Terrific Thursday! - Day 22

Good Afternoon Families!                               

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

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 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th.

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

Take a look at what we accomplished today!

Congratulations to our INQUIRERS for the month of September! 

Have you heard? Its our friend Ali's Birthday today! 

We hope you enjoyed spending your special day with us! 

Inquiry into Math:

Today we talked about strategies that can help us when we are multiplying:

For homework, please try the following math workbook questions: 

- pg. 25 # 1a, 5, 7

- pg. 26 # 1c, d, 3

- pg. 27 # 2a extra practice #3

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:
Today we wrote our Spelling Lesson 4 tests. Please review your child's test and have them correct any misspelled words 10 times each. Please send back your child's spelling test with a signature tomrorrow. 

 Today the class silently read chapters 23 & 24. Ask your child what happened to see how Anne's story ends. 

For tonight, your child's task is to finish reading chapters 23 & 24 if they did not complete the novel in class today. They also must complete their novel study role as a Researcher. For this role, your child must use their device, a book, or another source of information to look up some background information on their novel. They will share their findings with the class tomorrow. 

Next week we will be starting our two novel study summative activites to wrap up our Term 1 Novel Study Unit. 

International Day Preparation

Our annual International Day is quickly approaching and will take place on Thursday, October 17th. The class brought it to my attention that they have already know so much about Brazil. So we did some brain storming and this year we will be learning about FRANCE. To make sure that everyone had a fair chance to research a topic that they were interested, I drew names out of a box. These are the topics that each student will be researching:

We took some time today to get started on our research:

The girls are practicing a dance for International Day! 

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?

Unit of Inquiry:
Today we wrote our Physical Regions Quiz. Please review your child's quiz with them.

Today we continued to work on our natural resources project to discover some of the specific resources that are valuable to each province. Then we looked at Canada's Economic Regions. We found that Canada is broken up into 4 different economic regions: Western Region, Atlantic Region, Central Region, and Northern Region. Based on the similarities of the resources that can be found in each province, Canada has been broken up into these specific regions. Each region brings in money to our Country which helps Canada to be successful.

Taking time to discover the 4
economic regions in Canada:

French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links.
Music- Please check Mr. Oliver'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 4 Test corrections x10 + signature
- Anne of Green Gables - ch. 23 & 24 + Researcher Page

Math – Multiplication worksheet - due Friday
- Math Workbook pg. - pg. 25 # 1a, 5, 7 -- pg. 26 # 1c, d, 3 -- pg. 27 # 2a extra practice #3

Unit of Inquiry – Physical Regions signed 
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Extra - Glow Zone field trip is tomorrow! Wear your gym clothes to school! 
- Please bring your Casual Day Form + $$ by Monday
- Scholastic Book Orders due Tues. Oct. 15

Important dates/items:

October 1 & 2 Bake Sale
October 4 Fall Fundraiser trip to Glow Zone!!
October 4 Nea Archi Event (for new families) 7 - 9 pm

See you tomorrow, Ms. Samuel