Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Trout Release Photos

Sorry for the delay in posting these.  Enjoy your new home in Kananaskis little trout!

















Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Balanced Equations, Sketching, Word Work

Reminders: 

·      Friday June 23rd – last Club Friday
·      Tuesday June 27th – Pajama Day and Movie Day
·      Wednesday June 28th – Last Day of School – Sports Day and Report Cards Go Home

Power Words :   want,   their,   over,   here,   because  

Academic Words:
Science: habitat, conservation, Antarctic, global warming, insulation 
Math: equal, balanced equations 
Book Exchange is Tuesday May 9

Power Words:

- about        - asked          - after           - would
- their         - where         - then            - were      
Today:

We started the day with spelling centres.

Team 72 had gym today.  Please share what you did in music.

In writing, we finished our zoo stories and had free choice writing.

In word work, we played word work games

In art and science, we went outside and took a picture of our ‘Summer Tree’ and sketched it. 

In Math, we are learning about balanced equations.  We are learning what does equal mean.  We have learned that the left side of the equation needs to equal the right side of the equation for it to be balanced J 
You can do the following question with your parents:

2 + 5 = ? + 3

How can you make this a balanced equation?

Ms. MacMillan will see you for the rest of the week.  Ms. Collins will see you next Monday and Tuesday.

Wednesday class leader is Xander.  Please bring in something that will fit in our egg and think of two clues to share with the class. J
Have a wonderful evening!

:) Ms. Collins


Friday, 16 June 2017

Happy Father's Day Weekend!

Reminders: 

-    Please bring back all Learning Commons books ASAP.
-    Home Reading is finished for the school year.  Please return all books ASAP.

Power Words :  went,  I’m,  about,  here,  want

Academic Words: habitat, conservation, Antarctic, global warming, insulation   
Book Exchange is Tuesday May 9

Power Words:

- about        - asked          - after           - would
- their         - where         - then            - were      
Today:

We started the day with spelling centres.

Team 72 had music today.  Please share what you did in music.

For art and writing we worked hard on our Father’s Day card and gift.  Hope you enjoy your Father’s Day weekend J

Ms. Collins will see you Monday and Tuesday.  Ms. MacMillan will see you for the rest of the week.

Tuesday class leader is Anthony.  Please bring in something that will fit in our egg and think of two clues to share with the class. J
Have a wonderful weekend!


:) Ms. Collins

Thursday, 15 June 2017

Team 72 Reads, Writes and Measures

Dear Children and Families,

Reminders:
-Please return library books
-Please return home reading books.

Important Words:

POWER WORDS:              will where then look put
These are words we are still learning to read and spell.

ACADEMIC WORDS:         estimate  fruit and vegetables  grains   dairy   meat and alternatives
These are words that we are learning to understand the meaning

Today:

In math we measured snake shapes!  Ask what we measured with.

In writing today we practiced adding juicy words to make our work more interesting for the reader.

During reading we read to self and read to someone. We can look for punctuation to help us read with expression. 

Ask me about the great pirate game we played in gym.

During health we talked about drinking water, sleeping and exercizing to keep our bodies healthy.

Hannah is tomorrow's class leader.

Ms Collins will be with the students tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday.  See you on Wednesday!

:)  Ms. MacMillan

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