to work on our Mathletics accounts today. Homework tonight: - home reading - no spelling this week due to proD on Monday and field trip on Friday - mathletics if not math homework - Math 4. p.24 #1-7, 5. p. 22 #1-7, 6. p.31 #1-5 - meet the teacher at the school tomorrow night from 6:30 - 7:30 Have a wonderful evening!

Friday

Today was International Day of Peace and we gathered with the other Montessori classes in the school today for a Moment of Silence and peaceful thoughts. The children also practiced logging in to World Book on the computer and signed into their new Mathletics accounts. Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics (tasks assigned - please complete) - Gr. 6 - p. 26 #1-10 - Monday there is no school - Wild Life park - we need drivers or we will not be able to go, right now I only have one parent signed up to drive. Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday

The grade sixes taking band had their first lesson with their instruments this morning. We also looked at how names in French and English are pronounced and spelled different ways. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - Math 4p. 20#1-10 - Spelling worksheet if not handed in - tomorrow is the last day to hand in your September Scholastic Book Order - field trip form and $5 Have a good day!

Wednesday

Today we started our review of the Montessori grammar symbols starting with a noun. We also started creating peace flags for our peace ceremony on Friday for the International Day of Peace. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - Math (5 p. 15 #1-8 6p. 22 #1-6) - $2 for Terry Fox Run - Scholastic Orders Due Friday - Wild Life Park Form Have a good night!

Tuesday

In French today we learned how to introduce our self to a friend. Please ask your child to introduce themselves to you using Je m'appelle and Comment t'appelles-tu? Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - French - math (4. p. 16 #1-5) - $2 for Terry Fox run Have a good night.

Monday Sept. 17

There were calls today for children in grades 5-7 interested in playing volleyball. If you missed these meetings and are interested please let the office know. We watched a Bill Nye DVD today that talked about different kinds of waves. Your child should be able to tell you the definitions of wavelength, frequency and amplitude. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - Math (4p. 12 #1-4, 5p. 11 #1-6, 6p. 14 #1-6) - Science lists loud/quiet, inside/outside - Scholastic due Friday - PAC newsletter Have a good night!

Friday

We created a very fun class drawing today. Each one of the children took a square of a bigger picture and together created a large one. We also had our first buddy class of the year. It was a lot of fun meeting our new little buddies! Homework this weekend: - home reading - hand art - if unfinished - french poster - if unfinished - science title page - if unfinished Have a great weekend!

Thursday September 13

We had a lot of fun playing math games in the computer lab today. A reminder that the milk program has started again and if you are interested a card can be purchased for your child. Homework tonight: - home reading - science title page due tomorrow - spelling dictation tomorrow - year 5/6 need to spell their name in French for me tomorrow - Hand Art due tomorrow - French poster due tomorrow - Yr 6 band notice Have a good night!

Wednesday

Another wonderful day today! The year sixes had a meeting regarding band. This will start next week. Please discuss this meeting with your child if they are in grade six. Tomorrow is gym. The students are required to have a change of gym strip for gym. This should be a t-shirt and shorts (sweat or yoga pants are fine) as well as running shoes. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - gym strip - verification forms returned - allergy forms returned - Math: 4 P. 8 #4-7, 5 p. 8 #1-7, 6 input/output package - spelling worksheet if not complete - 5 & 6's study spelling your names using the french alphabet (to tell me Friday) Have a wonderful evening.

Tuesday

The children have settled into the new school year so nicely! They worked very hard and diligently today. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - Math 4 p. 8 #1-3, 6 p. 8 #1-7 - Verification form Have a great night!

Monday

We have had a wonderful Monday to start off the school year. Our class has slightly changed this year. It is a bit smaller with 20 students this year. The children received their agendas at the end of the day so they might not have had time to write this weeks spelling words in, they will be there tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading (30 min)

Friday

One week done already! The class lists should be posted Monday morning. If your child is not going to be in this class please make sure you check the list to find out who their teacher will be. If your child will be in this class the lockers will be labelled for Monday morning so please remind them to find their name. Have a great weekend!

