Week of May 28 - June 1, 2018

The field trip to Fort Macleod was awesome!  We learned a lot, saw so many things, and had a lot of fun.  Our students made us proud.  Thank you so much to all the wonderful volunteers who joined us today.

Curriculum:

• Math: We are continuing to work on double digit multiplication.
• L.A.
• Spelling: We are not going to be sending home spelling words this week with how broken up the week is.  Instead, we will be doing some year end spelling assessments.
• Writing:
• Science: This week we will explore more about seeds including what is inside a seed and different types of seeds.
• Social: The field trips we take this week are both Social field trips.  The Fort Macleod trip covers the fur trade, life at the Fort, the North West Mounted Police and a bit about First Nations culture.  The field trip on Friday will be about Treaty 7.  In class, we will learn about the towns that formed in Alberta; the challenges and changes that occurred in the 1930s; and finally a quick glimpse at Alberta during World War II.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Fort Macleod trip

Tuesday:

• Rahim Scientists in School
• Hot Lunch
• Energy Day Assembly 12:30 p.m.
• Family Fun Night 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday:

• Samayoa Scientists in School

Thursday:

• Nelson Scientists in School

Friday:

• "We Are All Treaty People" play at Southminster Church

Week of May 21-25, 2018

Notes:

• The last day to sign out library books will be June 8th.  All books are due back to the library no later than June 9th.  Please help us out by making sure all books are returned or paid for by that time.
• We have many field trips and exciting events going on this time of year.  However, we also still have curriculum we are covering and attendance is still expected.
• Our field trip to Fort Macleod is happening soon!  On Monday, students need to be on time, fully prepared for a busy day (mostly outside), with a good lunch that they can eat outside.

Curriculum:

• Math: We are moving along to multiplying and dividing bigger numbers.  We will start by learning how to break up a 2-digit number and multiply by the tens and ones.
• L.A.
• Spelling: Lesson 15 (or accidentally 16 for some groups) assessment on Thursday
• Writing: Our puns unit is a lot of fun and the students are learning a lot about the English language.
• Science: This week we will look at the different characteristics of plants and what their needs are.
• Social: We are looking at how Alberta changed after becoming a province.  We are looking at homesteading in particular.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Victoria Day

Tuesday:

• Nelson library books due

Thursday:

• We need markers again for art class

Friday:

• Mistatim performance

Week of May 14-18, 2018

We have a busy and exciting week this week!  Please pay close attention to the agenda.

Notes:

• Monday the 21st is Victoria Day - no school.

Curriculum:

• Math: We are continuing to work on patterns in charts.
• L.A.
• Spelling Lesson 15 starts this week (some students accidentally got Lesson 16 so we'll just switch them and do 15 next time).
• Writing: We are starting a pun unit!  Sorry not sorry if your child comes home driving you crazy with puns. 
• Science: We get to learn more about roots and will investigate different types of leaves and what they do.
• Social: We had our last presentation by Ms. Rahim's group today on how Alberta went from a territory to a province and the changes that came with it.  We will be looking into treaties this week.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Friday Letters due
• Samayoa and Rahim library books due

Tuesday:

• Nelson library books due
• Trip to the College Drive church to see Gregg LeRock (click here to check out his music)
• Hot lunch orders due online

Thursday:

• We will be working on the art project that requires markers - please send them in if you have them and are willing

Friday:

• District Pow Wow 9:00 a.m.
• No Friday Letters

Week of May 7-11, 2018

Sorry for the late post.  Our schedule has been crazy this week and there hasn't been much down time!

Curriculum:

• Math: Continuing patterns
• L.A.
• Spelling: Lesson 14 assessment Thursday
• Science: We are replanting the bean seeds that died, and are learning about different plant parts.
• Social: Mrs. Samayoa's and Mrs. Nelson's classes are presenting on The Fur Trade and Early Settlement.  Ask your students what they learned from these presentations.

This Week's Schedule:
Monday:

• Staff learning day

Tuesday:

• Samayoa's class swimming

Wednesday:

• Band performance
• Nelson's class swimming
• Hand bell performance

Thursday:

• Energy Day Assembly 10:15 a.m.
• Jump Rope for Heart 12:30-2:00
• Jump Rope for Hear money due

Friday:

• Volunteer Tea 9:00 a.m.
• Project Fair 10:15 a.m.