Dear Parent and
Guardians,
I hope everyone
enjoyed their snowy long weekend. Since it is getting colder please be sure
students are dressed for the weather (hats, mittens, snow pants…etc).
Reminders:
No School- Reminder
there is no school Friday, November 23rd.
Book
Orders: Just a reminder book orders are due back November 27th.
I will be placing the order that day after school. You can put in orders online
under our class name or give it to me in your child’s communication bag.
Parent- Teacher Interview
Times- Parent Teacher interviews will
take place this coming week during your scheduled time on Thursday.,
November 22 evening or Friday, November 23 morning. If you are unable to
attend during the two days, please feel free to let me know and we can schedule
an alternate time to meet.
Hot Lunch- Order
forms are due back on Thursday, November 22.
Report
Cards- Report cards for term one will be sent home on Tuesday, November
20.
Clothing
Exchange- Reminder that we will are still looking for
winter clothing donations. Clothing can be dropped off at the office
during school hours. During Parent Teacher interview days the
clothing will be out in the gymnasium for families to browse through and
take as needed.
PSSC
and Home and School Meetings- Our meetings will now take
place on Tuesday, November 20.
Christmas
Families-
We are reaching out to our school community to see if any families are in need
of extra support this Christmas. The past year with support from staff, school
community, and a few other local groups we were able give a little extra help
to 8 families. If you feel you could use a little extra help this
Christmas (gifts, groceries,etc) PLEASE get in touch with Roxy roxanne.yerxa@nbed.nb.ca or Mrs. BurnettCynthia.burnett@nbed.nb.ca or call 453-5422
by November 28th. Please note that names are kept strictly confidential.
Thought
Exchange Invite from the DEC- The District Education
Council for Anglophone West School District (DEC) invites you to participate in
a Thought Exchange. This is an opportunity for stakeholders to share their
thought regarding their experience with Anglophone West School District
(ASD-W). The information will inform DEC priorities and goals. Please go
to: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/#589210777 or to participate
by SMS: Text "Hello"
to 728-55 then enter the 9-digit code: 589-210-777
What
we are learning this week:
Literacy: We are continuing to work on reading
strategies as a class. We are also going to be looking at how we can compare
and contract different texts. We will begin with our two class novels by the
same author. We will look at how they are similar and how they are different.
Math: This week we are continuing our unit
on multiplication and division strategies. These strategies will help students
quickly and effectively solve multiplication problems without having to
memorize everything. We have been working with arrays and fact families.
Science: This week we are starting our
properties and changes in matter. We will begin with some introductory
activities, describing changes and defining what is matter. This unit provides many
hands on activities and experiments for students.
Health: Students are finishing their
brochure about stress management this week. We will also be have some
discussion about personal safety.
French: We have begun our unit on family and
close friends in French class. We will be doing various activities that include
vocabulary relating to family.
This week:
Monday,
Nov. 19-
Tuesday,
Nov. 20- Choir practice at 9:45am.. Tot's N Taters Hot
lunch. Estey Afterschool Art Program. Report Cards issued. Star
student assembly. PSSC and Home and School meetings.
Wednesday,
Nov. 21- Gr.
3-5 selected students Badminton at the Currie Centre
Thursday,
Nov. 22- Hot
lunch Great Canadian Bagel. Hot lunch orders due. Parent Teacher
Interviews- 4-7pm
Friday,
Nov. 23- No School Students. Parent Teacher Interviews 8-12pm.
Extra
practice
Here
are some ideas for games you can play at home with your child to practice the
skills we are currently learning.
Math- If you have a deck of
cards you can play multiplication war. This is great practice for
multiplication facts. Split the deck in half, each person flips one card.
Whoever can multiply the two cards that are flipped gets the card. Whoever has
the most cards at the end wins. Ex: If you flip over a 5, your child flips over
a 4, whoever says 20 first wins.
As we begin
working on arrays this is a good review/warm up for students.
https://www.education.com/game/candy-shop/
French- We are working on
family/friends vocabulary right now. This website is a great resource.
http://www.french-games.net/frenchlessons?topic=Family%20-%20members&level=primary
Have
a great week!
-Maggie
Estabrooks