ISO: Looking for LIDS & popsicle sticks

Looking for any plastic lids that you have (or will have) over the next couple of weeks. Pop bottles, milk jugs, etc.  Please send any lids you have to school before December 13th.

Also searching for popsicle sticks if you have any lying around your home.
Thanks for helping us with creative budgeting as we explore some fun topics in the classroom :)

November 25-29, 2019

Friday, November 29
- book orders due on Monday
- AMA "Deck the Halls" with our buddies today
- Reminders: Monday is our Social Studies quiz (research terms, regions on a map, and identity) and Tuesday is our Math quiz (place value, representing numbers, comparing and ordering numbers)

Thursday, November 28
- Creative minds at work!  It is really neat to see the unique projects that have emerged from our "Inventor's Workshop" building project. Stay tuned for photos in the next week.
- Thank you to those who sent plastic lids our way! We still need more, so please continue saving them and sending them to school as you recycle bottles around your house.
- Don't forget: Social Quiz on Monday and Math Quiz on Tuesday (see previous post for what is on the quizzes)
- tomorrow is "Facial Hair Friday".  Feel free to wear a creative mustache tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 27
- AMA our building session today. Most machines are ready for testing (or super close!) and we are really excited to share them with each other
- Please send any (and all) plastic lids to school over the next few weeks for a project
- Friday is "facial hair day" for "Movember". Donations will be collected for cancer research

Tuesday, November 26
- please remember to bring your building materials for science; no more class time will be given after this week
- AMA our problem solving challenge with Mrs. Harms today
- AMA my personal identity crest
- AMA one thing I researched for the Parkland region
- Social Studies QUIZ on the 6 regions and social studies terms next week (Monday)

Monday, November 25
- AMA my new spelling pattern and the bonus words this week
- AMA Duolingo
- AMA some of the tricks I learned at our last inline skating class
- Science building continues tomorrow. Please make sure you have your building materials
- MATH QUIZ on Tuesday December 3rd (4-digit numbers: place value, representing numbers in different ways, comparing and ordering numbers)

CBE Reporting Factsheet

November 18-22

Wednesday, November 20th
- Student Led Conferences tomorrow afternoon/evening. If you haven't signed up yet, there are still a few open spaces.
- Tomorrow is early dismissal at 1:20
- Oldest/Only: green Movie Night flyer coming home

Tuesday, November 19th
- Inline Skating was awesome! Please remember to bring your helmet for inline skating tomorrow if you forgot today
- Please remember to bring your recycled materials for our science building project this week

Monday, November 18th
- AMA the Opera Story that was shared at the assembly; a composer from the Calgary Opera will be working with us over the next couple of months to prepare songs to accompany the script
- AMA how to compare and order numbers

- REMINDER: to bring your helmets (and elbow/knee pads if you have them) for our first inline skating lesson tomorrow
- REMINDER: please bring recycled materials for our complex machine building project this week
- REMINDER: Book Fair purchasing day is tomorrow; students with money will have a chance to purchase items from their wish list in the morning. Students are also welcome to visit with their parents during conferences.

November 12-15

Friday, November 15
- AMA some of the things we talked about today in our mental health block connected to understanding our emotions and feelings
- Students are encouraged to start bringing in recycled and found materials for their complex machine project starting next week
- Please remember to bring your helmet for our first inline skating lesson on Tuesday

Thursday, November 14
- we have been busy working on several projects to showcase for next week's Student Led Conferences; please mark your calendar to book a time Thursday afternoon/evening or Friday morning next week. More information to follow from the office.
- AMA our main character Jess Aarons in our new novel read aloud

Wednesday, November 13
- Mrs. Tran's Inline Skating dates: (Tues, Nov 19, Wed. Nov 20, Mon. Nov 25)
- Reminder: please return Inline Skating forms and $10
- AMA our French classroom questions (est-ce que je peux...)
- AMA our new novel: Bridge to Terabithia

Tuesday, November 12
- Ms. Wishart was with us today
- New spelling words came home today; please AMA the spelling pattern
- we started designing a complex machine today; recycled materials can be brought to school next week to build it

November 4-8, 2019

Friday, November 8th 
- No school Monday (Remembrance Day); please take a moment with your family to remember the sacrifices that have been made for our country
- Inline Skating forms coming home
- Remembrance Day newspaper & booklet coming home

Thursday, November 7th
- some amazing learning happened with levers today. AMA what a fulcrum is and how it's placement makes work easier/more difficult
- Oldest & Only: "The Mixing Spoon" fundraiser info coming home 
- Snowpass Flyer coming home
- Book Orders accepted until tomorrow
- Remembrance Day Assembly tomorrow at 10:30. Cadets, Scouts/Cubs, and Brownies/Girl Guides are welcome to wear their uniforms
- please bring in change (loonies/toonies/etc.) for poppies tomorrow

Wednesday, November 6th
- AMA gears (driver and follower gears)
- AMA the different types of endings that can be used for personal narratives
- AMA verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
- AMA place value battleship
- Thank you to those who brought beans!! We are still looking for a few more from those who haven't brought them in yet. 

Tuesday, November 5th
- We started learning about the significance of Remembrance Day today; our Remembrance Day assembly will be on Friday at 10:30
- AMA our book walk with Ms. Hatch today
- reminder: please send dried beans by Friday for an upcoming art project

OPERA SPECIAL:
Just a reminder that the Dress Rehearsal for La Bohème is this coming Thursday, November 7th at 7pm at the Jubilee Auditorium.  As an LCO school, we receive discounted tickets for $12+$2 handling instead of $18+$2 handling.  Please call the Calgary Opera box office to reserve your tickets (403-262-7286)

Monday, November 4th
- tomorrow is Photo Retake day for those who missed the first session, or who need their photo done again 
- a HUGE THANK YOU to all parents who joined us on our field trip today! We couldn't have gone without you :)
- AMA how the railway was built across Canada
- AMA about some of the simple machines I found in Gasoline Alley
- AMA how to make butter using only human power/force
- AMA how doing things slower can speed up the process
- AMA the historical cars and trucks we saw today
- AMA some of the difficulties that people experienced before stores were available
- AMA the history of Chinese workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway
- AMA the value of money from 100-150 years ago compared to current times
- AMA how the assembly line made building things easier and faster
- AMA some of the artifacts that were used for chores, for entertainment, and for survival