Posted: March 3, 2011
Here are some photos of Student Appreciation week, including; 100th day, Twin day, Survivor challenge,and Green and Gold day!
More to come! Stay tuned! :)
Ms. Bransfield
1 Bransfield
Posted: March 1, 2011
I will be sending the February Spelling test home tomorrow (Wednesday) to be signed.
I would appreciate it, if it can be signed and returned to me by Friday, as I would like to file
them before the March Break. Thank you for your cooperation!
-Miss. Hitchman
Posted: March 1, 2011
Student Appreciation week is here!!! That means NO homework this week! Wehoo!
There are lots of fun activities going on throughout the week!
Today we kicked off Survivor with lots of fun activities and games and there is more to come!
Wednesday is Twin and Triplet day! Thursday is Green and Gold day! Don't forget to wear your colors to show your
school spirit! Also, it's popcorn day!! Friday will be packed with fun activites for Winter Carnival day!
Reading Buddies: Wednesday we will be writing with our reading buddies in the grade 1 class. To celebrate the 100th day, buddies will be writing on different topics such as "If I had 100 dollars, I would..." I can't wait to see what the buddies come
up with!
We are also finishing up our Math Unit on Multiplication and Division. We will have a review after the March Break to
review what we know and to prepare us for the test. I will be giving out the test after the review. If you would like any extra
practice over the break to brush up on some concepts, just let me know and I will send some home.
MARCH Spelling words
1. antifreeze
2. forecast
3. midnight
4. overpower
5. semifinal
6. supermarkets
7. underweight
8. yourself
9. ourselves
10.themselves
11.their- ex: "Those are their math books."
12.there- ex: "The students are standing over there."
13.they're- ex: "They're having a great time playing soccer."
14.we're- ex: "We're going to the movies tomorrow."
15.throughout
Posted: February 25, 2011
Just a reminder that next week February 28th-March 4th, is student appreciation week which means no homework for that week.
Also SURVIVOR begins on Monday, with an extra long recess.
Reminder that the February words Spelling Test is on Monday as well.
Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!
Posted: February 25, 2011
The grade 2/3 girls and boys basketball teams were able to end their basketball season off with a game against Millerton's grade 2/3 team last night! It was a great game, and all the players did a great job on the court using all the skills they learned from practicing so hard!
After coaching the...
Posted: February 25, 2011
On Thursday, February 24th, Jason Walsh and Paul McKinnon came to
Gretna Green to introduce a skateboarding program to our grade 4 students called Skatepass. It was a great session for the students, and they learned so much in one hour. They all had a fantastic time, and while some students were...
Posted: February 23, 2011
Here are a few photos that I was able to capture during one of our Daily 5, silent reading blocks.
The students love their books and it is great to see them engaged and enjoying their reading time!
Remember, Readers are leaders!
Posted: February 21, 2011
This Wednesday February 23rd, students are encouraged to wear a Pink shirt to school to show that bullying is not cool!
Posted: February 21, 2011
Homework:
Math- Relating Multiplication and Division : Lesson 8 - Remember to use arrays to help you find the
multiplication and division equations.
Practice your 10x tables.Ex: 10 x 0, 10 x 1, 10 x 2
Literacy: Read atleast 15 minutes each night
Painting Word Pictures Handout: Read the "Mud Fights" poem, to help you paint a picture in your mind about
what you can SEE, HEAR, TOUCH, TASTE and SMELL. Look over the Chart. Read story "Cleaning the Garage" and
fill in the empty chart for that story. What do you see, hear, touch, taste and smell in the story? Write your
own story about a chore you would rather not do, or perhaps having a really fun time with a friend. Use your own
chart to help in your "prewriting". Story should be atleast 5 sentences.
Spelling test: The February word spelling test will be on Monday, February 28th.
Have a great week Grade 4!
- Miss. Hitchman
Posted: February 15, 2011
Happy Valentine's day! I hope everyone had a great day yesterday! There were many
students and teachers wearing lots of red, pink and white!
Homework for this week: Math: We are working on Division and using Arrays to divide.
Study your 9x facts.
Writing: Revise the paragraph about "lions" which is in bold. Use descriptive words in the phrases
to replace dull words. The writing focuses on word choice which is what we are working on in class right now.
For an example, if it says "The female lion hunts for food and brings it back to her cubs and the male lion." It could
be changed to "The female lion sneaks up to her prey and brings dinner back to feed her family."
Read for 15 minutes each night.
Congratulations to Lauren Simmons who won gold at her basketball tournament over the weekend! Good job Lauren!
CUTE awards are also on Wednesday night at 6:15 at JMH, all welcome!
The Hackmatack Book Club is on Wednesday afternoon, please remember to bring your library card!
Happy National Flag Day!
-Miss. Hitchman