Thursday

We had another great day today! We started French today and created a classroom and then labeled in French. We also created some 3D hand art. It looks like we might be in this class for one more day with children moving to their new assigned classes on Monday. Please check outside for posted lists when this change happens. Have a good night!

Welcome Back!

Wow! The first full day of school for the 2012-2013 year! We had a great day today. The children are settling back in nicely. We did some school safety and playground review today. We had fun. They really liked the super dot to dot activity today. We weeded the garden in the morning, and did some math review too. Have a wonderful night!

Monday

Wow! It's hard to believe that we are finished the last Monday of the year. It has gone by so quickly! We are going on our final field trip swimming tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics - reading response Have a good night!

2 Hour Bread

Into a bowl pour 3 cups warm water. Stir in 1/3 cup honey or molasses. Add gently 3 tablespoons yeast. Let sit until yeast begins to bubble. Add 3 tbsp oil or margarine. 4 cups whole wheat flour. 1 tbsp salt. Work in 2-2 1/2 cups white flour. Knead for 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, cover and let rest in warm place for 10 minutes. Knead again for 10 minutes. Place in 2 well-greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size. Bake at 375 for 40-50 minutes.

Tuesday

We had a really fun day today. This morning we made homemade bread and butter. It was yummy! (I will post the recipe later today). We also watched a great performance from the Indonesian students. Homework today: - home reading - mathletics - ready for waterslides tomorrow - sunscreen, water bottle, hat, towel, backpack Have a good night!

Monday

Congratulations to the Year 4/5 students on a GREAT job with their play this morning! They all did a fantastic job! Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics Have a good night!

Wednesday

Another busy day today. We all watched the family life videos this morning. Please talk to your child to make sure you can answer any questions that they might have. We also did a fun activity with our little buddies this morning to do a follow up to what we learned at Edith Lake yesterday. Homework tonight: - home reading (all library books are due back by Friday) - mathletics - notice - any unfinished work must be in by Friday at the latest. - Yr. 4 all social studies due by Friday morning 8:30

Tuesday

We had such a great morning at Edith Lake this morning. We had fun learning to fish, and even more fun finding tadpoles! Homework tonight: - home reading - family life quiz for Yr 5/6 - any unfinished work - please remember to check for ticks Have a great night!

Monday

We had a great practice for our play this morning. We also got a lot of work done during our work blocks today. A reminder that tomorrow we are off to Edith Lake and we will be going rain or shine, so please dress for the weather! Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics - picture order due tomorrow - WITW article 3 if not done - grammar package if not complete - math fraction package if not complete Have a good night!

Tuesday

We had a yummy treat today, we made ice cream the old fashioned way in a wooden bucket with a hand crank attached at the top. It took a lot of time and muscle but was worth it in the end! Homework tonight: - home reading (read out loud to an adult) - mathletics - WITW if not completed 2 articles - field trip forms to be returned (fishing one due by Friday) - Reading Response if not completed - library Have a good night!

Monday

We came in this morning to a whole bunch of butterflies that emerged over the weekend. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - Yr. 5 social studies - Reading Response chapter 9 - permission slips - yr 5/6 health - Yr. 6 social studies package 1 overdue Have a good night

Wednesday

We had a lot of fun making fruit out of tissue paper with our buddies today. New WITW packages were handed out and the volume level seemed to have improved a bit today. Lets keep it up! Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics - reading response up to chapter 8 needs to be completed - one WITW article if not complete Have a good night!

Wednesday

I met with the 5/6 students again this morning for family life. Please make sure that you are talking with your child about what has been discussed in the class each day. We also had a class meeting today and discussed respect towards each other and late/missing assignments. Homework tonight: - home reading - reading response up to and including chapter 7 - yr 5 math fraction sheet if not complete - mathletics - any other unfinished work -

Monday

We had a fun and busy day today. We practiced our play today in fine arts. Please try to have your lines memorized for next week. We also had family life today. Parents of 5/6 students please make sure you are discussing this with your child in case they have any questions. We ended the day with a really fun afternoon with Eureka! Homework tonight: - home reading - mathletics - reading response if not complete - Year 4 and 6 - fraction worksheets if not complete - family life homework - word search and true/false - Eureka! notice - district track meet forms Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a very interesting day today and learned a lot about First Nations history and dance with two very interesting presentations today. Homework tonight: - home reading - reading response if not complete - fraction worksheet for Monday if not complete (yr 4. only the first side) - spelling and family life is now overdue - Eagle Bay refund cheques coming home tonight - parent appreciation tea invite Good luck to those taking part in the zone track meet tomorrow. Have a good night!

