Wednesday

We had a fabulous time today at Mary Poppins.  The children were all so well behaved and the bus driver commented on how wonderful they were.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - novel study
 - spelling if not complete

Have a good night.

Monday

Today we talked about light in science and what materials light can and cannot pass through.  In gym we played volleyball.  The children are getting better with their skills.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - WITW map if not complete
 - yr 6 Write Traits if not complete
 - Scholastic due tomorrow
 - flashlight for science

Have a good night.

Friday

Today the year 5/6 students were working on the names of items of clothing in French.  We had our little buddies come down to our classroom today and we dissected owl pellets.  It was really interesting to see all the different things inside them.  Homework this weekend:

 - home reading
 - beginning of novel study if not complete
 - Light title page if not complete
 - reading response if not complete
 - French if not complete

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

Mrs. Parker came to the classroom again today to continue our work with the zones of regulation.    We talked about impulse control and what the loss of that can look like for other people.  We also had an assembly today to remind children about dressing for the weather.  I have seen a few students in this class with only a hoodie not a winter jacket.  It can get chilly outside when the wind picks up so please make sure that your child is dressed warmly.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - novel study
 - buddies tomorrow please don't wear your best clothes

Have a good night!

Wednesday

Today we had a presentation from Justice Theater.  We saw a presentation on cyber bullying.  Please ask your child to tell you about this presentation today.  We also started our writing rough copy for our school wide write.  These will be completed tomorrow.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - spelling sentences if not complete
 - library books
 - Secret Santa?
 - Mary Poppins
 - Scholastic

Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today the weather was very cool and the children stayed inside at lunchtime.  Your child might have excess energy because of that.  Today is poinsettia pick up in the community room.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - spelling sentences 1-10
 - reading response if not complete
 - Mary Poppins form

Have a good night.

Spelling 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

Today we had a great day of work. The children have received all of the pieces to create their lap book novel studies. Please make sure that your child is doing their reading of their novel. We have also had to talk to many in the school about snow rules. As it looks like we will have more snow can you please ask your child to explain the school snow expectations. They should be able to tell you that snow stays on the ground (except for building) and that we don't own snow. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - secret Santa? - Mary Poppins - novel study reading - Write Traits if not complete - Battle students grade 4 and 6 remember your books Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today when we went to the library with Ms. Carter we used the chrome books for the first time. We learned how to use the track pad and the differences between a chrome book and a laptop. We also started a unit on light today. For homework the children need to create a list of man made light sources in your home. Homework: - home reading - study spelling - reading response - light list 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

Thank you to all of the students for bringing inside/outside shoes today! It was great to see everyone with proper footwear. Also thank you to our students for their patience with the little ones today. They boot room can be a crazy place with 70 children coming in and they were patient to make sure that no one got stepped on today. A reminder to them to come into the boot room, remove your boots, place them on the shelves and put your shoes on once you are in the hallway or classroom. Thank you as well to the parents for removing your boots and shoes when entering out school. This keeps our hallways drier and safer for those walking in socks and for preventing slips and falls. Please ensure that your child has a change of clothes in a plastic bag in their locker for those days when things do get wet. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - gym strip - socks/pants - snowpants and winter clothing Have a good night!

War Time Chocolate Cake

During wartime, the people back home didn’t always have the cooking supplies they would have liked. Recipes with little or no sugar, eggs, and milk were used so there would be more for the soldiers overseas. Some supplies were "rationed"—only so much per family. A family might have shared its sugar ration to make this No-Milk-No-Egg chocolate cake—mixed and baked in the same pan. Ask an adult to pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a 20 cm (8-inch) square pan put: 375 ml (1 ½ cups) all purpose flour 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of baking powder 250 ml (1 cup) of granulated sugar 2.5 ml (½ teaspoon) of cinnamon 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of baking soda 2.5 ml (½ teaspoon) of salt 45 ml (3 tablespoons) of cocoa powder (not instant cocoa drink mix) Add to the pan: 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of vanilla extract 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of white vinegar 75 ml (5 tablespoons) of vegetable oil 250 ml (1 cup) of lukewarm water Mix everything together with a fork and bake for 30 minutes or until done.

Friday

Today the children wrote their unit test on Sound. We will be looking at Light for our next unit. We also did some baking in the class today. We made Chocolate Cake using a recipe from Veterans Affairs Canada. We discussed how during war times food was rationed and people did not always have the ingredients we use today. This cake contained no dairy and no eggs. I will post the recipe in another post. Homework this weekend: - home reading (I have not received book reviews from some students yet this year. If your child is reading please remind them to complete a book review page when they have completed a book) - ancient civilization paragraphs will be due Wednesday if they have not already been handed in - Remembrance package if not completed Have a wonderful weekend.

Thursday

Today we had Mrs. Parker come into the classroom and start talking to us about the Zones of Regulation. Please have your child explain these to you. Homework tonight: - home reading - science quiz tomorrow - reading response if not complete Have a great night.

Monday

Today the children had the final run through for our Remembrance Day assembly. The children sang beautifully. Please try to ensure that your child is wearing black/dark pants and a white shirt for tomorrow. We will be providing the children with poppies. If you would like to send a donation in with your child you are able to do so. There will be no spelling this week because of the shorter week with many interruptions. We will continue next week with spelling. Homework tonight: - home reading - french quiz for 5/6 students - science quiz Friday - Write Traits if not complete Have a good evening.

Friday

Today we got together with the other Montessori classes to practice our songs for the Remembrance Day assembly on Tuesday. Please ask your child to make sure that he/she is practicing over the weekend. Homework this weekend: - home reading - practice songs - any unfinished work (spelling etc) Have a great weekend.

Song Lyrics for Remembrance Day

Dona Nobis Pacem Dona Nobis pacem pacem Dona Nobis pacem (repeated 3 times) Build Me A World Build me a world where there's hope for children to grow with no poverty no hatred or war. Build me a world where there's room to movie in with wide open scenery and clear skies above. I'll----climb the mountains and look out over the sea I'll----build the bridges connecting people to me. Build me a world where there's no more sickness We share all our promises, the rich and the poor I'll build this world if you'll stand beside me... Give me hope, give me faith, give me love. I'll climb the mountains and look out over the sea I'll build the bridges connecting people to me. Build me a world where there's no more sickness We share all our promises the rich and the poor. I'll build a world if you'll stand beside me... Give me hope, give me faith, give me love.

Thursday

What a busy day today was. The year 5/6 students reviewed the French verb avoir today. They will have a quiz next Tuesday on this verb as well as the vocabulary we have covered so far (colours, days of the week, months of the year, etc.) There will also be a science quiz on sound taking place next Friday. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling if not complete - WITW/Canadian Reader articles - ancient civilization research on world book - songs for Remembrance Day Have a good night.

