Friday - Pickle recipe

We had a good day today.  We enjoyed trying the pickles we made at snack time (see recipe below).  We finished reading our novel Your Time My Time and we also took part in Jump Rope for Heart in the afternoon.  If children have any outstanding assignments (spelling WITW/Canadian Reader) they needs to be completed for Monday morning. 

Refrigerator Pickles

All ingredients placed in a 4 L ice cream bucket.

Slice cucumbers until the bucket is 3/4 full.  Add 1 green pepper, 1 red pepper and 1 yellow pepper.  2 sliced onions.  2 TBSP salt, 4 cups white sugar, 2 cups vinegar, 1 tsp turmeric, 1tsp mustard seed, 1 tsp celery salt.  Mix brine and pour over sliced veggies.  Mix up.  Can be eaten in 3 days.  Keep in the fridge. 

Have a good weekend!

Thursday

Today we had a visit from the Kamloops Honour choir.  They did a wonderful job and invited us to sing a song with them called "Sing."  We looked at video link before and I have included it for those who may want to see it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ah_Yf7ey1Q-  Tomorrow we will be eating our refrigerator pickles so please have your child bring a snack (perhaps cheese and crackers) to enjoy with them.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - spelling dictation tomorrow
 - Jump Rope envelopes and school jump tomorrow

Have a good night.

Wednesday

Today the children made Refrigerator Pickles!  We used the left over pickles from yesterdays Fruit and Veggie program.  They should be ready to eat on Friday so perhaps you can send a snack with your child that day that they can enjoy with the pickles (cheese and crackers?).  They are a sweet pickle not a dill pickle.  A reminder that Jump Rope For Heart takes place on Friday so please make sure that your child has returned their envelope by then if they are doing fundraising.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - write traits lesson 15 if not complete
 - reading response if not complete
 - WITW/Canadian Reader due tomorrow

Have a good night!

Tuesday

We had a great day today.  We started looking at our Barkerville studies today!  This along with the novel we have been reading (Your Time My Time by Ann Walsh) is really starting to get us all excited about our trip!  The third payment for the trip is due on May 2nd which is Monday.  This afternoon your child brought home some homework for you!  We reviewed electrical safety today and they want to challenge you to see if you can find all the hazards they found in class today.  Please jot me a note in  your child's agenda to show that they have done this task with you.  Have a wonderful night!

Spelling

Year 4

losing racing worries dancing hiding flies promised bored staying becoming carried living refused proving wasting supposed caused practicing inviting included

Year 5

active relative expensive engine imagine machine bargain certain survive captain curtain native negative massive creative detective sensitive positive villain medicine

Year 6

conduct desert wind change sentence tear wound bow rebel object refuse content contest diamond insult invalid entrance racket suspect project

Wednesday

We had a wonderful morning and the children were working so quietly!  We have been talking about plot and today they had to use a plot diagram to write out a plot to the story they are writing.  They will continue to work on this for the next couple of days.  In French the 5/6 students continued to work with months and days and learned/reviewed the verb avoir (to like).  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - spelling sentences due tomorrow
 - math 4p. 100 #1-9, 6p. 216 #1-9

Have a good night.

Tuesday

Today in science we worked on creating circuits and then making predictions and testing conductors and insulators.  The children are loving the hands on nature of this unit.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - Maps due Friday
 - Reading Response if not completed

Have a good night.

Spelling Unit 24

Year 4

watching hoped taped stared scared added yelling hopped tapped starred scarred stopped swimming sorted planned controlled wrapping interested knowing finished

Year 5

weather whether quiet quite allowed aloud picture pitcher war wore lose loose disprove disapprove rays raise dairy diary recent resent

Year 6

wade weighed vein vain bored board moan mown your you're whose who's mare mayor berry bury dense dents idle idol

Friday

A reminder that Monday is a Pro-D Day so there is no classes for students on Monday.  We watched a great performance at YPC today.  It was called Mistatim and was presented by Red Sky Performance.  We also helped our little buddies with a clay project this afternoon.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - journal if not complete
 - Write Traits if not complete
 - math if not complete

Tuesday

Tomorrow will be the kick off for Jump Rope for Heart.  We will also be trying to get some more weeding done in the garden so the children might want to dress for that.  Scholastic orders are due on Friday morning.  Fun Fair volunteers are still needed if you have time that you are able to give.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - science if not complete
 - spelling due Thursday
 - reading response if not complete
 - Barkerville 2nd payment if not handed in

Have a good night.

Monday

This afternoon we did some field rotations outside.  The children worked on high jump, shot put and triple jump.  A reminder that tomorrow is the last day to bring in money for the basket raffle donations.  We still need volunteers to sign up to help out for Fun Fair on Thursday night as well.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - study spelling
 - math 5p. 98 #1-12, 6p. 207 #1-8
 - reading response if not complete
 - French 5/6 if not complete

Have a good night.

Thursday

We had a good day in the classroom today.  Today was the 3rd Annual Day of Sucwentwecw (acknowledging one another) in our district and the children took part in an assembly and should be bringing home a copy of Secwepemc News that they all read today.  We started to weed the school garden today but as they were testing out the sprinkler system we did not get as much done as we would have liked.  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - any unfinished math, write traits or reading response
 - fun fair donations

Have a good night!

Wednesday

We had a very productive day today with a lot of work getting accomplished.  The final day to return cash donations for the Fun Fair basket raffle (a reminder for those who didn't read yesterdays post that we have been asked to bring in cash donations to buy a bigger ticket item) is Tuesday.  Those can be sent in with your child.  There are still lots of empty spots to fill for volunteering as well.  Homework tonight:

 -home reading
  - math 4p. 84 #1-10, 5p. 94 #1-14, 6p. 201 #1-11
 - write traits if not complete
 - reading response if not complete
 - science electricity title page if not complete
 - library books
 - gym strip

We will be working in the school garden tomorrow so please don't wear your best clothing.

Tuesday April 5 - Welcome Back

Welcome back!  I hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring Break.  The children were a bit chatty today and some needed to be reminded about using inside voices but we had a good first day back.  A few reminders about upcoming events.  Next Thursday will be our school Fun Fair.  Our class has been asked by the PAC to donate money for the basket raffle this year.  This money will be used to purchase an item or two to raffle off.  If you are able to help out the evening of the Fun Fair we are looking for volunteers, the sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the library.  Also, any stuffed animal donations for the Fun Fair Panda Pitch would be greatly appreciated!  Homework tonight:

 - home reading
 - no spelling this week
 - reading response if not complete
 - Science Electricity title page
 - return gym strip to the school with running shoes if not already here. 

Have a good night.