Hello parents.
It's been a busy week so far and I am just getting to the blog. So far this week, we have worked on adding numbers with decimals. The students have been looking at flyers and creating a shopping list and then, adding the cost of all their items, remembering the rule of lining up the decimals before adding. In language arts, we read chapters 20-29 of our novel, Holes. Students drew their favourite scenes from those chapters and wrote a little description of their drawings. In P.E.. we finished our last soccer game today and will begin basketball tomorrow. In art, we are working on top secret Christmas projects...you'll find out on Christmas Day. That's what we have accomplished so far. Here are the events and reminders for the remainder of the week:
Math: With Mrs. Brown: We will continue working on our addition of numbers with decimals and students will plan a Christmas Dinner by looking at various grocery flyers. With Mr. Lurie: Students will review everything they have learned about measurement.
Writing: This week we will continue to look at different types of sentences and appropriate punctuation for each: declarative, exclamatory, interrogative and imperative. We will also look at our writing and make sure we have the correct punctuation.
Reading: This week we will be reading chapters 20-29in our novel, Holes. Students will be completing various reading response activities.
Socials Studies: Students will learn about the physiographic regions of Canada (natural resurces, Flora and Fauna)
Science: Continuing with our study of sensing and responding, this week students look at plant adaptations.
Art: To celebrate the start of December this week, we will begin our Christmas art projects. We will be using clay this week to build a special Christmas present for our families. We are also working on a whimsical Christmas tree using felts and pencil crayons.
Reminders
Report Cards
Report cards will be going home on Thursday, December 7th. . Be on the lookout for them in your child's backpack.
Buddy Skate
We will be heading to Panorama Rink to skate with our buddies on Thursday, December 14th from 12:30-2:30. Permission slips were sent home this week. Please fill out the form and if your child needs skate rentals, please send $3.50. We are also welcoming parents to attend and skate with us.Please help to support Brentwood families!
Students are encouraged to bring in a cash donation ($2 ) that will go towards supporting families hampers over the holidays.
Bring in a donation and help others while decorating our School Tree!
We would like to partner with Central Saanich Police and the other schools in Central Saanich to help families in our area by giving new unwrapped toys. If you would like to help, please buy a new toy for a child aged 2-12 and put it in the bin in the front entrance of the school under the tree by December 15. Central Saanich Police will collect these toys and then, during the last week of school in December, will come to Brentwood and we will have a "Cram A Cruiser" scheduled celebration. Stay tuned.
Festive Hat Day December 21 and Assembly at 10:00
Wear a festive hat on Thursday, December 21. Our school assembly is at 10:00
Winter Vacation
From December 23rd to January 7th enjoy your vacation. School is back in session on Monday, January 8th, 2018.