Dec 15 - King's Court

Agenda:
1Read 30 mins
2 No Sports Day tomorrow due to cold weather
3 We will still have hot chocolate so if you don't have a mug please bring one.
4 Tomorrow is the last day school before Winter break.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to play King's Court Dodgeball.
How did you show what you learned?
We divided up into 4 teams and we could make alliances with the other teams to defeat the other two teams faster. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need Ms Cowdy to look at the schedule to see what is next.

Dec 13 - The Great Elf Game

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Science Test signed and returned before Friday.
3 Winter Sports Day - Friday (if the weather co-operates)
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to play The Great Elf Game! It is a game of risk, chance and probability.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a sheet to record our information for the game. Each person starts with 12 elves. You have to decide an amount of elves to go to either the woods, the forest or the mountain road to cut down trees and make money for you. Then Ms Cowdy the amazing meteorologist, rolls a die to tell you what the weather is. If it is a blizzard, the elves you sent to the forest do not come back with trees. If you send them to the mountain and it is a blizzard, they do not come back in time to cut down more trees. Ask me why I have to choose to send them to the three different places.
What do you need to learn next?
We will continue the game and find out if we win the lottery and who makes the most money. 

Dec 9 - Balloon Magic!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Caroling in the Learning Commons at 9 am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3 Winter Sports Day next Friday
4 Treat Day Tuesday - bring your $0.25 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that air molecules squeeze together in the cold and expand in the warmth.
How did you show what you learned?
We blew up a balloon and took it outside and observed what happened to the balloon. Ask me what happened!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn why the boiling water froze in midair. Ask me about that demonstration and maybe you could help me do it at home over the holidays. I need your help because it involves boiling water!

Dec 8 - Jingle Bell Rock

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Festive Evening starts at 6 pm
3 FAF please be dressed for the weather in case it is warm enough to go out. Please bring a travel mug if you don't have your FAF mug from last year.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned a dance to the song "Jingle Bells."
How did you show what you learned?
We crossed our arms and held hands and walked in circles.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to do the rest of the dance.

Dec 7 - You are my su...You are my su...You are my su....

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Science Test tomorrow
4 Science Title Page due tomorrow
5 Conclusion for your instrument experiment due tomorrow
6 Fresh Air Friday - we will be going outside, weather permitting, we will also be having hot chocolate. Please look at home for your child's mug if they do not have it at school. Please send a reusable mug if you cannot find the FAF mug. Students new to our school will be provided a mug.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We are working on combining sentences in Work On Writing today.
How did you show what you learned?
We took our sentences from last time and we had to reduce our sentences in half by combining them together.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more strategies to make our sentences more entertaining, interesting, less boring, and less repetitive.

Dec 6 - Divide and Conquer!!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Science Test Thursday - study guide went home today with green duotang
4 Science title page due  and marked by you Thursday as well as your conclusion after you have given your presentation.
4 Fill a Need Fill a sock campaign still needs supplies
5 Festive Evening Thursday night - please return your forms if you are intending on coming.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We are working on division in math right now. Grade 3's are learning how to divide, grade fours are practicing dividing basic fact numbers from the 6's to the 9's and dividing with remainders and some students are working on long division in a heptaphalon problem.
How did you show what you learned?
We wrote a division check for understanding sheet and then started working on activities that we need to practice.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to keep practicing division.

Dec 5-Are We Going Back in Time?

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Science quiz Thursday - Review going home tomorrow
4 Science duotang should be coming home, please practice for your presentation (tomorrow or Wed) and start reviewing your notes
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to draw dinosaurs that were from Alberta.
How did you show what you learned?
We drew dinosaurs in our paleontology journals.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to use these sketches on our next part of our timeline for what Alberta looked like 50-200 million years ago.

Dec 1 - Jingle That Bell!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Scholastic - Dec 5
3 Fill a Sock-Fill A Need campaign starts next week- Dec 5-9 We need to bring in items (adult size) for the campaign.
4 NO SCHOOL tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to play jingle bells.
How did you show what you learned?
We played it on the xylophones and metalaphones.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn the rest of jingle bells.