Spelling Unit 8

Year 4 mind child idea bright while life island goodbye live type finish decide alive finger exciting entire favourite wildlife exercise vitamins Year 5 further herself learning turning returned searched worse worth wondering offered girlfriend energy forward determined earned modern observe discovered neither concerned Year 6 flowers reasons noises beaches movies themselves nineties twenties potatoes points types countries muscles results materials discoveries yourselves ourselves mistakes successes

Monday

It was a busy day in the room today. A lot of work was getting caught up and completed. In gym this afternoon I noticed that the children are all improving in their volleyball skills. Tomorrow our class will be going to the book fair in the morning for our viewing/buying day. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - poinsettia order - Purdy's order - grammar package - ancient civilization study block tomorrow, please make sure your work is at school - re try world book password Have a good night!

Friday

We went and saw some improv at our first YPC today. The actors did a great job. It was a bit of a crazy afternoon with the primary classes coming through on a costume parade and then heading down to make spider hats with our little buddies. Most of the children have worked really hard this week to get caught up to ensure no homework over Halloween weekend. If your child does bring home work can you please find some time for them to get it caught up. Have a safe and Happy Halloween tomorrow night!

Tuesday

Today we carried on looking at websites in the computer lab with Ms. Carter. We discovered that even though a website looks professional it does not always mean that the information contained on it is accurate. A reminder that the 5/6 students will be at TCC tomorrow. They will need to bring water, good lunch and wear clothes they can move around it. Homework tonight: -home reading - study spelling - spelling sentences - pictures due Thursday - retakes Thursday - Yr 6 shots were today, forms should be coming home with your child Have a good night.

Monday

Today was National Library Day and we took part in Drop Everything and Read. The students did a great job of reading silently. For our sound unit we talked about the absence of sound and learned how to sign the alphabet using sign language. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sentences to 5 if not complete - photo retakes Thursday - picture orders due Thursday - yr 6 shots tomorrow - scholastic due Friday due to book fair next week at the school Have a good night.

Thursday

Wow, what an amazing gym class today! It is so nice to see the children improving their volleyball skills while working on their sportsmanship as well! Lots of positive encouragement from classmates in the gym today. A reminder that tomorrow is a Pro-D day and there is no school for the children. School pictures should also be coming home today. Homework this weekend: - home reading - any unfinished work Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday

Today we started a SMALL research project on ancient civilizations. The purpose of this project is for students to gain research skills using World Book. The children also had a work block day today and many of them got a lot of work accomplished today. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (dictation tomorrow) - YPC form - PAC form - TCC form (5/6) - Book Fair sign up - spelling sheet - library tomorrow - gym strip - reading response if not complete - subject/predicate sheet if not complete Have a good night!

Tuesday

We had a great conversation in our class this afternoon about being safe while using the internet. The children all knew a lot of information so thank you for already talking to your child about this. We worked with Ms. Carter today about using websites and tips to find out if they are accurate or not. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - 1/2 spelling sheet - sentence sheet if not complete - reading response if not complete - notices to go home - zen tangles Have a good night.

Monday

Today was a busy day in the classroom. This weeks spelling list should come home today. A reminder that Friday is a Pro-D day so that there is no school for the children. Due to this the spelling dictation will be on Thursday this week. We had our first lock down drill practice today. Also today Mrs. Allen-Innis and I informed the children that we will be taking an and of the year trip this year. In June we will be going to Barkerville for 4 days/3 nights. More information will be coming regarding the trip as we finalize details. As of now we only have our dates (June 6-9) and accommodation (Wells School Gym) booked. I also informed the year 5/6 students that we will be attending a healthy and literacy day at TCC next Wednesday. Permission slips and more information on that will be coming home tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - election results - sentence sheet if not complete - verification form if not returned Have a good night!

Spelling Unit 6

Year 4 fact break danger animal add afraid paid half safe yesterday main holiday available amazing tomato claim escape remain behave chocolate Year 5 include unusual avenue refuse ruin truth prove value drew movie improve beautiful amuse view accuse fuel fluid volume human unique Year 6 drank caught taught stood wore spent held spoke stole paid rode drove struck flew dealt spilt spoilt crept sprang brought

Thursday

Today the year 5/6 talked about physical traits in French. They will be working with these traits over the next few weeks. After our discussion yesterday about voting rights, we looked at the history in Canada about when people got the right to vote. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sentences - verification forms Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today in the computer lab we used the World Book website. Your child will be coming home with an at home password today. Please write me a note in the agenda to make sure that this worked. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sentences due Friday - fiction cards due Friday - note to see if website worked Have a good night.

Spelling Unit 5

Year 4 chance since courage control giant garbage once science practice guide magnet charge recognize voyage message surface decorate general language recently Year 5 details deal goal realize real wheel steal feel mild pile bowl style squeal heal jewel cereal wealthy healthy yield trial Year 6 laughed wrecked owned climbing studied hurrying lying included promising decided planning surprising causing controlling canceled complaining satisfied argued ignored regretted

Friday

Sorry that I have not posted on here much this week. It has been busy with interviews. We have had a wonderful week in the classroom. We had a great time at the Harvest Lunch on Wednesday. It was fun to have all 400 students in the gym having lunch together. We made "turkey callers" in the classroom this morning and then again with our little buddies in the afternoon. Please ask your child to explain the science of this to you. The children only have homework if they have any outstanding assignments such as spelling, grammar, timelines. Also, remind the children that they have a rhythm test Tuesday. Have a wonderful long weekend. A reminder that there is no school Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Tuesday

Sorry that there was no post yesterday. I have just posted this weeks spelling words as well if you need them. This morning the children went into the computer lab with Ms. Carter for the first time. The year 4 students were introduced to World Book which they will be using a lot in the coming months (and years) for research in the classroom. There have been some changes made to the website so it was new for the 5/6s's today as well. We are still continuing to try to work quietly in the classroom. With 29 students when they get off task the noise level can rise quickly. Please remind your child that work time in the classroom should be used for just that. A reminder that if students are bringing a drink into the classroom that it should be water only. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - early dismissal tomorrow at 12:30 - please bring a lunch for our harvest lunch celebration tomorrow - food bank donation Have a wonderful night!

Spelling Unit 4

Year 4 switch edge bridge coach stage touch stretch kitchen huge change fetch porch village stranger cottage message bandage stomach college budge Year 5 breath breathe breeze cleaning already instead leading reasons dreamed means health seemed meadow disease creatures employee defeated eager sweater disagree Year 6 halfway outdoors underwater somehow forever anyway countdown part-time thirty-four ninety-eight nobody whatever self-control old-fashioned absent-minded fingernail well-behaved throughout motorcycle non-stop

Thursday

Yesterday our class took part in the school Terry Fox Run. As a school we raised over $1200!! Thank you to everyone! Today we had a fire drill (while in gym!). This was a very different experience for all of us. Today was also library day, if your child has any overdue books can you please have them returned. Not everyone has signed up for a parent teacher interview. I would like to touch base with all parents this time, so please make sure that you have signed up outside the classroom. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sheet if not complete - Scholastic orders due tomorrow - Owl magazine due tomorrow - yr 6 immunization forms due October 9 Have a wonderful night!

