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A few updates as we get this blog rolling again...

SKATING: Please note, the next skating days are March 23rd and March 30th at the same 2pm time slot. Please come join us skating if you can. We can always use extra hands to tie skates, and the students love skating with you!

MATH: We are working on Perimeter and Area. We have a "Robust Task" coming up (aka a critical thinking skills mini-project)! This project, done in class involves the following:
In a group---creating a pig pen design using an area of 24 square tiles for Harvey the pig. Harvey belongs to Farmer Joe who lives in Saskatchewan. Students create 3 designs, then calculate the perimeter of each. Students then calculate the cost of fencing for each cage based on Home Depot prices, and calculate which pig pen is the most economical for Farmer Joe.

The students will be extending their thinking to determine how much it will cost to also raise the pig and sell him when he is older. Will Farmer Joe make any profit from sales, compared to how much it cost to take care of Harvey? We will use our money knowledge to find out!! Prizes will be given to students with the most comfortable AND economical pig pen to keep Harvey happy and healthy. FUN!!



From Monty

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE

Dear Parents and Guardians,
A few notes for this busy week. We are having a PJ day on Thursday, so we encourage all students to wear their pajamas. Make sure if it is a cold day, they have layers underneath the PJs. Our class will be painting in the afternoon on Wednesday, so wear clothing that is able to get a bit messy. We are painting glass ornaments.
Term 2 homework began last week. Your child should be bringing home a duotang filled with math, grammar and reading comprehension (coloured pages). Many parents have not yet signed the bright yellow divider in the Homework Duotang that explains the changes. Please check and see if you have signed. If it is missing, request a second sheet in the agenda.
Lastly, we are having a small Christmas party in the class on Friday, last block. If you are able to send any treats or Christmas goodies, please do! It is always so fun to have a selection of holiday treats while we listen to stories in front of our little 'fireplace'. Thanks! Merry Christmas!

News

It's been a long time since the last post! A reminder that Report Cards are coming home on December 1st. Please sign and return the last page as soon as possible and return it in the envelope so that we can reuse them and help out our environment.

Math tests are coming home on Monday. Please keep them in the black "test" duotang, so that all tests/quizzes/work to be signed are kept together. Corrections are to be done on the corrections page, not on the actual test.

In language,we are working on descriptive narrative writing. Students are creating and describing settings and characters with focus on word choices and higher level adjectives.

Keep working on multiplication tables using the Monster Math website link on this site.


----Monty

Agendas

It is an endless frustration that many parents do not check agendas at night. Please initial the agenda every night so home and school are in touch. Many notes are going unsigned, and extra unfinished classwork that is sent home to be finished is left undone. Grade 4 students should be responsible enough to remember to show mom or dad every night and get a signature on extra notes written in the agenda. Thank you.

HALLOWEEN FUN

We are having a small Halloween Party in class on Friday October 30th, last block of the day. Please feel free to send in any treats, goodies, cupcakes, cookies for that day. Monty will be providing juices and cups. Until further notice, the school policy of wearing Orange and Black as Halloween Spirit colours is still in place. Do not wear a costume to school. Wigs are acceptable as long as they are not shared. Thanks! It will be fun!!

Math Tests

Math Tests are being returned to students on Monday October 26th in a special black TEST DUOTANG. Please ensure you sign the test, keep it in the duotang and have your child do all the corrections on the matching pages fastened in with the test. Notes at the top of the test will show areas of review that are needed or concepts that were not mastered.

Commercials

Our commercials are coming along very well. We should be wrapping up filming by next week and sending home any props that students brought in. We are filming one group a day, weather permitting. Let's hope for more sun!

---Monty