Term 1 Report Cards were distributed at the end of the day today. Please take the time to read through your report card with your parent/guardian. Great work in Term 1!
ELA - Book Reviews were due today. If you did not hand this in, be sure to complete it over the weekend.
Arts - Please complete your pointilism for Monday. We are starting a new Arts task next week.
Health - Today we started Theme 3 in Fully Alive. We discussed many of the important systems in our body that keep us alive and healthy. Then, we discussed the Reproductive System, and how it is similar and different to the other systems in our body.
Each lesson in Theme 3, a Family Connections page will be sent home. Please use this to discuss what you are learning with your parents, and answer the questions on the page together with them.
Have a fun and safe weekend!
Friday, 29 November 2019
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Math - Today we learned some new terms, such as variable, and expression. We used these terms to describe patterns. Complete the assignment for tomorrow. Pg 15-16, 1-5, 8 (6,7)
Social - Today was the last class-time made available for researching our Province brochures. We will do a homework check first thing tomorrow morning.
Creative Writing - We have had many students read their original stories to the class! Reminder that all students must share at least 1 original story with the class by Christmas.
ELA - Book Reviews due on Friday.
Social - Today was the last class-time made available for researching our Province brochures. We will do a homework check first thing tomorrow morning.
Creative Writing - We have had many students read their original stories to the class! Reminder that all students must share at least 1 original story with the class by Christmas.
ELA - Book Reviews due on Friday.
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
Math - Today we practiced viewing patterns in a table form, and using them to solve problems. Complete our assignment for tomorrow. Pg 11-12, Qs 2-4 (5,6)
Spelling - Today we wrote our quiz on Week 7, and got our Week 8 word lists.
Health -Today, students are bringing home an information letter for parents/guardians about Theme 3 in Fully Alive. Parents, please take the time to read through this information, and discuss these topics with your child as they are covered here in class. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Social Studies - In order to stay on track for this assignment, you should have your research for your Canadian Travel Brochure completed by the end of the day tomorrow. I will be doing a homework check on this.
ELA - Book Reviews are due on Friday.
Arts - Pointilism projects are due on Friday.
Term 1 Progress Reports will be handed out at the end of the day on Friday.
Spelling - Today we wrote our quiz on Week 7, and got our Week 8 word lists.
Health -Today, students are bringing home an information letter for parents/guardians about Theme 3 in Fully Alive. Parents, please take the time to read through this information, and discuss these topics with your child as they are covered here in class. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Social Studies - In order to stay on track for this assignment, you should have your research for your Canadian Travel Brochure completed by the end of the day tomorrow. I will be doing a homework check on this.
ELA - Book Reviews are due on Friday.
Arts - Pointilism projects are due on Friday.
Term 1 Progress Reports will be handed out at the end of the day on Friday.
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
Term 1 Progress Reports will be sent home on Friday.
Social Studies - We should be complete our Brochure Research by Thursday.
Math - Today we got our Unit 3 tests back today. Please take this test home to get signed by a parent/guardian, and return it by Friday.
We had more time to practice our Pattern Rules from yesterday.
Health - Today we finished up Theme 2 in Fully Alive by reading a story about a bullying event, and discussing the consequences of the actions of the students involved. We got a short assignment to read over common friendship proverbs, and describe what each means. Complete this assignment for tomorrow.
Spelling - We had more time today to work on our Week 7 word lists. We will have a quiz tomorrow.
Bake Sale tomorrow. Items are 50 cents to $1.
Social Studies - We should be complete our Brochure Research by Thursday.
Math - Today we got our Unit 3 tests back today. Please take this test home to get signed by a parent/guardian, and return it by Friday.
We had more time to practice our Pattern Rules from yesterday.
Health - Today we finished up Theme 2 in Fully Alive by reading a story about a bullying event, and discussing the consequences of the actions of the students involved. We got a short assignment to read over common friendship proverbs, and describe what each means. Complete this assignment for tomorrow.
Spelling - We had more time today to work on our Week 7 word lists. We will have a quiz tomorrow.
Bake Sale tomorrow. Items are 50 cents to $1.
Monday, 25 November 2019
Monday, November 25th, 2019
Thanks to all parents and students who came in for a 3-Way Conference! Term 1 progress reports will be sent home at the end of the day on Friday.
ELA - Today we practiced editing and proofreading, and started a short assignment to edit and re-write two paragraphs. This proofreading task is due on Thursday.
