Weekly Update - September 18

What a wonderful turnout to the Open House and Corn Roast last night. It was so great seeing all the families and enjoying the sunshine together.  

Highlights of the Week: 

• ELAL – This week we typed up our paragraphs on the computer and practiced our typing skills on Typing Club. Students also learned more about writing hamburger paragraphs and had the chance to practice using intro and concluding sentences.   
• Math – Students continued to work with MathUp and also dove deeper into place value. We practiced representing numbers to the millions in standard, expanded and written form and even used base ten blocks. They also practiced saying numbers out loud. Students also played various math games involving place value. 
• Science – We started our matter unit this week and students learned about the states of matter. Students made visual journal entries outlining the characteristics of each state of matter and mapped the phase changes that occur between each state. 

How you can support at home: 

• Homework – we will start homework in the coming weeks. 
• Math – work on place value including decimals up to the millions and thousandths.  
• ELAL – encourage your child to read at home for enjoyment.  

Important Dates:  

• Apple Deliveries – Sept 22 
• School Council – Sept 24 
• Non-Instruction Day (No School) - Sept 25 
• Open Minds Stampede School – Sept 28-Oct 2 & Oct 21 
• TRS Orange Shirt Day – Sept 29 
• National Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School) – Sept 30 
• Open Minds Stampede School – Oct 5-9 
• Individual and Class Photos – Oct 8 
• No School – Oct 12 
• School Council Meeting – Oct 15 
• Non-Instruction Day (No School) – Oct 19  
• Grade 6 Vaccinations – Oct 26 
• Healthy Hunger (Papa Johns) – Oct 29 
• Halloween Dance – Oct 29 

Reminders: 

• School Swag – the school apparel store is now open online. Orders due by September 27th. Use the following link.   
• School Forms – please make sure you fill out all forms sent out by the office. If you need help with printing, please let us know so we can send paper copies home. 
• Stampede School – forms have been sent home, please send them back as soon as possible! If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up at the following link - volunteersignup.org/3B8FD  
• Indoor/Outdoor shoes – please remind your child to bring their indoor and outdoor shoes. It helps keep our school clean. We also ask that your child wear appropriate shoes to participate in physical education safely.  
• Fidgets – We are asking families to help monitor the amount and type of fidgets being brought to school. Fidgets are learning tools that should not distract your child or others, make noises, or create messes. If you have any further questions, please reach out.  

Learning Intention of the Week – Banana Observations 

Students worked through the scientific method through our Banana Experiment. We asked the question, “How will a banana change as it begins to decompose over several days?”. We talked about the scientific method and how to make a hypothesis, list variables, record materials, follow a procedure, and then complete a conclusion. Students had to use the ABCDE’s of scientific drawings to observe and record the banana each day. The banana was left over the weekend where students then completed a final scientific drawing in their visual journals to conclude our experiment.