Week of Oct. 23

Parent-teacher-student interviews this week.  These are goal setting meetings so please ensure your child is with you.

** Interview times are 15 minutes - Please be respectful of everyone's time.  Arrive at your beginning time and plan to leave the classroom before the next meeting block.  If the door is still closed and your booked time is about to begin, please knock on the door.  

Monday: Math weekly #3 comes home.   Bus Safety in the morning and Knowledge Keepers visit in the afternoon

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: RR are due completed and signed by parents       

• Interviews 5:00-8:00

Thursday: Math weekly is due      Please wear Purple for Rhett's Awareness month      

• Interviews 4:00-7:00

Friday (no school for students):   

• Interviews 8:30-11:30,    PD afternoon

Interested in knowing more about the new Math or LA curriculum in grade 4 this year?  

Here are a couple of links to an overview for parents:

• English Language Arts & Literature (4-6)
• Math (Gr 4-6)

* It's also important to note that with the new changes that have just started taking place in our curriculum (and especially the jump in expectations in math) you and your child might see more Progressing (Pg) grades on their report cards in January.  This makes our goal setting meetings next week even more important so I hope to see you all with your child! *

   Week of Oct. 16

Parent-teacher-student interviews are happening next week.  You will have received an email by now from the office about how to book your time.  Please be sure that your child can come with you since we will be setting an academic goal and discussing how they are doing this first part of the year.  The booking system closes Friday at 4:00 so please sign up ASAP.

** Interview times are 15 minutes - if you require more time that can be arranged during the evenings (or Friday morning) that I am already here at the school so please let me know if you would like to book a double block for a longer conversation ***

Monday: Spelling #3 comes home for studying and to complete the assignment

Tuesday: New Reading Records start in class - students complete these using a chapter  book that they can read at their level.  These will be due Oct.25th.

Wednesday:

Thursday: We've be working on syllable counting and rhymes for a couple of weeks now to help us build our own limerick.  Student good copies should be completed by Friday.  

Friday (full day): Spelling assignment #3 is due and the test will take place in the morning.

 

With our mold farming lab the last few weeks here are a few of our observations and thoughts.

Kael: The most fun part was the observation (looking at the things)

Alok: The rice didn't grow mold

AJ: Seaweed did not grow mold either

Sullivan: My bread didn't grow mold

Tora: mold seemed to grow better in a smaller airspace (bag)

Aleah: It's pretty gross watching it mold.

Charlie - the store bought cookie grew no mold.

Will: I was surprised my French fry or chip didn't grow mold.