Riddle of the week: What month has 28 days?
REMINDERS
Report Cards: Please remember to return the brown report card envelopes as I will reuse them for the June summative progress report.
Skating: Our next skating day is Thursday Friday February 22nd.
Family Day Weekend: Monday February 12th is a holiday for students and teachers! Enjoy your long weekend with family and friends!
WEEKLY WORK
Math
Math Notebooks will be due for all three grades on Friday this week.
4s: Problem Solving – Fraction and decimal work due on Friday
5s: Problem Solving – Fraction and decimal work due on Friday
6s: Problem Solving – Fraction and decimal work due on Friday
Language
Etymology will be due on Friday.
Students will continue their novel study project this week with a novel of their choice. The written portion of this project will focus on the writing traits we have learned so far in our Writer’s Workshop. This project will be due and presentations will start this Tuesday February 13th. Students are expected to have their novel finished and completed by this date. This may mean bringing this work home to finish over the long weekend.
Culture
Every week we will be studying a new body system. Students will be required to create a representation or model of each body system. This week we will continue studying the Circulatory System. This could be in the form of a detailed drawing, a poster, a muscle book, brochure, a comic strip, or a story all about the heart and the circulatory system. Please bring materials from home if you feel inspired!
Every two weeks students will have a test on the two body systems we have studied. Our next test will be February 23rd and will cover both the circulatory and respiratory systems. The test will be written and will only focus on the main functions and details covered in class. Students are expected to study the notes they have taken. Students should use their time in class and at home to study.
French
We will continue reading The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. We will read chapters 16-18 in English and study some of the more famous quotations from those chapters in French. Through this study, students will be learning common, high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures.
Classroom Community
- Valentine’s day is this Wednesday, February 14th. We will be doing a Valentine card exchange in the afternoon. Students also voted in favour for a potluck. Students are more than welcome to bring snacks and treats to share for the afternoon on Wednesday. This potluck is not replacing lunch, so be sure to pack a normal lunch with healthy snacks as well.
- One of our classmates had significant surgery in January and is still away from school. This week we will be building her a sunshine box for her mom to pick up on Friday February 16th. We will include her valentines and letters of support, as well as little things that will hopefully bring a smile to her face while she is in the hospital. If there is anything personal you would like to add to the box please bring it in this week.
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