Monday with Team 72!

Dear Children and Families,

This Wednesday February 1^st Team 72 will be going for a community walk in the afternoon.  Parent volunteers are welcome! Please email Ms. MacMillan lgmacmillan@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested J Thank you!

Reminders:

·      Pay for swimming through My CBE Account.

·      Please sign and return envelopes J

·      Last day for Scholastic Book orders is tomorrow Tuesday January 31^st.

·      There is no school Friday February 3^rd – PD Day

Important Words:

POWER WORDS:    an,  just,  man,  over,  were  

These are words we are learning to read and spell.

ACADEMIC WORDS:         

build,  engineering,                 add,   altogether

design,  create                     strategy,   estimate

These are words that we are learning to understand the meaning of in math and science.

Today:

We did reading today.  We read to someone else.

This week Power Words:   an,  just,  man,   over,   were

Please share with your parents the rule when you use the word ‘an’.  Hint: vowels ‘a, e, i, o, u’ 

We had gym and music today.  Please share what you did today.

In writing, we worked on our winter tree writing.

In Math, we were practicing estimating larger numbers.  What were the ways we were counting after we made an estimation?

In Science, we talked about all the different types of forts we have made and the materials we used to make them.  Then we read the book ‘The Tree House that Jack Built’ by Bonnie Verburg.  We ended the class talking about the ‘Engineering Design Process’.  Please share with your parents anything you remember from our discussion J

Ms. Collins will see you tomorrow. J  Ms. MacMillan will see you Wednesday and Thursday J There is no school Friday.

Tuesday class leader is Carsen.  Remember to bring a stuffie to share with the class. 

:) Ms. Collins