​Dear Parent and Guardians, 

Another snowy weekend! I hope everyone is staying safe and warm. I hope that our weather is not as cold so we can get outside for recess this week. Here are some reminders for the exciting week ahead.

Reminders:

Book orders: January book orders have gone home and they are due back January 25^th 2019.

Breakfast Program- Our new breakfast program will be happening on Tuesday morning. There will be scrambled eggs and toast for students who would like some when they arrive at school.

Ringette Field Trip Grades 3-5- On Friday, January 25^th we will be heading to Willie O’Ree Arena for the Atlantic ringette championships. We will be leaving at 11:30 to attend the tournaments opening ceremonies and return at 1:30pm. We will have lunch before we leave and a snack upon return. 

This Week-

Monday January 21- Papa Johns. 

Tuesday January 22- Tots N Taters. Breakfast program 7:50-8:15am. 

Wednesday January 23- 

Thursday January 24- Great Canadian Bagel Hot Lunch. Hot Lunch order forms due back. DEC meeting at FHS 6:30pm. 

Friday January 25- Tots N Taters. Grades 3-5 Ringette Championship at Willie O'Ree. 

What we are learning this week:

Literacy: Students will begin there a persuasive writing piece of their choice. We will look at the process of choosing a topic, planning, writing and editing/reviewing. Students will work with me and with peers to edit/review their own writing when it is complete. This piece will be our last formal writing piece for the year.

Math: This week we are finishing our measurement unit. We are looking at figures that have the same area but different perimeters. Ways we can find the area of various shapes. Also calculating the volume of 3D shapes.

Science: We will be starting a unit on light. We will be looking at human-made sources of light, positive and negative aspects of light exposure. We will experiment with light/shadows and use various optical devices.

French: French we are continuing our unit with family/friends and how to describe people (both physical and personality characteristics).

Health- This week we are starting to talk about puberty and the effect it has the body. I encourage you to talk with students about what we are learning and if they have any questions about these topics.

If you have any questions about anything, feel free to contact me,

-Maggie Estabrooks​