​Dear Parent and Guardians, 

What an unexpected short week we had. I hope that the snow will stay away this week. Most of our topics from last week will be continued into this week since we did not have much class time.

Reminders:

Book orders: I will be putting in the orders Tuesday January 29^th 2019. If you want to put in any orders for January please do so online or bring them in by Tuesday. February book order forms will go home Tuesday as well.

Hot lunch Order forms- Please return your order forms to the school on Tuesday, January 29th.

Skating-  We will be doing a whole school skating trip to Willie O'Ree on March 1st. A notice will be coming home this week.

Northside School Hockey Night- Our Northside school night with UNB hockey is Saturday, Feb. 9th. We will be sending home information in regards to purchasing tickets at the box office. 

This week:

Monday January 28- No School for students. Professional learning for Teachers. 

Tuesday January 29- Tots N Taters. Breakfast program 7:50-8:15am. Hot lunch order forms are due. Milk order forms go home.

Wednesday January 30- NBA 2 ball at the Currie Centre for chosen students gr. 3-5. 

Thursday January 31- Great Canadian Bagel Hot Lunch.  

Friday February 1- Tots N Taters.

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​