Nov 30 - He/She Shoots, He/She SCORES!!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Scholastic due Dec 5
4 Festive Evening Sheets - please return if you are coming
5 Go to Gregtang.com and try Kakooma
6 Science Title Page due next Wed - no more class time for it.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned floor hockey in gym.
How did you show what you learned?
We practiced shooting the puck and stick handling.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to play a game.

Nov 29 - Back In Time

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic is due Dec 5
3 POTW due Thursday - last week's will be marked this week
4 NO SCHOOL Friday - Teacher Professional Development Day
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to draw a landscape.
How did you show what you learned?
We drew a part of a timeline of Alberta which was an ocean landscape from 300-400 million years ago.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to create the next part of our timeline which is Alberta 50-200 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.

Nov 22 - What Large Ears You Have!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 May be a re-treat day tomorrow
4 Handbook forms for those who have not completed yet. You have until DEC 1
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to sketch ourselves in a self protrait with some strange twists.
How did you show what you learned?
We sketched ourselves and added animal features from the animal profile card we created in Science. We then started to paint it. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to know if you can figure out which animal we are, Mom and Dad.

Nov 21 - SLAM DUNK!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Treat Day - bring quarters
3 Twin and Triplet Day
4 POTW - due Thursday
5 Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday and Friday this week
6 No School Friday
7 Practice MNM for next week.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We practiced basketball skills in gym today.
How did you show what you learned?
We did chest passes and bounce passes and we played different games in the four corners of the gym.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to play a basketball game.

Nov 18 - The Dabbers of Garbage Island

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Parent Teacher Conferences next week
3 Twins and Triplet day on Tuesday
4 Animal Profile is due Monday if you are not done
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that during our performance it was ok to make mistakes and sometimes it adds to the show, we learned not to litter, how to dab, that a nervous feeling is normal during acting,  

Nov 17 - Stack It Up!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Take script home and practice
3 Evergreen Theater Performance at 11 am - parents welcome!
4 Twin or Triplet day next week - Tuesday Nov 22
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about cup stacking in gym today.
How did you show what you learned?
We got a partner and timed ourselves if we wanted to to stack 12 cups.
What do you need to learn next?
We will continue with basketball next week.

Nov 16 - MNM

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Fun Lunch tomorrow
4 Evergreen Theater Production on Friday am
Highlights
What did you learn today?
In music we did rhythm sticks and played on the xylophones.
How did you show what you learned?
We sang the song with the rhythm sticks and metalaphones.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn the next part of the song.

We also learned about a new math program that we are going to start:MNM which stands for Multiplication Ninja Monday. Students must practice certain multiplication facts in order to earn belt colours. Practice websites are in the links section. Students must practice their facts at home, in any way that works for them, and may try the practice test at home as many times as they would like. In order to earn their belt (which is actually a bead) they must complete the test at school on a Monday. The first belt is white and students must complete the 1's and 5's and achieve 100% in under 4 minutes to achieve their belt. Once they have achieved their orange belt, they will get their ninja pencil. Mondays will be belt testing day. Students must move through the levels in order to achieve their black belt of multiplication.

Nov 10 - Are You A Topic Twistermeister?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due Monday
3 No School tomorrow
4 Evergreen Theater starts next week
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about more of the unthinkables that our class were felt were most important to learn about.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a yellow sheet of paper to sort them in order of importance.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to use strategies to defeat the unthinkables.

Nov 9 - Remembrance Day Assembly Tomorrow

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:50 am - Please try to wear black (dark) bottoms and white (light) top
3 Last day for Fundscript fundraiser 
4 Last day tomorrow for food bank donations and cash donations for poppies
5 Scholastic due Monday
6 POTW due tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned word work in Daily Five.
How did you show what you learned?
We have a sheet of paper that has letters on it and we have to try to make at least 20 words from the letters and try and find the secret word. After that, we have to sort them according to their word family, then we have to use those word families to transfer our skills to help us spell other words and the challenge is to write a story using all the words.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to try to use the spelling skills from word work to spell correctly in our other work.

