Happy Halloween!

• Welcome to the last full week of October.
• I will be sending home the parent teacher interview slips on Monday. Please check, sign and return to school as soon as you can.
• Students be sure you are reading 20 min. each evening.
• We will continue to work on adding and subtracting 4 digit numbers with a quiz on Friday.  Students should be reviewing multiplication facts each night.  0,1,2,5,9, and 4's.  The 4's were introduced this week as the "double double" strategy.  For ex. 7x4= 7x2=14 and double that to get 28.
• Book fair will be the week of Nov. 3-7.
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of October 20-24

• I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend!  The weather was amazing.
• Picture day is tomorrow.
• I sent home a new book order on Friday.  The due date to have these returned will be this Friday.
• I am handing back our math quiz tom.  Please sign and return to school.I was out at meetings this  week and didn't have the opportunity to go over them with the students.  I was very pleased!  Keep up the great work at home.  The outcome we are working on now is adding and subtracting 4 digit numbers up to     10 000, along with estimation.  I am going to have a multiplication quiz on Friday.  I will be asking the 0,1,2,5, and 9's.  
• Great job everyone on handing in the food donations!  
• Continue reading your 20 min. each night.  
• Have a great week.

Week of October 14-17

• I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving. What a beautiful weekend!
• Thank you to everyone for attending the Math games night last week!  Those games can be played nightly to practice our facts.  
• Keep up the nightly reading!  Ms. Kidd is requesting 20 min. each night.  Parents, don't forget to ask your child to talk about what they are reading.  
• I will be sending out another book order this week.  I will post the due date on next weeks blog.
• We will be starting adding and subtracting numbers to 10 000 this week in math.  
• Have a great week.

Week of October 6-8

• I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!
• I have to say how proud I am of all of the students for their hard work on the Provincial Math Assessments last week.  They definitely put their best effort in.
• I will be having a math review on Tuesday followed by a short quiz on Wednesday.  This will cover two outcomes.  Representing and describing numbers to 10 000 and comparing and ordering numbers to 10 000.  Students should also review their adding and subtracting facts.  
• We are having our ACC math night on Tuesday, October 7 from 6-7.  I am hoping we will have a great turnout!  Students have to attend with a parent/guardian and you will get to play some fun math games.  The students will get to take the math games home with them at the end of the evening!  This is a great way to practice quick facts.
• Lunch orders are due tomorrow.
• Thanks again for continuing to send in notes if there are any changes in routine.
• There will be no school this Thursday and Friday (Oct. 9 and 10) because of the Teachers Convention. Also, there will be no school on Monday, Oct. 13 because of Thanksgiving.
• Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Cross Country meet on Friday. Our class did amazing!  I am very proud of you all.
• Starting on Oct. 6th we would encourage everyone to bring in a food item in support of the FCC Drive Away Hunger program.  The grade 6 class will be coming to share a small presentation for us on Monday.
• As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to say how thankful I am to have not only the best job in the world, but I have the best students.  Amherst Cove is truly an amazing school supported by wonderful parents.  On behalf of myself and my two daughters, Maggie and Ellie, I would like to wish everyone a very  Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Week of Sept.29-Oct.3

• I hope everyone had an amazing weekend.  The weather was unbelievable!
• Just a reminder to everyone that the Provincial Math Assessments take place this Wednesday and Thursday.  Please review the math facts each evening. You can also check the government of PEI website to see some sample questions.  We have been reviewing these in class as well.
• Please be sure your son/daughter is reading their 20 min. each evening.
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of September 22-25

•  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
• There will be no school on Friday, September 26 because of a professional development day.
• I would love to see students continue to review math facts each night this week.  There was a handout with adding and subtracting facts to 18 sent home last week.  The students have been working very hard in math and I am so proud of them. A reminder that the Provincial Math Assessment will be held on October 1 and 2.  Please make sure your son/daughter is well rested and has a great breakfast.
• Some of the concepts we have been talking about in Health the last two weeks have been the following: how they act can have a positive or negative influence on someone, what to do if they are feeling angry, what causes them stress and what they can do to deal with stress, and how to be a good communicator.  There will be a small Health quiz coming up next week and will consist mainly of scenario/ short answer questions.  I will send home a review of the concepts on Wednesday.
• Great effort on the Terry Fox run/walk on Friday!  Thank you to Home and School for the yummy apples.  They were greatly appreciated.
• Thank you very much for sending in notes when arrangements are changing.
• Have a wonderful week everyone!

Week of Sept. 15-19

• What an amazing first week of school. It will be a pleasure teaching your children this year.
• Thank you so much to everyone who attended the "Meet the Teacher" night.
• A reminder that the math assessments are on October 1 and 2nd.  Students should be reviewing their facts each night. Flash cards from the dollar store are a great investment.
• The Terry Fox walk/run will be on Friday afternoon. Thank you to everyone who sent in a toonie on Friday.
• Students should be reading 20 minutes each night. 
• I placed the book order on Friday and I am expecting the order to be in by the end of the week.
• Have a wonderful week everyone!