Week of: February 27th       

* Please see information and permission form for our Swim to Survive course which begins next week.  The permission form is needed back ASAP and we will also need a parent volunteer or two for each date to join us with walking to and back from the pool (you don't need a swimsuit and won't be going in the pool). You are welcome to hang out on the pool deck and enjoy getting to see what your child will be doing during these important water survival skills classes).  Please send me an email with any dates that you can join us and confirm that you have your RCMP check on file at the school.  

* Parent-teacher- student interviews are coming up - online booking will open March 3 *

Monday:   Spelling comes home - please assist your child to remember that, as well as studying their words, it is expected that they complete the short homework assignment by Friday of each week. 

Tuesday:  

Wednesday:       

Thursday:       Swim permission forms due back

Friday (half day):     Spelling is due.  Students will also be presenting their landform postcards for social (in Google Classroom)

Coming up next week:   Tuesday will be both class picture day as well as our first afternoon of swimming.

We will also have our annual LGMS Carnaval D'Hiver   (Winter carnival) near the end of March.   I am looking for any donations of yarn for our braiding station.  So if you, or anyone you know has a few balls of yarn laying around unused please send them my way!  

 So many great projects completed this week!    Check out these pictures from our Shadow puppet shows, and go into your child's Google Classroom and navigate to the photos subject, then Shadow Puppet Shows to watch the complete videos!!

 Also below you'll see a rotating slideshow of the Black History Month projects that we completed.  Your child's project can also been found in Google Classroom. 

 

   

 Week of Feb.13 

Kindness and caring are so important every day to help make our classroom, school and community a positive and safe place for everyone.  This week we celebrate this with both Valentine's day on Tuesday, as well as our LGMS Pink Shirt Day on Friday.  

In an effort to promote this all week we're asking everyone to try to wear something pink every day this week.  It could be some great socks, a hat, a shirt or even a pin.  

Monday:  To start the week with an act of kindness - there will be no weekly homework assignment this week :)

RR are due Monday with a signature from parents

Tuesday:   Valentine's Day - will be celebrated in the last period of the day when students will be invited to share cards and treats with their classmates.  

Bake sale ($2 items) to support the grade 7+8 trip to Quebec

Wednesday:

Bake sale ($2 items) to support the grade 7+8 trip to Quebec

Thursday:  Black History Month - Achievement Award Project due 

Friday: Pink Shirt Day - 

* Shadow Puppet shows for Science and Pink shirt day will be presented today in grade 4

 February is Black History Month.  Hopefully by now you have heard a bit from your child about what we have been discussing in class.  Students will also be completing a research assignment to share (which will be posted on Google Classroom).  If you would like to learn a bit more yourself - here are some links to information which we will also be using in class.  

Black History Month Links

  Week of Feb.6: 

Monday:  This week's homework is math weekly #9   

Last week students were given a study guide to help with preparing for the unit test this Thursday.  All information needed for the test should be in your child's duotang, their portfolio or Google Classroom (if you do a Google search for answers you will often find information not written for a grade 4 student level of understanding :)  Nightly studying of about ten minutes is a great plan to help be fully prepared.  

Tuesday:  

Wednesday:

Thursday: Light and Shadow unit test

Friday: Spelling assignment  Math weekly questions are due first thing in the morning.

Coming next week is Valentine's day as well as our school's Pink Shirt Day Feb.17th  The attached Valentine's note will be coming home Monday.  

** Please note - we REALLY DON'T need treats for Valentine's from 22 families - so unless you have extra time, and really want to make something special, please don't worry about sending anything unless your child wants to make cards for their classmates.  **

 A huge thank you to Mme. Gamache's grade 8s for helping us to learn about the parts of the body and clothing in French.  They were fabulous teachers!   

We rate this a 11/10 STARS from our Smart Cookies!

Caitlyn: I liked learning the body parts with the doll

Emerson: Thank you for helping us SO much!

Miles: Thanks for helping us with the word search and crossword puzzles.

Ada: I liked matching the words to the pictures.

Kane: Thank you!  I definitely learned a lot!

Emily:  I had so much fun learning - thank you!

Osha: You were all so hilarious, thanks!

Summer & Maclane: We really liked the game where we had to run back and forth.

Oli: That was awesome - thank you!

Natalie: I like how when they finished, we got to ask them some questions.

Tom: You were all very funny, thank you.

Titus: I loved learning the French that we need to learn with the grade 8s

Birch: I liked the flashcards