Nov 8 - Did You Say Lettuce, or Lattice?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Food bank items for the Veterans's food bank by Thursday
3 small $ donation for poppies by Thursday
4 Scholastic due next Monday
5 Fun Lunch online order due today
6 POTW due Thursday
7 Google hearing frequency and life span of your chosen animal
8 Remembrance Day Assembly on Thursday - please wear a white top and black pants (if you have it - otherwise dark colour on bottom and light colour on top)
Highlights
What did you learn today?
Grade fours learned about lattice math and gr 3 worked on equal groups in multiplication.
How did you show what you learned?
Grade 4 watched a video about the lattice method of multiplication and worked on a sheet. Grade 3 continued working on the textbook questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to write our answers to our math questions in our notebooks so that Ms Cowdy can read it!

Nov 7 - PPAP

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Scholastic due Nov 14
4 Food bank donations Nov 14
5 Next fun lunch Nov 17 - deadline to place orders online is Wed Nov 9
6 School Council’s Fundscrip Gift Card fundraiser is underway until November 10
Highlights
What did you learn today?
The grade threes were working on equal groups in multiplication. The Grade Fours were practicing multiplication.
How did you show what you learned?
Grade threes were working in the textbook and grade fours were using a computer game called the amoeba game. Click to try: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths/ma12pape/game/ma12pape-game-written-multiplication/multiplication.swf
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue to learn different ways to multiply.

Nov 4 - Old, Dusty and Very Heavy!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due Nov 14
3 Bring headphones 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how to be paleontologists. We watched a video about a day in the life of Thomas Carr, a paleontologist. We learned that to find fossils, they walk around a site and try to find things that catch their interest - this is called prospecting. Then when they find a site they map it out with a grid and GPS.
How did you show what you learned?
We took tools out to the Whispering Woods and we built a 2 by 2 array (which was 1 meter squared) with bamboo sticks and string. We then recorded the observations we made in our paleontologist journals that we made this week. Some groups took a GPS coordinate to locate their grid.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to now dig a little bit in our location and try and find some clues about Alberta's past.

Nov 3 - We are High Tech!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Bring in donations for Veterans fund
3 Grade three - finish your story in your journal
4 We will be spending time in the Whispering Woods tomorrow so please dress appropriately.
5 Scholastic Nov 14
6 Raz kids for listening to reading
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to use our email today.
How did you show what you learned?
We emailed our teacher and we emailed a friend.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice good digital citizenship skills.

Nov 2 - Raz Kids

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Grade 4 finish Spooky story 
3 Raz Kids is up and running https://www.raz-kids.com/
Teacher login is kjcowdy. Student passwords are with Ms Cowdy. Some students took theirs tonight.

Nov 1 - Listen to Reading

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Scholastic due Nov 14
4 Grade Three finish plot sheet in blue duotang
5 Please bring a pair of headphones in a ziplock baggie with your name on it. They need to remain at school in your desk for "Listen to Reading" activities. These can be purchased for under 5$ at dollar stores. Your child would be more than happy to do any chores you need done to finance this purchase. Most students said they would happily clean their rooms.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about what it looks like to do listening to reading in our daily five.
How did you show what you learned?
We made an I-chart to show what our job is when we do this.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to try doing listen to reading using Raz kids.

Oct 31- HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday 
3 Scholastic due nov 14
4 If you are trick or treating, please be safe and careful when you are out tonight.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that most fossils fall apart before they are dug up.
How did you show what you learned?
When we made our own fossils, many of them were fragile and fell apart when we took them out of their molds.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish finding the location, drawing a sketch, researching facts and inferring what the fossil can tell us about Alberta's past. 

Oct 28 - Halloween Monday

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due nov 14
3 Bring things to decorate your paleontologist journal
4 Halloween on Monday
Be respectful with your costume  - no violent, gory, scary costumes please
Get ready at 12:45
Parade starts at 1:10
No props with your costumes please.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We continued our journals and learned how to cast things to make fossils.
How did you show what you learned?
We took an item to make a fossil and pushed it into plastercine and then filled the imprint with plaster of paris.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about how fossils are made and how to recognize the different kinds.

Oct 27 - How to Make Your Own Journal!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic Due Nov 4
3 Bring something to make a fossil out of. We will be taking an imprint of it and casting it with plaster of paris.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We made journals as if we were paleontologists out in the field.
How did you show what you learned?
We folded a piece of file paper and put paper in it, we punched holes with an awl and then we sewed it together.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to make a fossil to modge podge to our field journals.

