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.