-Sandwich Foundation tomorrow (10am-12pm) Please let Leanne Trevis know if you are able to volunteer for this as we still require two volunteers.
-please remember to return your home reading bags and word rings each day!
-several students did not have their poetry books today! If they did not have it at school today please have them circle the words of the week in black, underline ee in blue and ea in purple for homework and return the poetry book tomorrow!
There are no new words of the week this week. Instead, we are reviewing all previously learned words of the the week. Please review all words learned and assist your child to learn any word wall words that they cannot yet read by sight.
Today We:
-had literacy stations.
-were word detectives and hunted for words of the week and words with "ee" and "ea" patterns in our poem.
-Read and discussed the book Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need. Ask your child what Mama's problem was in their Treehouse. How did the Berenstain Bear Family solve the problem?
-did a Math Problem involving patterning and food bank donations. We read and discussed the problem as a class, then we highlighted key words, after that each student tried to solve the problem independently. Tomorrow we will be sharing our strategies and completing the problems.
-had French where we worked to prepare for creating Iris videos.
-had our final PoWer Hour and PoWer Hour Showcase. I hope that all students enjoyed there first session of PoWer Hour. Thank you to all parents who were able to stop by!
Please and Thank you:
-A huge thank you to Carys' mom for coming in for reading support this morning!
-We could really use more volunteers for reading support. If you are able to come in please let Leanne Trevis know.
In our mail pockets
-December Scholastic book orders. Please return by Thursday December 1. If you would like to order any Christmas gifts for your child, please attach a note and I will be sure to get your order to you discreetly!
-home reading bags (please be sure the books, bookmark and sight word cards are returned in the ziplock bag each day
Upcoming Dates:
November 23- Sandwich Foundation (Five Volunteers needed-10:00 am)
November 25-PD Day (No School for students)
November 20-Extreme Pita Fun Lunch
December 2-PD Day (no school for students)
December 9-Report cards coming home.
December 14-Boston Pizza Fun Lunch
December 17- January 2- Winter Break
Question of the Day (Please Answer in the comments section)-Just like in the Berenstain Bears book, there are many Calgarians in need. How could we as a class help them this holiday season?
Canstruction
Canstruction Club just began this week with the grade 5 and 6’s who signed up! We will be designing and creating a structure out of non-perishable food items as part of a contest in partner with the Mayor’s 28th Annual Christmas Food Drive for the Calgary Food Bank. The project is called Canstruction Jr. We are asking for donations to help us build our structure and are specifically looking for green items such as cans and boxes that are green in colour. A variety of sizes would be great. Thanks in advance for your support with this! We look forward to showing your our finished product.
Please contact Mrs.Blanchard or Mrs.Hammond with with questions.
Here’s a video of the Canstruction process from a group in Vancouver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpnrOTnpaJo