Dear Parents,
Today we had our Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off Assembly! The students will be coming home with a fundraising package today. Our school has a goal to raise $5000! Ask your children for more information about what prizes they can win. We also learned what the signs are of having a stroke. Ask your children about the F.A.S.T. acronym. We are finishing up our stories. Those students who did not finish in class will have to finish for homework this weekend. The students enjoyed our Lacrosse week with ELEV8 Lacrosse. This week, fee notices were sent home for any of you who have unpaid fees. You can pay on the CBE My Account webpage. We started talking about Waste in Our World in class. The students expressed interest in learning about composting and what we can do to produce less garbage. We will be having an in class presentation next week on this topic. Have a great weekend!
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Dear parents,
The spelling words this week are: lacrosse disposal environment toxic landfill biodegradable garbage area about opinion The students will be quizzed on Friday on these words. They students are enjoying their lacrosse lessons. The students will be outside while the weather is nice! New field trip forms are being sent home today. We will be going to Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation on May 24th. Please send the forms back as soon as possible. The students are excited about their heart to heart market projects. We are in need of small glue gun sticks if anyone is able to donate some to our class! We could also use some packing tape and duct tape. Thank you! Dear parents,
Please remember tomorrow is our weekly spelling test. Please have the students review their words tonight. Tomorrow is also fun lunch! The students are finishing up their iMovies on the animal they have been researching. If they have their student login information and are finished, they can access their student Iris page which can be accessed on the CBE website. Their iMovie will be loaded here when they are done and they can share with you at home. We have been continuing to learn about measurement in math this week. We have been measuring the distance around the outside of a shape. Ask your child what the correct term for this measurement is. We have been reading Wonder in class. In the book they discuss what a "precept" is. Ask your child what it means and some examples. Dear parents,
Where has the year gone? I can't believe it is May 1st! Hats on for Mental Health-Wednesday May 2 is a nationwide event recognizing and bringing awareness to mental health issues. Students are encouraged to wear hats as a way to bring national awareness to the topic. As with Pink Shirt Day, conversations in class will be developmentally appropriate focusing on topics such as; coping with and understanding our own emotions, asking for help when we are have difficulty coping with and understanding our emotions and learning how to support others with their emotions. Spelling words this week are: measure unit length width standard metre centimetre millimetre kilometre enough The students will be quizzed on these words on Friday this week. Friday is fun snack! Room 4 is hosting a May the 4th be with you...assembly on Friday, May 4th at 10:00. Parents are welcome to attend. Please continue to send in supplies for the heart to heart market. We are in need of glue gun sticks and cardboard! Thanks so much. Dear parents,
Yesterday we had a special guest band from Saskatchewan. This was a group of grade 10 students. The students enjoyed the performance, especially when they played the theme from Star Wars! The students are currently writing scripts for an iMovie they are going to make. They are going to present their animal research they have been doing on the categories such as food, habitat, babies, enemies, and adaptations. They have been using a rubric for non-fiction writing. Ask them some of the requirements on their rubric for making their writing more interesting. We are starting measurement in math. Today we talked about different units of measurements and what they are used for. Earlier this week, we read a book called How Big is a Foot. Ask them what the problem was with making a bed for the queen. We are preparing to work on projects for the heart to heart market coming up on May 31st. Ask your child what supplies they need from home to complete their project. Dear parents,
Tomorrow we are looking forward to our guest Speaker from the Classroom Agriculture Program. This is a free presentation that will provide an expert and hands on experiences to the students regarding agriculture in Alberta. This will supplement our Social Studies and science curriculum. We have some upcoming field studies in May. We are going to Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation on May 24th. We are also having a presentation from Green Calgary about Waste in Our World. We also have a field study to Telus Spark on June 5th. We will be learning about water filter systems. Spelling words this week are: reduce reuse recycle compost waste mode range average friend decomposer We will have a spelling quiz on these words on Friday. We are finishing up stories we have been working on in class. Today we had a brief discussion on how to use quotation marks. In grade 3/4 we are preparing for our upcoming heart to heart market that will occur on May 31st. This is an event run by students. Students will be making and creating games, crafts and hands-on experiences related to what we have been learning about in science, for their fellow students to enjoy. Please ask your child what supplies they will need for their project choice. Dear parents,
Please remember that tomorrow is an early dismissal day. Students will be dismissed at 1:20. This is due to student led conferences that will be held Thursday evening. Dear parents,
This Thursday evening from 3:30-7:30 and Friday from 8:00-10:00 am is student led conferences. It is an open house format and many families will be in the room at the same time. This is led by students and is a chance for you to see your child's learning throughout the year. If you need more of a private time to discuss any issues, please contact me for an appointment time. Wednesday is fun lunch this week. We continue to work with division. Today we learned about division with remainders. Ask your students about some difference division strategies they have learned. Today we practiced the one-for-me, one-for-you strategy. In Social Studies we are researching animals that live the the four countries of Peru, India, Tunisia and Ukraine. Today a new field study fee sheet is in your child's backpack. You can pay the fees on your CBE myaccount. Dear parents,
What a busy week! Our field trips were at big success and thank you so much to the volunteers to made them possible! Thanks to all the donations that came in this week. We now have lots of yarn and we had a donation of bandana's and posters from a parent at Aggie Days! TWAS writing will be coming home today, please look for it in your child's backpack. Next week is student led conferences. It is an open house format and many families will be in the room at the same time. If you need more of a private time to discuss any issues, please contact me for an appointment time. Dear parents,
Please remember that our Aggie Days field trip is tomorrow. Please ensure your child has a lunch with 2 snacks and a water bottle. This is a very fun and busy event. As a sign of respect and to honour the friends, family and first responders involved in the Humboldt accident this past weekend, students at Maple Ridge School can participate in wearing their favorite jersey or the colors green and yellow to school on Thursday, April 12th. We started division in math today. We learned that division involves splitting a total amount of items into parts. We also learned that division is easier if we know our multiplication facts. Some strategies we learned are fact families, repeated subtraction, and equal groups. |
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