Weekly Update - Sept 26

Happy Equinox week! What a great and full week at TRS. We managed to get out on plenty of walks, did lots of journalling and even had a Pickle Party! 

Highlights of the Week: 

• ELAL – Students worked on creating complex sentences using independent and dependent clauses.  
• Math – This week we practiced plotting and reading points on the Cartesian plane, using all quadrants of the grid. We explored positive and negative number lines to help us with reading the grid.  
• Science – Students spent time learning about computer science this week by coding on Scratch.  
• Social – We focused on Orange Shirt Day this week and worked on various tasks related to the Indigenous history of Canada. 
• Art – Students made nature stickers to celebrate the Equinox. We gathered found objects from nature and turned them into our very own stickers.  

How you can support at home: 

• Homework – we are not sending through new homework this week as we are still missing quite a few from last week's Mystery Plotting page – please finish and return! 
• Math – work on basic math facts. Explore positive and negative numbers found in everyday life (temperature, games & sports, money) 
• ELAL – practice writing simple, compound and complex sentences 

Important Dates: 

• No School – Sept 29/30 
• Terry Fox Run – Oct 3 
• Class Photos – Oct 9 
• No School – Oct 13 
• Grade 6 Immunizations – Oct 24 
• Garthus – Youth Singers Field Trip – Oct 27-31 

Reminders: 

• Snack/Lunch – We are encouraging students to bring grab and go snacks to avoid eating their lunches during snack time if possible. Please pack extra snacks for Fridays as the days are extended this year. 
• Indoor/Outdoor Shoes – Please send your child with indoor & outdoor shoes to keep the school clean. We encourage students to wear shoes that can be worn during physical activities both in and outdoors. 
• Weather – We will continue to have learning opportunities outside, please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. 

Learning Intention of Week: Truth and Reconciliation – Orange Shirt Day 

This week, students spent time reflecting on the history of Indigenous peoples and their role in Canada. We read poems and songs written by Indigenous authors and listened to stories to help us understand the wrongdoings in Canada’s past. To do our part in ReconciliAction, students researched various Indigenous members of Treaty 7 to highlight the amazing people and celebrate their culture in a positive light!