Dec 20 - No Stuffies

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer, number of the day, anything else that you need to finish in order to watch the rest of the Polar Express movie tomorrow.
3 Caroling and spirit day - wear your jammies
4 Last day of school - 12 noon dismissal
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We finished the great elf game.
How did you show what you learned?
In the game, we can send our elves out to the woods the forest and the mountains. If you lose your elves you can buy some back. You are trying to get lots of trees to get money. If there is a blizzard the elves from the forest come back without trees. There is also a lottery.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to get better at chance and probability multiplying, adding large lists of numbers and mental math.

Tuesday, December 19 - Christmas like an elf!

Agenda:
1 Read 30  mins.
2 H.W. Bellringers and Number of the Day
3 Dress like an elf day - or wear red, green and white
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what a simile and a metaphor is.   
How did you show what you learned?
We did a Polar Express sorting of similes and metaphors
What do you need to learn next?
We will be doing some writing using similes and metaphors

Dec 18 - Setting You Up For Success on the Polar Express

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Any unfinished bellringers or number of the days that are in your blue duotang
3 Caroling in the learning commons at 9:00 am. Please wear your festive Christmas hat and bring your best fa la la la las.
4 Remember early dismissal on Thursday at noon and no school on Friday.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about descriptive settings today.
How did you show what you learned?
We drew pictures of the beginning, middle and end of a journey, modeled after the story, "The Polar Express."
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to use our pictures to help us write our own journey on the Polar Express. We need to fill out the other side of our page which talks about what we see, hear, feel, smell and taste. 

Dec 15 - It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's SUPERBIRD!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework - Handwriting
3 Fill A Sock is extended until Monday - THANK YOU to all those who donated today! Room 5 rocks!
4 Spirit Days next week - Tuesday wear a Christmas hat day, Wed - elf day, Thursday - polar express day wear your PJ's - no stuffies please!

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went bird watching today.
How did you show what you learned?
We walked in "stealth mode" to Barrett Park and then to the Green Space. We saw ravens, robins, crows, chickadees and magpies, house sparrow.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to record this in our journals or in ebird.

Dec 14- It's Dark in Here...Is That You Jaryll?

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Fill a Sock.  Room 5 has not brought ANY donations. It is the last day tomorrow. Please try and bring in some items to fill some socks for the people at the Drop In Center.
3 FAF - we will be going outside so please dress for the weather.
4 Homework: bellringer, number of the day
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We worked on our last station in our Light and Shadow stations today.
How did you show what you learned?
We did little experiments at each station to learn different concepts in light and shadow.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to present a shadow puppet show about something we have learned in our unit.

Dec 13 - Grinchy Stations

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer and number of the day
3 Spirit days next week! 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We did Centers for Science and the grinch stations.
How did you show what you learned?
We were sorted into groups and completed the activity based on science and language arts.
What do you need to learn next?
We will have our final chance to complete these next class and then we will start the polar express movie project and stations! 

Dec 12-Fascination!!!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer, number of the day
3 Please bring items for the fill a sock campaign-deadline is this Friday
4 No more word work until next year
5 More treats to sell tomorrow, so bring your quarters
6 Caroling in the learning commons next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - these will be spirit dress up days - more info to come
7 Next Thursday December 21, is the last day of school and we dismiss at noon!
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We read three books in music about what is fascinating about music.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked inside a piano and Mr O'Reilly asked us what fascinates us in music and we made a list.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about instruments of the world.

Dec 11-Reflecting Colours

Agenda:
1 Read 
2 Homework: bellringer, number of the day
3 Treat Day tomorrow - bring your quarters

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned more about light and shadows today.
How did you show what you learned?
We got into groups and went to different stations to complete activities in each one.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about refraction, reflection, concave and convex shapes and making rainbows.

Dec 6 - Festive Singing For Festive Evening

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer, number of the day
3 Please bring your props for festive evening 
4 Festive Evening 6-8
5 Study for spelling test for tomorrow 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We had one of our last practices for festive evening.
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the learning commons and made ourselves into a tree shape and learned the actions to go with our song.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice our song more to be ready to perform on Thursday night.