Tuesday

Today the Earth Rangers came to the school to talk to the children about endangered animals and things that they can do to help. Each student should be bringing a postcard home with more information if they are interested. Tomorrow our school is taking part in the Terry Fox run. Please make sure that your child is wearing appropriate clothing, we will be running outside no matter what the weather. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - Terry Fox Run - wear appropriate clothes - orange shirt day - reading response if not complete - French (5/6) if not complete - interview sign up Have a great evening.

Monday

Today we had a conversation about Terry Fox and why we run. Please make sure that your child returns their permission slip so that they are able to participate in the intermediate run on Wednesday. Also please return internet forms. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - assertive sheet if not complete - terry fox forms - yr6 immunization forms - yr 5/6 map if not complete - Scholastic due Friday - Owl forms due Friday - Timeline of You due Friday - sign up for parent/teacher interview Have a good night!

Spelling unit three

Year 4 crumble struggle month sample scream straight strange thrilling splash throat branch spring scribble mumble screwdriver scrape sprinkle crumple strength threat Year 5 balance dance distance else purse twice increase province police service surface promise false license fierce practice pronounce purchased resources forced Year 6 sidewalk teenager carefree ballpark aircraft sailboat backpack myself carload fireworks thunderstorm background headache cardboard headlight touchdown lightweight Newfoundland lighthearted grapefruit

Thursday

Today I was able to have each of the children read me a short passage. Please make sure that your child is doing his/her nightly reading. A couple of times a week I encourage him/her to do oral reading. This does not mean reading out loud for the whole 30 minutes, even doing just a page. This helps them with fluency and reading with expression. We had our first library sign out today. Each child should be coming home with home reading books this evening. Please remember that there is no school for students tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - classroom design and paragraph if not complete - math place value package if not complete - internet forms if not already returned - Terry Fox permission slips if not already returned - sign up for parent teacher interviews outside the classroom Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday

Today we celebrated the International Day of Peace. All of the Montessori classes got together by the garden and asked for peace throughout the world. We concluded by all singing "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream." In the afternoon we did some role playing while talking about being assertive. We learned how to speak in an assertive way. The children really enjoyed taking part in the role plays. We also started discussing time lines. I have asked the children to each create their own time line of their life. Part of their homework tonight is to talk to their families about some milestones or important events that have happened to them throughout their lives. A reminder of the Open House at the school tonight from 6-7 followed by a PAC meeting at 7pm. Homework tonight: - home reading (our first library day is tomorrow so your child will be able to bring home a home reading book from their list) - study spelling (dictation tomorrow as no school for children on Friday) - Terry Fox permission slip Have a wonderful night.

Tuesday

We went into the computer lab today and practiced logging on and off the computer. Coming home today are internet permission forms. Please return these as soon as possible. We will be going outside tomorrow to celebrate the International Day of Peace. Please make sure that your child dresses for the weather. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - reading response if not complete - peace flag if not complete - permission slips - online survey if not already completed Have a great night!

Monday

Today we talked about the International Day of Peace, which we will be acknowledging on Wednesday. We discussed what makes a peace maker and what they can do to help do this. The children have been very focused on being social with their friends. Until they are able to not chat during class time your child may be bringing home homework in order to finish the days activities. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sheet due Thursday - reading response if not complete - math sheet questions only - practice peace song Have a good night.

Spelling Unit 2

Year 4 clock front against spend track grandfather complete stood across flight problem standing traffic address transport blanket blood panicked plastic climate Year 5 January February April Thursday August Monday Tuesday Wednesday thirteen fifteen eighteen seventeen traffic nineteen annual anniversary seasonal autumn fortnight panicked Year 6 another people holiday upon heard should listened doesn't always through strange until government second autumn February hospital eighth supper around

Friday

We finished off the week meeting our buddies for the first time today. The children were WONDERFUL big buddies to their new Kindergarten buddies. I heard great feedback from the other teacher about how positive an experience it was for the little ones. There is a lot of information coming home with your child tonight. Please take a few minutes and fill out the survey on the website stated in the classroom newsletter. The home reading list for the year is also coming home for you to see today. All of these books are available in our school library. Our first library day is Thursday next week. Until that point any book that they may have at home that they could read nightly will be great. Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday

Today the year four students started to work on their time capsules. They will decorate a tube and inside I will place a picture of them that I took today along with some information about themselves that they have filled in. When they finish year 6 (or even year 7) I will return them to them and we can see how much they have grown and changed. Thank you to the year 5/6 students for helping to weed the garden today. Homework tonight: - study spelling - spelling sheet - gym strip (I forgot to remind the kids about this one!) Have a great evening!

Tuesday

Another wonderful day in the classroom today. The grade fours are continuing to settle in, but I am pleased to see that they are checking in with me or other students for clarification when required. They had their first music class with Mrs. Sewell today. We have also started working with the virtue of assertiveness. We will continue to discuss this over the next couple of weeks. There is no homework tonight other than continuing to study for Friday's spelling dictation. Have a wonderful evening.

Spelling lists for the week

Year 4 back plant finish lunch those gave team side tube start sort first coins small dinner cutting that's something night little Year 5 track change main least follow through their order near voice ground stopped living higher anything happen people won't unknown provide Year 6 thirteen dance dreamed include sharp returned clear eight packet climbed winning copied you've thousands single picture fashion enjoyment friendship build

Monday September 14, 2015

Welcome back! I am so excited to be starting another year here at Aberdeen. We have a pretty full class this year, 29 children. Today we continued working on helping the new grade 4's settle into the classroom. The next couple of weeks we will be working on helping them adjust to a new classroom. Homework tonight: - study spelling (there will be a dictation on Friday morning) - reading response if not complete - gym strip Have a wonderful evening.

Happy Summer!!!

I can't believe that the school year is over for another year. It has been such a joy to work with your children for the last year. I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe summer! I look forward to seeing everyone and hearing lots of amazing stories in September! Mrs. Elliott

Monday

We had a fun day today looking at the waterslide parks that the students all created. We graphed our results of the top five favourite slides. We had a great time at the school air bands this afternoon. Homework tonight: - home reading - reading response if not complete - write traits if not complete - WITW and maps if not complete A reminder that Wednesday is early dismissal at 12:30 and Thursday we dismiss at 12:00. Wednesday is time for parent teacher interviews. I have contacted those I would like to meet with. If you feel we need to meet please contact me. Have a good night!

