Weekly Update - November 14

We hope everyone enjoyed fall break, it was great seeing everyone back in the classroom for the last two days.  

Highlights of the Week: 

• ELAL – Students started a final instructional writing task. These will be finished early next week.  
• Math – Students worked through place value over the last week and half. They learned about numbers in standard, written, and expanded form. Students wrote a check-in today to show their understanding. We will be moving onto adding and subtracting next week.  
• Science – Space Unit 
• Grade 6 – We started a research project on planets this week. Students were given a planet to research and will be making a poster to reflect their understanding. 
• Social  
• Grade 5 – Students finished their ancient civilization project where they got to explore one civilization through guided questions.  

How you can support at home: 

• Homework – students were sent home place value practice 
• Math – work on basic math facts and friendly numbers within 100 
• ELAL – reading out loud with your child 

Important Dates: 

• Healthy Hunger Tim Hortons – November 19 
• Swimming Lessons – November 17-21 
• Healthy Hunger Jelly Modern – November 27 
• Conferences – November 27-28  
• Healthy Hunger Mucho Burrito – December 11 
• Healthy Hunger Booster Juice – December 18 
• Photo Re-takes – December 11 
• Winter Concert – December 11 
• Last day of Classes – December 19 
• Winter Break – December 20 – January 4 
• Classes Resume – January 5 

Reminders: 

• Swimming - 
• Swimming lessons begin on Monday at Sir Winston Churchill. We are asking students to wear swimsuits to school and bring a change of clothes with them to the pool in a separate waterproof bag. They will also need a towel, underwear, and a hairbrush. If your child wears goggles or needs hair ties for long hair, please send them. Students are sometimes hungrier on swimming days, please send your child with extra snacks or a bigger lunch during this week. 
• Patrols - A patrol training schedule was sent home today. Please review it with your child to make sure they are aware of their scheduled days and times. 
• Room 5 will be welcoming a student teacher, Alexandra Mahler starting Nov 17 from St. Mary’s University. She will be in our classroom until Dec 4 and return in the spring. We are very excited for Ms. Mahler to join our classroom and share her expertise with us!  
• Indoor/Outdoor Shoes – Snow is here! If your child does not have indoor and outdoor shoes, they won’t be allowed out for recess to help keep our classroom and school clean.  

Learning Intention of Week: Family Friday 

Students were dispersed into cross-grade groups across the school today for our first Family Friday. They spent time getting to know one another doing various games and activities with their assigned teacher. This time is meant for students from k-6 to get to know one another and share learning experiences together. Family Friday’s will happen once a month where students will continue to get to know their group.