Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Updates

Homework:

Read for at least 20 minutes

Poetry and Spelling are both due Friday

Math - Finish Arrays drawing (if you didn't finish in class) - Please draw 8 different arrays and give the 2 multiplication facts that belong to that array

example:

xxxx
xxxx
xxxx

4 x 3 = 12   AND    3 x 4 = 12

There is a very small patterning quiz tomorrow - I will give you a pattern and you will need to extend the pattern.  Review all the different types of attributes (size, colour, thickness, shape, direction)

Grade 4 Science - Bob the Builder assignment due Friday

Tomorrow is the last day for ordering pictures - You can order them online or hand in the envelope provided in your proof package.

We have 68 cans since we started the food drive!  Excellent effort!

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Updates

Homework:

Reading
Poetry and Spelling are due tomorrow - Please make sure to hand both in.

Picture orders are due Oct. 29 (next Wednesday).

If you haven't already done so, please make sure to bring back your Place Value Task signed.

Grade 4 Science - Use instructions to log on to Google Classroom



Our Can Tally is 59!! That is wonderful!! Great effort!  (We have until November 1st to bring cans in.)

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Updates

Homework:

Reading for 20 minutes

Spelling and Poetry Folder are due Friday

Math Tests from yesterday were sent home today to get signed - Please show your parents.

Grade 3 Social Studies quiz on Thursday - You should be studying all your notes that are in your Social Studies duo tang.  Please remember to bring it back on Thursday.

Picture Proofs were sent home today.  If you want to order pictures the due date is Oct 29.

Our new Can total is 56 cans!  Well done everyone!

Monday, 20 October 2014

Updates

Homework:

Read for 20 minutes at least
Spelling due Friday
Poetry due Friday

Social Studies for Grade 3 - Quiz on Thursday - Start studying sooner rather than later so you remember what was taught instead of just cramming and forgetting it after the quiz.

French for Grade 4 - If you didn't finish your class work in class it is homework.

Last thing - If you haven't brought back your signed Math quiz please do so for tomorrow.


Our Can total is 54!  Wow!!  Keep up the great work!

Friday, 17 October 2014

Updates

Homework:

We have a Place Value Unit Test on Monday.  Please spend some time doing the practice sheets I handed out at the end of today.

Grade 3 - There is a Social Studies Quiz on Thursday

Anyone who has not handed in Spelling or Poetry they are now late and need to be completed as soon as possible.


We have collected 25 cans as a class so far!  That is a wonderful effort!  Thank you to everyone who has handed in cans for the food drive!  If you still have not handed in a can, you still have time.  Every little bit helps out - whatever you can spare at home will definitely be appreciated.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Updates

Thank you to all the families who has donated a can for our food drive!  We have 21 cans so far!  Go Team!

Homework:

Read for 20 minutes
Spelling is due tomorrow as well as our spelling test
Poetry is due tomorrow

Grade 4 Science: Please finish your Opinion Chart (due tomorrow)

Grade 3 Social Studies: There will be a Quiz on Thursday, Oct 23

Grade 3 and Grade 4 will be having a Math Test on Monday, Oct 20 - I will be sending home some review homework (Tomorrow).  If you are able to do the questions on the review sheet you will be able to do well on your Test.

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Homework for Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Homework:

Read for at least 20 minutes

There are new words for the Grade 3's in your agenda and the Grade 4's on our Spelling Homework link.  Spelling is due Friday

Poetry is due Friday

For Art we need Maple leaves - Every student needs to bring in at least 15 maple leaves that are clean and dry in a ziplock bag.  Try to get a nice range of green, orange, red, yellow and any other you can find.  PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT PULL THEM OFF TREES!!

The Food Drive is still collecting.  This weeks goal is to bring in the most cans.

Our current total is 14 cans!

Great work Team!!

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Updates for Thursday, October 9, 2014

Tomorrow we will be having a small math quiz on the Place Value unit up until now.

If you didn't finish your review questions please finish them at home.

Grade 3 page 36 # 1-10
Grade 4 page 40 # 1-9

Poetry and Spelling are both due tomorrow
Our spelling quiz is tomorrow

Update:

We Scare Hunger Challenge - Bring one non perishable canned food item for every person in the class.

Current Total : 3 Students have brought in cans - 5 cans total
Needed Total : (22 - 3 = 19) 1 can needed from 19 students!


Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Updates for Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Homework:

Reading for 20 minutes
Spelling and Poetry due Friday
Math needs to be completed Grade 3 - Page 35 # 4-7
                                              Grade 4 - Page 35 # 3-6

Science - Please complete the middle column only from your minerals sheet.  I would like you to come up with as many uses for each mineral as possible.  You will work on the last column tomorrow.  (due tomorrow)


Update:

We Scare Hunger Challenge - Bring one non perishable canned food item for every person in the class.

Current Total : 3 cans
Needed Total : (22 - 3 = 19) 19 cans needed!

Monday, 6 October 2014

Updates for Monday, October 6, 2014

Tomorrow please remember to wear blue in support of Bully Awareness and the elimination of bullying.  We are taking a school group picture with all our blue gear on!

October 8th is Walk to School Day (International Walk to School Day)

Homework:

Reading for at least 20 minutes
Spelling due Friday - The spelling words are on our blog (look on the right side under Spelling Homework)
Poetry Folder due Friday

Saturday, 4 October 2014

Here are the Links from Meet the Teacher Night:

Ontario CurriculumvThe Government of Ontario’s Curriculum documents are available at the following website:http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/  We follow these curriculum   expectations.vEQAO information can be found at:
http://www.eqao.com/Parents/parents.aspx?Lang=E

Thursday, 2 October 2014

October 2nd, 2014

Just a couple updates:

Photo Day is on Monday, October 6th

Bullying Awareness Day on October 7th - Please wear blue to support the elimination of bullying

Tomorrow is our Spelling Test for both Grade 3 and Grade 4.  I hope you have been practicing your words!

Finally, your Poetry Folders are due tomorrow.  Please make sure to hand them in.

I have noticed only a few students are regularly handing in their reading logs filled in.  Your most important homework is reading every night, please try to fit in some time to do this!

I can't wait to meet everyone's family tonight at Meet The Teacher.  We will be meeting for the first couple minutes in Mr. Carr's room (Room 314) then we will gather again in our classroom (Room 312).

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Updates:
All students received a letter discussing what we are currently working on in Literacy, Math, and Science.  Please make sure you give that to your parents.

Picture Day is on October 6, 2014

Grade 3:

Science
Please bring in a clear jar (hard plastic or glass) with a lid a.s.a.p. We are going to go on a little trip to the pond and taking soil samples of various parts nearby the pond.  The sooner everyone brings in their jar, the sooner we can go to the pond and take samples for investigation!

If you did not finish your sand vs. loam predictions page please finish it tonight for homework.

Math
Anyone who did not finish their math in class (worksheet NS3-7 Representing Numbers) please complete that for homework.

Grade 4:

Math
The two math sheets need to be completed if you did not finish them in class.