Grade 3/4 Mountain Plover/Swift Fox (Paterson/Cox)

  Dates to Remember: Ma. 9 - Kernels  (Snack) Ma. 23 - Tim Hortons (Lunch)  Jun. 8 - Jelly Modern Donuts (Snacks) Jun. 20 - Papa Johns (Lunch) May 8 Parent Council Meeting - 6:30pm May 20  Holiday - School Closed We are looking for a red magnet in the shape of a heart that was taken on Thursday.  If you find it at home please have your child return it please.   Our Week: Ignite We were focusing on Earth Day this week with some recycled egg carton art, Earth Day water colour painting, and a journal page about what we love that Earth has created. Math In math, we continued to look at patterns.  We have started to compare fractions using fraction strips and are finding equivalent fractions.  We are starting to place fractions with different denominators on a number line.  This is quite a difficult concept and the students are doing a fantastic job! Inquiry We have been studying fossils and are doing a news cast all about a dinosaur the stud...

April 8-12 Dates to Remember: April 19 - PD Day - No School April 25 - Coulee Walk/Geology Specialists visiting:) Inquiry: Our gardeners and botanists were busy planting tomato seeds from space and from Earth. Our big question: How does outer space affect seeds? Fossils and Dinosaurs Miss McClernon has been teaching the students about fossils, including as types of fossils, how they can be formed and where they can be found in Alberta.  We have also been discussing why Alberta has so many dinosaur fossils and the history of the Tyrell Museum.  Today the students began to research various dinosaurs and they will then choose one to study further. Upcycling our T-shirts to make bags for our Coulee walks.  Wellness: What is a role model? What qualities do role models have?  Math This week we wrapped up our work with Area/Perimeter with a fun activity where students sketched the furniture in their bedrooms, measured the dimensions of the furniture and then found the perim...

Dates to Remember:  -Tuesday April 09-SPRING PHOTOS!  -Fun Snack: Thursday, April 11  Cookies :) Thank you for all of your donations of cardboard egg cartons and old T-shirts.  Once we have enough of these for each learner we, will start using these materials for some upcycled art, and environmentally friendly gardening.  Since our return from spring break, we have been engaged in many hands-on activities.   The history of the Earth's surface can be explained by examining its layers.                               What are fossils? What do fossils tell about Albera's past?  MATH Applying our learning of Area and Perimeter Daily Reading Groups Some of our learners were inspired by a book they read during our weekly reading groups to further investigate the history of toilet paper.  They worked together to prepare a presentation to share their findings....

Important Dates: Student Led Conferences     -Booking opens Saturday morning for Thursday afternoon and Friday  No School Friday 15th for Conferences We are excited for families to come in to see some of the amazing work the students are preparing to share with you. Welcome to our Scholastic Book Fair!   Wednesday Mar 20 to Fri Mar 22     What?     Student purchases during school and family purchases during parent conferences, for students, please help your child by sending their money in a baggie or envelope with their first and last name on it in their backpack, not on their person.   Wondering how much things cost?   The average book is $8.00 to $17.00 and bookmarks/erasers/pencils/gadgets start at $1.00 and go up to about $17.00 for diaries.   Debit and Credit is accepted.   For those wishing to surprise their child with purchases or gift them at a later date, please e-mail our school librarian at blcarde@cbe.ab.ca and she will arrange for ...

Way to go with swimming all week, students!  We also want to say a huge thank you to all of the parents who were able to volunteer! Upcoming Dates: Student Led Conferences - March 21-22 (Sign up will come out in the next little while) Our Week: Swimming!! After returning from swimming each day the students were quite tired so our inquiry work with wheels and axles and levers was a good way to keep students engaged!  Students have been designing, building and testing their devices.   Math: While we continue to develop our multiplication and division skills, we took some time to create analog clocks and discuss time as well. Social Studies: We are continuing to read, "Ticket To Curlew" which is a novel about a family who moved to Alberta and settled the land over 100 years ago.  We are learning about the land, tools, housing and life on the prairies long ago.