Week of Oct. 10th

I hope that you all had a family, food and outdoor filled long weekend!  I was very thankful for the wonderful weather and chance to be outside in the sunshine!

Monday Thanksgiving - no school

Tuesday: Math weekly comes home.  We'll be working on creating some poems this week.  Ask your child about the rhyme pattern and syllables needed for a limerick poem.  This style of poem has 5 lines with lines 1,2,5 having a final word that rhymes (and 8 syllables each) and lines 3+4 having a final word that rhymes (and 6 syllables each).   

Can you create one at home about a favorite stuffy or pet?

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday (half day): Math weekly #2 is due

Goal setting - with Parent-teacher-student interviews coming Oct. 25,26,27 you should be receiving instructions soon from the office bout how to set up your interview time.  Please let me know, or call the office, if you would like more than the standard 15 minute block to discuss your child's progress or address questions, otherwise to respect everyone's time please be sure to arrive promptly and leave on time.  

In class we will begin reflecting and thinking about our celebrations and challenges in grade 4 so far to look towards building our first goal of the year.  You'll be able to see these in your child's Google Classroom as we work on them.  

 Community Cleanup and activities with Mr.Kelly from our Outdoor Learning Center!

 Who wears hardhats at the Canmore Recycling facility?  We all do!

Ask your child about the bailing machine that compacts plastic, paper and metal into big cubes or ask them if you are allowed to put pizza boxes in the food compost bins (and why?)

  Week of Oct. 3

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Canmore recycling center field trip

Wednesday: Dibels reading comprehension assessment will be completed in class.  Students will also be reading 1:1 with my over the next week to assess their fluency.   

Thursday:  Reading Records (RR) are due - they should be handed in, with a parent signature on them, in the morning.  Although our RRs are mainly completed in class I ask parents to sign these assignments so that you are aware of the level of detail your child is able to give related to their own reading choices, as well as grade level expectations.  

Reading at home, and talking about what is being read, is STRONGLY encouraged on a daily basis.

Friday (full day): Spelling test and assignment #2 are due      

- Afternoon community cleanup and activities with Mr. Braden Kelly from the Outdoor Learning Center