Friday

We had such a fun time at our Clan Meetings today. We talked about making good choices and what that looks like. Report cards went home today. Please return the envelope signed, you keep the report. Monday is a ProD day so there is no school. A reminder that the Year 6 field trip forms are due back on Tuesday if they are choosing to attend. Have a great weekend!

Thursday

We had a lot of fun at a Teddy Bear Picnic with our little buddies this morning. We helped them go through five stations. It was cute to see the big buddies play dress up hospital with the little buddies and their bears. Tomorrow we will meet with Ms. Carter so please make sure that your child has their Red Cedar book at school. Tomorrow we will also be meeting in our clan groups and having a school assembly. I have asked the children to wear their DARE shirts if they can. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - unfinished work Have a great night!

Wednesday

We had a wonderful morning today. Safety Bear came to help us celebrate our DARE graduation. The children had cake and juice to celebrate and all received T-shirts and a graduation certificate that they should be bringing home. We are having an assembly on Friday and if possible I would like to have the children wear their DARE shirts on that day. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 4p. 50#1-4, 5p. 58 #1-8, 6p. 65 #1-14 Have a good night!

Tuesday

Just a reminder that tomorrow morning we are having our DARE graduation. This will take place in the classroom at 9am if anyone wants to join us. Each one of the students will be saying what they have learned from taking part in DARE and then we will be having a small celebration. Homework tonight: - home reading (Red Cedar) - study spelling - sheets due Thursday - Math 4p. 47 #1-9, 5p. 55 #1-12, 6p. 61 #1-15 - poinsettia order pick up was this afternoon. Pick up in the Community Room Have a great night!

Spelling Lists Unit 10

Year 4 continue rescue should grew lose threw through until during whose suit confuse excuse couple humid beautiful cousin usual afternoon amusing Year 5 throughout although alright neighbour fought ought dough thoughts laughing knight eight might taught fright laughter thorough lightly weight brought sign Year 6 wait weight heal heel fort fought shore sure thrown throne dyed died current currant hall haul air heir hair hare

Monday

We unfortunately had to postpone our field trip to the Kamloops Seniors Village today. They did not have the staff available today due to unforeseen illness and a memorial service today. I have sent December Scholastic forms home today for those interested. If we would like to try and have them back before the holidays we should try to have them in for this Friday. I had told the children Tuesday but I think that is pushing it so lets say Friday November 29. Homework tonight: - home reading (Red Cedar) - study spelling - any unfinished grammar or science Have a good night!

Friday

What a fun afternoon. We talked about hand washing and the importance of it leading up to our field trip to KSV on Monday. I used a glow powder on their hands and then we washed to see who needed extra care in hand washing. They were quite surprised with the results. Homework tonight: - home reading - KSV visit on Monday drivers to the school for 10:45 please. Must have inside shoes - any unfinished science or math Have a great weekend.

Thursday

We went to the book fair today to have a look around. It is so great to see children so interested in literature! We also worked on a writing activity today "Describe Three Creative Uses For..." ask your child what writing topic they spun to write about. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - math 4p. 44 #1-7, 5p. 51 #1-13, 6p. 56 #1-17 all due tomorrow morning - pizza day tomorrow - science Sow Bug packages due tomorrow Have a good night.

Wednesday

Today we had our last DARE class. Next week they will be having a DARE graduation from 9-10 am next Wednesday. Parents are welcome to attend if they like. A reminder that the chocolate orders are due on Friday so please place your on line orders before then. Tomorrow our class will be going to the Scholastic Book Fair in the library if you would like to send your child with money to buy a book. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling sentences with adjectives parsed are due tomorrow morning - grammar sheet if not complete - science sheets due on Friday - no regular library as the book fair is set up Have a good night

Tuesday

Today was a fun day. We took out our Sow Bugs and took a closer look at them. We also got to show off our Math Expo projects and the last few groups presented them. I will send these home on Friday. Chocolate orders are due by Friday (online orders only). Homework tonight: - home reading (Red Cedar) - study spelling - DARE report/interview if not complete - spare pair of socks/pants to keep in backpack. In case of wet lunch hours Have a good night.

