Friday November 30th

This week in Math we worked on another open-ended problem called Fifteen Cards. We learned how to try and use patterns to solve the problem. We also played games to practice mental math.

In Writing we self-assessed and peer-assessed our descriptive writing pieces. Then we edited our writing to add more of the 4 S's and improve our marks on the rubric. 

In Social Studies we are learning about the First Nations people and also about the newcomers. We learned that Europeans and Eastern Canadian people used to come to Alberta for the fur trade. We are preparing for our field trip to Fort Calgary. 

In Art this week we began to design a painting called The Door to My Imagination. We will be working on this for the next few weeks. 

Today we had an assembly to learn more about The Alex Centre. We can start bringing socks in now to donate to The Alex. We also learned about the Read-a-thon. It kicks off tomorrow! 

In Science we gave all the classes in the school compost bins and we did presentations to teach them how to use the bins properly. 

Next Week's Spelling Pattern:

Silent Letters - Some words contain silent letters. We don't hear those sounds when we say the word.

Practice Words:

knuckle    comb     honest     island    numb   wrench 

exhibit     school    knock      ghost​    thumb    folk

doubt       lamb      chalk

Reminders:

Read-a-thon - Our annual read-a-thon starts tomorrow, on December 1st. Students should gather sponsors and log their reading minutes from December 1st-31st. From January 1st-8th students should collect pledges from their sponsors. On January 10th students should return their Minute Recording Sheet, Sponsorship Form and collected money to the school in the provided envelope. 

The Alex Donations - We are now collecting donations for the Alex Youth Center. We are collecting warm socks filled with hygienic products such as toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, lotion, body wash, soap, deodorant, hand sanitizer, nail clippers, mittens, etc. Please indicate if the sock is stuffed for a girl or boy. These will be donated to homeless youth in need. On Friday November 30th we will have an assembly with more information. Donations are being accepted from November 26th-December 19th. 

No School December 7th - On Friday December 7th the teachers have a professional development day and students have no school.

Field Trip - On December 11th we will be going on our visit out of school field trip to Fort Calgary. Thank you to everyone who volunteered. 

  

Winter Concert - This year the winter concert will be on December 19th. The performance times are below. 

Daytime: 

12:50pm-1:45pm:  Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2.

1:55pm- 2:55pm: Grade 3, Grade 4

Evening:

5:30pm-6:30pm: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2

7:00pm-8:00pm:  Grade 3, Grade 4.

Last Day of Term - The last day of this term is Friday, December 21st. Friday's regular school hours apply this day. 

Winter Weather Clothes - Please remember to have children bring snow pants and boots during the colder, wet season. The field can get very wet as snow melts. Extra socks in their backpack would be great as well.