First week of December!

• I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is ready for the month of December!
• Lunch order money is due on Monday.
• There will be no school of Friday, December 5 due to a PD day.
• Thank you so much to everyone for handing in your science assignments last week.  I hope to have them back to you by the end of this week.
• Christmas concert is coming up on December 19th.
• Report cards went home on Friday.  Please take the time to fill in the parent surveys and return to school.

Last Week of November!

• I hope everyone had a great weekend!
• Due to the wet/cold weather, I think it would be a great idea to pack extra mitts  and socks into kitbags.  
• I have decided to extend the due date for our Science assignment to Thursday, November27.  The students have been working on them in class and I would encourage them to use their rubric to double check before they hand it in.
• The book order was sent on Thursday and I expect the books to be in by the end of this week.
• We are part way through our fractions unit in math and I would encourage the students to continue reviewing facts nightly.
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of November 17-20

• I hope everyone had a wonderful, snow-filled weekend!
• A reminder that there will be no school on Friday due to a professional development day.
• The book orders will be due on Thursday this week.
• Students should be reviewing ALL multiplication facts nightly this week.  We will have a quiz on Thursday. We will also be continuing our work on fractions this week.
• I assigned a science assignment to the class last week and we decided on the due date of Tuesday, November 25.  I gave all students a handout explaining the assignment and we spend lots of class time explaining, brainstorming, and looking at examples.  I will be handing out a rubric this week.
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of Nov. 10-14

• I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
• I want to say a huge thank you to all of the parents who attended parent teacher interviews. It was a great pleasure meeting with all of you to discuss your child's progress.
• Picture retakes will take place tomorrow.
• Our Remembrance Day assembly will take place at 1:00 Monday.
• There will be no school on Tuesday, November 11 for Remembrance Day.
• I would like to remind all of the students to be reviewing their multiplication facts on a nightly basis this week.  We will continue to work on our fraction unit.
• Have a wonderful week everyone.

Week of November 3-6

• I hope everyone had a safe and treat-filled Halloween! My girls and I had such a wonderful evening.  
• A reminder that lunch orders are due on Monday, November 3.  All money must be handed in to Ms. Kidd first thing Monday morning.
• Ms. Kidd and I are looking forward to meeting with everyone at parent teacher this week.  We absolutely love having your children each and every day and we hope that they have enjoyed the first two months in grade 4.
• There is no school on Friday, November 7th because of parent teacher interviews.
• On Tuesday, November 4th our class, along with the grade 5's, will be heading to Charlottetown for a tour of Province House and a historical walking tour of downtown Charlottetown.  Please remember to dress warm! We will be walking outside for a full hour.  Students are reminded to either bring their lunch or bring money to purchase their lunch at Wendy's.
• We will be starting our unit on fractions this week. It will also be very important for students to continue to work on their math facts every night.  We have worked on strategies for the following: 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, 4, and 3's.  So these should be reviewed nightly.
• The book fair is this week. Students will have an opportunity to view and purchase books.
• Have a wonderful week everyone!