Tuesday

We had a good day today. The ducklings came for a visit in the morning. We got to watch them go in water for the first time. It was pretty cute! Homework tonight: - home reading - math 5p. 216 #1-18, 6p. 237 #1-8 - math quiz on Friday for grade 4 and 5 Monday for grade 6 - WITW map and package for April is now overdue - some family life packages have still not been handed in. Please make sure that yours has been completed - field trip form back by Friday please Have a good night!

Monday

We had a wonderful day today. This afternoon we got to go and see a duck hatch out of its shell. This was a new experience for most of the children and one that was memorable I am sure. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4p. 214 #1-10, 5p. 216 #1-18 (they have two days but should be done up to question 9), 6p. 233 #1-10 - WITW due tomorrow Have a good night!

Friday

We had a really good day today working on our pixel art, beading, math and topped off with Bill Nye video for our new science unit. Homework this weekend: - home reading - math 4p. 211 #1-8, 5p. 214 #1-13, 6p. 229 #1-9 - math quizzes coming up 4/5 on May 3 yr 6 on May 6 Have a good weekend!

Thursday

Today we went to help our kindergarten buddies with a sponge art project to make little chicks. We also got to spend more time with the chicks that the kindergarten class has hatched. We also took advantage of this beautiful day and went outside for silent reading. Homework tonight: - WITW map due tomorrow - home reading - Eagle Bay payment - Yr 4 SS project - Jump Rope for Heart - jump taking place May 13 Have a wonderful night!

Tuesday

It was nice to see so many different projects on the go in the classroom today from beading to mapping. I am looking for a few things for our next science unit so if you have any of the following laying around the house that you could donate to the classroom it would be appreciated. Plastic lids (yogurt etc.), ice cream buckets (with our without lids), shoe boxes, empty thread spools, old bedsheets. Thanks so much! Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work - math 4p. 204 #1-7, 5p. 202 #1-9, 6p. 22 #1-7 - map due Friday - tomorrow will be the day I split the genders to watch a health video. Mr. Orr will be meeting with the boys Have a good night!

Monday Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day! We had a wonderful Earth Day today. We took an Ecoquiz to find out how much we knew and I think we all were surprised by some of the facts we found out. We also got our school garden weeded out and ready for planting in a few weeks. We planted some seeds inside our room to create a garden of remembrance this year. In the afternoon we went outside looking for signs of spring and helped to clean up the school ground. A wonderful day! Homework tonight: - take earth day magnets home - home reading - any unfinished work - fill in the "What Did I Do to Help This Week" form - quiz tomorrow for 5/6 health - challenge to take part in a family "earth hour" refrain from electricity for one hour if you can Have a wonderful Earth Day!

Thursday

Today was a great work block day. The children also had a chance to work a bit more on their beading projects. We are finding that the looms take a lot of patience! Homework tonight: - home reading - 5/6 bring always changing books tomorrow - Eagle Bay payments past due - all unfinished work completed and handed in Have a good night!

Tuesday

Wow today went fast! Tomorrow we have a YPC concert and will be having an early lunch hour. Please make sure grade 5/6 that you have your booklets for health tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work - math 4p. 198 #1-8, 5 worksheet, 6p. 211 #1-9 - Eagle Bay payments now due Have a good night!

Thursday

We had a lot of fun going to our little buddies room today and making torn paper chicks with them in preparation for their eggs hatching in a couple of weeks. A reminder that tonight is the fun fair at the school. It takes places from 5:30-8. More information can be found on the school website. Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work - grade 5/6 need to have their always changing books for tomorrow Have a good night!

Tuesday

Another busy day of melting crayons and working with studying our French vocabulary. We also started our puberty talks today. The children will all be coming home with a booklet and I would like to ask that all students in grade 5 and 6 read the booklet. The grade 4's can go over theirs with their parents. Homework tonight: - home reading - booklet reading - math if not complete 4p. 189 #1-3, 5p. 189#1-14 - novel study if not handed in - any other unfinished work Have a great night.

Monday

Today was only a half day but we were so busy! We have started to melt our crayon abstract art today, I hope to have them up in the hallway the night of fun fair. Homework tonight: - home reading - grade 5 math corrections - grade 4 math p. 187 #1-4 - any unfinished work - jersey if not returned from relay fest - make sure that you have gym strip tomorrow - Scholastic order being placed tomorrow - stuffed animals for panda pitch Have a good night!

Friday

We had such an amazing day today at 4 Cats Art Studio learning about Jackson Pollock and splatter painting! As soon as the paintings are dry they will contact me and I will send them home once I get them. I will try to send email pictures of the children with their paintings soon. Homework this weekend: - home reading - yr 6 math quiz on fractions, ratio and percent on Monday - please bring items for our garden basket - stuffies for the panda pitch - fun fair next Thursday - any unfinished work Have a great weekend!