Dec 5 - I Examine Eyes!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer, number of the day, practice spelling words for test on Thursday
3 Festive Evening on Thursday 6-8pm
4 Please bring your props for our performance
5 Hot Lunch form coming home
6 No School on Friday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that in the dark our pupils look big and in the light our pupils look smaller.
How did you show what you learned?
We had partners and we examined each others eye reaction when the lights were on and off.
What do you need to learn next?
We want to learn more about how light affects the eyes.
We have some wonderings:
How does a camera work?
How do people become colour blind?
Where does the liquid come from out of your eye when you cry?

Dec 4 - I Need to Borrow You!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer, number of the day, word work - spelling words
green duotangs are coming home today - spelling test is on Thursday as there is no school on Friday
3 Festive Evening forms due 
4 Props to bring in for Festive evening performance please bring tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about 2, 3 and 4 digit subtraction.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a website to learn how to borrow to subtract.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to keep on practicing to get better, learn how to estimate differences and how to solve subtraction word problems.

Dec 1 - Birding!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: bellringer
3 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went on a traveling bird walk to look for different species of birds.
How did you show what you learned?
We did tallies for the birds that we saw. Some of us took some really great pictures. 
What do you need to learn next?
We have to enter our information on eBird.

Nov 30 - Coffin Cares

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer
• number of the day
• please find out if you are going to be here for the festive evening performance

3 FAF - we will be birding again tomorrow so please dress for the weather. Coming to school in a hoodie is NOT being dressed for the weather.
Highlights
What did you do today?
We had our first Coffin Cares assembly.
How did you show what you did?
We learned about different clubs that are running in our school. We also recognized students who showed respect for self, others and the environment. People in the Green Team, DC and the WE club were recognized for their dedication and contributions to our school.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to care more for each other so that we create an even more caring school.

Nov 29 - Game of Nine Cards

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer
• number of the day
• textbook Group A P57 #1-2
• textbook Group B P105 #1-6

3 Please wear your Dr. Coffin T-shirt. We are having our very first "Coffin Cares" assembly tomorrow at 10 am.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We played addition games with decks of cards. We also learned the game of nine cards.
How did you show what you learned?
We played with a partner and tried to make 15 with three cards. Ask me to teach you!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice playing these games to improve our mental math skills. Here is a link to game of nine cards online. https://illuminations.nctm.org/DeepSeaDuel/

Also, the blog for YYC Young Citizen Scientist is highlighting our birding Science residency. Have a look here! Remember, there is a blog contest. You can submit your entries up until Dec 21! 

http://yycsyoungcitizenscientists.blogspot.ca/2017/11/look-out-calgary-schools-here-come-yycs.html
http://yycsyoungcitizenscientists.blogspot.ca/2017/11/birding-brings-out-best.html

Nov 28-Tunisia!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Festive Evening Form - due Monday December 4
3 Treat Day Leftovers tomorrow if you want to bring $.25
4 ebird info sheet coming home if students want to ebird at home
5 Homework:

• bellringer
• number of the day

6 Scholastic due Friday
7 Reminder to parents that student photos should be ordered online ASAP if people want them in time for Christmas gifts.  Please order online at www.mylifetouch.ca and refer to your child’s photo envelope as the codes are noted on the individual photos.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
Yesterday we learned about Tunisia in a presentation.
How did you show what you learned?
We played a board game that had questions that we had to answer about Tunisia. We also got shown artifacts from Tunisia, we made a mosaic and we played a game about exports, imports and goods and services.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about Tunisia.

Nov 24 - We Had to be Professional

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer

3 FAF - 2nd part of CPAWS/Green Calgary Young Citizen Scientists presentation. We will be walking around the community for about an hour and then outside in the school yard for another hour, so please dress for the weather. Please bring a snack or two because we will be burning off energy tomorrow!!! Please bring back media release if you have not sent it back yet as CPAWS will be filming those students who have a media release.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what went into a professional music performance.
How did you show what you learned?
We recorded and filmed Basia Bulat's song, "Fool," for the CBC Classroom Music contest. The top three schools get their songs put on the radio and the winning school gets $10 000 worth of music equipment.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to wait and see what the judges think of our entry.

Nov 22-Bird Science

Agenda:
1Read
2 Spelling Test tomorrow
3 Fun Lunch tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to draw birds of Alberta. We learned about proportion in art. 
How did you show what you learned?
We learned about Alberta birds and had to write their scientific names.
What do you need to learn next?
We now need to learn the interesting facts about our bird. 