Social Studies - We had more time to research our Province Brochures today. We should have our research complete by Thursday.
Science - We wrote our test on Forces and Simple Machines today.
Math - Today we started the first lesson of our new unit, and reviewed patterns and pattern rules. Complete Pg. 8, Qs 1, 3-5 (7,8) for tomorrow.
Bake Sale Wednesday.
ELA - Today we practiced editing and proofreading, and started a short assignment to edit and re-write two paragraphs. This proofreading task is due on Thursday.
Social Studies - We had more time to research our Province Brochures today. We should have our research complete by Thursday.
Science - We wrote our test on Forces and Simple Machines today.
Math - Today we started the first lesson of our new unit, and reviewed patterns and pattern rules. Complete Pg. 8, Qs 1, 3-5 (7,8) for tomorrow.
Bake Sale Wednesday.
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
3-Way Conferences this evening and tomorrow morning. Each conference is only 15 minutes long, so please try not to be late. Make sure to bring your portfolio to your conference, if it is not here already! Reminder that there is no school for students tomorrow. Enjoy the long weekend!
Social Studies - We had time in the computer lab to research our province brochures. Reminder that you need to keep track of your sources during your research!
Math - Today we wrote the pre-quiz for our next unit, Patterns and Equations. We start lesson 1 of this unit on Monday.
Spelling - We had time to work on our Week 7 worksheets today.
Science - Unit Test on Monday.
Due Today:
ELA - Pirate, Princess and Rat story assignment
Health - Making Decisions writing assignment
Social Studies - We had time in the computer lab to research our province brochures. Reminder that you need to keep track of your sources during your research!
Math - Today we wrote the pre-quiz for our next unit, Patterns and Equations. We start lesson 1 of this unit on Monday.
Spelling - We had time to work on our Week 7 worksheets today.
Science - Unit Test on Monday.
Due Today:
ELA - Pirate, Princess and Rat story assignment
Health - Making Decisions writing assignment
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
IMPORTANT: Return your Portfolio to school before your 3-Way Conference. If your parents have not yet booked one, please contact Mrs. Johanson at the front office ASAP.
3-Way Conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday.
Science - Unit Test - Forces and Simple Machines - November 25th
Spelling - We got our Week 7 word lists today.
Math - Today we wrote our Unit 3 Test on Multiplication and Division. Tomorrow we will start our new unit on Patterns and Equations!
Health - Today we talked about the ups and downs of friendship. We had a short writing assignment, where we looked at different scenarios involving friendship conflicts, and wrote about what we would want to do in that situation. This writing assignment, titled Finding Solutioons, is due tomorrow.
ELA - Story assignment for The Pirate, the Princess, and Me, the Rat is due tomorrow.
3-Way Conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday.
Science - Unit Test - Forces and Simple Machines - November 25th
Spelling - We got our Week 7 word lists today.
Math - Today we wrote our Unit 3 Test on Multiplication and Division. Tomorrow we will start our new unit on Patterns and Equations!
Health - Today we talked about the ups and downs of friendship. We had a short writing assignment, where we looked at different scenarios involving friendship conflicts, and wrote about what we would want to do in that situation. This writing assignment, titled Finding Solutioons, is due tomorrow.
ELA - Story assignment for The Pirate, the Princess, and Me, the Rat is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
IMPORTANT: Return your Portfolio to school before your 3-Way Conference. If your parents have not yet booked one, please follow the instructions in our newsletter or call Mrs. Johanson at the front office.
Social Studies- Today we had a chance to start our research for our Canada Travel Brochure task.
Math - Today, we completed our reviews, and corrected our Show What You Know. Test tomorrow!
ELA - We had more time to work on our story assignments for "The Pirate, The Princess, and Me, The Rat", which are due on Thursday.
3-Way Conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday.
Social Studies- Today we had a chance to start our research for our Canada Travel Brochure task.
Math - Today, we completed our reviews, and corrected our Show What You Know. Test tomorrow!
ELA - We had more time to work on our story assignments for "The Pirate, The Princess, and Me, The Rat", which are due on Thursday.
3-Way Conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday.
Monday, 18 November 2019
Monday, November 18th, 2019
IMPORTANT: Return your Portfolio to school before your 3-Way Conference. If your parents have not yet booked one, please follow the instructions in our newsletter or call Mrs. Johanson at the front office.
