October 28-31

Thursday, October 31
- c'est l'halloween! Stay safe and have fun. No school tomorrow (PD Day)
- FIELD TRIP ON MONDAY. Please check the weather, bring a bagged lunch and water bottle. 
- please remember to bring dried bean donations next week :)

Wednesday, October 30
- CLASSROOM BEANS: we are looking for DONATIONS of dried beans and lentils for an upcoming project (stale ones in your cupboard, or bags from the bulk or ethnic section of the grocery store are fine). Please send these in with your child over the next week :) 

- AMA c'est l'halloween
- AMA our Math Mystery
- tomorrow is a full day; costumes may be worn to school (no violence, masks, or gore please)
- Book Orders coming home; due Friday, November 8th
- photo orders coming home today


Tuesday, October 29
- AMA our new learning with gears
- AMA my personal narrative
- We started learning how to count in French

Monday, October 28
- New Spelling pattern this week (see green sheet in backpack)
- Pizza Card coming home with a coupon code
- AMA our new region (Canadian Shield)
- AMA le couleurs
- Halloween Costumes can be worn on Thursday; no violence, weapons, masks, or gore please
- No School for students on Friday (PD Day)

October 21-25, 2019

Friday, October 25
- AMA our mysterious suitcase that arrived in the learning commons this week
- AMA our buddy activity
- Prodigy Math & XtraMath login information coming home
- AMA our assembly this morning. AMA what Mr. Janzic and Mr. Wilson look like now
- tonight is our Halloween Dance. See the school website for more information

Thursday, October 24
- AMA the 7 different ways we can hook our reader into our piece of writing
- AMA our community walk and the focus on gratitude, listening, and the Rocky Mountain Region
- We played prodigy math & practiced XtraMath today; students are welcome to sign in at home using their password from class

Wednesday, October 23
- AMA our new classroom reward system
- please return signed math quizzes and field trip forms (thank you to those who have already!)
- Friday is our school dance (see school website for more information)
- don't forget to check the weather and dress appropriately for our community walk tomorrow

Tuesday, October 22
- Math quizzes coming home today. Please sign and return by Friday
- Yellow field trip forms coming home today. Please sign and return by Monday
- AMA which "tiny seed" event I am using to plan my personal narrative this week
- Don't forget: Community Walk on Thursday. Please check the weather and dress to be outside.

Monday, October 21
- new spelling focus coming home this week (orange or green sheets)
- AMA some of the endangered animals that can be found in the Rocky Mountain region in Alberta
- AMA the 5 ways of representing numbers

October 15-18th

Friday, October 18th 
- AMA our buddy art
- AMA our math challenge
- community walk next Thursday

Thursday, October 17th
- Literacy night tonight; don't forget to take a look at our amazing multimedia art representing Alberta's natural regions

Wednesday, October 16th

- School Dance info coming home (oldest & only)
- AMA what I learned about pulleys
- AMA the Gratitude Experiment
- Reminder: Literacy Night tomorrow
- please wear Canadian Colors tomorrow in support of our Canadian themed literacy night

Tuesday, October 15th 

- Oldest & Only students: literacy night flyer coming home
- New spelling pattern coming home today (orange sheet)
- Crazy Hat day on Friday
- Students are encouraged to wear Canadian Colours on Thursday for literacy night

Book Fair Donations Needed

FALL BOOK FAIR - USED BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED!

Hawkwood School will be having their semi-annual book fair November 19-22nd. 

Once again we accepting donations of children’s and adult’s books for our Fall Book Fair. Please consider donating popular titles for children such as:

• Diary of a wimpy kid
• Bad guys series
• Dog man
• Mighty robot
• Amulet
• Elephant & piggie books
• Branches series including Dragon Masters
• Any books by Raina Telgemeier (graphic novels)

Please do not bring textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines or any items that are too outdated. 

Used books can be dropped off in the foyer across from the office.

Thank you for your support!

October 7-10th

Thursday, October 10th 
- Have a wonderful weekend celebrating all the things you are thankful for as a family
- AMA the Harvesting & Gathering song that was sung at the Thanksgiving Assembly today
- Book Orders are due on Tuesday (online or paper orders are accepted)
- Reminder: no school on Friday (PD Day) or Monday (Thanksgiving)

Wednesday, October 9th
- tomorrow is a full school day; there is no school on Friday (PD Day) or Monday (Thanksgiving)
- we are starting to learn more about the Grassland Region through the process of dot jot notes. AMA one animal that is endangered or extinct.
- AMA our new topic in math
- Photo Orders are DUE tomorrow  

Tuesday, October 8th
- Wow, what a busy day! 
- AMA what I learned about gratitude attitude today
- please remember to send warm things for recess tomorrow

Monday, October 7th
- Book Orders coming home today; due next Tuesday (October 15th)
- New spelling pattern coming home today (look for the orange sheet inside my backpack)
- AMA the idea of gratitude and thankfulness 
- AMA our building challenge today
- Reminder: Math quiz tomorrow (measurement of time using clocks (incl. 24 hour time) and calendars) 

October 1-4

Friday, October 4th
- we started talking about Mental Health in our class today as part of a whole school activity; AMA it
- Don't forget to send picture order forms back next week

Thursday, October 3rd
- We will have a math quiz all about measuring time using a clock and a calendar next Tuesday
- Pictures come home today. Orders are due October 11th
- AMA Alberta's Regions (ask me how many, their names, and one interesting fact about each one)

Tuesday, October 1st
- thank you to all who participated in Orange Shirt Day yesterday
- AMA our discussion about safe, caring schools and how this is connected to the meaning behind Orange Shirt Day
- AMA our new Novel: Frindle, and how we are showcasing our learning from our previous novel (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing)