Happy Thursday!

The sun is shining!
The temperature is a bit warmer!
No school tomorrow!
= kids are pretty excited today 😀

This morning we worked in our Multiage groups lots, of progress overnight with our confidence and comfort speaking in front of a group. Please return your attendance forms ASAP as we are assigning responsibilities for the Storytelling Evening and need to know if your child will not be here.

In Math we continued working on 3-digit by 1-digit multiplication. Several students were asking for extra practice homework so a sheet was sent home today. Ask your child to show you the strategies we have been working on over the weekend.

We watched a video today about Internet Safety and discussed what we need to do to be safe online. Recent news items have caused a stir of conversation at school so this is probably a good time to revisit things at home.

This afternoon we finished up some Science stations and had a chance to catch up on some work.

Reminders:
- No school tomorrow
- return Storytelling attendance forms ASAP
- Fun Lunch orders can be placed on the Healthy Hunger website

Today we acknowledged Pink Shirt Day. We talked about why it is important to stand up when we see other people being hurt. We also talked about the difference between conflict, rude, mean, and bullying.

We worked in our Multiage groups - our grade 4's are great role models for our school :) Please return the blue/yellow sheet that was sent home yesterday so we can adjust groups as needed.

In Math we have been working on multiplying 3-digit by 1-digit numbers. We have been practicing using a variety of strategies to solve these types of questions and checking with another strategy so we can find one that works best for us and notice where we are making mistakes.

Mr. Stockton talked to us about the finger strategy again today and why it is an effective way for us to not get "stuck" when telling our stories. We will continue practicing with this at school (and at home please) so that we are ready for our Storytelling evening in 2 weeks.

In Social Studies we learned about some plants indigenous to Alberta and how they were/are used as medicines to help people.

Reminders:
- No school on Friday
- Storytelling Evening forms need to be returned ASAP
- Materials for our upcoming building project are needed
- 3 or more Volunteers for our April 4th Aggie Days field trip are needed 

This afternoon we watched a few short videos and learned about the petroglyphs at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park. Did you know that people from The Blackfoot First Nation used the smooth surfaces of the rocks here to record stories hundreds of years ago? We then used some of the symbols they used to write our own symbol stories.

In Math we did a check-in test and then worked a new way to to represent multiplication through Art.

Tomorrow will be our first day in our Multiage Story groups! Please try to be at school on time :)

Reminders:

- No school Friday

- Volunteers needed for our Aggie Days Trip on April 4th

- Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday!

Happy Thursday!

Today we started our day reflecting on our science work from yesterday and on how we worked collaboratively with our groups.

Then we spent some time working with our storyboards and practiced retelling our stories. We started working on a written retell of our stories.  Many students were challenging themselves to use words they haven't used in their writing before including: glorious, plunged, exclaimed, gorgeous, disaster, ferocious, and evacuated.

This afternoon we learned about Chief Keenoosayo and the role of the Chief in first nations tribes. We met with Mr. Stockton and practiced overcoming the "whoosh." To end the day we did some cup stacking in PE.

Thank you to those of you who ordered pizza lunch - lots of happy kids in the lunchroom today :)

Reminders:
- No school next Friday
- Materials needed for an upcoming Science project
- Social Studies homework due tomorrow

PINK SHIRT DAY - FEBRUARY 27th

Today we started our day working with our Storyboards. A few brave students told their stories to the class. We noticed we have a lot of work to do to be ready for our performance night next month. Next week we will all be brining home a retelling of our story that we have written. Please ask us to tell you our story and practice at home. We promise you won't get bored and it will not ruin the surprise!

This afternoon we worked on a build challenge using pulleys. We built devices that allowed us to move a note a distance of 3 meters. Lots of adaptations and team building were required to be successful.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
We are still seeking materials for an upcoming build challenge. Please send in as you gather so we can identify areas in need!

In math we worked on solving word problems and using at least 2 different strategies to prove our answer. Here is one for you to try at home:

There were 12 teams building pulley devices in Science. If each team passed 7 notes, how many notes were passed in Science using the pulley devices?

Reminders:
- Fun Lunch tomorrow
- Materials needed for science
- Storytelling Evenings March 13 & 14

 
Glorious sunshine warmed our day today!
* Remember to dress appropriately for the weather and for outdoor play :)

In PE today we started working on Cup Stacking. We can all stack cups but the challenge is to be SPEEDY! Ms. Nanavaty gave us some tips on how to develop our skills, work to be continued this week.

In math we are continuing to work on 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication and proving our answer using another strategy. Tomorrow we will begin working with word problems - what do you think some clue words are that would help us determine if we are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing??

In Social Studies we did our "J is for Jump" page related to Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump. Do you know how this World Heritage Site got it's name? A homework assignment is coming home today for an upcoming project, please help us finish this and return it ASAP.

Celebration day!

Today we celebrated all of our hard work in Music by performing our drumming song. Our class got to play the finale piece and did a fantastic job!

We also celebrated our hard work in PE with a skipping showcase. Again we did a fantastic job :)

In our classroom we had a chance to exchange our Valentine cards and watched a few short films about friendship.

To end our day we met in a sharing circle and shared our celebrations for the week, things we are looking forward to doing over the long weekend and gave out some warm fuzzies!

We hope everyone has a safe and happy long weekend - See you on Tuesday!

