We had a busy day today. There are not many left! The year has gone by so quickly.
There will be 2 talent shows this week. Thursday the 21st at 1:30pm and Friday at 12:00pm. CHECK WITH YOUR CHILD WHEN THEY ARE PERFORMING. MS. HEBENTON WILL BE SENDING OUT A NOTICE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD WITH THE DAY THEY ARE PERFORMING. OUR CLASS WILL GET THERI NOTICES TOMORROW MORNING IN MUSIC. We have been looking at the landscapes of the 4 countries we are studying in Social Studies and wondering where would be a good place to build a civilization where the inhabitants could have a good quality of life. We looked at the different regions in the 4 countries and made note of the advantages and disadvantages of the different land formations. We need water in our communities, so we have to think about how we will get clean water and how we will get power to our societies without polluting the earth or wasting valuable resources. Students are going to make a 3D model of their civilizations. we started today. If there is anything at home that might contribute to these model, students are welcome to bring the items in to use.
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We had our first Health Lesson today. Grade 4s brought home some "homework"- nothing serious just a guideline for discussion with your child. It's not necessary to write answers out. Just talk about what is on the sheet and sign and return to school .
The grade 3s are working on a "Vision Board" with MS. Pond. The Vision Board is a self- help tool to help set goals for yourself and to maintain a healthy self-concept. Have a great weekend! We had a very "Energetic" day! The students had a surprise fire drill yesterday just when the lunch bell was ringing to end lunch. I was away . The sub said some students did very well and some students needed many reminders of the protocol during a "Safe Fire Drill" practice. That is why we practice- so we will remain calm and know exactly what to do.
The school had a whole school photo taken yesterday as well. We were supposed to begin our grade 4 health unit today but due to confusion on my part about the arrangements for the grade 3s we did not get to it this afternoon. But we will do it tomorrow. My apologies to all. hOur Heart To Heart Market was a huge success!! We raised over $1500 for the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. Those quarters really do add up!! Thank you to all parents who came and supported us and who supported in other ways by donating materials and supplies or helped to make things at home. You are all so terrific!
We are learning about telling time on an analog clock. Kinda tricky for some of us. If you can take the opportunity to explain how to tell time on an analog clock at home that would be helpful. We read a story (Weslandia) about a boy named Wesley who created his own civilization in his back yard. It all started with a pack of seeds. We are using this book as a jump start to think about where in the world we would build our own civilization out of the 4 countries we are studying in Social Studies. We are trying to think of a place where we feel the people will have a good quality of life. So the place must be near water. As well we are learning about how to care for the earth in Our Waste in Our World unit in science. So our civilization must have renewable resources and more earth friendly forms of energy. Students will investigate the goods and services that could be available to anyone who decides to move to our civilization. And of course, the population must have jobs available when they move to our civilization so students will need to consider industries to promote their land. |
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