Mrs. Simmons - Archived 09/20 Notes

Mrs. Simmons Grade 3/4

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Welcome to another snowy week in GG4SS!!  *A HUGE thank you to the Gretna Greenparents and the Home and School Association for all the fantastic treats and food last week during Staff Appreciation Week!.  It was awesome!!!!*Drama continues this week. Check your schedule for practice times.*Girls and Boys basketball continues this week.*If the weather co-operates, we will be going skating on our outdoor rink later this week.   Language Arts - This week we are going to continue working with vowel blends.Math - We are going to review last week's multiplication lesson and begin Estimating Multiplication with Large Numbers.Science - We will be working on our Light and Sound unit.   Let's have another Superstar Week!

Posted: February 8, 2015

 We have another super week ahead of us!! It is a 4 day week for students.  There is no school on Friday, as teachers have meetings. *Valentine's week - I will be sending home a class list on Monday for anyone that wants to give Valentine's to their classmates. We will have a Valentine's celebration on Thursday afternoon.*Drama starts this week. A new schedule is posted on on-line and will be sent home.*Basketball continues for boys and girls this week.*Skating....as soon as the outdoor rink is ready, we will be going skating.   Language Arts - This week we will review "tion, sion,cian". and we will be working on vowel blends.Math - We are going to start our new unit on Multiplying and Dividing with Large Numbers.Science - This week we are to start our unit on "Light and Sound"Let's have another Superstar week! 

Posted: February 1, 2015

 Wow, it's the first week of February!  Time is flying by.  There are only 4 weeks until March break.*Boys and Girls basketbal continues this week.  Check your schedules for games and practices.  There is a Girl's game afterschool on Monday at Gretna Green.*Monday is Groundhog Day.  I hope the Groundhog doesn't see his shadow!!* Drama practice continues this week.  Stay tuned for practice times.*We are going to have our Mystery Skype this week.  It was snowed out last week!  We are planning for Thursday. Language Arts - This week, we are going to review syllables, conventions, nouns and adjectives.Math- We are going to finish our last Lesson on Multiplication and Division and have our Unit Test by Friday.Health - Monday we are going to record our Healthy kids projects.Science- We are going to start our Unit on Light and Sound. Let's have another Superstar week!

Posted: January 25, 2015

 It's going to be another great week in GG4SS!!*There will be boy's basketball practice afterschool on Monday and a Jamboree on Thursday at Dr. Losier.  More information about the jamboree will be sent home this week.* Girl's game or practice on Tuesday afterschool.*Drama starts up again this week.* We have a Mystery Skype planned for this week on Wednesday.* Northumberland Solid Waste will be presenting on Wednesday at 9:00 about Recycling.*Our school monthly assembly will take place on Friday.Language Arts - This week we will be learning about nouns and working on the Writing Trait of conventions.Math - We will finish our last lesson on Multiplication Strategies.Health - We will finish our Healthy Kids projects.Let's have another Superstar week!! 

Posted: January 18, 2015

 Another great week at Gretna Green is ahead of us!! * Boys basketball practice is Monday from 2:30 - 3:30. There is a home game on Wednesday at 3:30 againts St. Andrews Elementary.  Good Luck boys!*Girls baskbetball practice is Tuesday from 2:30 - 3:30. * Tuesday we will have our second Genius Hour session. Hopefully we will pick our topics. Language Arts- This week we will continue to look at our Writing Trait of Conventions. As well we will be learning about Adjectives and Nouns.Math - We will be completeing Lesson 3 on Skip Counting to MultiplyHealth - We are going to finish our Healthy Kid projects. Let's have another Superstar week!!  

Posted: January 10, 2015

Welcome back to our second week of 2015! Let's hope that this week warms up so we can get outside and play.*Boys basketball continues this week.*Girl's basketball will start this week.*Remember to bring your library books back for Thursday.Language Arts - We will be finishing our New Year's Resolution writing assignment and we will be working with syllablesMath - We will complete Lesson 1 of Multiplication and DivisionHealth - We will be working on Healthy Kid projects. Let's have another Superstar Week!! 

Posted: December 14, 2014

 5 more days of school before Christmas break!!! Merry Christmas Superstars!*On Monday we are going to have our Pizza Party to celebrate reaching 100 Books read in our class!! Way to Go Superstars!*Our Mystery Skype is re-schuled for Monday!*The Home and School will be providing Free Popcorn for all this week as a Christmas present! Language Arts - This week will be working on Christmas writing and a Christmas project.Math - We will finish our Unit on Data Management this week.Health/PD - We will be writing and producing Audio Christmas cards this week! Let's have another Super Star week!!!  