Nov 21- I Am Wearing My Tunisian Moustache!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer
• number of the day
• Randy Bottle Journal entry

3 Scholastic due Friday Dec 1
4 Spirit Day tomorrow! Wear your moustache!
5 Thursday is fun lunch.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about Tunisia.
How did you show what you learned?
We all had different questions that we wanted to know about Tunisia and each group answered certain questions about Tunisia.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the other countries that we are going to study this year.

Nov 20 - Shade It In

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: 

• bellringer
• number of the day

3 Scholastic due Dec 1
4 Spirit Day - Wednesday Nov 22 - Moustache Day
5 Fun Lunch - 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to use chalk pastels to shade and create shadows.
How did you show what you learned?
We drew a snowman and shaded it with white and blue.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to complete the background and the other details of the artwork.

Nov 15-Sort! Transfer! Write!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer

3 Parent Conferences Thursday and Friday - No School Friday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We did word work today.
How did you show what you learned?
We finished sorting our ness, ight, less pattern words and we made transfer words and wrote our sentences.
What do you need to learn next?
We want to be able to use these patterns to help us spell words correctly in our writing

Nov 14-Tunisia, Tunisia!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 One last day for food bank drive - Wednesday
3 Parent Conferences on Thursday 4-8 and Friday 8-12 - students should attend this conference with your parents
4 - NO School on Friday because of conferences
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned where Tunisia is. Ask me what continent it is on!
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at where Tunisia is with Google Earth on the computer and then we filled in information on a map. We then looked at the weather in Tunisia and used that information to fill in a sheet shaped like a suitcase. We put all the things that we would need to travel to Tunisia.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how they live and whether it is different from how we live here, learn about their culture, what languages they speak, if it is dangerous there, and the ways they live.

Nov 10-Make a Connection!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer

3 Snowpass Gr 4 only
4 Sign up for parent conferences starts this weekend
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We have been learning about making connections when we read.
How did you show what you learned?
We have been noticing when we are reading the book, Number the Stars, how things in the book connect with experiences we have had in our own lives.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to use these connections to help make our writing better.

Nov 9 - Remembrance Day Assembly Tomorrow

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer
• number of the day

3 Spelling Test tomorrow
4 Remembrance day Assembly at 10:45am. If you are a part of Scouts, Brownies, Guides, Beavers, Cubs please wear your complete uniform
5 Tomorrow is picture retake day.
6 It is FAF, but because of the assembly and retakes we will not be doing learning outdoors.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned why the shadows are getting bigger and smaller and moving.
How did you show what you learned?
We went out and measured our shadows yesterday and on the last sunny day. We also watched a video clip about how shadows move with the sun.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn that when the sun moves behind the clouds we need to learn if we can see the sun and what that is called (transparent, opaque or transclucent)Nok

Nov 7 - Remember

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bell ringer
• number of the day

3 Food Drive starts tomorrow - you can bring non perishable food items or a cash donation.

4 On Friday we have our assembly - poppies will be given out that day, students can bring in a donation of $0.25.

5 Spirit Day Club Meeting this Thursday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to make streamer poppies.
How did you show what you learned?
We have been making Remembrance Day art in the style of master artists like George Nolan and Georgia O'Keefe.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to put the finishing touches and then display them for our assembly.

Nov 6- Lockdown. Lockdown. Lockdown.

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bell ringer
• number of the day

3 Spelling words for this week's test are coming home tonight
4 Remembrance Day Assembly is this Friday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to prepare for a lockdown situation in our school.
How did you show what you learned?
We had to practice what to do in a lockdown situation in our school. Ask me about it!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue to practice lockdowns and fire drills so we know what to do in those situations.

Nov 2-DRESS FOR THE WEATHER!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Scholastic - tomorrow
3 We are participating in the CPAWS/Green Calgary program called YYC - Young Citizen Science. We will be outside in the school yard and WW all morning. Please bring warm clothing. 
4 Homework: Bell Ringer, Number of the Day
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to do poppy art like the artist Georgia O'Keefe. She likes to paint from a bee's eye view.
How did you show what you learned?
We used "inchy" paper, we taped it with squiggly tape, we used oil pastels to outline and then used waterpaint to cover the paper.
What do you need to learn next?
We will be making a set of 4 inchy paper art to put together for Remembrance Day.

Nov 1- Math! Math! Math!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Scholastic - Nov 3
3 CPAWS/Green Calgary media release form

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to round to the nearest ten and hundred.
How did you show what you learned?
We filled out a sheet about estimating sums. We had to estimate to figure out if the answer was reasonable.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn to round to the nearest thousand and add two to three digit numbers.