Tuesday

We had a great day today. We planted the school garden today. It looks wonderful and I thank all of the children for all of their hard work. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling word search - Yr 5/6 family life homework - band/fine arts tomorrow Have a good night!

Wednesday

We noticed that today our caterpillars have grown quite a lot since they arrived last week. We are looking forward to watching the changes in the coming weeks. All of the children are bringing home a booklet for family life. The year fours have been asked to give them to their parents to go over it with whatever you feel they need to know. The year 5 and year 6 students have been asked to read the booklet over with their parents in preparation for lessons coming up. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- mathletics
- any unfinished work
- track and field permission forms

Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a busy day today. Buddies, new socials projects and some catch up time for those who needed it. As it is my last day to do a blog post this week I would like to remind everyone that Monday is Track and Field Day. Please make sure that your child has a hat, sunscreen and a water bottle. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- math: year 5 and 6 review pages, quiz Wednesday next week
- any unfinished poetry
- reading response if not complete
- any unfinished WITW, maps or fiction boxes

Have a good night!

Monday

Wow what a busy day. We picked our events for next weeks track meet. The track meet will take place on Monday at the school. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4p. 272 #1-4, 5p. 285 #1-7, 6p. 278 #1-6 if not completed - WITW and map if not completed (due today) - family life starts next week - notice to go home today - If you plan on being away in the month of June can you please write me a note in your child's agenda, we are trying to set a date for our play. Have a good night!

Wednesday

We watched another wonderful assembly today. The band concert was yesterday and our grade 6 students did an amazing job. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math yr 5. 282 #1-7, 6 p. 273 #1-10 - WITW and map due Monday - Fiction box cards due Monday Have a good night!

Monday

We had a lot of fun in fine arts this morning reading through our play. Please encourage your child to be reading this nightly, practicing their lines with feeling. The afternoon was so nice that we went outside and did some sketching to go with a poetry lesson tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4. p267 #1-5, 5 p. 274 #1-7, 6 p. 265 #1-6 - study spelling - 6's don't forget your instruments! - notices Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a great day today. We had ducks born last night in our buddies room and they needed some TLC so we had four different ducks in our room today getting some extra attention. Homework tonight: - Home reading - Math (4p. 263 #1-5, 5p. 268 #1-6, 6p. 261 #1-5) - mathletics if no math homework - Heritage Fair notices for those moving on are due on Monday please Have a good night!

Tuesday

We started creating a healthy eating place mat today. We also had a lot of fun writing biography poems this morning. Homework tonight: - home reading - biography poem if not complete - math if not complete (4 p. 260#1-4, 5 p. 263 #1-6, 6 p. 257 #1-7) - Year 6 band notice - library books Have a wonderful night!

Monday

We watched the last YPC of the year today. The students seemed very mixed on liking it. The 4/5 students each got a role for our play today. Please be practicing your lines every day. Homework tonight: - no spelling this week - home reading - mathletics - any unfinished work Have a good night!

Wednesday

We started learning about Shakespeare in fine arts this morning. We had a lot of fun in the lab today creating our own personal food guides. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- spelling definitions and sentences if not already complete
- math - 4 p. 256 #1-5, 5 p. 260 #1-5, 6 p. 252 #4

Have a wonderful night!

Tuesday

We started looking at poetry today and the children wrote examples of acrostic poetry. They all have the same spelling list this week and we are looking at different poetry terms. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- Yr 6 Math - p. 250 #1-8
- Vivaldi quiz tomorrow
- library tomorrow
- any unfinished work from last week

Have a good night.