Oct 26 - Keep Calm and Math On!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow!!!!
3 Scholastic Orders due nov 14
4 Picture Proofs  - due Nov 4
5 Gr 3 Finish Pre Write for your Spooky Story
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about four different ways to show multiplication.
How did you show what you learned?
We did "speed mathing" with whiteboards to show the different ways to answer "Which Has More?" The four different ways are a picture, arrays, adding and multiplication.
What do you need to learn next?
After we have the four ways to multiply stuck in our brain we need to choose the one that works best for us. We can do this by more speed mathing and practice.

Oct 25 - "ARRAY" of Sunshine

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about multiplication by looking at window panes (arrays) which had rows and columns. Our question was which window had more panes? 
How did you show what you learned?
To get the answer we counted the panes, we skip counted, multiplied the rows by the columns.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to multiply bigger numbers.

Oct 24 - Can We Reduce the Noise Pollution in Here?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW - Due Thursday! Please remember, if you do not understand the problem, bring it to school the next day and ask me about it, I will help you with it. If you don't bring it in, I won't know you need help!
3 Library tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We were working on our posters to try and get them done by a deadline. That was our intention. We were unable to get them all done today so we will have to ask the "big boss" for an extension. 
How did you show what you learned?
We tried to work at a small decibel level, we each had an organizer in our group to keep the rest of the group, the writers, the drawers and the techies on task.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to try and finish the posters by our new deadline.

Rounding to the nearest hundred: The drawing I did didn't transfer to the blog, so here is a youtube video that will help you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx-XKcgKqzc

Oct 21 - FAF Explorers!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went to Whispering Woods and we chose a tree that we wanted to describe so some other group could find it.
How did you show what you learned?
We wrote a description about it, (Marty Chan style - "she looked like she had just stepped into a rainbow")we took a picture and we used our WW newly named maps to tell people direction to our tree.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to give it to someone to try and find our tree!

Oct 20 - Dinosaur Detectives

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due tomorrow
3 Marty Chan Book Order Form coming home
4 FAF tomorrow - Barrett Park and WW. Please check weather and dress for the weather.
5 Practice cups song - this is optional.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned where fossils are found in Alberta.
How did you show what you learned?
We read the textbook and we drew pictures of the fossils that are found in 6 different areas in Alberta. Some of the fossils are called ammonite, amber and 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about how fossils become fossils.

Oct 19 - Mathapalooza

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Marty Chan Author Visit tomorrow am. Books will be available for purchase if you want to send some money in the $5-$10 range. Marty Chan is available to autograph copies. 
4 Scholastic due Friday
5 Practice cup song from music class if you desire
Highlights
What did you learn today?
The grade fours were reviewing place value and representing numbers up to the 10 000's and the Grade 3's wrote our math SLA, which was about visiting a farm.
How did you show what you learned?
Grade 4's played a place value game called Batter's Up and had questions from the textbook. Grade 3's watched a SLA video and answered questions about a chart and make a graph.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn if there are more ways to represent a number.

Oct 18 - Gimmee A Number!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Scholastic due Oct 21
4 If you owe me $0.25 please bring it tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned other ways to represent a number.
How did you show what you learned?
We worked with a partner and roll dice and write the number in standard form, expanded form, place value form and base ten blocks. Give me a number I will show you!
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to start working on multiplication next week. 

Oct 17 - Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic is due Oct 21
3 Treat Day tomorrow, bring your quarters
4 POTW due Thursday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned again!!! today about filling people's buckets. Ask me what that means! We also learned about THINK before you speak.
How did you show what you learned?
We read a book about filling people's buckets and we talked about the THINK poster. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice different ways to fill people's buckets and learn what the necklaces mean.

Oct 14 - Map It Up with Map Mania by the Barrett Park Explorers

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic Due Oct 21
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about mapping skills, including landmarks, pathways and boundaries.
How did you show what you learned?
We made a map of Barrett park. It was challenging because we were on the ground. It was much easier to map when we saw an aerial or birds eye view on google maps.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn why it is called Barrett Park?

Oct 13-Don't Be A Rock Brain, Be A Listener

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic Due Oct 21
3 Fresh Air Friday tomorrow, dress for the weather, bring snacks, bring hat and gloves/mittens. We will be going to Barrett Park, just down the road and in the school yard.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about being flexible thinkers and Rock Brain today in Health.
How did you show what you learned?
We talked with Mrs. Wilkens and we discussed about the differences between being flexible thinkers and being a Rock Brain.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the other unthinkables.

