All About Me

My name is Nicole Samuel and I am one of the Grade 4 teachers for this upcoming school year. I have been a teacher at SJA since January 2018 and this will be my third-year teaching Grade 4.

I am a graduate of Central Michigan University Elementary Education Program and an Alum of the CMU Women’s Soccer Team.

When I am not teaching, I enjoy being physically active (soccer is my favourite sport, go Manchester United!), watching movies, working on "do it yourself" crafts, and spending time with my family. I can hardly wait to get to know all of you!

Friday, 27 September 2019

Happy Fri-yay/Pie Day! - Day 18

Good Afternoon Families! Image result for its friday gif 

Please read all the information below to get the latest scoop on our day! 


Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce the new winners of the Golden Broom....Ms. Samuel's Class!!!!:






So proud of these kiddos for keeping our cubby area the cleanest this week. Well done team! 

Reminders
- Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29th and the deadline for short stories is December 6th.

- Orange Shirt Day - If you are participating in orange shirt day please come to school in an orange shirt only- not pink or red, an orange shirt!


A note from Mrs. Hayward regarding Orange Shirt day:







Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day! 





Take a look at what we accomplished today!


Inquiry into Math:
We took a little break from our math studies today. To ensure that we are continuing to build our skills I am sending home a math package for each student to complete. Please have your child complete as much as they can over the weekend. Please circle the questions that give your child the most difficulty and I will be sure to go over these questions in class on Monday before we continue our next lesson in the unit. 

Sign up for Caribou Math:

A copy of this letter has been sent home with your child. Please return it to me and I will pass it along to Mrs. Haag. 

Inquiry into Language:

Our annual International Day is quickly approaching and will take place on Thursday, October 17th. This year the country we will be learning about is Brazil. Next week we will begin dedicating some of our Language periods to divide up the project responsibilities, researching and putting together a fabulous presentation on our country. Partners or small groups will research one of the following topics; clothing, food, imports/exports, laws/regulations, holidays, sports/toys, etc. Students will need devices and books from a local library to complete their research. Thank you for your support.

Today we continued preparing our presentation for Orange Shirt Day on Monday with Mrs. DiMascio's class.




We also wrote our Lesson 3 Spelling test. Please review the test with your child and have them correct any misspelled words 10 times each.

Spelling procedures are as follows:

1.     Copy your spelling words into your agendas in cursive
2.     Define your bonus words
3.     Complete spelling lesson activities
4.     Hand in completed spelling activities on Wednesdays
5.     Study for spelling tests nightly

How do I know if I know my spelling words? Well, can you use them in a sentence? Can you define the word to someone else? Do you know other words that have the same meanings (synonyms)? Do you know words that mean the opposite?


Electronics Party:










Unit of Inquiry:

Today we wrote our Great Lakes and important bodies of water quiz. Please review the quiz with your child.

We are almost done making our 3D maps of Canada, and they're looking absolutely fantastic! Some of us are putting on the final touches:


What a crazy end to Fall Fundraiser. These unlucky teachers took one for the team and took a pie to the face. 







And somehow, Mrs. Chin peruaded Mrs. Haag to pie poor Mrs. DiMascio!




The real craziness started when Mrs. Chin was using the scream-o-meter to see which teacher should take the final pie. It was between me and Mr. Foster. Somehow I survived and did not get a pie to the face this year, thank you Mr. Foster...better luck next year!
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French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links.


Ask your child how the rest of their day went, because I'm sure they can't wait to share it all with you!

Homework
Language – Spelling Lesson 3  test signed + corrections x10
- Raz Kids - reading + comprehension

Math – Work package - due Monday

Unit of Inquiry – Great Lakes and Bodies of water Quiz signed 

Extra - 

Important dates/items:
September 30 Orange Shirt Day
October 2 & 3 Bake Sale
October 4 Nea Archi Event (for new families) 7 - 9 pm


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See you next week, Ms. Samuel

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