Dec 10, 2020

Dear Parents,     

     This week the students in our class created a splatter painting using paint brushes and string. They used cool colours of blue, cyan, indigo, and green to capture the style of painting used by the famous artist, Jackson Pollock. The theme in their art work is a “Cool Winters Day”. We hope that you enjoy these lovely art pieces.

Your child has sent you his/her home journal through email today. Please note that this is an unedited piece of writing. You do not need to correct it, as your child will continue to learn writing skills through teacher-mini lessons throughout the year. Please kindly take a moment to talk with your child about their learning at school this week. Also, if you did not receive an email, please email me directly with an updated email address for yourself. Only one parent was included today. We will add the other parent to your child's contacts next week.

Important Information:

• Last day of school prior to the holidays is December 18.
• We will begin On -Line school on Monday January 4 at 8:30 a.m.. Please ensure that your child attends every day from the 4th-8th unless notified differently.
• In person school will resume on January 11 at 8 a.m.
• Practice IXL math daily.
• Read for 15 minutes daily.

Enjoy your evening!

Ms. Sayani

Nov 12, 2020

 Dear Parents,

This week at school our focus has been on finishing our Humanities research project on the 6 regions of Alberta. Our hope is to present it to the class during the last week of November. Students will be sharing their projects at home with you. This is NOT something that your child should be working on at home.

In math the students created bar and line graphs based on collected data about their spelling scores. Their graph will consist of their scores over the past 6 week period. Students work diligently during word work to learn the correct spelling format. Our quiz on the "Words of the Week" will be on Friday Nov 13.

Our Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held next week on November 19th and 20. This will be a virtual meeting. Please sign up for it through My CBE Account.

Your child will bring home a "Home Folder" on Wednesday Nov 18. It will include 3 pieces of selected work. Please review the work with your child as we will speak to it during the interview.

Proud Piece - A selected piece of work your child has worked hard on, and is very proud of to share with you.

Math - This is a 4 square demonstrating the different strands in math that our class has been working on, for example; Number Sense (counting by, and understanding patterns, as well as representing.a number in a variety of ways, Number Operations ( addition of 2, 3 or 4 digit numbers), Graphing ( A bar graph and analysis), 

Writing - a home journal sample of writing where your child writes you a letter using paragraphs, descriptive language and subject specific vocabulary. 

Important Information:

Spelling quiz - Week 3 word list on Friday

Practice IXL Math for 20 minutes DAILY!

Parent/Teacher Conferences - Nov 19th, 20

RETURN HOME FOLDER BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 23

                                            Photos: Our Remembrance Day Art

Have a wonderful evening!

Ms. Sayani

October 29, 2020

Dear Parents,

This week at school the students worked on their Humanities research project on the 6 Regions of Alberta. They are adding a slide on a specific animal from the region that they researched . Their info slide includes information on the characteristics, diet, predator/prey and facts. Feel free to ask your child about his/her choice of animal.

In math, we are focusing on "Number Patterns"; counting by a specific number and relating it to multiplication. Please ensure that your child practices on IXL math.

Our experiment on the decomposition of pumpkins is underway. Students are observing pumpkins in water, soil, air, vinegar and water. We will be having a quiz on "Waste in our World", on Monday. Please ensure that your child reviews the study guide in our Google Classroom.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Stay safe and healthy on Halloween.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Halloween-COVID-Safety-Tips.aspx

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• No School tomorrow - PD Day
• Candy Confusion math sheet is for homework

Photos of the Week:

Dear Mom and Dad,

    This week at school, we learned about natural waste and the ecosystem in Science.  We also dissected an owl pellet and discovered that owls eat a lot of rodents, small mammals such as mice, shrews, moles and birds. Feel free to ask me about this over the weekend.  

    In math, we learned about increasing and decreasing patterns. We described the rule of our patterns. Our class worked on representing numbers in a variety of ways too!

    Humanities involved working on a Google Slide Show of the 6 regions of Alberta. We hope to share these with you upon completion.

Important Information:

• This year we will be dressing up for Halloween. Although there will be NO schoolwide parade, we will still do some fun activites in our own class.
• Practise IXL math for 15 minutes and READ for 20 minutes daily. EPIC is a great resource for reading. Check out our Google Classroom!

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Sayani's class