Thursday

We had a great time at the waterslides yesterday! The students did a great job putting on their plays for the kindergarten children this afternoon. They need to make sure if their What In The World articles have not been completed that they work on this tonight as we will be marking as a class tomorrow. Any Write Traits that were not completed today need to go home for homework. Also any outstanding French posters, multiplication and division sheets must be completed for tomorrow. Just because we are getting closer to the end of the year doesn't mean that they no longer have work to do. Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a good day today and many of the children worked quietly. Just because the school year is winding down doesn't mean that we stop working in the classroom. Please remind your child of this. Homework tonight: - home reading (today was our last library day. All books will be due back to the school by Monday) - reading response if not complete - What if snow tasted like chocolate paragraph if not complete - multiplication worksheet if not complete - Atlantis permission slip Have a good night.

Monday

Today we separated into boy and girl groups to have our final lesson on human growth and development. The grade 6 students are also bringing some reading home to complete. We started working with french spring and summer vocabulary and will be working with them all week. Homework tonight: - home reading - weather math if not complete - humidity sheet if not complete - Atlantis permission slips are due on Friday Have a good night.

Stuffed Peppers....sorry I didn't post it sooner!

Ingredients 18-20 baby bell peppers, cleaned 1/2 cup Finely Shredded Asiago & Parmesan Cheese (I used cheddar instead of asiago for the kids) 1/2 cup Cream Cheese 1/4 cup breadcrumbs 1 large egg 1/2 tsp oil 1 tsp kosher salt 1 dash black pepper (I did not add this as some kids do not like pepper) 3 tbsps fresh parsley, chopped (I did not add this as some kids don't like it) Directions Preheat oven to 425° F. Cut each pepper lengthwise and remove stems with a paring knife. Scoop out seeds and ribs, leaving the pepper hollow. In a mixing bowl, combine the shredded Asiago & Parmesan and cream cheese, chopped parsley, breadcrumbs and eggs, and mix well. Stuff a generous amount of filling into each pepper, leaving about ¼-inch space at the opening of the pepper. Coat peppers on the outside with oil, salt and pepper. Place on sheet tray and roast for 5-7 minutes, or until peppers are soft. Make sure to not over cook them, as cheese will melt out of the pepper.

Thursday

Tomorrow we will be having a picnic lunch with our little buddies (inside if this weather keeps up). Our fruit and veggie program has a lot of left over peppers so tomorrow we will also be making some stuffed mini peppers to share with our buddies. Science quiz tomorrow, yr 6 math quiz tomorrow. Write traits #20 and reading response prediction are homework if not completed. Have a good night!

Tuesday

Today we started our look at human growth and development. We talked about how when children go through puberty is the third largest growth change that they will go through. We also discussed sweat, body odour, and deodorants. Your child has a sheet to complete for homework tonight. Homework tonight: - home reading - human growth and development sheet - novel study if not complete - write traits if not complete Have a good night.

Monday

There were a few children who owed me work that wasn't handed in last week. Please check in with your child to make sure that they are all caught up on their work. Just a reminder that tomorrow we will be starting lesson on our human growth and development unit. Homework tonight: - home reading - no spelling this week - reading response if not complete Have a good night!

Friday

The children did some excellent work in the garden today. It looks wonderful!!! Thank you to those families who sent in tools to help out. It sure helped to speed up the work. There is a notice going home today to let families know that we will be starting human growth and development next week. If you have any concerns please let me know. There is also a notice going home today regarding our end of the year trip. We will be going to Atlantis Water slides on June 17th for the day with Mrs. McGarry and Ms. Diehl's classes. Homework this weekend: - novel study if not complete - math 4p. 260 #1-4, 5p. 282 #1-7 - notice

Thursday

We had a presentation from KISSM this morning in the gym. If you are interested in this there is more information available at the school office. We also had our class and school pictures taken today. We got together to with our buddies to help them with a healthy eating art project. The children did a wonderful job as leaders and role models in the classroom today. Tomorrow is spirit wear or green for Aberdeen day. We will also be gardening so please do not wear your best clothes but have on sun screen!!

Banana Bread Recipe

2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg 2 beaten eggs 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (5 medium) 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup cooking oil or melted butter 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (we did not use these) Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 tsp salt. Make a well and set aside. Combine eggs, bananas, sugar and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture (batter should be lumpy). Fold in nuts if using. Spoon batter into greased pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 55-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.

Fruit and Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

Makes 8 Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 tbsp baking powder pinch of salt scant 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 3 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries (we used mixed berries) Preheat oven to 375. Grease 8 muffin pans. With an electric mixer, beat together the first eight ingredients until smooth. Mix berries into other ingredients until evenly combined. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pans, filling them two-thirds full. Bake for about 25 minutes, until a cake tester in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the muffin pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

Friday

This afternoon we welcomed many of the people who donated to Backpacks for Hope project. I will be posting the recipes for the treats we made later tonight. Homework this weekend: - home reading - WITW if not complete - Reading Response if not complete - Math 4p. 216 #1-14, 5p. 263 #1-6, 6p. 265 #1-6 - Write Traits lesson 16 - Novel Study all due next Friday May 29 - spelling sentences if not complete Have a good weekend.

Thursday

We had a lot of fun baking for the thank you tomorrow. I will post the recipes for what we made later today or this weekend. I will be away tomorrow until lunch. Please make sure that all of your work is completed. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 5p. 260 #1-4, 6p. 261 #1-5 - WITW is due tomorrow - Write Traits if not complete - Reading Response if not complete - Novel Study Circle 5 if not complete Have a good night.

Tuesday

We had a lot of fun in Science today and created mini tornadoes in the classroom. Please ask your child how we did this. Congratulations and good luck to those in the classroom who are going to the zone track meet tomorrow. We will be cheering you on! Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (individual lists this week) - write traits lesson 15 if you are going to track tomorrow - science - math 4p. 211 #1-8, 5 quiz tomorrow, 6p. 250 #1-8 - reading response if going to track tomorrow Have a good night.

Thursday

Today was another busy day. We worked on our plays again in Fine Arts this afternoon. The children need to remember if they take their play home to practice to make sure that they have it with them on Thursdays. We also worked to put together some of the smaller packs to go inside the Backpacks for Hope project. We will be getting together with the other Montessori classes tomorrow to put these backpacks and supplies together. Homework tonight: - home reading - novel study circle five if not complete - MS read a thon forms returned - Art Cards returned - math 4p. 204 #1-7, gr 6 quiz tomorrow - map if not complete Have a good night!

