Grade 4: Oct. 10- 13

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: A reminder that the reading program is due for Tuesday.
Students will continue to learn about common nouns this week. There will be an evaluation on Friday where students will have to put nouns into alphabetical order, search up definitions in the dictionary, identify common nouns in a sentence, and write the plural form of nouns.

Math: We will continue to learn about money.

English: Students will finish writing their own version of the next chapter of Secret Signs. Then they will start learning about punctuation.

Science: We will continue our unit on Waste in our World. There will be an evaluation on Thursday. Students received and reviewed a study guide last week.

Social Studies: Students will continue their research project about a wild animal of Alberta.

Religion: Students will explore the link between spiritual health and physical/ emotional health.

NOTE: This will be my last blog post as I begin my maternity leave. It has been a pleasure getting to know the students in my class!

Grade 3: Oct. 10- 13

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students should have already completed log 1 of FRENCH reading, and on to log 2.
Students will continue with the Daily 5 literacy centres. They will also continue to practice putting words into alphabetical order, as well as searching words up in the dictionary.

Math: We will start a new unit on money.

English:  Students will finish writing their own version of the next chapter of Secret Signs. Then they will start learning about punctuation.

Science: We will continue learning about the scientific method. Students will work on an assignment where they fill out the steps of the scientific process of an imaginary science experiment.

Social Studies: Students will start a new unit where they learn about India.

Religion: Students will explore the link between spiritual health and physical/ emotional health.

NOTE: This will be my last blog post as I begin my maternity leave. It has been a pleasure getting to know the students in my class!

Grade 4: Oct. 2- 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: A reminder that the reading program is due for Monday. Book reports (one French, one English) are also due on Monday.
Students will learn about common nouns this week.

Math: We will start to learn about money.

English: We will finish our novel study on Secret Signs. Students will be asked to share their visual journals and show me how they used sketchnoting techniques to demonstrate their learning.

Science: We will continue our unit on Waste in our World.

Social Studies: Students will start a research project about a wild animal of Alberta.

Religion: Students will continue to learn how worshipping together makes us one.

Grade 3: Oct. 2- 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: The reading log is due on Monday. Book reports (one French, one English) are also to be handed in.
Students will continue with the Daily 5 literacy centres. They will also learn about putting words into alphabetical order.

Math: We will continue to learn about number sense. Students are learning how to represent numbers in different ways, as well as place value, comparing numbers, putting them in order from either biggest to smallest, or the opposite, and placing numbers on a number line. They should be practicing saying and writing their numbers in French up to 100, 000. There will be a unit test on Wednesday.

English:  We will finish our novel study on Secret Signs. Students will be asked to share their visual journals and show me how they used sketchnoting techniques to demonstrate their learning.

Science: We will continue learning about the scientific method. Students will have an assignment where they fill out the steps of the scientific process of an imaginary science experiment.

Social Studies: Students will continue to work on a mapping project. The good copy is due on Thursday.

Religion: Students will continue to learn why and how we pray.

Grade 4: Sep. 25- 29

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: A reminder that the reading program is due for Monday.
Students will continue working on cursive writing and writing in their personal journals. They will also learn the difference between using the verbs AVOIR and ÊTRE in the present tense. There will be a pretest (not for marks) on Monday, followed by an evaluation on Friday.

Math: We will continue to learn about number sense. Students are learning how to represent numbers in different ways: place value charts, base 10 blocks, deconstructed form, written form etc. They should practice saying their numbers in French up to 1,000,000 and rounding numbers up or down based on place value. There will be an evaluation on Wednesday.

English: Students will have a couple of lessons leading up to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We will also continue our novel study on Secret Signs.

Science: We will continue our unit on Waste in our World.

Social Studies: Students will continue to learn about the geography of Alberta. There will be an evaluation on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home on Monday.

Religion: Students will learn how worshipping together makes us one.

REMINDER: The Terry Fox run will be on Tuesday morning at 9:15 am. Students are encouraged to donate a toonie for Terry. Permission forms are due BEFORE the run.

Grade 3: Sep. 25- 29

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: The reading log is due at the end of the month.
Students will continue to work on cursive writing, as well as learning about vowels, consonants, syllables, unscrambling sentences and describing an image in French. There will be an evaluation on Friday on these concepts. Students will also start the Daily 5 literacy centres.

Math: We will continue to learn about number sense. Students are learning how to represent numbers in different ways: place value charts, base 10 blocks, deconstructed form, written form etc. They should be practicing saying their numbers in French up to 100, 000.

English: Students will have a couple of lessons leading up to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We will also continue our novel study on Secret Signs.

Science: We will continue learning about the scientific method, including the three types of variables.

Social Studies: Students will work on a mapping project.

Religion: Students will learn why and how we pray.

REMINDER: The Terry Fox run will be on Tuesday morning at 9:15 am. Students are encouraged to donate a toonie for Terry. Since the grade 3’s will be running around the block with the grade 4’s, permission forms are due BEFORE the run.

Grade 4: Sep. 18- 21

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: A reminder that the reading program is due for Monday.
Students will continue working on cursive writing and writing in their personal journals. They will also learn about how to conjugate the verb ÊTRE in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on Thursday.

Math: We will continue to learn about number sense. Students are learning how to represent numbers in different ways: place value charts, base 10 blocks, deconstructed form, written form etc. They should be practicing saying their numbers in French up to 100,000.

English: Students will finish their writing assignment called the “I Can” hand. This is due on Thursday. We will also continue our novel study on Secret Signs.

Science: We will continue our unit on Waste in our World.

Social Studies: Students will continue to learn about the geography of Alberta.

Religion: M. Zacharie will continue with introductory lessons. We will be walking to the church for our opening mass on September 20^th.

REMINDER: Parent-teacher conferences are this Thursday from 4:30- 7:30 pm, and on Friday from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Please check your email from the school to access the link for Conference Manager. 

Read the following message from Mme Arnett regarding the Welcome Back Picnic on Thursday, September 21^st: Bring your coziest picnic blanket and join us for a fun-filled evening of games and activities. Come out and meet the staff that keep our school running, and other families too! Please feel free to bring your own picnic, or pizza will be available for pre-order until September 18^th. Pizza orders must be paid in cash to Mme Twila or etransfer to stlukeparentcouncil18@gmail.com. Order your pizza and drinks here Concession items (such as drinks and chips) will be available for purchase during the event. Want to help make the picnic a success? Volunteer here!