Welcome back after February Break, I hope you all enjoyed some family time with some rest and relaxation.
March is upon us and it is shaping up to be a busy month. When I look at our calendar it seems we have something on the go almost every day.
Here is what is on the go for the month of March:
March 5th- SKI TRIP
Our agenda for that day is as follows:
6:20 am -Attendance in classroom, please arrive before 6:20
6:30- Board busses
6:45- Away we go
9:00 arrival at ski hill
3:00- Rental returns
3:30- Depart ski hill for Saskatoon
6:00 (approximately) arrive back at school.
March 7th- Our novel study arrives! We are going to be starting "The Giver". The students have all been given all the information they need for this study. There will be no final exam but instead they will be marked on 3 separate parts of information: 1.group inquiry project developing their own utopian communities. 2. individual project- They have to choose one of the 11 options I have given them and 3. the handout package with activities and chapter questions.
March 9th- Science test, this is a mid unit test that will cover the material up until this point. I have given the students a review to begin their studying in advance.
March 12th: - PLD day no school
March 16th- Portfolios come home, please take a look at them and go through them with your child. During 3 way conferences we won't get a chance to go through them together.
March 19th- Easter Basket Assembly. Once again this year we are putting together Easter baskets to be raffled off as a fundraiser. This year the money raised will go towards the Playground fund. As a class we decided that the theme of our basket will be "mystery" meaning that the contents of our basket will not be visible from the outside (sort of like a grab bag or surprise bag). We discussed if we wanted to contribute items or have everyone bring $2-3 and I will go shopping for the contents. If you could send the money with your child to school that would be great. I have even suggested that maybe they use their own money to put towards this as part of a Lenten project. The baskets will be on display and tickets sold the week of 3 way conferences and will be drawn for on the 28th, prior to holy Thursday.
March 22-23- 3 way conferences, please see newsletter for sign up times. During conferences I look forward to meeting you all! In our time together we will be going over some of the goals that the students have set for themselves and plan where they want to be for the remainder of the school year.
March 29th- The way of the Cross
Our class is signed up to present the stations of the Cross on March 29th at 9:15 am. We will be demonstrating the stations of the cross via a shadow play. The students are taking this on and are expressing their creative opinions and views on how we should represents each station. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Following that is Easter Break ! And then the remainder of the school year will fly by!
Thanks!
Mrs. Baron
Wednesday 28 February 2018
Monday 5 February 2018
Welcome to February!
We are well into the swing of things after transitioning back to me as the classroom teacher. We have had a great week back, you all have great kids!
Here is whats going on in February for us:
Science:
We are continuing on with the water systems unit that they began after Christmas. We will be having a test some time in the near future, the date is still TBA (I will post the date as we get closer to the test). We are currently working on the water table and water cycle. The students have been assigned a water cycle assignment where I have asked them to creatively come up with a way to demonstrate their knowledge of the water cycle. I have given them the option to do this project in groups of 2 or 3 or individually. This is a fun assignment as I have always seen many different ways of completing this assingment (from writing a rap, to cartoon strips to a children's storybook-- the sky is the limit).
Water cycle assignment due date : February 12th, 2018
ELA:
We just started a new unit entitled "Becoming myself". In this unit we will be exploring the characteristics that make us who we are, and what qualities build our identities. We will be starting on a novel study at the end of the month, we will be reading "The Giver". This novel study comes with two really fun projects. The kit will be arriving at the end of the month and we will be working on this throughout March.
We are also in the process of working on writing and tackling the big job of writing a good thesis statement, and what makes up a well written essay (Into, body paragraphs, conclusions are all being worked on right now)
Phys. Ed
We are working on our basketball unit and are having fun doing so!
Health:
We are lucky enough to have a SafeSHIP nurse working with us at the moment. Nurse Mackenzie has already talked about Mental Health and we are moving on to Positive Peer relationships and Drugs and Alcohol. She will also be helping out with Fully Alive when we begin that (the books should be arriving some time this week).