Help Wanted:
- We are looking for volunteers to join us for our trip to Aggie Days on April 4th. Please email Mrs. Cose to let her know if you can help.
- Donations of recyclable materials are being collected for an upcoming build project. We need paper towel rolls, plastic containers, plastic lids-any size, egg cartons, elastics, string/yarn, etc.

Do you have your crazy hat ready?!

Tomorrow is crazy hat day and a half day. We will exchange our Valentine Cards too!



Today we worked on a word scramble, multiplication, math games, music storyboards and writing - and that was just the morning! This afternoon we listened to more of the novel Finders Keepers. We worked on a page in our ABC's of Alberta Before it was Alberta books for I is for iiníí (Do you know what an iiníí is - hint it is an animal).

FYI
Early dismissal tomorrow, No school Thursday, Friday, or Monday
Volunteers needed for our April 4th trip to Aggie Days - email Mrs. Cose if you can help us!

BRR!

As our week once again starts with a blue day we are glad it is going to be a short one! 

This morning we did some research to find out about how the indigenous people of Alberta used all of the parts of the buffalo. Did you know that besides providing food the buffalo was also used for:

- sinew were used as bowstrings and as thread
- poo was used to fuel fires
- tails were used as flyswatters
- buffalo skulls were used in religious ceremonies
- bladder was used for a waterproof bag
- lower hide was used to make tipis, shields, containers
- horns were carved into spoons, cups, ladles and decorations
- ribs were tied together to make sleds


Reminders:
- Early dismissal Wednesday, No school Thursday, Friday or Monday
- Valentine card exchange on Wednesday morning
- Crazy Hat Day Wednesday
- 100th day of school is February 19th
- February 21st is Pizza Fun Lunch *please place your orders using Healthy Hunger

Happy Friday!

Next week will be a short and busy one so rest up this weekend. Wednesday is an early dismissal day, with no school on Thursday, Friday or Family Day Monday. Valentine's Day is on Thursday, anyone who wishes to exchange cards with their classmates are welcome to bring them on Wednesday. If you choose to send in cards please send one for every student in our class. Also please remember that we discourage sending in food items because of allergies, alternate items include pencils and stickers :)

Our class list:

Adam

Angad

Arsh

Ashleigh

Ava

Basil

Bianca

Felix

Himashi

Jordan

Kaynen

Kendra

Lara

Lila

Lily

Mataya

Nate

Riley

Sami

Sergio

Tettem

Tori

William

Zoey

Today we began working on a storyboard for the story we will be sharing in March at the Storytelling Evening. We discussed the characters, setting, and beginning/middle/end of our story. Then this afternoon we worked with Mr. Stockton and learned about how to stay cool under pressure.

In Science we took notes while watching a short video about Inclined Planes. We learned about several examples of incline planes that are used in the world. Ask us to tell you about one or more!

In Math today we worked in groups on some different multiplication activities. Some of us worked on solving for a missing factor (7 x __ = 49), finding matching products in a puzzle game, and working with a multiplication chart to identify the 36 facts we need to know. Several students are bringing home some practice cards to review and practice these facts - please, please help them learn these!! Remember that practice could be drawing arrays or groups, and looking for examples in our world (eggs in a carton, windows on buildings, bags of apples etc).

Reminders:
- We will be outside if the temperature is warmer that -20 so send appropriate clothing
- Book orders due Monday

Wintry Wednesday!

We were happy to see the sun shining today and are hoping for warmer weather soon!

Today we started our day with a word scramble and literacy time. Most of the groups are reading novels including: Cheat by Kristin Butcher, The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Stone Fox by John Gardiner, Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar, and Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo.

We had a chance to review some of the interesting story beginnings that we wrote on Monday and looked at opening lines from famous children's books. Then we had time to continue or start a new piece or writing. As we focus on how to hook the reader with interesting beginnings we are gaining a new appreciation for storytellers as artists.

This afternoon we had a chance to explore the Glenbow Museum's Niitsitapiisini website to learn about how the Blackfoot lived with the land. We used what we learned for the G is for Grasslands page in our ABC's of Alberta Before it was Alberta book.

Reminders:
- Book orders due on Monday
- Practice basic multiplication facts
- Teachers Convention next week: Early dismissal Wednesday, No school Thursday & Friday, Family Day on Monday!

Terrific Tuesday!

Today we were a little disappointed that Mr. Stockton cancelled his visit, but we were so busy our day flew by anyways!

This morning we worked on editing dialogue sentences for proper punctuation. We learned about the special rule where we don't have to capitalize the next letter after a period if there is a quotation mark and about "tagging" the speaker. When you are reading with us at home please try to focus on the dialogue, what do you notice?

In Math today we began talking about 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication. We were introduced to the box/rectangle strategy. Reviewing and practicing basic facts continues to be important for many students. Please help us build confidence and skills with these by working with us at home!

We had Music with Mrs. Goodall's class in preparation for our school assembly next week. Our classes are doing such a great job!

Reminders:
- Book orders are due next Monday. For a free book use the code: CLIFFORD

Baby it's cold outside!

The cold temperatures meant an inside day today. Some highlights from our day:

- math games with Mrs. Goodall's class
- time exploring the Prodigy website
- science video about Simple Machines
- set up our February calendars
- Think Outside the Box challenge and writing
- GoNoodle "Baby Shark!"


Reminders:
- Check the weather and dress accordingly
- Materials needed for an upcoming building project: cardboard tubes, string/yarn, plastic cups & lids, small balls, buttons, spools (from ribbon, thread, etc)
- Book orders due February 11th