Wednesday

Wow! What an amazing day it was today! The children created a wonderful Heritage Fair today. It was amazing to see (and hear) all their projects set up in the gym today. I know that all of the classes that came down to view it enjoyed it! Homework tonight:

- home reading
- reminder to the 4/5 that you have a math quiz on Tuesday
- reminder to the 4/5 that you have a Vivaldi quiz on Wednesday
- library books

Have a great night!

Tuesday

We had a very productive day today. We worked on persuasive writing and have started looking at healthy lifestyles. The children are working on a drawing that shows a snapshot of both a healthy and unhealthy lifestyle choice. We will be looking at this further in the coming weeks. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- finish healthy/unhealthy drawing
- please make sure all heritage fair projects are here tomorrow for our school heritage fair
- yr 6 band notices
- Yr 4/5 math quiz Tuesday

A reminder that if you would like to come to see the heritage fair projects they will be set up for viewing in the gym from 1-2:20.

Have a great night!

Wednesday

Many of the children had their projects set up today and I am SO excited now for next Wednesday. Just a reminder that the gym will be open for family to view the projects between 1 and 2:30. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- math (4 p. 246 #1-10, 5 p. 250 #1-8, 6. quiz Tuesday)
- there will be no more class time given for Heritage Fair so please make sure that they are completed over the weekend and are brought in to the school on Tuesday and/or Wednesday morning.
- 12:30 pickup tomorrow
- art due tomorrow

Have a good night.

Tuesday

I had to talk to the children today about lunchtime behaviour. It has come to my attention that they have been loud and silly during the time that they should be eating. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- heritage fair. Tomorrow will be the last class time I give them to work on this
- math yr. 6 p. 240 #1-8 if not complete
- library books

Have a good night.

Monday April 2, 2012

We had another busy day today. In fine arts the 4/5's learned about Vivaldi. The children continued to spend some time today working with their Heritage Fair projects. They will have some time tomorrow and Wednesday to finish working on these. I have booked the gym next Wednesday so if you would like to come in to view the projects we will have a viewing in the gym in the afternoon from 1-2:30. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- heritage fair
- math if not completed (4 p. 243 #1-5, 5 p. 248 #1-8)

Wednesday

It was another really productive day with our projects today. Please remember that the children will be given more time next week in class to work on them and that they should be bringing all of their parts in to start to put the projects together. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- any unfinished math
- heritage fair project
- notice due tomorrow re: Rick Hansen walking field trip

Have a great night!

Tuesday

We had a wonderful work block day today and the children worked very hard on their Heritage Fair projects. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- Heritage Fair
- library books for tomorrow
- math if not complete (4 p. 238 #1-9, 5p. 244 #1-4, 6 p. 237 #1-8)
- Hildigard von Bingen quiz for yr 4/5 on Monday

Have a good night!

Monday March 26

Wow today went fast! The children have been working hard all day. Just a reminder that there will be no weekly spelling until Heritage Fair is finished. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- math if not complete (4 p. 235 #1-4, 5 p. 236 #1-12 no number 9, 6 p. 233 #1-10)
- novel study - year 4 and 5 if not complete is overdue
- gym tomorrow, please have gym strip
- please bring Heritage Fair projects to school to work on

Have a good night!

Please help Mitchell win an AED!

Some of you may be aware that one of the students in our class has a heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. His family is currently a finalist to win him an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). They could use our help to vote for them and pass on the information to get as many votes as possible. It only takes a second and is very easy to do. Please go to the website www.global-medical.ca/content/giveaway/finalists Then just click on the Kopytko Family. Please forward this information on and hopefully we can help Mitchell win an AED!

Wednesday

We spent a large portion of the day today looking at heritage fair, working on our stamps and starting to think about researching our projects. I told the students that if they would like to work in partners that they need to have their parents write me a note or email to let me know that they are fine with the partnering as they will have to work together outside of school time. Homework tonight:

- home reading (write up due)
- math Y5 p. 158 #1-15, Y6 p. 216 #1-9
- heritage stamp and write up must be finished by 8:30 Friday morning at the latest. I will be coming by to pick them up to take them down to the Henry Grube
- WITW/Canadian Reader articles and maps due Monday
- Yr 4 and Yr 5 math quiz on Wednesday
- skating forms in by Friday. If anyone has a size 9 pair of boys skates could they please lend them to a student in the class. Thank you!