Art:
We are just wrapping up a paper quilling heart project for Valentine's Day. They look awesome and are on display outside of the classroom.
We will be doing some visual art in the next little while and moving into a photography unit, so if your students come home and ask to take your picture, just "say cheese"!
French:
I have taken over the french portion of the week. We are starting a new unit all about Food and Restaurants. My goal is to get them speaking and using what they are learning!
Math-
Volume Post Assessment exam - Friday February 9th
Other Notes and important dates:
Holy Cross Visit -February 8th
We are being picked up by bus at 12:15 on Thursday and will be returning to the school at 2:45. ( for those of you whose children play on the bball teams are are scheduled to play at 3:00 we will just be starting the games a bit later than usual.)
Valentines Day Celebrations:
In case you haven't noticed yet, this year Valentine's day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day. Because of this we have decided to move our Valentine's day celebrations to Tuesday February 13th and keep Ash Wednesday as a day for prayer and reflection. When we discussed as a class what we would like to do Valentine's Day we settled on having a Pot Luck Lunch and some activities with our care partners in the afternoon. I put up a sign up sheet on the bulletin board and they have chosen what they would like to bring.
I believe that is all for now, folks!
Mrs. Baron
We are well into the swing of things after transitioning back to me as the classroom teacher. We have had a great week back, you all have great kids!
Here is whats going on in February for us:
Science:
We are continuing on with the water systems unit that they began after Christmas. We will be having a test some time in the near future, the date is still TBA (I will post the date as we get closer to the test). We are currently working on the water table and water cycle. The students have been assigned a water cycle assignment where I have asked them to creatively come up with a way to demonstrate their knowledge of the water cycle. I have given them the option to do this project in groups of 2 or 3 or individually. This is a fun assignment as I have always seen many different ways of completing this assingment (from writing a rap, to cartoon strips to a children's storybook-- the sky is the limit).
Water cycle assignment due date : February 12th, 2018
ELA:
We just started a new unit entitled "Becoming myself". In this unit we will be exploring the characteristics that make us who we are, and what qualities build our identities. We will be starting on a novel study at the end of the month, we will be reading "The Giver". This novel study comes with two really fun projects. The kit will be arriving at the end of the month and we will be working on this throughout March.
We are also in the process of working on writing and tackling the big job of writing a good thesis statement, and what makes up a well written essay (Into, body paragraphs, conclusions are all being worked on right now)
Phys. Ed
We are working on our basketball unit and are having fun doing so!
Health:
We are lucky enough to have a SafeSHIP nurse working with us at the moment. Nurse Mackenzie has already talked about Mental Health and we are moving on to Positive Peer relationships and Drugs and Alcohol. She will also be helping out with Fully Alive when we begin that (the books should be arriving some time this week).
Art:
We are just wrapping up a paper quilling heart project for Valentine's Day. They look awesome and are on display outside of the classroom.
We will be doing some visual art in the next little while and moving into a photography unit, so if your students come home and ask to take your picture, just "say cheese"!
French:
I have taken over the french portion of the week. We are starting a new unit all about Food and Restaurants. My goal is to get them speaking and using what they are learning!
Math-
Volume Post Assessment exam - Friday February 9th
Other Notes and important dates:
Holy Cross Visit -February 8th
We are being picked up by bus at 12:15 on Thursday and will be returning to the school at 2:45. ( for those of you whose children play on the bball teams are are scheduled to play at 3:00 we will just be starting the games a bit later than usual.)
Valentines Day Celebrations:
In case you haven't noticed yet, this year Valentine's day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day. Because of this we have decided to move our Valentine's day celebrations to Tuesday February 13th and keep Ash Wednesday as a day for prayer and reflection. When we discussed as a class what we would like to do Valentine's Day we settled on having a Pot Luck Lunch and some activities with our care partners in the afternoon. I put up a sign up sheet on the bulletin board and they have chosen what they would like to bring.
I believe that is all for now, folks!
Mrs. Baron
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