AFS Room 5

Highlights: -This weeks spelling practice is a review of the last three weeks. The students can be tested on any of the 30 words they have practiced. - Learning about tally mark charts and how to ask a good question for a survey. We also are learning how to find the perimeter of flat shapes. -Learning about the strength of different shapes used for beams. -Continuing to practice for the Winter Celebration. -Created a beautiful "Winter in a Bottle" art piece that you will see at conferences! -Learning basic algebraic equations. -Students have been working on adding punctuation to create dialogue in various sentences.  -Creating a jersey to demonstrate their understanding of Alberta regions. Reminders: -Conferences open at 4:00pm on Thursday, November 28. -Conferences on December 5 & 6 -Winter Celebration on Tuesday, December 10 -Holiday lunch on December 13 -Last day before break is December 19 -First day back after the break is January 7

No school on Friday, Nov.22. We are starting our new science unit "Testing Materials and Designs". We will be looking for donations of any "unique" pieces of cardboard, such as paper tubes (not toilet paper rolls) or cubes, prisms, etc. The last book orders of the year will be due Nov.21 so that they arrive before Christmas. If you want to purchase a book as a Christmas gift for your child, let me know and I can hold onto the book until you are able to pick it up:  Scholastic Watch for more details coming soon about our holiday concert on Dec.10. Homework: Spelling on Wednesday, Nov.20. Continue to review addition and subtraction basic facts. Quick recall of these facts help students when working with larger numbers. Grade 3 students need to add and subtract to 1000, and grade 4 students need to add and subtract to 10 000. Let me know if you want some suggestions of how to support your child with addition and subtraction at home. As you drive around Calgar

Reminders: New spelling words went home in the agenda. Every week, the students will record 10 words from their writing journals that I have corrected and will practice them at home. They will be tested on the words on Wednesdays. After every three weeks, the fourth week will be a review of the words from the previous three weeks. The first test will be next Wednesday, Nov 13. Please contact me if you have any questions. Remembrance Assembly on Friday at 10:30 am. All students will receive a poppy, and can bring money to donate to the Poppy Campaign, if they wish.  No school on Monday.  

On Tuesday afternoon, Room 5 will have a community field trip to the gully with staff from the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.  We will be in the gully for most of the afternoon, so students need to dress warmly to be outside.  Thank-you to the volunteers who are coming with us! Please be in the classroom by 12:50 pm so we can head out right away.  This is the first of three walks to the gully this year with the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary where students will learn about seasonal changes in the gully. If you have any questions, please contact me.