Social Studies - We started our new major assignment - to create a Travel Brochure for one of the Provinces or Territories of Canada. There are a few important dates with this assignment:
-Nov 28th - Research should be complete
-Dec 5th - Rough Copy should be complete and checked by Mr. Saganski
-Dec 12th - Good Copy due.
Math - We had more time to work on our Unit Reviews. Keep practicing your multiplication and division! Test on Wednesday.
Health - Today we talked about friendship, and the qualities that help us be good friends to others.
ELA - We had more time to work on our story assignments for "The Pirate, The Princess, and Me, The Rat", which are due on Thursday.
3-Way Conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday.
Social Studies - We started our new major assignment - to create a Travel Brochure for one of the Provinces or Territories of Canada. There are a few important dates with this assignment:
-Nov 28th - Research should be complete
-Dec 5th - Rough Copy should be complete and checked by Mr. Saganski
-Dec 12th - Good Copy due.
Math - We had more time to work on our Unit Reviews. Keep practicing your multiplication and division! Test on Wednesday.
Health - Today we talked about friendship, and the qualities that help us be good friends to others.
ELA - We had more time to work on our story assignments for "The Pirate, The Princess, and Me, The Rat", which are due on Thursday.
3-Way Conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Reminder that there is no school for students on Friday.
Friday, 15 November 2019
Friday, November 14th, 2019
Term 1 Portfolios are coming home today! They are a collection of our work from the past Term. Please take the time to go through your portfolio with your parent/guardian, prior to 3-Way Conferences next week.
NOTE: The portfolios MUST be returned to school for your 3-Way Conference. It is recommended that you show your parents your portfolio ASAP, then return it to the class early in the week, so that you don't risk forgetting to bring it to the conference.
Sign up for 3-Way Conferences! There is information on how to sign up in our newsletter.
Math - We started our Unit Reviews, which should be completed by the end of class on Tuesday. Our Unit Test is on Wednesday.
ELA - Today we read a new story, called The Pirate, The Princess, and Me, The Rat. The assignment associate with it is due on Thursday.
NOTE: The portfolios MUST be returned to school for your 3-Way Conference. It is recommended that you show your parents your portfolio ASAP, then return it to the class early in the week, so that you don't risk forgetting to bring it to the conference.
Sign up for 3-Way Conferences! There is information on how to sign up in our newsletter.
Math - We started our Unit Reviews, which should be completed by the end of class on Tuesday. Our Unit Test is on Wednesday.
ELA - Today we read a new story, called The Pirate, The Princess, and Me, The Rat. The assignment associate with it is due on Thursday.
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Thrusday, November 21st, 2019
There is an important letter from the CSCC sent home with the youngest student in each family today.
Math - Today we had more time to practice our word problems. Attempt each question on the first page of our handout for tomorrow.
Religion - Today we had an opportunity to pray and celebrate mass together at St. Peter the Apostle church! Thanks to all our readers.
Spelling - Today we wrote our Week 6 quiz. We will get our Week 7 words tomorrow.
Computers - Today we wrote our typing quizzes for Term 1. Our certificates will be on our Portfolios.
Social - Today we had a guest speaker, Celine, a First Nations Knowledge Keeper, come in to talk to our class about the different ceremonial dances in a Pow Wow. Thanks, Celine!
Term 1 Portfolios will be filled and sent home tomorrow.
Math - Today we had more time to practice our word problems. Attempt each question on the first page of our handout for tomorrow.
Religion - Today we had an opportunity to pray and celebrate mass together at St. Peter the Apostle church! Thanks to all our readers.
Spelling - Today we wrote our Week 6 quiz. We will get our Week 7 words tomorrow.
Computers - Today we wrote our typing quizzes for Term 1. Our certificates will be on our Portfolios.
Social - Today we had a guest speaker, Celine, a First Nations Knowledge Keeper, come in to talk to our class about the different ceremonial dances in a Pow Wow. Thanks, Celine!
Term 1 Portfolios will be filled and sent home tomorrow.
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Mass tomorrow morning at St. Peter the Apostle Church. We will be leaving right at 9, before announcements. Please make sure to be in your seat with your winter gear on BEFORE the second bell, for attendance. Don't be late!
Be sure to practice your reading for tomorrow, if you have one.
Math - Today we put our computation skills to work! We practiced multi-step word problems. Remember: What is being asked? What do I need to find out first?
We worked very well during class time, so today's assignment, Pg 111, Qs 2-6, is not due for homework tomorrow.
Unit 3 test next week on Wednesday. We get our Unit Reviews on Friday.
