Hard to believe we are in the last week of February! This month has flown by. Here are the events and reminders for this week:
Math: With Mrs. Brown, we finished our subtraction unit last week with a unit test. Students will bring their tests home this week. At the end of last week, we started our multiplication unit. Students should be practicing their multiplication facts at home, as we will be doing daily drills. This week we will be working on 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication as well as 3 digit by 1 digit multiplication. We will be using the traditional method to solve the equations along with lattice multiplication. In addition to multiplication, we will be exploring Button Blankets and looking at how their design relates to math. With Mrs. Cannady: Students continue their learning on single transformations through whole group activities, individual work and partner games.
Writing and Reading: This week, students will be put into their Book Club groups and will begin reading their novels. Ask your child what novel they chose to read.
Social Studies: This week we continue our Two Worlds unit and invite Ms. Di Lucca into our classroom to co-teach about the Age of Exploration or Exploitation. Students will review and record the reasons for European exploration westward. They will begin to understand that trade, and eventually land “acquisition” was the underlying expected outcome of exploration.
Art:This week students will be creating a special clay project.
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 26th - Pink Shirt Day and Buddy Breakfast/PJ Day - Students will be given a choice to wear their PJs for Buddy Breakfast or to wear a Pink Shirt. For the breakfast, please send in your item in the morning with your child. We will have a trolly in the classroom for items to be placed and we will send the trolley to the kitchen after the bell rings. Thank you to all of you who have signed up to send an item and also to those who are volunteering. We could not do events like this without your support!
- 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.
- Wednesday, March 4th - Early Closure - On Wednesday, March 4th, school will be ending early at 1:48. Division 16 will be having an Open House on this day from 2:00-5:00. This is an opportunity for your child to show you all the wonderful projects they have been working on and creating. Please join us any time between 2:00 and 5:00 to see what your child has been doing in the classroom. We look forward to seeing you.