Welcome back to our last full week of March. I look forward to going outside in the near future for morning recess.

There will be a free breakfast this Thursday for all student in the cafeteria. Students will also be allowed to chew gum on Friday for $1 as a fundraiser to the grade 8 fieldtrip.

***Friday is also Jersey Day across ASD-N in support of Renous’s bid to win Kraft Hockeyville.

*** Please ensure white homework binders are brought to school on Mondays for student’s weekly work and that reading bags are brought daily for notices, handouts, etc.***

French - Our homework sheet for the week will be entitled “Le printemps” Our animal and pet unit continues. This week’s goal will be write a rough copy based on our funny/weird animal drawing from last week. We will also have a French author visit Thursday. I look forward to her presentation.

Guided reading will also take place with myself during our Daily 5. Whilst a group is reading, others will be working in various centers. Students will receive new book within a 4 day cycle to be brought home along with their new sound and song/poem sheet of the week. Please note that year end expectation for students is to be within the F-G-H range.

Math - We continue to practice our multiplication daily during our morning routine. We will focus on the 4’s this week. Our focus will be division this week. Next week will serve as a review and quiz. Please feel free to go to Learn Alberta website found in my web links to practice various outcomes. Math Reflex is also another great resource that students have been practice here at school.

Health - Our focus this week will be the importance of physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.  

Social Studies - We will continue to discuss the difference between an urban and rural community.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

REMINDERS:

- Please do not forget snow/slush pants for outdoor recess.

- March Scholastic orders will be due at the end of the month.

Welcome back. Already week 2 into March. I enjoyed listening to students stories about their March Break adventures. 

A STEM Fair notice was uploaded to my page prior to the break. A reminder that March 19^th is STEM Fair at school for those presenters who chose to participate. Students may bring in their projects this Thursday and Friday if they wish to finalize and practice presenting.

*** Please ensure white homework binders are brought to school on Mondays for student’s weekly work and that reading bags are brought daily for notices, handouts, etc.***

French - Our sound of the week will be “Cc = Ss” and a sheet entitled “C’est mars.” Sheets will be sent home on Tuesday. Our animal and pet unit will continue. This week’s goal is to begin describing various feature of animals i.e. whether they have fur, feathers, scales, etc.

Guided reading will also take place with myself during our Daily 5. Whilst a group is reading, others will be working in various centers. Students will receive new book within a 4 day cycle to be brought home along with their new sound and song/poem sheet of the week. Please note that year end expectation for students is to be within the F-G-H range.

Math - We will be practicing our multiplication daily during our morning routine. We have already worked up to 2x12 and will concentration on the 3’s for the next 2 weeks. Our focus this week will be the use of matrices (a.k.a. a group of objects organized into equal rows) to assist with multiplying. Please feel free to go to Learn Alberta website found in my web links to practice various outcomes. Math Reflex is also another great resource that students have been practice here at school.

Health - Students will be recreating the Canadian Food Guide by cutting out and gluing pictures from flyers. We will be discussing the various groups and recommended servings, whilst learning new vocabulary.

Social Studies - Students will be learning all about maps and how to read them with the assistance of cardinal points and a legend.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

REMINDERS:

Please do not forget snow pants and mitts for outdoor recess.

March Scholastic flyer will be sent home March 12^th. Orders will be due at the end of the month.

Please note that Thursday, February 28th is "Jersey Day" and Friday, March 1st is "Pyjama Day" Thursday afternoon we will be going outside all afternoon for outdoor activities planned by M. Ryan.

PS I'd like to wish everyone a happy and restful March Break. I am excited to see everyone and continue learning en français when we get back.

Cheers :)

Welcome back. Thank you so much to our Home and School for the wonderful Teacher Appreciation week. It did not go unnoticed J

A STEM Fair notice was sent home last week (a.k.a. Science Fair). Please refer to your child’s reading bag. I have planning materiel if you son/daughter chooses to participate.

*** Please ensure white homework binders are brought to school on Mondays for student’s weekly work and reading bags daily ***

French - Our sound of the week will be “Bb” and a review of “er/ez/é” Our animal and pet unit will commence. A notice was sent home last week.

Guided reading will also take place with myself during our Daily 5. Whilst a group is reading, others will be working in various centers. Students will receive new book within a 4 day cycle to be brought home along with their new sound and song/poem sheet of the week. Please note that year end expectation for students is to be within the F-G-H range.

Math - Corrected math test will be sent home Tuesday. Please sign and return. We will be practicing our multiplication up to 5 x 5 daily and how our doubles (math facts) assist. Our focus this week will be the terminology and repeated additions to yield multiplication answers.  Please feel free to go to Learn Alberta website found in my web links to practice various outcomes. Math Reflex is also another great resource that students have been practice here at school.

Health - We will be reviewing Canada’s Food Guide and what constitutes healthy vs unhealthy choices.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

REMINDERS:

Please do not forget snow pants and mitts for outdoor recess.

February Scholastic orders due end of the month.

GG Winterfest will be held next week. Please refer to notice sent home last week for schedule of activities.

Dear parents,

These next few weeks in French, we will be talking about animals. We will be discussing and describing pets that we have at home or pets that we would like to have. We will also describe our pets’ temperament. Your child is more than welcome to bring in a picture of their pet or a favorite animal that s/he likes. If you wish, you can send me an e-mail with a pic attached (ryan.glazier@nbed.nb.ca). They can share their picture with the class. Examples of oral structures that will be introduced include: J’ai un lapin. Il s’appelle ___. Il a X ans. Je n’ai pas…Je veux avoir un ___ Mon animal préféré est…Il s’appelle ___. Il est gros. Il a X ans. Son corps est recouvert de ___ (poil, écaille, plumes). Mon ___ a de petites oreilles et les yeux ___. Ses yeux sont ___, ses oreilles sont ___. Mon animal est ___...(gentil, calme, excite, fidèle, heureux) We will make a class book about our animals to end the unit. I feel that the students really enjoy this part of the curriculum. We will have a busy, but fun few weeks.

Welcome back to our first full week of February. We will have an author visiting us Monday morning. Peter Clark will be entertaining students in the gymnasium with stories and poems from his books.

Wednesday is Global Play Day/Winter Walk Day. We will be going sliding after lunch (weather permitting). The school has 15 sleds on hand. Students are encourage to bring their own if they choose.

Friday will be hat day. Students who choose to wear their hat must pay $1. Monies raised will go towards the gr 8 field trip.

*** Please ensure white homework binders are brought to school on Mondays for student’s weekly work and reading bags daily ***

French – This week’s oral structures will be a review of our last unit about “What makes us unique.” Throughout, students will begin to write following a model presented by myself. Our next unit will be all about animals and pets.

Guided reading will also take place with myself during our Daily 5. Whilst a group is reading, others will be working in various centers. Students will receive new book within a 4 day cycle to be brought home along with their new sound and song/poem sheet of the week.

Math – This week will serve as a review for our addition and subtraction unit. Test on Friday. We will be moving on to multiplication and division.

Health – We continue to look at how we can take care of ourselves with an introduction to the theme (i.e. eat healthy, be active, etc.) We will also be talking about emotions and feelings.

Please refer to our school website regularly for important information and postings. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I will respond via phone call as promptly as I can. Let’s have a great week! Cheers :)

REMINDERS:

If you have flyers are home that you are will to spare, please send with your child. We will be cutting them out for activities in health class.

Please do not forget snow pants and mitts for outdoor recess.