Oct 12 - Get Your Math On! No, Don't Dab....

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Big Box $ or cards returned
3 Tomorrow is Fun Lunch
4 Scholastic due Oct 21
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that when you build something with base ten blocks it is really hard to count.
How did you show what you learned?
We were doing math centers using base ten blocks and other items to learn about place value and addition and subtraction.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn multiplication and division next.

Oct 11- The Ear is Here to Hear!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 No POTW because of short week
3 Big Box Fundraiser
4 Scholastic Oct 21
5 Thursday October 13 is first fun lunch.
6 School Council Meeting tonight at 7 in the Learning Commons
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the ear in science today.
How did you show what you learned?
We did a sheet where we had to fill in the blanks after we watched a science video from last week.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how big and how small sound waves can get.

Oct 6 - Go To Bed Now!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Blue Sheet in Health if it is not done
3 No School tomorrow or Monday!
4 Big Box fundraiser over on Monday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how many hours we sleep in a week.
How did you show what you learned?
We added our data up and recorded on the blue sheet.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about healthy eating.

Oct 5-Mini Cartographers of Alberta

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Please bring your health sleep pattern data record as you will need it for health class tomorrow.
4 Please fill out the cities on the map in Social Studies if you didn't finish during class time. Labels must be written horizontally and neatly and spelled correctly on your map. You may have to google a map of Alberta if you don't have one handy at home. 
5 Just a reminder to please dress appropriately for the weather at recess. 
6 Big Box ends Tuesday Oct 11. Please bring back order forms and unsold boxes by then. 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that Edmonton and Fort McMurray are all cities in Alberta.
How did you show what you learned?
We labelled a map of Alberta.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to learn about Alberta's history. 

Oct 4 - I'm All Ears!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Health due Thursday 
4 Picture Day Forms (October 17)
5 Brown Math sheet for homework (if not finished)
6 Journal Plan if not finished
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how the ear worked in Science.
How did you show what you learned?
We built our own ear out of paper.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how the ear works in just a matter of seconds.

Oct 3- Kick the Ball!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Health Sleep Data sheet due Thursday
4 Library day Tuesday
5 Letter from our room parent

Highlights
What did you learn today?
In gym we started our soccer unit.
How did you show what you learned?
We went outside and practiced some soccer skills.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to pass to a friend with control.

Sept 30 - We Did It!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Health Sleep Patterns Sheet due Thursday
3 Book box final Journal entry due Monday
4 Please remember your green folders everyday!

Highlights
Terry Fox Run today! Room five did an amazing 127 laps altogether! It was a nice cool day for running!

Sept 29-Run Across Coffin for Terry Fox

Agenda:
1 POTW was due today, if you didn't hand it in, please hand in tomorrow.
2 Bring your sleeping journals back and forth in your green folders everyday.
3 We had an author visit today. An orange sheet is coming home with information about ordereing his books. we just want to advise you that some of the books are rated young adult and may not be appropriate for grade 3 and 4, please use your discretion
4 Terry Fox Run: bring your water bottle, dress for the weather, proper running shoes. the pep rally /assembly will be from 10:30 to 10:45 and the race will take place from 10:45-11:30.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned in health you should look at your sleep patterns and decide if it is good for you or not.
How did you show what you learned?
We are continuing to fill out our sleep tracker over the next week.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to learn about the amount of food and water that your body needs.

Sept 28- Ears and the Parts

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow!!! Please hand in to the red bin!
3 There are still 6 people who have not brought back their Handbook Form
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about hearing and vibrations.
How did you show what you learned?
We did a graphing activity to show how many decibels each sound has.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to identify loud sounds in the school and we will measure them using a decibel measuring app on the iPad.

Sept 27 - The COPS Experts

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Toonies for Terry
4 Big Box Fundraiser
5 Fun Lunch Online order form guidelines (Fun Lunch Oct 13)
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned the method of COPS. It is like CUBES, except we used it in our journal.
How did you show what you learned?
We used different colours of highlighters to underline our mistakes in our Book Box writing.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to fix our mistakes (editing) and rewrite a good copy of our work.

