Dec 15-19

This is my last weekly update of the year!  I can hardly believe it!  It's been a great year and I've really enjoyed the part of it that I got to spend with your kids.  If I don't get to see you before the week is out, have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!  I hope this will be a time of rest, relaxation, and family togetherness. 

Our class has been enjoying a special December treat where they get to draw an activity out of a sock every day.  We chose one that had the students collecting change for a charity of their choice.  They chose the Last Chance Cat Ranch, a local rescue charity, as the one they'd like to support.  This will be the last week to collect change for this cause.  If you'd like to dig through your couch for some extra change, you are more than welcome to, however, please do not feel pressured at this hectic time of year.  Maybe the students could do some extra chores for a coin or two?  I know I have some cleaning around the house that my kids will be doing before Christmas comes! :)

This Week's Schedule (This will be a very busy week, so please make note of the events going on):
Monday:

• We had the first of our caroling sessions in the gym this morning
• Friday Letters due

Tuesday:

• Tone It Up Tuesday
• Caroling in the gym at about 12:45 p.m.
• Family Fun Night 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Walking over to Wilson to hear the Grade 8 French class share their Christmas books in French (look for the note coming home)
• After school skating at Adam's

Thursday:

• Holiday lunch in the gym at 11:45
• Red and Green Day
• Christmas Craft Afternoon - if you'd like to come help us make some crafts, extra hands are always appreciated (plus it's fun!).

Friday:

• Energy Day Assembly 8:30 a.m.
• Crazy Hair and P.J. Day
• Last day of school before holidays!!!  See you on January 5th, 2015!!!

Over the Holidays:

• Rest!
• Relax!
• Read! Don't forget to record on Reading Rewards!
• Practice your math basic facts!
• Play outside!

Dec 8-12

What beautiful weather we were treated to this weekend!  I hope you were able to enjoy it as much as my family did.  We were away for a hockey tournament and got to spend some quality family time together. 

Curriculum:

• Math:
• We will be having the quiz for the Clocks and Calendar tomorrow (writing the date with words and in metric notation; telling time to the minute in two different ways [e.g. 5:30 and half past five]; 24-hour clocks).  Booklets were due last Friday.  I am missing a couple, so please double check with your child to make sure they handed it in.
• We will be doing line symmetry and tessellations in both math and art for the next two weeks.  We don't really need to do tessellations in grade 4 but it makes for a very cool art project :)  There is a "Lines of Symmetry" activity in the "Geometry" section of Splash Math.
• Language Arts:
• We are working on a very special project.  That is all. 
• Spelling - Lesson 4 will be due at the end of the week with a dictation on Thursday
• Social: Just finished the Parkland Region and will be moving on to the Boreal Forest Region. 
• Science: We will be learning more about wheels this week.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• No Friday Letters due
• Library books due

Tuesday:

• Tone It Up Tuesday - we strongly recommend a water bottle
• For students in choir - singing at City Hall

Wednesday:

• After school skate 3:45 p.m.

Thursday:

• For students in choir - singing at Park Meadows Village

Friday:

• No Enrichment until after Christmas holidays
• Frolicking Friday

Dec 1 - Dec 5

Welcome to December!  It's crazy, we only have three weeks until our Christmas break.  With that being said, there will still be a lot of work that will be happening!

Notes:

• Sock-it-to-em campaign.  This is put on through our caretaking CUPE and the socks stay within the district (even school).  Please send a new pair of socks, if you can.
• Please remember to send back the report card envelopes.

Curriculum:

• LA - writing activity from last week that will take us through to the end of the month.  We will explore a few varieties of poetry and different writings.   That's all I can say. 
• MATH - time - clocks and calendar.  We have been working on the 24 hr clock.  The next couple of days will consist of catch up and a few games. 
• Science - learning about rollers.
• Social - finishing up our adventure in the Parkland region.

This week:
Monday:

• library books due back
• Friday letters signed and returned
• Ask your child about the Christmas sock

Tuesday

• Library day

Wednesday

• guitar tutoring and practice 12:05 Music Room
• guitar club - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
• after school skate - 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Adam's Ice Rink (with an adult)

Thursday

Friday

• Hot lunch forms due back
• Frolicking - please dress for the weather
• Last day for enrichment