Have a wonderful evening!

Tuesday

We started talking about Heritage Fair today. I have asked the students to think of a topic that they would like to study for the project. They can look at the website http://kamloopsheritagefair.sd73.bc.ca for more information on ideas. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- spelling worksheet due tomorrow
- math Y4 p. 165 #1-4, Y6 p. 211 #1-9
- library tomorrow
- hot dog day tomorrow
- wear pink!
- skating notice

Have a great night!

Monday

Today we listened to presentation about our family trees. It was really interesting hearing facts about everyone's history. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- math Y4 p. 163 #1-3, Y5 p. 157 #1-6
- study spelling
- passports if not complete

Have a great night!

Wednesday

We worked today on interjections and using quotation marks in a sentence. The children also worked on creating their own "passport". Homework:

- home reading (reviews due next week)
- study spelling (dictation tomorrow as Friday is a Pro D day)
- math yr 4. 160 #1-9, yr 5. p 153 #1-9, yr 6. p. 207 #1-8 (due Monday if not complete)
- interjection sheet if not complete
- spelling sheet if not complete
- quotation sheet if not complete
- write traits and science due tomorrow
- family tree sheet due Monday

Have a good night!

Monday

The children all have a homework assignment this week that they will need some help with. I have asked them all to create a family tree and try to answer the following questions: 1. Where is my family from? 2. When did they first come to Canada? 3. Why did they first come to Canada? 4. Where did they first settle? 5. Are there any interesting facts about my family? 6. Did we get any traditions from the country of your origin? Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling (dictation Thursday)
- Math 4 p. 154 #1-7, 5. p. 147 #1-5
- Carnaval package if not complete
- Immigrant and feelings worksheets if not completed.
- notice
- family tree - Due next Monday

Have a good night

Tuesday

It was a very sugary Valentine's Day in here. I think the children all really enjoyed it! Homework tonight:

- home reading (book reviews due at the end of the month)
- mathletics
- math - 4 p. 148 #107, 5 p. 139 #1-11, 6 quiz tomorrow
- spelling sheets due tomorrow
- suitcase/feelings activity due tomorrow
- carnaval package due tomorrow
- library books

Have a wonderful evening!

Monday

We watched an amazing YPC today the Goh Ballet did a wonderful job. Please ask your child what their favorite part was. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- study science for quiz tomorrow
- mathletics
- spelling sheet due Wednesday
- novel study tomorrow - Yeller Ch. 9, Pit Pony Ch. 5, Island Ch. 13
- 2 notices

Have a good night!

Friday

We did a comprehension cliffhanger this morning in which I read the first part of the story and the students have to write the ending. We got some VERY creative endings today! Homework:

- home reading
- study science - quiz Tuesday
- notice
- mathletics

We have YPC on Monday, we will be watching Goh Ballet. Have a great weekend!

Thursday

We read a story today that talked about immigration from a child's point of view. The children had a lot of interesting thoughts about the story. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- spelling dictation
- math Y6 p. 154#1-10 due by the end of the day tomorrow
- spelling worksheet if not completed
- Science quiz Tuesday

Have a good night!

Wednesday

This afternoon we did some group work and had to plan what we would pack for a 30 day trip climbing Mount Logan. It was fun to brainstorm and hear what the children thought would be important to pack and leave behind. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- 4/5 math due at end of the day tomorrow
- spelling worksheets are due at the end of the day tomorrow
- library books
- chocolate sales $2
- popcorn sale $1
- study science
- mathletics
- recorders for tomorrow

Have a good night!

Tuesday

We started looking at Carnival today. Please ask your child to tell you about some of the interesting events that take place during this celebration. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- math if not complete 4 p. 144 #1-8, 5 p. 133 1-6, 6 p. 151 #1-9
- preposition sentences if not complete
- Mouse Ch 6-8 for tomorrow
- mathletics
- Feb. Eagle Bay payment $50 by the 15th please
- SS French/English please make sure that you have at least the French/English words down, you can look them up later this week in class

Have a good night!