Sept 26 - Albert-an Einsteins

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Handbook Forms
3 Library Tuesday
4 POTW due Thursday. Don't forget to have your parents initial it before you hand it in.
5 Big Box Fundraiser

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to label the borders of Canada.
How did you show what you learned?
We labelled the borders on a map of Canada, we also coloured Alberta blue. We also coloured the flag, the Great Horned Owl and the Wild Rose which are the provincial symbols.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the history of Alberta and the people who lived here.

Sept 22-This Is Bedtime!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Handbook Form
3 Health - count the hours of sleep and what your routine (15-30 mins before bedtime) is. Please try to do 5 out 7 days. Record it on your sheet in your green folder. Due next thursday.
4 Big box of cards fundraiser coming home tonight
5 Scholastic Book Fair
6 NO SCHOOL tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that we need 10 to 11 hours of sleep.
How did you show what you learned?
We have to fill out a chart at home this week.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn what our sleep routine is.

Sept 21-What's the Pattern?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due tomorrow
3 Still waiting for some handbook forms
4 Parent Conferences tomorrow night 
5 No School Friday - Conferences
6 POTW due tomorrow
7 Book Fair tomorrow after school

Highlights
What did you learn today?
Math: We learned about the problem solving strategy of looking for patterns.
Gym: We did some practice for the Terry Fox Run
Journals: We talked about what a finished journal looks like for seed survivor.
Art: We worked on our leaf art which we coloured with oil pastels.
Music: We had a fire drill and we played a game where you can't say the number 3.
How did you show what you learned?
In Math we worked on a problem about Fuzzies getting sick and we made a chart. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to start a new art project in art and practice finding a pattern word problems.

Sept 20-Seed Survivor

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Handbook Forms
3 Scholastic due Thursday
4 Book Fair Thursday after school and Friday morning.
5 Parent conferences Thursday 4-8pm No School Friday 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how much space is actually available for crops in the "Seed Survivor" presentation. We did a funny game in gym where we had to move an object around a circle without hands.
How did you show what you learned?
In Math we solved the problem of the day by drawing a picture, writing a number sentence and a word sentence. In science we wrote in our journal about what we learned in the seed survivor presentation and why it was important to us.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more problem solving strategies in math.

Sept 19-A Bunch of Hoopla!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Parent viewpoint coming home to fill out for conferences this Thursday and Friday. Please send them back in the green folder or bring them o your conference. Thanks!
3 POTW due Thursday- in green folder.
4 Thank you for sending the green folder back and forth everyday. It is really important that it comes into class with the students even if it is empty. This is a great way to establish a routine that increases responsibility and helps parents to know if homework is coming home.  I will help them to ensure that their homework gets in the green folder, and it will be their job to make sure it gets into their backpack and back to school.
5 tomorrow is library day, don't forget your library books.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how to pick out just the right book for you. We also learned the problem solving strategies guess and check and draw a picture. We played a game with hoops in gym. We also started a new art project. Ask me about it!
How did you show what you learned?
In Daily Five we picked a just right book and read them. We increased our stamina to be able to read independently for 3 mins. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to colour our art with oil pastels.

Sept 16-Mini Cartographers

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due Thursday Sept 22
3 About Me to finish for Monday
4 Handbook forms
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the cardinal directions. We also learned that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. We learned that a map maker is called a cartographer. We also identified landmarks that will help us tell north, east, south and west in our school yard.
How did you show what you learned?
We became cartographers and we named the trails and areas in 
Whispering Woods and voted on the names of two trails. Ask me about that!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to use a compass and we need to finish voting on the names of the Whispering Woods paths and areas.

Sept 15- Wake Up!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 All About Me due tomorrow
3 Please bring back your FAF journal if it is at home
4 Scholastic due next Friday
5 Tomorrow is FAF. Please dress for the weather, bring water bottle, snacks, etc. We will be going to WW, schoolyard and Barrett Park.
6 For health, for the next week, please write down when you go to sleep and when you wake up, and see if you are getting 10-11 hours per night. Write down your routine and see if you can make any changes to improve your sleep routine.
Highlights
What did you learn today? 
In music we learned about rhythms, we learned about Beakerhead and we did our performance with our bubblewrap instruments and filmed it to be uploaded to Beakerhead tomorrow. We learned about what time we go to bed and what time we get up and how much sleep we need,and we talked about doing calming things before we go to bed. Today in Math we had buddies and used whiteboards to make subtraction problems with the number 70 45 and 25.