Spelling Unit 9

Year 4 tomorrow follow also plot hold long only alone suppose goal whole shown elbow moment narrow window belong explode ocean olympic Year 5 beware nearly repair appear nuclear aware gear clear bare fear fair steer sincerely weird heir glare sphere pier atmosphere fearless Year 6 friend's friends' family's families' country's countries' hero's heroes' church's churches' wolf's wolves' world's author's writer's writers' villain's planet's scientist’s boss'

Monday

Today the students worked really well and were really focused on their tasks today. We spent some time this morning looking at food chains and reading the book Wolf Island. The children should each be bringing home a food chain they created. Please have them explain the food chain to you and they can tell you the story of what happened on Wolf Island. They should also be able to tell you how the environment can change what happens in a food chain. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (11 sentences to write this week parsing adjectives) - grammar (article/adjective activity) - DARE interview - Book fair starts tomorrow (please sign up for a shift if you are able to help, lunch and after school could use more help) Have a good night!

Friday

Today was a VERY exciting day! This afternoon the children presented their Math Expo Projects to the class. These were all very well done. This morning Ms. Carter and I also introduced a new project the Red Cedar Book Award Program. The children will be reading books for home reading this year from the Red Cedar book list. They will create a reading log and make on line posts of their book reviews. In April they will get a chance to vote along with other children taking part in the program on their favorite book and that book will be awarded the Red Cedar Book Award. Please ask your child to show you the Red Cedar website. Homework this weekend: - home reading (Red Cedar book!) - any unfinished work Have a good weekend!

Thursday

We had fun this morning when Mrs. Zyrd came into the classroom and taught us how to do cup stacking. We also watched a preview in the library this afternoon about next week's book fair. Homework tonight: - home reading - presenting Math Expo Projects tomorrow - time line of people if not complete was due today - lap book if not complete - math 4p. 39#1-12, 5p. 45 #1-17, 6p. 52 #1-11 - recorder testing for 4/5 tomorrow - poinsettia orders due tomorrow - Eagle Bay deposit Have a good night

Wednesday

Today was a busy day! We had a DARE lesson this morning where we talked about bullying. Please ask your child to tell you the different kinds of bullying and how to report it. The children also each have a small interview to conduct to an adult at home that is due back to school for next Tuesday. Please don't forget about the parent information night at the Kamloops Seniors Village at 6pm tonight. Homework tonight: - home reading - math expo should be finished by tomorrow to present on Friday - time line of people due tomorrow - gr 4 math p. 36 #1-16 - library day tomorrow - popcorn day tomorrow $1 - poinsettia orders due Friday - pizza orders due tomorrow Have a good night.

Tuesday

Wow today went fast! The students started working on a place value unit in their math books today. Please make sure that if they bring text books home for homework that they return to school the next day. There will be no spelling this week as we have a few things on the go and it is a short week. Homework tonight: - home reading - math expo - time will be given tomorrow between recess and lunch to put their math expo boards together so please bring everything you will need - lap book novel studies are now over due - time lines due Thursday - completed math expo projects for Friday - popcorn day Thursday - book orders for November due tomorrow - Book Fair in the Library next week. Please sign up for a shift if you are able to help out. Have a good night.

Thursday

The novel study lap books are due tomorrow by the end of the day. The pizza form going home today has a mistake on it. Pizza day is Friday Nov. 22 and the order forms are due on Nov. 14th. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - lap books due tomorrow - math expo part B due tomorrow (we will be putting the boards together next week) - unfinished work - picture retakes tomorrow Have a good night.

Friday

We had a good day today. The students had the chance to test their recorder today. We went to the library and did a domino activity with Ms. Carter. We ended the day in our PJ's watching a video. Homework this weekend: - math expo - home reading - any unfinished work - art card orders due Monday - picture orders due Wednesday I am gone on Monday and Tuesday at a conference so the blog will not be updated until Wednesday. Have a good weekend!