Monday

I have asked all of the children to please bring in one food label for an assignment tomorrow. If the food item (such as a can of something) still has food in it that is fine as they will bring it home at the end of the day tomorrow. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- Math - Y4. p. 140 #1-5, Y6 p. 148 #1-10
- Novel Study - Pit Pony Ch. 4, Island Ch. 10
- Science chapter 9 test next Tuesday Feb. 14
- Eagle Bay Feb. payment $50 by Feb. 15 please
- Science 9.4 questions if not completed
- label

Have a great evening!

Friday

We had a lot of fun this afternoon cutting up magazines creating a cultural picture for our Immigration and Citizenship studies. I informed the students today that next week will be my last full week in the classroom. As of the week of Feb. 13 I will start working part time on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. As soon as I have information on who will be covering the Thursday Friday I will let you all know! Homework this weekend:

- home reading
- mathletics
- any unfinished work from the week including: novel study, WITW, division book, math, title pages

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday

We had a great class meeting this morning where we reviewed some school rules and the children were able to talk about any concerns that they have. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- math 4 p. 137 #1-10, 5 p. 129 #1-8, 6 p. 145 #1-2 If not complete
- science 9.3 questions if not complete
- hoops for heart
- study spelling
- spelling sentences (5/6) due tomorrow
- french quiz (5/6) tomorrow
- magazines for Friday - if possible
- WITW and maps if not complete
- division if not complete
- next Eagle Bay deposit due Feb 15 please ($50)
- library

Have a good night!

Tuesday

I had the children write a "Citizenship Test" today as we are talking about immigration. We will be doing a project on Friday that requires magazines so if you have any that you could donate to the classroom (they will be cut up) it would be appreciated. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- Math 4 p. 134 1-8, 6 p. 141 1-10
- study spelling
- WITW/Canadian Reader if not completed
- Conjunction sentences if not completed
- division book if not completed
- 5/6 study french for Thursday quiz

Have a good night!

Spelling

This week only the year 5 and 6's are going to be having a spelling test due to FSA's. Because the day was so busy I wanted to post the spelling list in case some children did not finish copying it down.

environment
extreme
atmosphere
exploration
technology
adapt
organism
condition
survive
scientist
obstacle
overcome
temperature
structure
ocean
space
volcano
desert
polar
challenge

Monday

I was so proud of all of the children today and all of the help they provided to make this afternoons citizenship ceremony a success. I was approached by a few people this afternoon who told me how wonderful all of the work the students did help make the day even more special for them. There will be no spelling for the year 4 students this week as they will be writing FSA tests and be out of the classroom over the course of the week. Homework tonight:

- study spelling
- home reading
- mathletics
- WITW/Canadian Reader due tomorrow
- any unfinished maps or science assignments
- division books if not completed
- novel study for Island and Pit Pony

Have a wonderful night.

Friday

We had a very busy day today. Novel study groups met, there was math and French review and the children continued to make decorations for Monday's Citizenship assembly. Homework:

- home reading (your child should be finishing up their 5th book)
- mathletics
- Yr 5/6 study french for quiz Thursday
- Science section 9.2 if not complete
- Pit Pony Ch. 3 by Tuesday
- Island Ch. 7 by Tuesday
- WITW/Canadian Reader articles due Tuesday
- division book if not done

Don't forget to dress for the ceremony Monday.

Have a good weekend!

Thursday

Today we did some role playing when talking about bullying to practice being assertive. The steps we talked about when talking to a bully were standing tall, looking at the person's face, using a strong voice, think "I can do this" and say the person's name and name the behavior that you want them to stop. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- mathletics
- spelling dictation - worksheet due tomorrow
- WITW/Canadian Reader map due tomorrow
- novel study groups meeting tomorrow: Mouse (up to Ch.5), Old Yeller (Ch.3), Island of the Blue Dolphins (up to Ch. 5)
- division book if not done
- pizza day tomorrow

Have a good night!

