Friday January 23, 2026

This Week:

- in language arts we worked on paragraphs and how to write paragraphs. We also continued reading our novel Harry Potter. We used the novel to help us learn and practice characters traits this week. We looked at character traits are and how they can be inferred by a character's actions, thoughts, feelings and dialogue. We also looked at text structure and how writers structure a text to make it easier for us to understand.

- we also looked at possessive nouns in word work and what the main idea of a paragraph or text is.

- in math we continued our practice of what factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers are. So of us are really struggling because we are not familiar with our multiplication basic facts. Most of us also have some finish up work to do for Monday. Look for the starred pages in our work booklet.

- in science we talked about the sun and the importance of the sun for earth's systems. We also talked about why we have seasons.

- with our buddies this week we made penguins. We read the book Penguinaut and then created some penguins out of clay. We still need to paint them but they look great!

Next Week/ Notices:

- library is Thursday- thank you to all those who brought their books back

- no school on Friday- PD Day

- forms for our next field trip went out, please sign and return as soon as possible. Thanks!

- also The government has a new expectation regarding the use of technology in schools and student privacy.

The Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) replaced the privacy section of the FOIP Act. POPA obligates schools to notify parents when their child’s personal information is entered into automated systems. When teachers use digital tools or applications that require sharing student personal information with a third-party provider, they must inform parents about:

The name of the software being used,
The specific information that will be shared, and
How the tool supports student learning in the classroom.

Please see the following link for our classroom information:

Parent Guardian Letter of Notification

Finish Up Work:

- starred pages factors, multiples work booklet

Friday October 31, 2025

This Week: - in language arts we practiced our writing - in math we finished up our graphing unit. We also started to learn about patterns and review some ideas about counting and large numbers - in science we continued learning about earth four spheres - in social studies we started to learn about Canada. We talked about how Canada is divided up unto areas called provinces and territories. We created a map detailing all the provinces and territories. We also played some Canadian Provinces twister to help us remember all the provinces and territories. - we also learned about some Victorian architecture and combined it with the art of Monet to create spooky haunted houses. Next Week: - library Thursday Finish Up: - Canada Map due Monday

Friday Sept. 19, 2025

This Week: - in language arts we talked about genres and types of sentences - in math we talked about how we can represent data using graphs. We did some practice reading graphs. We also reviewed addition and subtraction of larger numbers. Ask me if I have finish up! - in science we talked about the scientific method as a way to know things. We read the real life account of Ben Franklin and how he used the scientific method to discredit Dr. Mesmer. We then used the scientific method to find out how absorbent polyacrylate is. We made a hypothesis and diagrammed and tallied our observations. Ask me how many drops of water it took! - in social studies we continued our look at maps and how we know where we are. We read about how Australian aboriginals use dots paintings and art as maps and to tell stories that were important to them. We then made our own dot maps of places that were important to us. Next Week: - library on Thursday - Orange Shirt Day on Friday Sept. 26 Upcoming...

Friday September 5, 2025

Welcome Back to School! We are all so excited to be back at school! We have had a super week and a half so far and look forward to a great year ahead of us. Some notes for this year: We will have library every Thursday as our schedule allows. Please make sure library books are kept in a safe place and returned when you are finished with them. Please do not bring toys or devices to school unless absolutely necessary. We would not like anything to get lost or stolen and they can sometimes be a distraction to our learning. We don't send a lot of homework home, but if students do not finish something, it will be sent home with them at the end of the week to be completed at home. Check the blog for any notifications of finish up work. Students are asked to be reading 20 minutes a night and practice their basic math facts as much as possible. This Week: - we had a great week coming back and getting to know each other! We are learning each other's names and have t...

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