April 3-7

Leader: Barbara
Mon. April 3- reading buddies, physed
Tues. April 4- computers, music
Wed. April 5- physed
Thurs. April 6- library
Fri. April 7- health

April 20- Inquiry Symposium at LKS (Grades 1-5) 6:15- 7:30 PM
Students will be presenting their investigations. Our inquiry is on structures and materials.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to share one of our school’s learning initiatives this year in a night of student celebration.  Teachers and students have been diving into the Inquiry Based Approach, which is a natural, real-world method to learning.  Students actively engage in questioning and solving problems in response to their wonderings about the world around them as they build knowledge around a particular topic.

Teachers and students from grades 1 to 5 will host a Symposium on the evening of Thursday, April 20th from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Please drop off your child in their classroom at 6:15PM before heading to the gym for a short presentation on Inquiry Based Learning. Classroom visits will then follow after the presentation at 7:00 PM.

Please join us in celebrating student achievement and success. We look forward to a fantastic night.

Reminders/News
- Please send your child to school with appropriate outdoor shoes. Several children wore running shoes on Friday and they were soaked. They had to wear their wet socks and no shoes in the classroom which isn't very safe, especially if we have a fire drill.
- Spelling words for the week: https://www.spellingcity.com/furczona/

- Thank you to our pizza lunch volunteers (it was a wild rainy day)
- We are still collecting recycled/dollar story materials for our structures inquiry ***
- Thank you to Barbara's mom for coming in to read with the students (please sign up online if you are interested in volunteering)
- Crazy hair day was a success! We took some great photos but they are on my camera. I will share them once I develop all the photos.

Ms. D did a wonderful job teaching the class for the two days that I was away. It was unfortunate that some students took advantage of the fact that I was away. We talked about all the positive behaviour and all the silliness that went on in the classroom. Most of the children were rewarded and had an opportunity to play class games before lunch time. After the big talk, we had an amazing Friday!


Math:
We have completed our mini unit on "time". Please take the time to ask your child to read the time throughout the day. Tomorrow, we will have a quick review and the students will complete an independent task to see what they have learned. We will be using thermometers and continuing to measure temperature for the next week or so.

Language:
The students continued to work on their stories with Ms. D on Wednesday and Thursday. This week, we will work on adding more details, proofreading and editing our work.





Drama:
Reader's Theatre- The students have been working in small groups and practising their scripts for the last two weeks. On Friday, every group had an opportunity to present their stories in front of the class. Everyone did an amazing job!