Wednesday, April 30, 2014

We have almost mastered the Cadillac Ranch dance. Tomorrow, we tackle the Electric Slide.

After gaining inspiration from our class novel "Frindle", students spent the morning inventing their own new word. We have begun writing paragraphs about our new words without ever mentioning the real name. Students will eventually be sharing their writing and making guesses as to what the new words really mean.



In math, Grade 3's continued practicing division skills, while Grade 4's worked on equivalent fractions and comparing fractions.

Room #4 shared interesting facts about various First Nations people and traditions that we researched and we finished off the day exploring seedless plants and the process of photosynthesis.

Room #3 students went on a hearing and sound walk this afternoon to explore some of the new concepts they are studying in science.

Reminders:

Homework (Room #4 - science "A Tree is Like a Hungry Kid" activity sheet) - Due tomorrow!

Last day for submitting a picture of the school logo is on May 1st... Students/parents can check the bulletin board outside the office for the logos students will vote on.

May 6 - orders open for Healthy Hunger Pizza Lunch on May 30

May 9 - snack sale yogurt tubes (50 cents)

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

We started the day in true Calgary fashion with an introduction to the Cadillac Ranch line dance. Dancing along to "Achy Breaky Heart", students now know that Billy Ray Cyrus is not just Miley's father, but was also a pop country icon during the late 80's/early 90's :)

Today we concluded our class novel, "Frindle". Ask your child how the story ended. We will be making connections to the story tomorrow with a creative writing activity.

Social Studies:  We continued to chart the First Nations resources in each Region of Alberta, building on our recent studies. Students also explored non-fiction literature about the First Nations people, focusing on specific tribes.

Language Arts:  Both classes should be finished their good copies of their family stories.  We will start oral story telling later this week.

Reminders:

Last day for submitting a picture of the school logo is on May 1st... Students/parents can check the bulletin board outside the office for the logos students will vote on.

Monday April 28, 2014

Today we hoped to continue our dance unit but due to a technical difficulty with the sound system, we played Doctor, Doctor Tag instead.  Tomorrow we will learn a country line dance!

Math:  Grade Four continued with fractions and Grade Three is working on writing division sentences and solving division problems.  Many Grade Three students did not complete their multiplication table homework.  Please complete all home work for tomorrow!

Social Studies:  We are charting the First Nations resources in each Region of Alberta and we read the story,  "Hidden Buffalo" which furthered our understanding of the foods and types of transportation that the Cree and Blackfoot First Nations used in Alberta.

Language Arts:  Both classes are finishing their good copies of their family stories.  We will start oral story telling later this week.

Reminders:

Last day for submitting a picture of the school logo is on May 1st... Students/parents can check the bulletin board outside the office for the logos students will vote on.

Room 4 Home Work --Science "Plant Vocabulary" activity sheet Due Tuesday

Friday April 25, 2012

Today Rooms 3 & 4 welcomed Ms Pringle as a guest teacher for Mr. Vanderlinden.

Grade 3/4 enjoyed the Earth Day Assembly.  Grade one and two had fantastic costumes and did a really great job!  Our students especially enjoyed the Division 1 choir and all the hard work they did for their song.  Great job to the grade 3 students who were a part of the choir.

In gym we continued to practice our new dances and added "The Twist" to our list of known dances.

Room Three continued their work on their Art project focusing on perspective. 

Room Four started their good copies of their family story and Mr. Vanderlinden would like them handed in for Tuesday.  Students will bring them home on Monday night.

In math, Grade four had 3 problems to solve and if students were not finished they are to complete them for homework this weekend.  Grade three continued to work on division problem solving and had a Multiplication table to complete for homework.  Math is Due on Monday.

At the end of the day both classes listen to the story, "The Return of the Buffaloes" by Paul Goble.  This continues to deepen our understanding of the First Nation People in Alberta and the stories they told.

Room 4 students should be completing the following homework items (due on Tuesday, April, 29):
- final completed copy of their "Family Story"
- Science "Plant Vocabulary" activity sheet

Reminders:
- Room 4 - Spelling Quiz Monday, April 28th
- May 1st (Deadline for submitting final copies of school logo designs)

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Today we continued our dance practice with many classic moves and grooves.

Congratulations to our Recycling Awareness Poster winners (as voted by fellow students). See their creative designs below. These posters will be displayed throughout our school for the next several weeks to help raise awareness and encourage our students and staff to make responsible decisions with their waste.

Room 4 students should be completing the following homework items (due on Tuesday, April, 29):
- final completed copy of their "Family Story"
- Science "Plant Vocabulary" activity sheet

Reminders:
- Room 4 - Spelling Quiz tomorrow! (Friday, April 25)
- Friday, April 25 (Subway Lunch!)
- Friday, April 25th (Grade 1/2's will be hosting a school assembly)
- May 1st (Deadline for submitting final copies of school logo designs)