Tuesday

We started doing our school wide write today. This week the children will be writing on, "What I'd like you to know about me." They did a brainstorm activity today. Tomorrow they will write their rough copy and finish their good copy on Friday. Art Card orders are due tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - science if not complete - math 4p. 201 #1-12, 5p. 214 #1-13, 6p. 240 #1-8. Grade 6 math quiz Friday, Grade 5 quiz next Wednesday - art cards due tomorrow - library tomorrow - gym tomorrow - MS Read a thon forms due Have a good night!

Wednesday

We moved seats in the classroom today. Some of the children were moved while others stayed at the same table. They were a pretty tired group today as they worked really hard in the track meet yesterday. They will find out later in the week if they have moved on. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 5p. 202 #1-4 - journal entry about track meet if not complete - novel study circles 2-4 if not complete - spelling sentences if not complete - must have rock for science tomorrow - Scholastic due Friday Have a good night.

Tuesday

Wow! What a great Track and Field Day! I hope that all the children had as much fun as I did. The weather was cool, but better than being too hot I think. Thank you to those who contributed to our classroom basket. It looks amazing!

Monday

We attempted to do a science experiment talking about the sun and atmosphere today. Unfortunately the sun did not cooperate and we will be trying again later in the week. Tomorrow is the school track meet. Please make sure you are prepared for cool or hot weather (water bottles, hats, sunscreen are advised). Running shoes and proper gym strip are REQUIRED. Tomorrow is the last chance to bring in items for our classroom "Movies and Munchies" basket. Have a great night!

May 4 Spelling Words - Common confusion and/or spelling mistakes

there their they're two to too witch which weather whether hear here write right wear where our are peace piece

Thursday

We watched a wonderful theater presentation this morning. It was a single presenter and she was demonstrating different masks to the children. A reminder to those moving on to District Heritage Fair that I need the children's permission forms tomorrow. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - circle #4 if not complete - WITW/Can. Reader if not complete - Science sheet if not complete - spelling sheet if not complete - rock (fist size) for science by Monday - math 4p. 187 #1-4 - stuffed animals for Panda Pitch - sign up for fun fair volunteers - unfinished Write Traits Have a good night.

Wednesday

Today we spent some time this morning choosing our track and field events for next week. Please ask your child to let you know what events they have signed up for. Thank you to those who continue to add to our "Movies and Munchies" basket. The fun fair is still looking for volunteers to help out that evening. Also, if you have any stuffed animals that could be contributed to the "Panda Pitch" game they would be appreciated. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sheet due tomorrow - math 4p. 187#1-4, 5p. 192 #1-12, 6p. 210 #1-9 - novel study circle #4 due tomorrow - write traits lesson 13 - please bring in a fist sized rock for a science project Have a good night.

Tuesday

We had a really fun afternoon in our clan groups today. We all took part in a jump rope for heart activity and went through six skipping stations. The children had a lot of fun. Thank you to those who have donated to our "Movies and Munchies" basket for the school basket raffle. The items can come in until May 5th. Also, if you are able please sign up for a shift at the fun fair. The sign up sheet is on the PAC board by the library. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 4p. 184 #1-11, 5p. 189 #1-14, 6p. 207 #1-8 - any unfinished Writing and science Have a good night!

Monday

We had a very exciting day in the classroom today. We helped to take care of a baby duck that hatched last night in our little buddies classroom. It was pretty weak so we spent time today keeping it warm. It is doing much better and we hope to see even more improvement tomorrow. Tomorrow is our Jump Rope for Heart afternoon. Please make sure that you are dressed in the appropriate clothing and footwear. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (weather words!) - math 5p. 185 #1-13 - science questions if not finished - write traits if not complete Have a good night!

Thursday

A reminder that tomorrow is the LAST day to bring in any school spirit wear orders. We spent some time outside this afternoon sketching nature. Homework: - home reading - maps if not complete - math 4p. 181 #1-5, 5p. 181 #1-8 - novel study circle #2 due tomorrow Have a good night.

Wednesday

Wow the last two days have been so busy! The Heritage Fair yesterday was amazing. Thank you to all the parents who were able to come. The children loved being able to show off all of their hard work. Today we had a lesson with Mrs. Tomm on communication. We talked about how things like proximity and tone can affect our communication. This afternoon the grade sevens put on a wonderful band concert for the school. The Fun Fair is coming up on May 7th. All classes will be creating a basket to raffle off. Our theme this year is "Movies and Munchies." If you are able to donate something to this basket it would be greatly appreciated. Homework tonight: - home reading - map if not complete - items for basket - math 4p. 179 #1-5, 5p. 178 #1-11, 6 quiz on fraction and ratio tomorrow Have a good night!

Friday

We had a wonderful time at 4 Cats Art Studio today! The children have created some AMAZING paintings. They are at the studio to dry and they will contact me when they are ready to be picked up. I am emailing pictures out to show you what they have done (if you don't receive an email it is because your child has asked that it remain a surprise). Tuesday will be our school Heritage Fair. All project must be brought into the school on Tuesday morning. If you would like to come and view your child's project they will be available for viewing on Tuesday from 1:15 - 2:15. Homework this weekend: - home reading - novel study - heritage fair Have a great weekend.

Thursday

Congratulations to the grade 3/4 and grade 5 Battle of the Books teams who took part in the zone competition today. The 3/4 team placed third and the grade 5 team placed first! Tomorrow we are heading to 4 Cats for our Emily Carr field trip. Please make sure that your child is in clothes appropriate for art, we will be using paint. Homework tonight: - home reading - novel study circle 3 - heritage fair projects can be brought into the school once completed. Due Tuesday. Viewing for parents on Tuesday is from 1:15 - 2:15 in the Community Room Have a great night.

Wednesday

Today we started an independent novel study. Each child has picked a novel that they will be reading for this assignment. They are able to use these novels as their home reading books for the next few weeks as they have all shown them to me to make sure that they are at a level they should be okay with. For any reason if your child is struggling with the novel please let me know as soon as possible. Homework tonight: - home reading - novel study circle #3 - bring in heritage fair project if completed - 2 notices - gym tomorrow Have a good night!

Tuesday

We had a lot of fun this afternoon taking part in a track and field clinic. A couple of members of the track and field club came to the school to work with the children on shot put and high jump skills. They all seemed to have a good time. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair (projects should be complete at this time and the children should be working on how they will present it next Tuesday) - math 5p. 172 #1-12, 6p. 192 #1-11 Have a good night.

Monday

We had a work block day in the classroom today. The children got work done but were a little chatty. Once they have completed their heritage fair projects they can bring them into the classroom and leave them here for safe keeping for the school fair on Tuesday. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - gym strip for track and field lessons tomorrow afternoon - write traits if not complete - french quiz tomorrow 5/6 - math quiz tomorrow 4 Have a good night.

