Week of October 2-5

• I hope everyone has a great weekend!  Hopefully not too wet.
• Our Terry Fox run got postponed due to rain and we will be having it on Tuesday.
• There is no school on Monday, October 1st due to a PD day.
• We had our math quiz today on comparing, ordering, and describing numbers to 10 000. I will be sending these home, so please sign and return.  Our next unit will be adding and subtracting numbers to 10 000. Students should be practicing their math facts nightly.
• Recounts will be due on Thursday. They will be having some time to work on good copy in class, but may have to finish up at home.
• I will be handing out the October book orders on Tuesday and they will be due on the next Tuesday.
• We are hoping agendas will be in and I will give the grade 4's their first list of weekly words.  Our quiz will be on Friday.
• Remember to be reading nightly for 20 approx.

Week of Sept. 24-28

• It is hard to believe that next week is our last full week of September!
• Our agendas are not here yet, but we are hoping for next week.  Then we will start to have homework copied nightly.  Students are expected to be reading for 20 min. each night and they are to be practicing their multiplication facts for approx. 10 min.  They know they are to be copying their nightly reading into their duotang.
•  We are continuing to work on our recounts in writing.  They have been practicing a variety of writing moves within their writing.  Ask them to share a few!  We will be deciding on the due date next week for the good copy.  I will also be handing out their rubrics for this assignment.  
• No weekly spelling words yet.  We are still working on some high frequency words.
• Friday, September 28 will be wear our school colors day and our Terry Fox walk will be in the afternoon.
• I am expecting our September book order to come in next week.
• We will be having a math quiz at the end of next week on outcome N1 and N2.  These outcomes are representing numbers to 10 000 and comparing/ordering numbers to 10 000.
• Have a great weekend!

Week of September 17-21

• Wow!  What a great first full week of school!  The students have settled in and are working hard.
• Thank you to everyone for filling in and returning all of the forms. I know have them all in :o)
• Meet the teacher will be this Monday, October 17th starting at 6:30 in our classroom. There will be a second session at 6:45.  Everyone will then move to the music room for a whole group session with Mr. Gallant.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone!
• Book orders are due on Tuesday.
• Grade 5's have Mrs. Toombs for language arts and math.
• I am asking the gr. 4's to be reading 20 min. each evening.  I am sending home their reading logs starting on Monday.  I have presented them with a challenge....if they read 30 books (variety of genres) and record them on their challenge sheet, then I will buy them a book from the book order.  They are excited and reading lots!   
• I will be working on some frequency words next week, therefore our spelling words for the week won't start until the week of Sept. 24.
• In math, we have been working with representing numbers to 10 000 by using base ten blocks and pictures, expanded form and word form.  We will also be learning about comparing and ordering numbers to 10 000.   Multiplication and division facts are big in grade 4!  When we write down "practice math facts" in our homework agendas (which didn't get here yet), I want them to be practicing the X facts.  We have learned strategies for 0,1,2 (doubles), 4's (double double), and 5's (clock facts) so far.  
• In health class we are studying a unit on relationship choices which deals with topics such as emotions, communication, stress and how to deal with it, roles and responsibilities in groups.
• Thank you for sending in any notes if there are any changes in plans at the end of the day.
• I am looking forward to another great week!

Welcome Back!!!!!

• I am getting very excited to see everyone next week!
• Enjoy your last few days remaining days of summer and get ready for a great school year!
• See you Sept. 6th!

Week of April 30- May 3

• I hope everyone had a great weekend!
• There will be no school on Friday, due to Area Association Day for teachers.
• Picture day will be Thursday, May 3.
• Good copy of persuasive writing is due on Wednesday, May 2.
• There will be a very small short answer health quiz on Thursday, May 3.  We worked on a review in class on Friday.
• Spelling words:  gr. 3  ladybug, barnyard, cardboard, passport, underline, hallway, popcorn, seafood, jigsaw, everyone, keyboard, quicksand.     Gr. 4  skateboard, applesauce, clockwise, shipwreck, dishwasher, saltwater, strawberry, wallpaper, yearbook, passport, quicksand, dragonfly, hallway, popcorn, jigsaw
• A reminder that my first after school math help session will be Thur. May 10,  from 2:45 -3:45. Students must have a note to stay and have a ride home.
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of April 16-20

• I hope everyone had a great weekend!
• I am seeing more students fill in their reading logs which is awesome.  Please make sure they are getting filled in each night throughout the week for 15-20 min. of reading. We discuss all of the time in class.....the more you read, the better reader you become!
• Spelling words-  grade 3- another, path, brush, dishes, watch, hungry, enough, ticket, truck, drink, junk, ashamed      grade 4-  meaningful, peaceful, flawless, enough, powerful, useful, slowly, friendly, sadly, thankful, happily, painless, calmly, careful truthful
• Grade 3 math- keep working on those math facts nightly. We are continuing to work on our fraction unit. I will be putting 2 handouts into the orange duotangs this week. Please make sure they are completed by Friday.  I hope everyone had a chance to read the letter I sent home this week about extra math help!  I am hoping for a big turnout.
• Friday, April 20th will be School Spirit Day .....so wear blue and gold!
• We are also challenging students to bring a lunch that will not produce any waste.  So they could use reusable containers, compostable products, stainless-steel cutlery etc. The class with the highest percentage of waste free lunches will win a prize.
• We are still waiting back to hear on a date for the movie.
• Our school will be having our visit from the Easter Seals on Thursday morning.
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of April 9-12

• I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
• Tuesday will be "formal day" at ACC.  There was a letter sent home with students laying out upcoming events that were rescheduled from before March break.  We are waiting for the date in which we will be going to the movies.
• Students should be reading and filling out their reading logs each night for 15-20 min.  
• Spelling quiz will be on Thursday this week (no school April 13 due to a PD day)  Gr. 3 words are:  shook, should, shimmer, thought, that, this, throat, them, children, why, whale, who      Gr. 4 words:  thoughtful, breathless, cheerful, wonderful, spotless, hopeless, creative, memorable, active, breakable, miserable, reasonable, remarkable, massive, impressive
• Gr. 3 math-  I will be putting in a new handout into the orange duotang and these will be due on Thursday.  We have wrapped up our unit on increasing/decreasing patterns and are now working on fractions.
• I will be handing out new book orders on Monday and they will be due the next Monday.
• Have a great week everyone!