Oct 31 - Happy Halloween!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework

• bellringer

3 School photos are going home, orders are due by Nov 7
4 Scholastic due Nov 7
5 CPAWS/Green Calgary Media release form - please send back indicating whether you agree or not so that I can make a list. Students who do not bring one back will not be photographed. We will be participating in the YYC Young Citizen Science Program, learning about bird watching and bird identification on Friday Nov 3 and Nov 24. Both days we will be outside for the majority of the morning, so please make sure that you have appropriate clothing and extra layers. 

****On Nov 24, we would like to go up to Nose Hill to do the last session of the program and we will need volunteers. Please email Ms. Cowdy, kjcowdy@cbe.ab.ca or Ms. Jones, sacjones@cbe.ab.ca if you have current security clearance and would like to come with us.*****

6 Please note: Please remember that bringing toys to school are discouraged and should not be brought, unless for a sharing time (Grade 1/2 and K classes for the most part). We are running into issues where the  items are causing distractions in classes and taking additional time to try and track down missing items.
7 Have a safe Halloween if you are trick or treating tonight!


Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to fill out a mystery story map.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a Scooby Doo mystery movie and filled out a story map.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to have a look at what everyone understood from the movie tomorrow.

Oct 30 - Halloween Tomorrow!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bell ringer 
• math stretch

3 Halloween Parade tomorrow afternoon - we will have a movie afterward but please do not bring any treats to hand out to the class. The mystery movie is a part of our daily Five activities.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to estimate sums (G4) and we learned to round to the nearest 10 (G3)
How did you show what you learned?
We worked in the textbook and answered some questions about estimation and rounding.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn to estimate quickly so that when we are in a store, we will know if we have enough money to buy the things we want.

Oct 25 - Our Science Experiment

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: 

• math stretch
• science light title sheet

3 PJ and stuffie day
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to do a science experiment including asking a question, hypothesis, procedure, materials list and observations and conclusion.
How did you show what you learned?
We set up an experiment with paper towels, water, food colouring (the primary colours) and plastic glasses. Ask me about it!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to make some observations and make a conclusion.

Oct 24 - Bill Nye

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer
• number of the day

3 PJ and Stuffie day
4 leftover treats for sale tomorrow
5 Spelling Test Friday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about light and colour.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a Bill Nye video and then we filled in a sheet with some facts that we learned.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish our sheets and do some experiments.

Oct 23 - Our Community is Awesome

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Treat Day tomorrow - $0.25
3 Homework:

• bellringer
• math stretch

4 PJ and stuffie day on Thursday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned where we walked on our FAF Community tour. 
How did you show what you learned?
We used a map and highlighted the route that we took to do our walk. We also highlighted the things that our community provides. Ask me about that.
What do you need to learn next?
We are learning this because when we travel to the different countries that we are studying this year, we will be able to compare the quality of life and the things that their communities provide for the people from those countries.

Oct 20 - We Were Anthroplogists!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bellringer
• Science notes are all finished
• IMPORTANT!!! Green Word Work duotangs are coming home today. Inside is last week's spelling test and this next week's spelling words. Please show your parents and get their initials. This duotang stays home so you can practice your words for the test next Friday. Please bring the Word Work duotang back next Thursday or Friday.

3 Fundraiser and hot lunch notes coming home

4 Pajama and Stuffie Day next Thursday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We were making observations as junior anthropologists in our community.
How did you show what you learned?
We walked around our community making observations about places to live, work, learn, worship, play, meet and  to buy things.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about other places and their communities.

Oct 19 - Getting Goosebumps

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bell ringer
• social studies
• Gr 4 Math: P45 #5-7

3 FAF tomorrow - we will be going for a community walk so please dress for the weather.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about what we are going to be doing in our work on writing activity about a haunted house.
How did you show what you learned?
We got in partners and we got a planner or a web to collect our ideas about the features of our haunted house.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to use these ideas to write up our for sale ad. We are then going to put this up with our artwork, which by the way is bone chilling, dreadfully haunted, creepy, spooky, fantastic, extremely scary, sketchy, horrific and bewitched.

October 18th 2017 - Skip, Skip, and don't stop skipping!

