Week 8

Dear Parents and Students,

We have had a very full week, complete with a number of tests, and preparation for our first presentations that will be coming up in a few weeks' time. We have also begun preparing for our Halloween performance, which is also coming up in a few weeks.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We have completed Topic 4, and we held our topic test on Tuesday. We have also completed a cumulative test covering everything we have done so far this year, and a benchmark test, also for the last four topics. We will begin Topic 5 next week, which will return our focus to multiplication.

Literacy Workshop

With our Personal Narratives completed, we spent a little more time focusing on grammar this week. We will continue our study of nouns for one more week before we review the unit.We also read a new story, Tomás and the Library Lady, and then discussed the story in our Reading Circles. This week, we were investigating writer’s craft, and appreciating how words and pictures can combine in books to convey emotions and set an atmosphere.

Science

We had a lot of fun this week, as we investigated rocks and minerals. Whoever would have thought that rocks could be so interesting? This week, we explored how many of these rocks and minerals came to be. Next week, we will investigate how they get broken down again.

Social Studies

We have spent most of our time preparing for our upcoming minor presentation assignment about patriotism. Everyone has chosen a country to represent, and we will all enjoy learning from one another when we take turns to present our work. The presentations will take place on Tuesday and Thursday, 25th and 27th October. We will spend a little more time in class working on our Patriotic Symbols, and we will also be learning about the origins of democracy.

Other important information

With such a busy week behind us, I’m sure that everyone is looking forward to the long weekend! Please also remember that we have a PD day on Tuesday, so that will be an extra day off for students. I hope you all enjoy the break, and I will see everyone back in class on Wednesday!

Dates to remember:

Mon.    Oct. 10: National 10/10 holiday - school closed

        Tue.     Oct. 11: PD day - no students at school    

        Mon.    Oct. 17: MAP testing begins

        Mon.    Oct. 31: Halloween activities