Mrs. Brown and Ms. Nightingale

Week of Jan 27-31

 
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Week of Jan 27-31
by Lorree Brown - Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 12:37 PM
 

Here are the events and reminders for this week and next week:

Math With Mrs. Brown, this week we will begin our unit on large digit subtraction. Students will be using subtraction in real-life contexts and problem-based situations.  With Mrs. Cannady: This week’s focus is on quadrilaterals. Students will continue to learn the different characteristics of each and will complete a quadrilateral sort. Students will also make corrections to their polygon practice sheets all in preparation for a quiz next week.

Writing: This week we will be binding our fairy tales and sharing them with the class.  In addition, students will learn about quotation marks and the correct way to apply them in writing. 

Reading: This week, students  will continue to conference with Mrs. Brown about their chosen silent reading book.  The  students will also be writing reading responses at the end of each silent reading block. In addition, students will read a non fiction piece called, "Leaving Her Mark" and complete an activity which demonstrates their comprehension. 

Social Studies- 1. Students will continue to explore what life was like for the First People of the Northwest Coastal Region before European settlers arrived. 2) We will investigate the year 1453 when exploration of the known world changed. 

Physical Education: We will play cooperative games and continue with our basketball unit.

Art- Students will complete their "Snowmen at Night" chalk pastel drawings and begin their "Snowman by Day" painting.  



Upcoming Dates / Reminders:

  • Please remember to check and sign your child's agenda every day. Students should be reading 20 minutes each night and doing Reflex Math 3 times per week for 20 minutes.  Students who have finished Reflex can do Prodigy Math  
    • Thursday, January 30th - Literacy Day See note from MS. Di Lucca:

    •  Dear Families,

      On Thursday, January 30th we will be celebrating Family Literacy Day! Family Literacy Day began in Canada in 1999 with the purpose of raising awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family and we have lots of fun activities planned to celebrate this day at Brentwood!

       Dress as Your Favourite Literacy Character: Come to school dressed as your favourite book character! This Brentwood tradition is always lots of fun! 

      Mystery Readers and Photo Booth: These activities will also take place during the day… Mystery Readers will be visiting each class and sharing a favourite story and students will have a chance to visit our own Literacy Day Photo Booth!

      If you have any questions please talk to your child’s teacher or come see me in the library.

      Thank you so much for your participation in making this a wonderful day!

      Sincerely,

      Carmen Di Lucca



    • Intermediate Swim at Commonwealth Pool - Friday, January 31st

    • PAC Social - February 8th at 6:00pm  See PAC web page for details. https://brentwoodpac.ca