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!