Good Afternoon Cappy Smart Families,

We might be coming home a little more tired this week after a week long break.  We have once again been busy reviewing things we have already learned, and by learning things that are completely new to us. 

We have begun to introduce Aboriginal Stories to help introduce us to story telling in literacy.  We are listening to, and discussing stories from Canada's Northwest and Western Indigenous People and comparing them to our own stories.  We are hoping that we will get to writing our own stories as we move forward.

Division is the topic of choice in mathematics this week. We have enjoyed learning to create arrays to represent groups and then to break those larger groups into smaller, equal groups.  We are taking a break next week from our regular mathematics program and we are going to do some Pumpkin Math.  We have had the opportunity to receive a very large pumpkin  from Save-On-Foods and we are going to use our mathematical skills and other pumpkins to enhance our skill development in multiple areas of math.  We are looking forward to gaining knowledge, having fun and getting messy.

We will be heading into Remembrance Day learning and writing for two weeks and would like to invite families to join us for our assembly on November 8, 10:30 am to 11:00 am.  Please look for the invitation to come home.

We have a field trip to Telus Spark on November 7, 2019.  We were given the field trip forms to fill out and return.  The cost of the field trip per student is $6.00, and we would like payment and forms back by Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  We also need up to 14 volunteers, so please, if you are able to volunteer, please let us know.  Thank you.

We are learning about simple machines and then building devices and vehicles that move in science, which also ties into our field trip to Telus Spark. 

Learning about continents, Canada and Alberta in mapping and the geographical features of both is where we are going to support our learning in social studies.

Have a great weekend and look next week for the next update.

Hello Wonderful Families,

It is halfway through our well deserved break as the students of Room 16 have been working very hard since August.  Take time to relax and enjoy family this Thanksgiving holiday/break.

I would like to say thank you to all families who attended our Parent/Teacher Conferences a week ago.  It is such a wonderful feeling to share successes and goals with parents.  I look forward to another successful couple of months with my wonderful students.

As we move forward in all subject areas, just a few quick hints and tips that may help your child along the way:

1.  Read everyday, either to your child, or let your child read to you.  As you read or they read, stop and ask questions about what is being read.  This helps with understanding what is being read.

2.  Math - practicing basic addition/subtraction/multiplication and division facts is very helpful.  If you were at interviews you may have received a message for Xtramath.  If not, your child will get these on Monday.  It is a fun way to practice daily.  Also, Prodigy Math is a fun way to learn and understand concepts.

3.  In regards to reading, if I spoke to your child about a mini book report, then please help them with this, as I can't wait to hear all about what they are reading at home.  If I didn't get a chance to speak with you, then all I ask is that the students be prepared to share with their classmates a little about what they read at home this break.  A mini book report would be awesome and this would include: characters, setting, problem, solution and whether or not the student liked the book.  They can do a video, poster, book jacket, oral report or a simple written one.  Whatever they choose will be accepted.

Thank you for being involved in making our year a continued success, see you Monday.

Mrs. Mahon

Happy Friday Everyone,

We had our community potluck dinner last night. It was good. All students have participated in music and many got to share the song "Glorious" with families.  Everyone was delighted to try new foods.  The food was delicious and we all had a great time.

We have started reading Front Desk by Kelly Yang for the Global Read Aloud.  The students are beginning to ask a lot of fabulous questions.  We will be using technology to communicate our understanding and thoughts about the book with a grade 5 class from New York City. 

Orange Shirt Day happened on Monday, but we recognized it yesterday. We have been learning about Residential Schools and their effect of many children and their families.  We also created hexagons which displayed what is important to us.

We had the Terry Fox run and did a fabulous job.

The Scholastic Book Fair will continue on Monday.  Please, feel free to send money with your student on Monday and they can have a chance to buy a book and support our library and the chance to have another book fair in the spring.

Parent Teacher Interviews are next Thursday evening from 4 - 7:30, and Friday morning from 8 - 12pm.  There is no school on Friday next week, which is then followed by a week long Fall Break.  

Stay tuned for next weeks update,

Mrs. Mahon's Monsters