Friday

Today as a school we ran the Terry Fox Run. Terry Fox started his run April 12 so we ran today. As a school we were able to raise over $970! The children did a lot of work on their Heritage Fair projects today. There will be more class time available on Monday for those who need it. Homework this weekend: - home reading - math 4 quiz Tuesday, 5's p. 168 #1-10, 6 p. 188 #1-13 - 5/6 French quiz Tuesday Have a great weekend!

Thursday

We spent some time this afternoon learning about the life of the artist Emily Carr. The children were using great words to describe her art work. Tomorrow we are taking part in a school wide Terry Fox run. Please if you are able send $2 with your child to send to the Terry Fox Foundation. Tomorrow and Monday I will be giving the children class time work on putting together their heritage fair back boards. Please make sure that your child comes with what they will need. I will provide glue and backing paper. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - $2 for Terry - math 4p. 166 #1-16, grade 4 quiz Tuesday - 5/6 french quiz Tuesday Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today I gave the children a quick lesson in how to use the citation builder in Worldbook. This will help them to create their bibliography for their Heritage Fair project. Tomorrow we will be working on Art Cards. This is a fundraiser where the children create an image to be made into a card. I have asked the children to ask at home and see what kind of card their parent would like them to create. Some might want a birthday theme, or a thank you card. Please let your child know what you would like if you have a preference. Homework tonight: - home reading - french quiz next Tuesday (5's and 6's) - heritage fair - report card envelope if not returned - library books - 4 cats permission slip Have a good night.

Thursday

We had a lot of fun today. We took our little buddies out for an Easter Egg hunt and saw the Easter Bunny running around the field. We also finished working on our zebra eyes in fine arts. A reminder that there is no school tomorrow or Monday due to the Easter long weekend. Homework this weekend is working on Heritage Fair projects. There are two notices coming home today. Have a wonderful weekend.

Wednesday

Today we had a great work block day. We also had library this afternoon. Many of the children still have library books at home that are overdue. Please make sure if you child has books at home that they bring them back either to return them or renew them. Thank you. Homework tonight: - home reading - 6's math - p. 179 #1-11 5's quiz Tuesday - 4 Cats permission slip - Heritage Fair project - Young Author's due tomorrow - report card envelope - library books Have a good night!

Tuesday

Tomorrow we will have some more class time available to work on our Heritage Fair projects. Please make sure that you child is coming with work to do. I have booked the computer lab for one block of time tomorrow. There is a family dance taking place at the school on April 10th, an email went home with an attachment about this today. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - notice - family dance - library books returned Have a good night.

Monday

Wow did today go by quickly!! The children worked hard today. A reminder that we will be using some class time to work on their Heritage Fair projects tomorrow and Wednesday so they need to come to class prepared to do this. If they would like my help with editing rough copies I would like to see these no later than Wednesday. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - grade 5 math quiz next Tuesday - gymnastics starts tomorrow, bring your gym strip Have a good night.

Friday

Wow what a busy day! We had our science quiz this morning to finish off our unit on renewable and non-renewable resources. We then read the story Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi to talk about how tomorrow is Pi Day (3.14). Then we made some butter tarts, the children really seemed to enjoy them (as did the staff, yummy!). We finished off the day helping our little buddies celebrate 100 days of school. I hope that everyone has a wonderful break. See you all on March 30th!!

Butter Tart Recipe

1/2 butter 2 eggs 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 coconut 1 cup raisins (I usually soak them first to plump them up, pour boiling water over and let sit) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla Mix together and fill tart shells 2/3 full. Bake in oven for 450 for 10 minutes then drop the temperature to 425 for 10 minutes.

Thursday

We had a wonderful time on our field trip to the public library today. Many of the children have books that they have taken out and they should also have a slip of paper telling their due date. These can be returned to the public library or to the library return box on the top floor of Aberdeen Mall. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - cooking tomorrow, long hair needs to be pulled back - gym strip should be at home - lost in found will be donated so please take a minute to go through it - spirit day tomorrow - green for Aberdeen or spirit wear! Have a great night.

Wednesday

It was a wonderful work block day in the classroom today. The children were all getting a lot of work completed. It is great to see that many of them have been working on their heritage fair projects at home. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - math 4p. 163 #1-3, 5p. 153 #1-9 - library field trip tomorrow - bring your library card if you have one Have a great night.

Tuesday

We had a great day today. The grade five students created a metric cube out of newspaper and had a lot of fun with it. We continued to work on our heritage fair projects today and will do so again tomorrow so please make sure that your child is coming prepared and is working on this project at home too. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - math 4p. 161 #1-9, 5p. 149 #1-9 - popcorn day tomorrow $1 - spirit day/wear green on Friday Have a good day!

Monday

We had a wonderful day in the classroom today. For a writing topic today the children had to tell me about three creative uses for a pen with no ink. We have also decided to do some baking on Friday. Some of the children have been asked to bring in ingredients. Tomorrow and Wednesday the children will be given time to work on their heritage fair topics. Please make sure that they come to school prepared to do this. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - math 4p. 158 #1-6, 5p. 147 #1-5 - writing if not complete - science quiz Friday Have a great evening.

Wednesday

There is a very important field trip from coming home today. Next Thursday we will be visiting the public library and I need to have the library card sheets filled in and returned ASAP. Even if your child already has their own library card we have been asked to have these sheets returned. We will be having a tour of the library and then will have a chance to look for some books for our heritage research projects. Homework tonight: - home reading - heritage fair - newspaper - return library slips asap - WITW/Canadian Reader if not complete Have a good night.

Tuesday March 3

Sorry for no post last night. Over the last couple of days I have had a chance to meet with the children regarding their Heritage Fair projects. If you have not yet signed your child's form could you please do so now. Many of the topics are very exciting and it is wonderful to see the children so excited about them. We will be having time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in class to work on these projects so please make sure that your child has what they need to work at school on these days. Many of the children brought in flash drives today which was wonderful. Please make sure that you have shown your child how to use and safely remove these so that they know what to do. It is hard for me to teach them when I am trying to help others gather research. Also, we will have no spelling over the next couple of weeks so that we can devote more class time to our projects. Homework tonight: - home reading - math 4p. 154 #1-7, 5p. 143 #1-8 - 5/6 french if not complete - WITW and Canadian Reader due tomorrow Have a good night!

Friday

Today we worked on our Heritage Fair stamps in class. The children have to complete an image and a paragraph on something that relates to Canada. We will be starting some in class work and research on our projects next week. I have asked that all children take a look at the Kamloops Heritage Fair website with their parents and try to choose a topic this week. The Kamloops site is http://kamloopsheritagefair.sd73.bc.ca. And as I stated on yesterdays post as well, project ideas can be found at http://canadashistory.ca/Kids/Heritage/Project-Tips.aspx?id=10. I have asked the children to start keeping a journal of their progress into this project and have asked them to do three journal entries a week. Homework this weekend: - home reading - heritage fair - stamp idea if not done already Have a great weekend.

