Week of Apr 30-May 4, 2018

We are officially beginning the last two months of school this week!  We must have been having fun, because time has certainly flown. 

Notes:

• We need our T-shirts for art this Thursday.  If you haven't already, please send those in.
• It turns out we have an extra week of gymnastics!  Please make sure your child still has shorts and a T-shirt to do gymnastics in.
• If you haven't already, please let the office know if you will be attending our Volunteer Tea on May 11 at 9:00 a.m.  Many of you have helped us out in grade 4 this year, and we want to acknowledge you!
• Project Fair applications are due this Friday.  If you need a new form, please let your child's teacher know. The Project Fair is May 11 at 10:15 a.m.
• The next couple of months have A LOT going on!  Please keep the letter with all the important dates handy.

Curriculum:

• Math: We are going back into patterns for the next couple of weeks. 
• L.A.
• Spelling: New spelling words this week - Lesson 14
• Writing: We will present our final essays this week!
• Science: This week we will discover the purposes of roots and stems, and will complete an experiment showing how they work.
• Social: Our projects are well underway.  This is a working week.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Samayoa, Rahim library books due
• Friday Letters due

Tuesday:

• Choir Concert: Sing for Shelter at Park Meadows Baptist Church 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Spring Picture Day
• Rahim swimming

Thursday:

• T-shirt project in art

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday
• Project Fair applications due

Week of Apr. 23-27, 2018

Hello, sunshine!  Isn't it lovely to start being able to go outside without wearing many layers?

Notes:

• There are a few notes going home: a letter about our field trip to Fort Macleod, a notice about Spring Picture Day and a notice about Lethbridge College summer camps.
• We began the first lesson of our Human Sexuality unit in health today.  Please chat with your students as they may have questions.  We have encouraged students to have open and honest conversations with their families but to that this was a personal and private lesson that is not to be discussed on the playground or in the hallways.

Curriculum:

• Math: We will finish up our unit on area with an assessment on Wednesday
• L.A.
• Spelling: We continue Lesson 13.
• Writing: This is the last week to finish our persuasive essays and practice them.
• Science: We get to start our plants unit this week!  Perfect timing for the long awaited return of spring.
• Social: Each class will be working on their chapter presentations for the next couple of weeks.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Samayoa and Rahim library books due
• Friday Letters due (Samayoa's class had a sub and didn't have any)

Tuesday:

• Nelson library books due
• Family Fun Night 6:00-7:15
• Rahim's class to Helen Schuler

Wednesday:

• Nelson's class to Helen Schuler

Thursday:

• Choir 3:30 p.m.

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday

Week of Apr. 16-20, 2018

I think we're in Narnia and someone has cast a spell on the land to make it always winter and never Christmas!  (Check out "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis if you don't get the reference!).

Notes:

• Gymnastics continues!  Please make sure your child is dressed properly.  If not, they are not able to participate as not wearing the right clothing can cause injury.  See the April newsletter for more information.

Curriculum:

• Math: This week we will continue to work on area, including measuring in square centimetres and square metres, estimating areas and comparing different rectangles with equal areas.
• L.A.
• Spelling: Lesson 14 coming home this week.
• Writing: This week will finish the persuasive essays and start practicing giving them as speeches.
• Science: We will wrap up the Waste in Our World unit with some games and a Bill Nye video.  We will review a little bit and have a quiz on Wednesday.  See the science page for a study guide.
• Social: Each of the three classes is going to get one chapter from our textbook.  The classes will be split into small groups and work to create presentations for the other classes on their topics.  We will plan and prepare for two weeks or so and then present.  You can help at home by asking your child what their topic is, and to get them to tell you as much about it as they can. 
• Samayoa: The Fur Trade
• Nelson: Early Settlement
• Rahim: From Territory to Province

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Rahim, Samayoa library books due
• Friday Letters due

Tuesday:

• School Council meeting 6:30 p.m.

Thursday:

• All grade 4's and 5's to Wilson to see "Wonka Jr." in the afternoon

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday

Week of Apr. 9-13, 2018

Welcome back!  We hope you had a restful break.  It may not have been as warm as we would have liked but hopefully there were some ways you were able to get outside and enjoy the time off. 

Notes:

• Hot lunch orders are due online by 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Curriculum:

• Math: We are starting our unit on area.  You can help at home by continuing to practice multiplication facts.
• L.A.
• Spelling: Lesson 12 continues
• Writing: Each class is at varying points in the persuasive essay writing process.  We are going to have the students present them as speeches when they are all written; first to their own classes, then the top speeches will present to all of the grade 4 classes.
• Reading: Here is an interesting article about why students need to be reading for 20 minutes every day: https://schoolleadersnow.weareteachers.com/staggering-statistics-about-struggling-readers-and-reading-growth/
• Science: We are going to finish up our unit on Waste in Our World.  Then we will have an assessment.  Here is a link to the "Soil Your Undies" Campaign that we talked about in class: http://www.soilcc.ca/soilsweek/2017/soilsweek2017.php
  
• Social:  We will continue to learn about the First Peoples and will have a presentation from Miss Toni about the buffalo.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Learning day for staff

Tuesday:

• Nelson library books due
• Hot lunch orders due

Wednesday:

• Samayoa's class to Helen Schuler

Thursday:

• Willy Wonka dress rehearsal 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Friday:

• Enrichment Round 3 begins
• Willy Wonka dress rehearsal 12:30-3:45 p.m.