January 24, 2017

Important Information and Dates:

- No school on January 25 and 26th

- Parent-teacher conference on January 25th.

- Students are encouraged to write in their weekend journal. Minimum 2 entries. To support your child with writing organization, please go to "Resources for Parents" tab on the right hand side and click "Narrative Writing Template" to help them with their weekend journal writing. 

- "Plenty of Patterns" Spirit Days on January 31st. 

Literacy:

Students continue to learn story writing through analyzing different fairytales to learn about character traits.

As for read aloud, we are now on page 35. Here are some of the questions you can ask your child:
- How do you think Auggie felt throughout the entire tour of Beecher Prep? How do you know?
- Explain why Auggie felt a little happy and a little sad at the same time when he got home.
- How have Auggie’s feelings towards school changed? How do you know?

Math

- Students continue to practice multiplication facts in class through art exploration (Mondrian Art), Montessori materials (Stamp Game, Multiplication Board, and games), and analyzing the multiplication chart to recognize the patterns. 

- Students are encouraged to practice multiplication facts at home by using playing cards or dice to learn multiplication facts to play Multiplication War.



Science
Students worked hard this month learning about Light and Shadow. Today is the last day of completing their Photography project. Here's a snapshot of photographers in action.

Using reflection to create artistic photos. 

She extended her learning about Light and Shadow into making a projector for portable device. 

Club information

Leadership Club meets on Tuesdays

Calgary Young Writer's Conference

We have the opportunity to send a grade 4 student to the Calgary Young Writers' Conference.  The Conference will take place on Saturday, April 21 at Robert Thirsk High School.  It runs from approximately 8:00am - 3:00pm, though more exact times will be given closer to the conference date.  Students participate in a keynote address from a children's/teen author, and then two workshops.  One of the workshops must be a writing workshop, and the second can be either writing or art-related, such as illustrating comics.

We have a limited number of spots for the conference, and as such, most classes can send one or two students in grade 4. This is a conference with hundreds of students from around the city, so the kids need to be responsible, independent, and able to follow directions. They are in the workshops on their own. The cost for students to attend is $50.00, and parents need to drop off and pick up their children at Robert Thirsk High School.If your child is interested, please send Ms. Yong or Mrs. Ma an email by Friday and we will place it in a draw. Thank you!