Spelling - Week 6 quiz tomorrow.
Typing test tomorrow!
Health - Today we discussed the changes that families go through, and how to be supportive and understanding with our family members during difficult times.
Term 1 Portfolios will be filled and sent home on Friday.
Be sure to practice your reading for tomorrow, if you have one.
Math - Today we put our computation skills to work! We practiced multi-step word problems. Remember: What is being asked? What do I need to find out first?
We worked very well during class time, so today's assignment, Pg 111, Qs 2-6, is not due for homework tomorrow.
Unit 3 test next week on Wednesday. We get our Unit Reviews on Friday.
Spelling - Week 6 quiz tomorrow.
Typing test tomorrow!
Health - Today we discussed the changes that families go through, and how to be supportive and understanding with our family members during difficult times.
Term 1 Portfolios will be filled and sent home on Friday.
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Spelling - Today we had time to work on our Week 6 worksheets. We will have a quiz on Wednesday.
Math - Today we had a short check-in quiz, then time to work on our assignment: Pg 106/107, Qs 5, 6, 7, 9 (8, 10). We have a unit test coming up, on November 20th. We will get our Unit Reviews on Friday.
Creative Writing - Reminder that all students must write and share at least 1 story by Christmas. We will get more time to work on this regularly during class time.
Health - Today we talked about our Family Rules, and had some time to reflect on the special people in our families.
We will be walking to St. Peter the Apostle Church to celebrate Mass together as a school community. Several students from our class have volunteered to be our readers! We will be leaving immediately at 9:00 on Thursday, so do not be late! Be in your desk for second bell for attendance, with your coat on and ready to leave. Dress warm!
Term 1 Portfolios will be sent home on Friday.
Math - Today we had a short check-in quiz, then time to work on our assignment: Pg 106/107, Qs 5, 6, 7, 9 (8, 10). We have a unit test coming up, on November 20th. We will get our Unit Reviews on Friday.
Creative Writing - Reminder that all students must write and share at least 1 story by Christmas. We will get more time to work on this regularly during class time.
Health - Today we talked about our Family Rules, and had some time to reflect on the special people in our families.
We will be walking to St. Peter the Apostle Church to celebrate Mass together as a school community. Several students from our class have volunteered to be our readers! We will be leaving immediately at 9:00 on Thursday, so do not be late! Be in your desk for second bell for attendance, with your coat on and ready to leave. Dress warm!
Term 1 Portfolios will be sent home on Friday.
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Term 1 assignment deadline has now passed. If you still have overdue assignments from Term 1, you should still finish them, and I will mark them when I have finished report cards.
Math - We worked on word problems with 3 digit by 1 digit division today. Complete the assignment for Tuesday: Pg 102-103, Qs 3, 7, 10, 12 ( 8, 9, 13)
Computers - Complete up to the end of Beginner lessons on Typing.com by next Thursday. We will be having our Term 1 typing test on Thursday.
Reminder: No school for students on Friday or Monday.
Math - We worked on word problems with 3 digit by 1 digit division today. Complete the assignment for Tuesday: Pg 102-103, Qs 3, 7, 10, 12 ( 8, 9, 13)
Computers - Complete up to the end of Beginner lessons on Typing.com by next Thursday. We will be having our Term 1 typing test on Thursday.
Reminder: No school for students on Friday or Monday.
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Term 1 Assignment Deadline tomorrow at 3:30. All assignments must be handed in tomorrow! Some of you will have lots of work this evening. Be sure to use your time wisely, and keep up with due dates in Term 2.
We had a great field trip to the Remai Art Gallery today! Our class were wonderful representatives of St. Peter School.
Math - We continued working on division, and on using multiplication to check a division answer. We will have a homework check tomorrow on Pg 106, Q 1.
ELA - Today, most groups presented their Prepared Oral Readings. Fantastic work! The rest of our groups will present tomorrow.
3-Way Conference sign-ups are open! Please follow the instructions found in the newsletter.
Reminder: No school for students on Friday or Monday.
Poppies were handed out to students today, to be worn until Remembrance Day. We can bring optional donations tomorrow to support veterans and their families.
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
Term 1 Assignment Deadline on Thursday. After this time, all assignments still not handed in will be weighted as a 1 on Term 1 report cards. We have had substantial "catch up" time in class this week. Be sure to work on these tasks in the evening, if you still have items due from your Assignment Audits.