Sept 13 - Whispering Woods Wednesday

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Forms
3 Thursday evening is the Welcome Back BBQ
4 Beakerhead filming tomorrow in Whispering Woods
5 All About Me due Friday if it is in your green folder
6 Scholastic due next Friday Sept 22
7 POTW due tomorrow morning

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to make instruments from sticks and bubble wrap for the Beakerhead challenge. We made bows and percussion sticks from wood we found in the whispering woods.
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the whispering woods and practiced our rhythm and instruments with our music teacher, Ms Stephure.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to film our Beakerhead challenge and learn how to do it front of a camera.

Sept 13- Beakerhead

Agenda:
1 Read for 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday hand in the red bin on Ms Cowdy's desk.
3 Handbook Forms
4 Think about how we are going to build a bubble wrap bunny and if you have some things at home that you would think would help to build it please bring them tomorrow.
5 Scholastic orders are due Friday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went to the cafe and heard everyone different ideas about stamina, we worked on our Beakerhead project.
How did you show what you learned?
We shared our ideas about what we should do for the Beakerhead ingenuity challenge which includes bubble wrap and nature and music.
What do you need to learn next?
We need practice reading stamina. Our goal is 3 mins. Today we only lasted 17 seconds.

Sept 12-Filling a Bucket

Agenda:
1 Read for 20 mins
2 POTW (Problem of the Week) is due Thursday. If you are in grade three, please try three different tries to figure out the answer, grade four 4 different tries and then you can ask me for a hint. Please have your parents initial this week's case file before you hand it in.
3 Form about School Handbook in green communication folder.
4 Please send back any school forms in the communication folder.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how to fill a bucket.
How did you show what you learned?
We read the book about how to fill a bucket by doing nice things for other people.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice filling people's buckets.

Sept 9- The Listening Walk

Agenda:
1 Read 20 minutes
2 Bring back forms if you have not already. Please send them in the green communication folder.
3 Fresh Air Friday Journal entry for homework if not finished in class. Please look in the green communication folder for the fresh Air Friday journal. If your child has brought their journal home, they need to complete it at home and bring in back in their communication folder on Monday. The assignment was to list five sounds they heard and the objects that made the sound. 
**A note about Homework in Room 5**
Daily reading is always on the agenda list, reading to self, aloud or with an adult is one of the most helpful activities you can encourage your child to do. A Problem of the Week will be coming home Mondays and handed in by Thursday of each week. Any other homework that is sent home will be tasks or assignments that they did not get finished during class time. Check the communication folder for any unfinished items.
4 Please send the green communication folder back and forth daily.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the listening walk, which was a book we read. 
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the whispering woods and we had to try and hear stuff that was in the woods. We then recorded the sounds we heard in our field journals.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to name the trails in the Whispering Woods.

Sept 8-The Daily Five

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Green communication folder coming home with Welcome Back BBQ notice
3 Please send back forms in your green folder ASAP
4 Find out what stamina means.
5 Please bring water bottle.
6 First Fresh Air Friday. Please dress for the weather. We will be in the school yard and WW
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the Daily Five, which is the program we will be using for language arts this year.
How did you show what you learned?
We made an I-chart (Independence chart) for Reading to Self. We read a book to show the three ways to read a book.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn the rest of the daily five.

We Made it to Day 2!!!

Agenda:
1 Read for 20 mins
2 Green Communication folder coming home tonight with important forms to fill out and return by September 9, 2016. Please send your forms back and forth in the communication folder. 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We had a quick lesson in multiplication.
How did you show what you learned?
We had five minutes each to fill out each sheet with adding, subtracting, multiplication and division facts. This is so Ms Cowdy knows where she has to start with each student in math.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to work on our basic fact learning and practice.

First Day Back!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 minutes
2 Make sure you have running shoes for inside shoes and gym.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned facts about each other.
How did you show what you learned?
We played the skittles game and we made name tags that had 3 facts and a fib.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about the routine in room 5.