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!