Posted: December 8, 2014

 We are excited to announce that GG4SS has read 100 hundred books since the first of September.  We are going to have a pizza party on Thursday to celebrate!!!

Posted: December 7, 2014

 Two more weeks left before Christmas holidays!!! It is going to be another fantastic week! * We have a Mystery Skype on Tuesday. I wonder where they are from? *We are going to participate in "Code Week" Which mean we will be learning how to create code for computer games!!     Language Arts - We are going to be working with closed and open syllables this week. Math - We are going to continue with our Unit on Data Managment. Social Studies - We will be presenting our Biographies this week and then we will be writing Digital Christmas cards.   Let's have another Superstar week!

Posted: November 30, 2014

 Happy December!!! Only 3 weeks of school before Christmas holidays...yeah!!*Our Christmas concert is this Wednesday. Remember we have two concerts. One at 10 and the other at 12:30.* There will be a dress rehersal on Monday. * There is lots of snow to have fun with at recess time...remeber to wear your snowpants!!*We are going to decorate our classroom door this week for the Door Decorating Contest!!!! Language Arts - This week we will be finishing our "Trip" story and we will continue to work on vowel combinations. Math - We are going to have our Unit test on Patterns. Monday we will have our quiz on the 4 and 5 times table.Social Studies - This is our last week to complete our Biographies of an Explorer.Let' s have another Superstar week!! 

Posted: November 23, 2014

We have a full 5 day week of school ahead of us!!  It is going to be another great week.*Drama practice and choir practice continue all this week.* We will continue practicing our Christmas Concert song this week.*Remember to dress for the weather.  Some morning it is really cold out.  Hats and mitts are a must!!*Remember to vote for your favorite theme song.*If you are looking for something to do on Tuesday night...Gretna Green Home and School is having a school fundraiser at Gojiis.  A portion of every frozen yogurt bought will go back to our school!!Language Arts - This week we are going to finishing marking the story "My Trip".  Then we will organize our own story. We will be working on vowels this week too!Math - We are going to complete the last lesson in the Patterns Unit, and hopefully have our test to finish this unti!Social Studies - We will complete the research for the explorer you have chosen and prepare a biography and presentation. Let's have another Superstar week!

Posted: November 16, 2014

 We have a four day week ahead of us!!  There is NO SCHOOL on Friday due to Parent-Teacher Interviews.*Our Scholastic Book Fair takes place this week. We will be visiting the book fair on Monday and Tuesday at 10:30. *The book fair will also be open Thursday evening during Parent-Teacher Interviews.*We have another Mystery Skype planned for Wednesday morning. Let's hope that Skype works for us.*Remember to wear warm clothes.  It is starting to get much cooler during your morning recess.  Hats and mitts are a must!  As well as, indoor and outdoor footwear. Language Arts - We will finish evaluating "The Trip" story using our Student Rubric.  Then we will write our own story.Math - We will work on Lesson 3 Extending Patterns.Social Studies - We will finish our Autobiographies and choose an Explorer to write a biography for. Let's have another Superstar week!! 

Posted: November 13, 2014

 The Gretna Green Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place next week.  Our class is scheduled to visit the book fair on Monday and Tuesday at 10:30.  The fair will also be open on Thursday night during Parent-Teacher Interviews.

Posted: November 13, 2014

 Remember that tomorrow is PJ Day!! For a Toonie you can wear your pajmas all day long at school.  All money raised will be donated to Parker Lloyd, who is undergoing treatments for Leukemia. Help support our school community. Wear your PJs for $2.00!

Posted: November 9, 2014

Welcome to another great week in GG4SS.*Our Remembrance Day Service will take place Monday morning at 10:15.  Remember to dress nice and be ready to use your best singing voice.*Mr. Savoy will be visiting classes on Wednesday to do an Internet Safety presentation.*Drama continues this week.  Check your schedule for your practice day.*Remember that there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday November 11 in honor of of Veterans.Language Arts - This week we will be looking at the Student Rubric for Writing.  We will also review contractions.Math - We will be starting our new unit on Patterns.Social Studies - We will be writing an Autobiography. Let's have another Superstar week!

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