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!

Grade 3: Sep. 18- 21

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

French: Letters for the French at-home reading program were sent last week. Each 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, and syllables. Additionally, we will start some of our Daily 5 literacy centres this week.

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 10,000 for now.

English: Students will finish writing a short letter (10 sentences) explaining what kind of teacher they need to be successful this year. This is due on Thursday. We will also continue our novel study on Secret Signs.

Science: We will continue learning about the scientific method.

Social Studies: Students will continue with some introductory activities to develop mapping skills.

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!

Grade 4: Sep. 11- 15

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

 

French: Students will begin their French reading program at home. Letters will be sent on Monday explaining in further detail. 
In addition, students are working on cursive writing and writing in their personal journals. They will also learn about how to conjugate the verb AVOIR in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on Friday.

Math: We will learn about number sense. Students will learn 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 1,000.

English: Students will be working on a writing assignment called the “I Can” hand. They are to come up with one page of ideas describing all the things they can do. We will also start our novel study on Secret Signs.

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

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

Religion: M. Zacharie will begin some introductory lessons this week. He will be having students write a prayer about gratitude.

Grade 3: Sep. 11- 15

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

French: Students will begin their French reading program at home. Letters will be sent on Monday explaining in further detail.
In addition, students will work on cursive writing, as well as writing in their personal journals and learn about vowels and consonants.

Math: We will start to learn about number sense. Students will learn 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 1,000 for now.

English: Students will write a short letter (10 sentences) explaining what kind of teacher they need in order to be successful this year. Then we will start a novel study on Secret Signs.

Science: We will be discussing what a scientist is, discovering different types of scientists that exist, and learning about the scientific method.

Social Studies: Students are getting an introduction to mapping skills and will learn the vocabulary that accompanies maps. They are also learning where on a map to locate the four communities that we will study this year: India, Peru, Ukraine and Tunisia.

Religion: M. Zacharie will begin some introductory lessons this week. He will be having students write a prayer about gratitude.