Agenda:
1 Reading 
2 Homework - bell ringer & number of the day 
3 Fun Lunch Tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to skip, jump,  in many different ways during physical Education.
How did you show what you learned?
We did all the required tricks and movements: Backwards, double Jump, Single Jump, Moving while skipping.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more basic-skills to perfect our pro-skills.

Oct 17- Haunted Houses

Agenda:
1 Read
Homework:

• bell ringer
• math stretch
• interview
• passport

2 Fun lunch this Thursday
3 Picture Day tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to use shading and blending of white and a colour to create the backgrounds for our haunted houses in art.
How did you show what you learned?
We used white paint and one other colour to create lighter to dark shades for our haunted house background.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to create the house and then write up a for sale advertisement for our houses.

Oct 13 - Grow! Grow! GROW!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bell ringer
• interview on google
• passport

3 No School on Monday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went back outside and did more on our adopt a plant sheet and those that finished played "hog call."
How did you show what you learned?
We described how much sunlight our plant need and we described what the soil looked like, felt like and how much moisture it had.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to find out how we can help our plant survive, what our plant evolved from, if they grow back in the summer (perennial and annual?) and about their DNA.

Oct 12 - The First Verb of Christmas

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• bell ringer
• G3 Math P61 #3-4
• passport papers to glue on SS duotang
• interview in google docs ready to print

3 Spelling Test tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about verbs in Daily Five today.
How did you show what you learned?
We read the book, Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp. We also did marker mania.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to collect strong verbs to use in our writing.

Oct 11 - What is your Quality of Life?

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Picture Day Wed Oct 18

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what Quality of Life means.
How did you show what you learned?
We filled in a sheet with bubbles and we put a sketch in each of the three areas. Ask me what those areas are!
What do you need to learn next?
We will be "travelling" to the different countries and we want to be able to see what their quality of life is compared to ours.

Oct 6 - Be Thankful!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• Bell Ringer - letter f

3 Please bring headphones in a ziplock
4 Spelling List and letter coming home today. Please read and initial. Students must bring list of spelling words back to school Tuesday to complete activities in word work. 
5 No School on Monday! Enjoy your Thanksgiving
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We reviewed the needs of plants and researched our adopt a plants particular needs.
How did you show what you learned?
We went to WW to see if the needs of our plant were being met in the spot that our plant was growing.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the temperature zones to fill out our research sheet.

Oct 5 - Basia Bulat's Famous Song

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Scholastic due tomorrow
3 FAF - Dress for the weather
4 Bring headphones in ziplock bags
5 Homework: 

• bell ringer
• math stretch
• finish typing interview

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We found out we are going to enter a CBC music school contest.
How did you show what you learned?
We are thinking about choosing the song "Fool." by Basia Bulat
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn the song!

Oct 4 - What is Your Community About?

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Scholastic due Friday
3 Homework:

• Bell Ringer - letter K
• Number of the Day G4- 40 G3 - 556
• Community Picture Card

4 Grade 3 SLA's will start tomorrow - you can practice at the following website:

https://public.education.alberta.ca/assessment/

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about What Our Communities Provide Us!
How did you show what you learned?
We shared our picture cards and decided what category they fit in in our Communities Provide web.
What do you need to learn next?
We are trying to understand what "Quality of Life" means.

Oct 3 - O Ki Nitaniko

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Scholastic Due Friday
3 Homework:

• Bell Ringer
• Pronoun Sheet
• Word Work (making words)

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to to speak a little bit of Blackfoot language.
How did you show what you learned?
We had a guest, Elder Randy Bottle. He taught to introduce ourselves: "O KI NITANIKO, your name.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to learn traditional Blackfoot dancing.


Oct 2 - You are the Chosen One!

Agenda

1.          Read!
2.          These are the Homework tasks if you did not complete them during the day: Number of the day, bell ringer, wordwork, social studies summary, and technology (sending Ms. Cowdy an email!)
3.          Scholastics Book Orders due Friday



Top Three Things We Learned
1.          We learned how to play a new card game in math. It was about choosing three cards from a pile and when you drew three cards you needed to order them to make the highest number possible.
2.          In gym today we played our first soccer game of the year. The gym was divided into three sections. Ms. Jones put us is into teams of six. She put each team leader into a section of a gym. The teams across from each other played a game against each other.
3.          For technology time, we sent Ms. Cowdy an emailing writing down four people who we wanted to sit with and telling someone who was an outstanding citizen.

What do we need to learn next?

We need to learn what we are going to do with the outstanding citizen!

