December 16-20th

Thursday, December 19th
Thank you to everyone for a great first half of the school year, and thank you to all of the families for the thoughtful gifts!  💛

Enjoy your Winter Break!!  See you back on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020

Wednesday, December 18th
- tomorrow is a full day; don't forget to send a lunch with your child
- report cards come home tomorrow at 3:45 pm
- we started our day with caroling and a special concert from a studying Opera singer and ended with finishing our vehicles and testing various methods of propulsion.  AMA which of these methods was most successful and where some of the design difficulties came into play.

Tuesday, December 17th
- Sleepy Santa Day tomorrow; festive outfits and hats or PJs are welcome
- Don't forget to return signed Math Quizzes
- Please remember to return Ski forms before winter break; money can be paid in the New Year if necessary
- AMA our Guest Speaker, Olympian Sam Effeh
- AMA our vehicle building activity this afternoon; we will be testing our designs using different propelling methods tomorrow

Monday, December 16th
- Math Tests coming home today. Please sign and return this week :) 
- AMA the bison skull and other artifacts from today
- Hawkwood is still raising donations for the Calgary FoodBank. If you're able, please bring in non-perishable foods or money donations this week. 
- Please look for your recorder (for music) at home and bring to school for the NewYear
- Don't forget: Sleepy Santa day on Wednesday
- Reminder: No school Friday
- Winter Break begins on December 20th. School resumes January 7th. 

December 9-13

Friday, December 13th
- AMA our literacy elf activity with buddies

Thursday, December 12th
- AMA our work with the composer from the Calgary Opera
- Sleepy Santa day is next Wednesday (December 17th). Holiday themed clothing, hats, and/or PJs are welcome

Wednesday, December 11th
- AMA some of the French vocabulary "dans ma salle de classe"
- AMA some of the artifacts from our kit and what they were historically used for
- AMA the problem solving strategies I learned with Ms. Harms today
- Please remember to return skiing forms before winter break 

Tuesday, December 10th
- Skiing forms coming home today; please fill in and return to the school by December 18th. Fees can be paid online or in the office
- AMA some of the interesting things I learned about bison
- please practice addition of 4-digit numbers at home

Monday, December 9th
- AMA our science presentations (more coming this week)
- AMA "comment ca va?"
- AMA our new spelling pattern this week

December 2-6, 2019

Thursday, December 5th
- AMA our problem solving challenge with Ms. Harms
- AMA our CPAWS presentation
- pink holiday fundraiser form coming home (oldest and only)
- No school tomorrow (PD Day)
- AMA what we learned from Inside Out about emotions and identity
- Parent Council Movie Night tonight (flyer with this information was sent home November 20th)

Wednesday, December 4th
- CPAWS is visiting again tomorrow; please talk about some of the things your family does to help save energy and reduce waste around your home
- AMA our Calgary Opera Composer experience this afternoon
- AMA some of the new artifacts we looked at today (and their potential purpose/use)
- LIDS?  Please send any you have over the next week.
- reminder: No School for students on Friday (PD Day)

Tuesday, December 3rd
- AMA our CPAWS presentation about waste in our world and the "action challenge"
- AMA some of the things we can do to keep our water and the environment clean
- AMA my personal identity crest

Monday, December 2nd
- AMA some of the artifacts I observed this afternoon
- please bring non-perishable donations and/or money for the Calgary Food Bank over the next few weeks
- new spelling pattern this week (please look at the pink or green sheet in my backpack)
- Math quiz tomorrow all about 4-digit numbers (place value, representing numbers in different ways, comparing and ordering numbers)