Mrs. Brown and Ms. Nightingale

Week of February 17-21

 
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Week of February 17-21
by Lorree Brown - Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 6:58 AM
 

We hope you all had a wonderful Family Day!  Here are the events and reminders for this week:

Math With Mrs. Brown, this week we will finish  our unit on large digit subtraction. Students will write their subtraction quiz this Wednesday. In addition to subtraction, we  will continue with our weekly Math Wall.  This gives students an opportunity to problem solve together and use mathematical language. Ask your child about this weekly activity.   With Mrs. Cannady: Students will continue studying transformations.
Writing and Reading: This week, we will continue term two reading assessments. Students will also continue to conference with Mrs. Brown about their chosen silent reading book and write reading responses at the end of selected silent reading blocks. Finally, we begin our Book Clubs this week where students will get into their novel groups and plan out their reading list for the next three weeks.  Students will also go over the book club jobs and record which job they will complete after each chapter read. 

Social Studies

1)Students will continue learning about Christopher Columbus. We will review the information found last week as messages in bottles and complete a map illustrating his voyages. 2) In the second part of our study, students will continue  looking at Columbus through the lens of the First Peoples with the read aloud Encounter by Jane Yolen. Students will be analyzing the different perspectives of exploration. 

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


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  
    • Wednesday, February 19th - Fun Lunch
    • Wednesday, February 19th - Eagle Convocation - Please remind your child to wear their eagle shirt on Wednesday. 
    • Monday, February 24th - Popcorn Day
    • Stelly's Food Drive on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - We are supporting Stelly's in their Food Drive this year by collecting non perishable food items starting now until March 4th.  If you wish to participate, please send items with your child to place in our collection box.  All items will be donated to Saanich Peninsula Food Bank.