Good Afternoon Families,

First, I would like to say a very special thank you to all of your wonderful students who come into the classroom everyday. They bring smiles, laughter and a readiness to learn.

We are officially on winter break.  School is back in on Thursday, January 9, 2020.

When we come back we will continue to focus on literacy, asking and answering questions, doing research, look at electricity and electrical circuits.  We will be dividing, working with fractions and decimals and then moving on to shape, space, measurement and data.

Thank you for a great 4 months and I look forward to the next 6.

I do ask that you continue to read with your children daily, that you encourage them to write regularly, and practice basic facts in math.

Have a wonderful break, enjoy the time spent with each other.

Mrs. Mahon

Happy Weekend Families,

Next week is the last week of school before the winter break. The students' last day of school is Thursday December 19th. It is a full day.

The Winter Celebration through song will take place on Wednesday morning at 8:30 and also on Thursday afternoon at 1pm. You are all invited to attend. Please let your student know which event you will be attending, so we have the correct amount of chairs available. 

Thursday, December 19 is "Comfy Clothing Day" - this is where your child is able to come to school in what they are most comfortable in (sweatpants, pyjamas, etc).

We have had lots of fun exercising in our gym classes through yoga this week, developing movement skills and good posture. 

In math we continue to work on division. The grade 4s have been focusing on dividing 2-digit numbers and the 5s focus on 3-digit numbers.

The grade 4s and 5s continued to explore simple machines, building devices that move through testing and experimentation. They were able to experiment using Lego and by building a solar powered car and a windmill.

In literacy, the Grade 4s and Grade 5s wrote their own creation stories following their study of traditional stories. They learned about oral stories and tales from Indigenous groups of the west, east, north, central and Atlantic regions of Canada.

In social studies the G4s and G5s formulated questions for their research into different regions of Canada connecting with human needs. 

As always, we ask that you continue to support your child to read every day. 

Just a few simple reminders: 

1. Please ensure that they have appropriate clothing for the ever-changing weather we experience in Calgary. 

2.  Please refrain from parking in front of the school to avoid traffic issues.  Also, school parking lots, are not for student drop off or pick up as it is unsafe if CBE staff are coming and going on a regular basis.

3.  Please use the crosswalks.

Thank you and have a lovely weekend.

Mrs. Mahon

Grade 4/5 Teacher

Happy Friday Families,

This week we have been learning how to make our own creation stories.

In division we made cheeseburgers (not real ones) to help us remember the steps to divide.  We are finally learning how to do long division.

We crafted windmills with Lego.  We are learning about simple machines and how we can use wind power and sunlight to generate electricity.

We got play games in the gym with Ms. Coldbeck's class.  We were playing rock/paper/scissors in teams.

We are doing winter tree art, using both pencil crayons and water color pencils.

On December 18th at 8:30 or December 19th at 1:00 - parents are invited to join us in our Winter Concert.  (Times may not be correct, stay tuned, for confirmation)

Remember:
1. Students need to be dressed for any kind of weather in Calgary.  We do go outside up to -19 degrees Celsius.

2.  PLEASE - for the safety of our students do not J- WALK.  Drivers can't stop that fast.  PLEASE use the crosswalk, and park outside the handicap zones.   Thank you.


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