Thursday

We had a busy day in the room today! We talked about the Heritage Fair which is a large project that the intermediate Montessori classes will be doing. These are to be individually completed. Please take a look at the timeline with your child and help guide them to a topic that will interest them. We will be using class time for this project every week however it will require some home time to complete as well. We have a link to helpful websites through our school homepage. Project ideas can also be found at www.canadashistory.ca. We also had a good class meeting this afternoon. We have been having some problems in the line up and playing games on the playground lately. As a class this afternoon we talked and brainstormed solutions to these problems. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - heritage fair - math 4p. 248, 5p. 137 if not complete Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a good work block today. The children are starting to spend more time focusing on their work and less time chatting with friends. It was great to see the sea of pink shirts in the classroom today. Thank you for supporting pink shirt day. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sheets due tomorrow - math 4p. 148 #1-7, 5p. 137 #1-6 - pink shirt day reading activity Have a good night.

Tuesday

We had a lot of fun in our clan groups this morning. We talked about how good ideas snowball and talked about ways we could show respect and responsibility safely on the playgound in the winter. We also created our own personal food guides on the computer today. Homework tonight: - pink shirt day tomorrow - home reading - study spelling - math 5p. 133 #1-6 - maps due tomorrow Have a good night.

Monday

We had a wonderfully busy day today. In the morning we had a great work block and some of the grade 6 students gave grammar box lessons to the younger students. In the afternoon we talked about healthy food practices and why cutting raw chicken with other foods on a cutting board is not a safe practice. Ask your child to explain to you how we did this. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - Purdy's orders Have a great night!

Thursday

Today we presented our composer lockers to our classroom. We also started our health unit talking about nutrition and safe food practices. The children all have a survey they have been asked to fill out this weekend. Homework: - home reading - math 4p. 144 #1-8 - survey - map due Wednesday - no school tomorrow Have a good weekend!

Wednesday

We had an amazing day in the classroom today! The children were so focused on their work today! A reminder for those who have overdue library books to return them tomorrow or bring them in tomorrow to renew. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - spelling sheet if not complete - math 4p. 140 #1-5, 5p. 129 #1-8 - composer lockers due tomorrow - return Montessori letter if not done already Have a wonderful evening.

Tuesday

Today we started our look into Carnival in Quebec. We will be looking at Carnival and the activities that take place there over the next couple of weeks. We also carried on working with our Haida paintings this afternoon. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 4p. 137 #1-10, 5p. 127 #1-2 - tomorrow is a half day, dismissal at 12:30 - return Montessori form ASAP Have a great night.

Monday

What a beautiful day today was. After being out on supervision at recess today I noticed (as did a few others in the room) that there was a lot of garbage on our school yard after the snow had melted. We decided to head outside this afternoon and do a quick school yard clean up. We picked up a lot of garbage in a fairly short time. Thank you to the students in the class for helping to keep our school yard looking clean. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - finish paragraph writing - math 4/5 finish today's assignment (sorry I am writing this later at home tonight due to meetings and don't have the page numbers here) - hot lunch orders on www.hotlunches.net - Montessori notice to go home, please return ASAP A reminder that Wednesday is a half day with dismissal at 12:30. Friday is a Professional Development Day and there will be no school for the children that day.

Friday

The children all did a wonderful job presenting in class today. They all spoke clearly and confidently. We went down to our buddy class this afternoon. We were invited down to celebrate Valentine's Day. The children in our class were wonderful and patient with the younger ones making sure that they achieved success in all of the games that they took part in. I was very proud of their behaviour with our little buddies today. Today, due to many problems that have been happening lately, we have had to ask the children to take a one week break from playing football at school. The play has been much too rough lately, whether intentional or not, so we have asked that for next week no footballs come to the school. A reminder that next week is a shortened one. Wednesday is a half day (dismissal at 12:30) for interviews and Friday is a ProD day. Homework this weekend: - home reading - ss projects if not complete - science quiz Monday Have a great weekend!

Thursday

We had a lot of fun this morning in a Play is the Way presentation. The children learned how to play games that required them to work together and encourage each other. Tomorrow they will present their social studies projects to each other. Due to technical difficulties I told them that they will have time tomorrow morning to print their projects (if required in grade 5 and 6). Due to this and the invitation of helping our little buddies with some Valentine's crafts tomorrow afternoon I am going to postpone the science quiz on chapter 9 (salmon, forests, water and renewable energy resources) until Monday. This is just a quick quiz to make sure they have been listening to the readings and following the concepts. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - SS projects to hand in tomorrow - present SS projects tomorrow - PJ and bed head day tomorrow Have a good night!

Wednesday

We watched a great Justice Theater presentation in the gym this morning. In it the actors talked about bullying and how the internet can play a part in bullying. Back in the classroom we discussed THINK before you write. Homework this evening: - home reading - spelling sheets due tomorrow - animation cells due tomorrow - math 4p. 130 #1-10 - notice going home Have a good night.

Tuesday

We had a lot of fun this afternoon working on our Haida Art. They are really starting to take shape and looking really good. I would strongly encourage all children to bring a change of pants and socks to school. The fields and playground are very wet right now. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - social studies projects due Friday - science quiz Friday - Math grade 5 quiz tomorrow - Math 4p. 126 #1-9, 6p. 154 #1-10 Have a great night!

Friday

We had another peaceful work day in the classroom today. Our class has taken on planning a "We Love You Just The Way You Are Day" next Friday February 13th. It is a chance for children to come the way they are that morning....in pajamas with "bed head" or messy hair. There is a letter coming home today about a video that has been created for the Schools of Choice information evening next week. Please make sure you read this notice and return the bottom if you do not wish for your child's image to be used. Homework this weekend: - home reading - SS projects due next week - ready to present on Friday - math - worksheet packages if not complete - math quiz Wednesday yr 5 - notice - Scholastic Due Tuesday - No school Monday - clothes in case you get wet!!! Have a great weekend!

Thursday

I hope that all the 5/6 students that went skiing today had as much fun as the rest of us did skating! We had so much fun with out little buddies. It was the first time that many of our little buddies have been on skates. The children in our class did such a great job and were helping them all, showing them what to do, and by the end they were all skating! Way to go big buddies! Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math quiz for year 4's tomorrow - science title page due tomorrow Have a good night!

