Week of November 27, 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week...

Language- we are learning about conjunctions to help us write fluent sentences
                - we are learning to make a book trailer for The Wild Robot

       Math- we are learning to divide two and three-digit whole numbers by
                  one-digit whole numbers

Last week...

Students learned about the Area Model/Magic Square and Traditional Algorithm of Multiplication

Important Date:

White Elephant Sale at St. Rita on Friday December 8th!

Week of November 20 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week...

Language - we are continuing to learn about punctuation
                  - we will do a reading assessment, CASI, on Wednesday Nov 22
                  - we will do Google Hangouts to connect with a grade 4/5 class in
                     Alberta as part of the Global Read Aloud

        Math - we are continuing to learn about different multiplication strategies
                  - the Multiplication Activity book is due on Thursday Nov 23

This is our Bump It Up wall. It shows examplars for level 1, 2, 3, and 4 writing. Students are encouraged to refer to this wall to help them write using ROPES.

Important date to keep in mind:

Friday Nov 24 is a PD day.

Week of November 13 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week...

Language- we are learning how to use punctuation properly to help establish a
                  distinctive voice in our writing
                - we are using a Bump It Up wall to better understand the ROPES strategy
                - we are finishing The Wild Robot

      Math - we are learning to use different multiplication strategies to solve problems

Last week...

We created a wreath for Remembrance day. Students wrote about what peace means to them and how they can be peacemakers.

Students also learned how to do multiplication with their fingers. It's a very neat trick!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The flu/cold season is here. Students have been asking for tissue paper. Unfortunately, we don't have any more tissue boxes. I would like to ask each student to bring a box of tissue for our classroom. Thank you!

This week...

Language- we are continuing to read The Wild Robot
                 - we are starting Buddy Reading with Ms. Kubacki's kindergarten class on Friday
                 - we are  learning to write effectively with ROPES

Math - we are finishing our whole numbers up to 100 000 unit
         - we have a test on Friday November 10
         - we are starting our multiplication and division unit

Here are some samples of students Math thinking using base ten blocks:

Some dates to keep in mind:

Parent Interview is on Tuesday November 7. I am looking forward to meeting with you then!

We have library on Thursday November 9. Library has been cancelled.