Wednesday

We met to discuss the Citizenship ceremony today that will be taking place on Monday. The children from our classroom will be playing a role in the ceremony by greeting our guests and serving refreshments. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- mathletics
- math (if not finished) Yr. 4 p.130 1-10, Yr 5. p. 127 1-2, Yr 6. p.136 1-9
- science, 9.1 - check your understanding and try this
- French, lesson 5 if not complete
- division if not completed
- library books

Have a good night!

Tuesday

The year 4's did a practice FSA test today with Mr. Orr, the actual tests take place next week. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- mathletics
- notice
- Math (if not finished) Yr. 4 p. 126#1-9, Yr 5. p. 124 #1-16, Yr. 6 p. 131 #1-3
- any unfinished division
- Old Yeller Novel Study up to Ch. 2 for tomorrow
- adverb sentences (yr. 5 and 6 only)
- Map due Friday

Have a good night!

Wednesday

Today we started two new units. We started a look at bullying for Health and we are starting Extreme Environments in Science. I met with each of the year groups today doing review for their division quiz on Friday. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- mathletics
- math if not complete
- study spelling
- library books

Have a good night.

Tuesday

We watched a wonderful presentation in the gym this afternoon from Project Soul. They are a dance group who came and showed examples of hip hop, breaking and popping. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- mathletics
- math book (if not complete)
- french (if not complete)
- adverb worksheet (if not complete)
- Yr. 6 novel study chapter 2 due tomorrow
- pizza orders due tomorrow

Have a good night

Monday

Brrrr! It was pretty cold today. Due to the cold the children stayed in at lunch today. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- novel study (Year 4/5 marking tomorrow)
- study spelling (review week - 50 words)
- mathletics
- math if not complete

Have a great night!

Friday

It was quite disappointing today to see how some children are quite far behind in their division booklets. These booklets were to be finished by Monday, however due to many being behind I will extend the deadline (again, the original due date was before the holidays as the work was given out in November and they have had about an hour to an hour and a half of time given a day to work on it, but the original due date got moved as to the craziness before Christmas). The new due date will be on Wednesday January 18. The quiz date stays the same, Friday the 20th. Homework this weekend:

- home reading
- mathletics
- study for time line quiz
- math books!!!!
- read blog
- pizza form

Thursday

It was fun listening to all the year 4/5 students play their recorder today. They all are coming home with "white belts" today! Homework tonight:

- home reading
- spelling dictation
- mathletics
- spelling dictionary words due tomorrow
- Island of the Blue Dolphin novel study group - Chapter 1 due tomorrow
- home reading book review 3 and 4 due tomorrow

Have a great night!

Wednesday

The students all got a new novel study package to work on today. Make sure that if you are in year 4/5 that you remember your recorder tomorrow! Homework tonight:

- home reading
- Mathletics
- study spelling
- recorder practice

Have a great night!

Tuesday

We had fun playing on the SMARTboard today with the SMARTresponse clickers. Homework tonight:

- home reading (book reviews due Friday)
- spelling
- Mathletics

Have a great night!

Monday

Wow it was a busy day! We had band/fine arts, Mathletics, Young Peoples Concert, and some of us presented our time lines today. Those who did not present today will present tomorrow. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- study spelling
- Mathletics

Have a good night!

Thursday

Another great recorder lesson this morning. The highlight for them, although not for me, was having a teacher who lost her voice throughout the day! Homework tonight:

- spelling dictation
- mathletics
- home reading
- recorder activity sheet (due Monday)

Have a good night!

Wednesday

The year 4/5 students had a fun morning as we started recorders today! I have asked the children to practice nightly until they are comfortable with their fingering. Tonight I have asked them to just practice learning the notes. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- mathletics
- study spelling
- recorder
- math - the division book is due on Jan. 16 with a quiz on the 20th
- timeline - due Monday
- library tomorrow

Have a great night!

Tuesday January 3, 2012

The first school day of 2012. There were some pretty tired children in here today! Please make sure that your child gets to bed early tonight. Homework tonight:

- home reading
- mathletics
- study spelling
- verb activity sheet if not complete

Have a good evening!