January 13-17

Friday, January 17th

We played a game of emotions charades/ AMA what I learned from this and why we played it.  Some of us auditioned for the opera parts today. Ask me how it went. AMA our new Novel "Holes".

Thursday, January 16th

We had an amazing presentation today by optometrist, Dr. Lori, who shared her knowledge of eye safety and vision.  Please ask your child about what we learned and how to keep our eyes safe.

- purple movie night flyer coming home (oldest & only children)
- Opera auditions tomorrow (Ms. Smith has been talking about these since before Christmas)
- one final day of cold this week :) . Please remember warm gear and a snack for tomorrow's short day.


Wednesday, January 15th

Welcome back to our student teacher, Ms. Hatch who will be here on Wednesdays until April.

- AMA the new things I learned about mindfulness and why it is helpful for us
- remember to bring your recorder for music class
- AMA our discussion about Bridge to Terabithia
- AMA some of the themes/questions about our new novel, "Holes"
- please practice rounding to the nearest tens, hundreds, and thousands

- late forms/envelopes/math tests: Daniel, Blerdi, Erhan, Drel, Hailey, Ryan, Shae, Reese, Maham


Tuesday, January 14th

- AMA Synonyms and Antonyms
- We finished our novel "Bridge to Terabithia" today. AMA some of the main events in the story and how it ended
- AMA facts about the Blackfoot People's historical way of life
- Book Orders coming home today; due January 21st.  Each student received a coupon worth up to $7 to purchase an item from book orders (expires in June)
- upcoming in-school field trip next week; our CVC will contact you about volunteering if you have current police clearance


Monday, January 13th

We still need volunteers for skiing... are you available for one (or more) of the days? Please send an email (krihenderson@cbe.ab.ca) if you are.

- AMA transparent, translucent, and opaque
- new spelling pattern (purple sheet in backpack)