Math - We are continuing our work on division skills. We have covered 2 strategies in class: the Long Division method and the Subtraction method. Students should choose the strategy that they prefer. We will have a homework check tomorrow on today's textbook assignment, Pg 102, Qs 1, 4, 6 (3, 7, 8)
ELA - We had more time to practice our Prepared Oral Readings. We will present these tomorrow!
Religion - We had one more class to finish our Peace Begins With Me assignments. These were due today.
Field Trip Tomorrow! We spend the morning tomorrow at the Remai Art Gallery.
Math - We are continuing our work on division skills. We have covered 2 strategies in class: the Long Division method and the Subtraction method. Students should choose the strategy that they prefer. We will have a homework check tomorrow on today's textbook assignment, Pg 102, Qs 1, 4, 6 (3, 7, 8)
ELA - We had more time to practice our Prepared Oral Readings. We will present these tomorrow!
Religion - We had one more class to finish our Peace Begins With Me assignments. These were due today.
Field Trip Tomorrow! We spend the morning tomorrow at the Remai Art Gallery.
Monday, 4 November 2019
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Term 1 Assignment Deadline on Thursday.
At 3:30 on Thursday, any assigned work that is not handed in will be weighted as a "1" towards Term 1 report cards. (It will still be graded if handed in after that, but not until after Term 1 report cards are written.) Students were each given a personalized "Assignment Audit" today, which included a list of all missing assignments they have from this Term.
ELA - In The Doghouse Story Assignment was Due today.
We had more time to practice our Prepared Oral Readings. We will be presenting to the class on Wednesday.
Religion - Peace Begins With Me assignment is due Tomorrow.
Field Trip - We will be heading to the Raimi Art Gallery for the morning on Wednesday.
Spelling - We got our Week 6 words today.
At 3:30 on Thursday, any assigned work that is not handed in will be weighted as a "1" towards Term 1 report cards. (It will still be graded if handed in after that, but not until after Term 1 report cards are written.) Students were each given a personalized "Assignment Audit" today, which included a list of all missing assignments they have from this Term.
ELA - In The Doghouse Story Assignment was Due today.
We had more time to practice our Prepared Oral Readings. We will be presenting to the class on Wednesday.
Religion - Peace Begins With Me assignment is due Tomorrow.
Field Trip - We will be heading to the Raimi Art Gallery for the morning on Wednesday.
Spelling - We got our Week 6 words today.
Friday, 1 November 2019
Friday, November 1st, 2019
Religion - Today we discussed Remembrance Day, an the purpose for wearing poppies next week. We brainstormed ways that we as individuals can make the world a more peaceful place. We started a task titled, "Peace Begins With Me", where we write and decorate a poppy with ways that we can bring peace into our own lives.
Spelling - Today we wrote our Week 5 Quiz. We will get our Week 6 words on Monday.
ELA - We were tasked with annotating our own copy of "In the Doghouse", and preparing to read it to our classmates, being sure to add emphasis and vary the tone of our voice to convey meaning. The assignment can be found HERE, and the story HERE. We will doing our prepared oral readings on Wednesday.
Math - Today we had more time to practice our skills from this week. If any student is still not confident multiplying a 2 digit number by another 2 digit number, they should work on this skill with their parent/guardian over the weekend. Parents/guardians, please check in with your child on this skill over the weekend.
Arts - We had more time to work on our Pointilism tasks.
Upcoming Field Trip: Remai Art Gallery, Wednesday morning.
Term 1 Assignment Deadline: Thursday, November 7th. Assignment audits will be handed out on Monday.
Bake Sale Tuesday.
Spelling - Today we wrote our Week 5 Quiz. We will get our Week 6 words on Monday.
ELA - We were tasked with annotating our own copy of "In the Doghouse", and preparing to read it to our classmates, being sure to add emphasis and vary the tone of our voice to convey meaning. The assignment can be found HERE, and the story HERE. We will doing our prepared oral readings on Wednesday.
Math - Today we had more time to practice our skills from this week. If any student is still not confident multiplying a 2 digit number by another 2 digit number, they should work on this skill with their parent/guardian over the weekend. Parents/guardians, please check in with your child on this skill over the weekend.
Arts - We had more time to work on our Pointilism tasks.
Upcoming Field Trip: Remai Art Gallery, Wednesday morning.
Term 1 Assignment Deadline: Thursday, November 7th. Assignment audits will be handed out on Monday.
Bake Sale Tuesday.
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