Math

Math Notebooks will be due for all three grades on Thursday this week.

PS: All three grades will continue working on geometry this week. PS is due on Thursday.

Language

4/5s:  Grade 4 and 5 students will use  grammar booklet as a resource while we study pronouns this week.  Language work will be due on Thursday.

6s: Grade 6 students will continue their sentence analysis work.   Grade 6 students will also continue to study etymology.  Etymology work and quiz will be due on Thursday.

Students will begin our  class-wide novel study on the true story “A Stranger at Home” written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton.  This is the sequel to “fatty legs”. The reading strategies we are going to be using in this novel study include: connecting, visualizing, questioning, inferring, and transforming.  This week we will read chapters 5 and 6.  Students are responsible for chapter 5 and 6 questions and work.

Culture

For the next 2 weeks students will be working on their Learning Fair projects.

The Learning Fair May 24th 6:00-8:30pm.

All students should have a folding project board at home that they would have used in the past that they need to bring back to school to reuse for their project this year.  If not, it is the student’s responsibility to go and get a new board.  They are $1.00-$2.00 at the dollar store or the sturdy plastic boards are ~$10.00 at Staples.

Students must have their boards by this Tuesday May 15^th so that they can begin putting their projects together.

Students are required to have their Learning Fair notes completed by this Wednesday, May 16th.

If students have not finished typing their notes for their project boards by May 17th, students will be expected to take their notes home to type over the May long weekend.  Students will be expected to bring their typed notes back to school on the morning of Tuesday May 22nd so that they can put their project board together.

Riddle of the Week: I have tow arms, but fingers none.  I have two feet, but cannot run.  I carry well, but i have found I carry best with my feet off the ground.  What am I?

REMINDERS

Monday May 7th: Guest Teacher Sonja Kornelson in the classroom with us for observation

Wednesday May 9th: Tyee Youth Credit Union members field trip

Thursday May 10th: Gladstone Spring Dance show.  Please bring in a $2.00 donation for their dance program.

Friday May 11th: Class Photo Day, School Panorama Photo, Tyee Plant Sale

WEEKLY WORK

Math

Math Notebooks will be due for all three grades on Thursday this week.

PS: Grade 4 and 6 will continue their geometry this week. Grade 5 will practice their beginning algebra work with one-step equations. PS is due on Friday.

Language

4/5s:  Grade 4 and 5 students will use  grammar booklet as a resource while we study adverbs this week.  Language work will be due on Friday.

6s: Grade 6 students will continue their sentence analysis work.   Grade 6 students will also continue to study etymology.  Etymology work and quiz will be due on Friday.

Students will begin our  class-wide novel study on the true story “A Stranger at Home” written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton.  This is the sequel to “fatty legs”. The reading strategies we are going to be using in this novel study include: connecting, visualizing, questioning, inferring, and transforming.  This week we will read chapters 3 and 4.  Students are responsible for chapter 3 and 4 questions and work.

Culture

For the next 3 weeks students will be working on their Learning Fair projects.

The Learning Fair May 24th 6:00-8:30pm.

All students should have a folding project board at home that they would have used in the past that they need to bring back to school to reuse for their project this year.  If not, it is the student’s responsibility to go and get a new board.  They are $1.00-$2.00 at the dollar store or the sturdy plastic boards are ~$10.00 at Staples.

Students must have their boards by May 15^th so that they can begin putting their projects together.

Students are required to have their Learning Fair notes completed by May 16th.

Due to the size and composition of Division 3, we will be receiving remedy time from Ms. Joellen Housego on Monday afternoons.  She will be teaching French on Monday afternoons.  Students have been learning how to read recipes in French and will be using a French recipe to make mini quiches.

Students have a few ongoing coding projects that they are working on through Hour of Code (https://code.org/learn).  So far, students have shown a tremendous ability to persevere and problem solve when confronted with challenging aspects of the code.

Reminders

Friday April 27th: Professional Development Day- no school for students

Wednesday April 25th: Field trip to Magee Mainstage Theatre Production of Cinderella.  Students in divisions 2, 3, 6, and 7 will travel by chartered bus to Magee at 11:30am to arrive by 12:00 for the 12:30pm show.  Students will arrive back at Tyee for 3:00pm.

Project Chef: Thank you for a fabulous week Division 3! A big thank you to all the parent volunteers who came out to cook with us.

WEEKLY WORK

Math

Math Notebooks will be due for all three grades on Thursday this week.

PS: Grade 4 and 6 will be starting geometry this week. Grade 5 will be learning one-step equations with variables.

Language

4/5s:  Grade 4 and 5 students will use  grammar booklet as a resource while we study verbs this week.

6s: Grade 6 students will continue their sentence analysis work.   Grade 6 students will also continue to study etymology.  Etymology work and quiz will be due on Thursday.

Students will continue our  class-wide novel study on the true story “fatty legs” written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton.  The reading strategies we are going to be using in this novel study include: connecting, visualizing, questioning, inferring, and transforming.  This week we will read chapters 6 and 7.  Students are responsible for chapter 6 and 7 questions and work.

Culture

This week we will begin discussing the Learning Fair and possible topics around the theme of food.  Students will be reviewing reliable sources for information and note taking strategies.

Riddle of the week: What is always coming but never arrives?

Student-led Conferences

As you know I was on medical leave with a chronic cough and torn oblique and intercostal muscles for two weeks in March.  This caused us to miss our student-led conferences.  After speaking with Ms. Weatherall around scheduling and upcoming events and projects, we decided to cancel the conferences.  If you would like to speak with me about this please email me to discuss. Thank you for your understanding.

WEEKLY WORK

Math

Math Notebooks will be due for all three grades on Thursday this week. Problem Solving: we will be reviewing the work we have been doing with fractions and decimals.  Work will be due Friday.

Language

4/5s:  Grade 4 and 5 students will use their newly created grammar booklet as a resource while we study the noun, article and adjective this week.  This will be used as a resource in weeks to come when we study each part of speech in more detail.

6s: Grade 6 students will review parts of speech using Montessori symbols.   Grade 6 students will also continue to study etymology.  Etymology work and quiz will be due on Friday as usual. Students will continue our  class-wide novel study on the true story “fatty legs” written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton.  The reading strategies we are going to be using in this novel study include: connecting, visualizing, questioning, inferring, and transforming.  This week we will read chapters 3 and 4.  Students are responsible for chapter 3 and 4 questions and work.

Culture

We will be studying the digestive system for the next two weeks leading up to our time with Project Chef.  This week students will be working on their creative digestive system projects to showcase their knowledge. Students will be responsible for completing a detailed and colourful diagram.  Next week we will spend our culture time creating digestive system art and studying for the digestive system test, Friday April 13th.