First Full Week in May!

• I am so excited to be back to school tomorrow!  I would like to say a huge thank you to Ms. Kidd for doing such a wonderful job filling in for Mrs. Ramsay over the last eight months. On that note, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mrs. Ramsay back to ACC!  We are very excited to have you back.
• We will be having a busy week!  The music festival is this week along with a visit to the Borden library to see author Bill Swan on Wednesday.
• The students will have an opportunity to purchase Goji's frozen yoghurt on Thursday.
• We have started looking at attributes of triangular and rectangular prisms and symmetry in math.  We will be constructing these 3D shapes this week with marshmallows and straws. Should be lots of fun.
• In social studies the students have been reviewing the continents and oceans.  We will have a quiz on the seven continents and oceans on Friday.
• Have a wonderful week everyone.

Week of April 13-17

• Bring on the sunshine!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  It was so nice to see the sun.
• I had a multiplication/division fact oral quiz scheduled for last Friday which we did not get to.  I will be having that middle of the week so please keep reviewing facts nightly.  We will be having a quiz at the end of the week on telling time, writing dates, and finding area of shapes.
• Please continue reading 20 minutes each night.
• Book orders will be due this Thursday, April 12th.
• Goji's will be for sale again this Thursday.
• Have a great week!

Week of April 7-10

• Hi! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter break.  I am looking forward to getting back to school tomorrow to see everyone.
• Spring photo day is Tuesday, April 7th.
• Lunch order day is tomorrow. Don't forget to hand in your money first thing in the morning to Ms. Kidd.
• Please continue reading 20 minutes each night this week.  Parents don't forget to be asking your child to tell you what they have been reading about.
• I just gave the students a math fact quiz on Thursday.  I need to remind everyone how important it is to be reviewing math facts for 10 minutes each night.
• I have introduced all of our foundational learnings in math.  We will constantly be reviewing these until June.  They are the following:  showing numbers to 10 000 in different ways, adding and subtracting numbers to 10 000, multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers, dividing numbers, exploring fractions of a whole and set, decimals to hundredths, math facts to 81 (mult. and dividing), and finding area of regular and irregular polygons.  We will be continuing with all of our other math outcomes until June as well.  
• There will be school on April 17 and the 24.  These used to be professional development days, but now are regular school days.
• Have a wonderful week everyone!

Week of Feb. 18-20

• Wow! What a storm!  I hope everyone is staying safe and gradually getting dug out.
• A huge thank you to everyone who sent in snacks or volunteered their time for teacher appreciation week last week.  I feel so blessed to be able to teach where I do and it is because of the students, parents, and staff.  You are wonderful!
• Book orders are due on Thursday, February 19th.
• Please don't forget the field trip permission forms and toonies for our trip on Friday.
• It is Winter Carnival week! Ms. Kidd sent home a handout explaining all of the special days and activities.
• Please keep reading 20 min. each night and review our math facts to 9x9. 
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of February 9-13

• I hope everyone had a wonderful snow-filled weekend!  I am hoping we will get a full week in this week.
• The students are improving with their math facts to 81.  This still needs to be reviewed on a nightly basis.  Keep up the great work.
• I will be giving the students a review (review sheet will be going home) in Social Studies this week on the topic of "Exploration". We will be having a small quiz close to the end of the week.
• Keep up the 20 minute nightly reading.
• Have a great week everyone!

Week of January 26-29

• It is hard to believe that we are entering the last week of January!
• There will be no school this Friday, January 30 due to a PD day.
• The students wrote a multiplication quiz on Thursday and I must say they have been steadily improving with their math facts. It is very important to have a quick recall of these facts which is why I assign them for homework on a nightly basis.  We are starting to focus on division this week with the understanding of the direct relation between the two (multiplication and division).
• Continue reading 20 minutes each night.
• Book orders should arrive this week.
• I would like to remind everyone to send a note if your child is staying for after school activities.  
•  A huge thank you to everyone involved in providing our students with the breakfast program.  This is a wonderful idea and the students love it.
• Have a wonderful week everyone!

Merry Christmas!

• I want to take this opportunity to say how much I have the enjoyed the last four months with your children.  I feel truly blessed to have the opportunity to work in such an amazing school, with such terrific children and parents.
• Just a reminder that lunch orders are due first thing Monday, January 5th. I see that some students have already handed in orders to Ms. Kidd
• On behalf of myself and my two girls, I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas with your families and a Happy New Year!