Wednesday

Well it sure was a quiet day in the classroom today with some of the 5/6 students gone! We got a lot of great work done today. We had some fun as well with some of the other grade 4 students that were in split classes. We got to practice our basketball skills with Mrs. Doherty's students today and the three classes got together at the end of the day to watch part of James and the Giant Peach. Our grade 4's have it as a home reading book this year and there are some big differences between the book and the movie so we are going to compare and contrast the two and discuss why they feel that the film makers decided to make changes. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (sheet due tomorrow) - math quiz Friday - Continent projects for grade 4's are due next week - Paragraphs for physical regions of Canada due next week for grade 5's - skating tomorrow please bring a helmet and skates so that you are able to skate Have a wonderful evening!

Tuesday

We had some very quiet work block time taking place in the classroom today. It was nice to see so many of the children focused on their work. Tomorrow the grade 5/6 students are off skiing for 2 days. All children need to meet Mrs. Sewell at the flag pole tomorrow morning by 8:15 for attendance. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 4p. 116 #1-15, 5p. 113 #1-2, 6p. 148 #1-10 - worry work if not complete - goals if not complete - yr 4 handwriting to letter H Have a good night.

Monday

We are working hard and trying to focus on making sure that we are prepared and ready for the day. Unfortunately many of the children are not coming dressed for the weather. While out on duty today I noticed many of the children in our room not wearing winter coats, gloves, boots and hats. Please make sure that your child has what they need when they are dressed to go outside. Homework tonight: - study spelling - home reading - math 5p. 110 #1-6, 6p. 148 #1-10 - gym tomorrow - handwriting sheets are overdue for year 4's - science title page due Friday Have a good night.

Thursday

Today we finished our "Worry Work" and the program "What To Do If You Worry Too Much." Please ask your child two different ways that you can reset your system when you are worried. I will be away at a workshop again tomorrow, but will be back on Monday. The Year 4's will write their final FSA's tomorrow for Numeracy. Good luck to them! Due to this they will not have a spelling dictation. The year 5 and 6's will have a dictation as normal. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - french quiz tomorrow for 5/6 students - math 5p. 102 #1-14 Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today we reviewed prepositions and used them in sentences. The grade 4's wrote two more FSA's today. A notice is going home with all grade 5/6 students going on the ski trip. I will be away tomorrow at a PBIS conference. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - preposition sentences - 5/6 French Quiz Friday - math 5's worksheet Have a good night.

Friday

A lot of good work was done in the classroom today. The children are starting to work more quietly and stay more focused during work block times. A reminder that the deadline for hot lunch orders is Sunday. A reminder that these are now done online. Homework this weekend: - home reading - FSA's for year 4's next week - get lots of sleep!!! - WITW/Canadian Reader Articles due Tuesday - grade 4 math sheet if not complete due Monday Have a good weekend.

Thursday

A reminder that tomorrow is the final day to return your pink shirt order forms to the office. Grade 4's could be doing FSA practice on line for math and reading if they have no evening homework. Please bring any gently used books that you no longer need to the library for the Heap the Honda challenge. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling dictation tomorrow - math gr 4 worksheet, gr 6 quiz tomorrow Have a good night.

Wednesday

Today in French the grade 5/6's learned about using aime and n'aime pas to show likes and dislikes. All of the children will be having a very short Science quiz on Friday. This will be a review of Chapter 8 talking about resources. The grade 6's will also have a math quiz on Friday on Chapter 3 - decimals. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (sheet due tomorrow) - return any late assignments from home (some are telling me that that is where their work is) - Heap the Honda - please bring in any gently used books for donations if you have them - Pink Shirt orders are due to the office by Friday Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today the children are creating a list of all items that they throw in the garbage or recycling. We will compare these lists tomorrow for Science. We also started to look closely at organization in writing. We talked about how every good piece of writing has a strong beginning, middle and end. Mr. Michell came in again today to continue working on the Haida Art piece he has been working on with the children. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math gr 4p. 108 #1-9 - notice to go home today Have a good night!

Monday

FSA week is taking place for the grade 4's next week. I took the children into the computer lab today and showed them how to log on to the practice test online. I also showed them how to change font size and how to make the pages move to a side by side. If your child would like to practice these or you would like to see a sample it can be found through our schools website. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 6p. 117 #1-2 - maps are due tomorrow - haida drawing outline needs to be done for tomorrow - t-shirt order form - gr 4 notice Have a good night.

Thursday

In Science this morning we talked about how any change to an ecosystem can have an impact. The children then worked in groups to try and clean up an "oil spill." The chatter and calling out in the classroom has been happening often since we have been back from holidays. Please remind your child the importance of spending time in the classroom working and how calling out is not helpful. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation tomorrow - Scholastic due tomorrow - math 4p.103 #1-2, 6p. 111 #1-8 Have a good night.

Wednesday

Today each of the three grades received a new research project for Social Studies. They will need to use Worldbook at home to help out with this project. If you have any problems getting on Worldbook from home please let me know. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 4p. 100 #1-9, 5p. 90 #1-13, 6p. 106 #1-13 - Scholastic due Friday Have a good night.

Monday

Today seemed to fly by! We are doing review lists for spelling this week so the children have 50 words to study. We started our new science unit on resources today. We also started reading our class novel study Pit Pony today. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - math 4p. 92 #1-7, 9, 10, 5p. 82 #1-13, 6p. 97 #1-14 - gym strip for tomorrow - Scholastic due Friday - home reading book reviews Have a good night.

Friday

Another busy day today! We talked about conjunctions today and how they are used to combine sentences. I had a chance to read with some of the students today, and will continue doing this next week. I have asked all of the children to make sure that they are practicing reading out loud once or twice a week to make sure that they are working on their fluency and oral expression. Homework this weekend: - home reading - grammar sheet if not complete - make sure that you have gym strip for Tuesday next week Have a great weekend!

Thursday

Today went really quickly! There were quite a few tired faces around the room today. Please make sure your child gets a good sleep tonight. Tomorrow I would like to try to read with all of the children so I ask that they make sure that they bring their home reading book to school. If your child is in grade 5 or 6 and has not returned their skiing forms can they please do so ASAP. Homework tonight: - home reading - math if not complete 4p. 88 #1-10, 5p. 78 #1-12, 6p.94 #1-7 - journal if not complete - french if not complete - fine arts winter town if not complete - multiplication.com if no other homework Have a good night!

January 7, 2015 Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It is nice to be back in the classroom with the children. We started the year getting ourselves organized and making sure that all of our work was where it should be. Please make sure in this weather that your child has a change of clothes in their back pack in case they get wet at recess or lunch. Due to the shortened week because of the snow days there will be no spelling this week. Homework tonight: - home reading (I have not had many book reviews handed in while I was gone. Please make sure that you initial these for your child before they hand them in). - math 4p. 84 #1-7, 5p.74 #1-10, 6p.90 #1-10 - Worry Work if not completed Have a good night and get a good sleep!