Monday, September 29, 2025

September 22 - September 26, 2025

  This week we:

  • had a test on addition and subtraction
  • worked on finding multiples and lowest common multiples
  • learned about how to analyze the setting in a story and how to create a two-sentence summary for a story
  • began learning about our democracy in Canada in preparation for the Municipal Student Vote project
  • reviewed similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia
  • created Onomatopoeia art
  • had an open book quiz on Matter in Science
  • got books from the Library
  • went to French
We also continued with our math and literacy routines, which include:
  • examining a poem, looking at theme, rhyme scheme, and figurative language
  • Paragraph of the Week, including a key word outline, rough draft, and good copy
  • sentence level writing
  • weekly paragraph editing work
  • Morphology
  • daily math journal time, where we work on number fluency and problem solving
Don't forget:
  • No school next Monday and Tuesday
Dates to Remember:
  • September 29 - No School - Professional Development Day
  • September 30 - No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
  • October 13 - No School - Thanksgiving
  • October 20 - No School - Professional Development Day

Friday, September 19, 2025

September 15 - 19, 2025

 This week we:

  • examined a poem, looking at theme, rhyme scheme, and figurative language
  • did Paragraph of the Week, including a key word outline, rough draft, and good copy
  • worked on sentence level writing
  • did weekly paragraph editing work
  • did morphology
  • had daily math journal time, where we work on number fluency and problem solving
  • continued working on addition and subtraction with decimal numbers, including problems with money
  • learned about how to analyze the conflict in a piece of fiction and how to create a plot diagram 
  • finished our unit on addition and subtraction, we did a review to prepare for the test next week
  • worked on comprehension questions about the phases of matter
  • got books from the Library
  • went to French
Don't forget:
  • Addition and Subtraction Test on Monday, September 22
Dates to Remember:
  • September 26 - Orange Shirt Day Assembly
  • September 29 - No School - Professional Development Day
  • September 30 - No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
  • October 13 - No School - Thanksgiving
  • October 20 - No School - Professional Development Day

Friday, September 12, 2025

September 8 - 12, 2025

This week we:

  • examined a poem, looking at theme, rhyme scheme, and figurative language
  • did Paragraph of the Week, including a key word outline, rough draft, and good copy
  • worked on sentence level writing
  • started our new weekly paragraph editing work
  • did morphology
  • began daily math journal time, where we work on number fluency and problem solving
  • continued working on addition and subtraction with decimal numbers, including problems with money
  • learned about how to determine point of view in a fiction book
  • started working on using direct and indirect characterization to complete a character analysis after reading a piece of fiction
  • reviewed parts of speech and completed a journal page on these
  • started creating our own personal math textbooks by using our visual journals to make anchor charts
  • learned about the phases of matter and how particles work in each stage
  • started a Science experiment to show how volume and mass are impacted by phase changes
  • got books from the Library
  • went to French
Don't forget:
  • return digital citizenship form
  • Immunization forms
  • Patrol training form due by Thursday
  • we are collecting used books for a fundraiser book sale
  • Welcome Back BBQ and open house on Thursday, September 18, 4:30 - 7pm
Dates to Remember:
  • September 18 - Back To School BBQ
  • September 26 - Orange Shirt Day
  • September 29 - No School - Professional Development Day
  • September 30 - No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
  • October 13 - No School - Thanksgiving
  • October 20 - No School - Professional Development Day

Saturday, September 6, 2025

September 2 - 5th, 2025

 This week we:

  • learned about routines and procedures in our new classroom
  • learned about the Learning Pit and how to get ourselves through it to be strong learners
  • did lots of starting assessments in literacy and math so our teacher will know how to help us grow
  • began creating a classroom culture and community
  • did name art that we will use as the cover art for our binders this year
  • had gym class
  • did a "escape room" challenge about having a growth mindset
Don't forget:
  • return all forms that need a signature
  • Terry Fox run on September 12, bring in a toonie for Terry
Dates to Remember:
  • September 12 - Terry Fox Run
  • September 18 - Back To School BBQ
  • September 26 - Orange Shirt Day
  • September 29 - No School - Professional Development Day
  • September 30 - No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
  • October 13 - No School - Thanksgiving
  • October 20 - No School - Professional Development Day

September 22 - September 26, 2025

  This week we: had a test on addition and subtraction worked on finding multiples and lowest common multiples learned about how to analyze ...