Sept 29 - Terry Fox Run!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: 

• Bell Ringer
• Social Studies Passport
• How to Get Your Dr Coffin Student Ready - pic and write up

3 Scholastic Orders are due next Friday, October 6. Please do not send cash, please pay online.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that Terry Fox ran 42km everyday.
How did you show what you learned?
We ran the Terry Fox Run today. We ran 134 laps as a class, which was 3 away from our goal of 137.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to try to reach our goal next year.

Sept 28-Spell This Spell That!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework

• Bell Ringer - Letter S
• Number of the Day - GR 3 543 G4 42

3 Terry Fox Run at 10:30am - bring water bottle, running shoes, hat

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We continued our Word Work from yesterday. We were doing a spelling activity called making words. Yesterday we used a strip of letters to create as many words as we could that had an ote, er and ent pattern in them.
How did you show what you learned?
We finished the other activities which were Sort - put them in the column under the different patterns and we did transfer which was spelling new words with the patterns and finally we had to make good sentences that show that we understood what the words mean.
What do you need to learn next?
We want to be able to use these skills to help us spell correctly in our other work.

Sept 27 - Least to Greatest! Not Greatest to Least!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:

• Bell ringer - Letter R
• Number of the Day: G3 365 G4 24
• Math: G3 P52 #1-5, G4 P39-41 #1-7 Please note, some students have a note from me in their scribbler. Please initial to let me know you saw the note.

3 Toonies for Terry - Terry Fox Run on Friday - Pleadge sheet coming home to night to make donations other than toonies for Terry. This pledge sheet is only to be returned if you choose. 

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the signs we use to compare numbers.
How did you show what you learned?
We work on some questions in the textbooks.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about comparing, ordering and representing numbers. Ask me what representing means!!!

Sept 26-Interviews Galore!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Bell Ringer
3 Toonie For Terry
4 Terry Fox Run takes place on Friday at 10:30am
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to conduct an interview.
How did you show what you learned?
We got a partner and we asked them questions that don't involve a yes or no answer. These are called open ended or INQUIRY questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish our interviews and write a summary of our interview notes in our journals. Some of us may have enough time to type them.

Sept 19 - Juicy Words!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 BBQ tomorrow night
3 Homework is unfinished work:

• bell ringer
• math stretch

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to use the thesaurus and the dictionary today.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked up the word jog and found juicy words for "jog."
What do you need to learn next?
We are hoping to start using more juicy words in our writing. This will also help us to paint pictures in people's minds. 

Sept 25 - Responsibilities

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: 

• Bell Ringer (Handwriting)
• Math Textbook work: G3 P46-47 #1-8 G4 P36-37 #1-10, 13, 15, 16
• Complete one Read to Self Activity with Picture book

3 Toonie for Terry
4 Lunch Lady handouts
5 Please bring a personal set of headphones (cheapie dollarstore types) in a labelled ziplock bag. These will be used for our Raz kids and computer activities this year.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
During our Tech time we learned the student's and teacher's responsibility according to our school handbook.
How did you show what you learned?
We checked out our new webpage and looked at our handbook.
What do you need to learn next?
We have to show our parents our new web site. Please use the following links to read over the parts of our Student Handbook on 
Attendance: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/drewcoffin/culture-environment/conduct/attendance/pages/default.aspx
Behaviour: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/drewcoffin/culture-environment/conduct/behaviour/pages/default.aspx

Sept 21- Kickin' it to Ya!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Parent Interviews
3 No Classes tomorrow
4 Toonies for Terry
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to pass a soccer ball to a team mate in gym.
How did you show what you learned?
We had partners, and we passed each other the ball and after that we stood next to our partner and dribbled around in a circle.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more skills that the pro soccer players have.

Sept 20-Visiting Countries

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework if not finished in class

• Bell Ringer
• Math Stretch

3 For our Social Studies passports you need to find out: your nationality, Place of Birth
4 Parent conferences start tomorrow and Friday - no classes for students on Friday
5 You can make book fair purchases at the BBQ tonight (for a short time) and at the conferences on Thursday and Friday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the countries that we are going to be studying in Social Studies this year. They are Peru, India, Ukraine, Tunisia. 
How did you show what you learned?
We looked on Google Earth to see where the countries were in the world and we started to make our passports.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to learn about the places.

Sept 18 - Soccer Skills!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework is unfinished class work:

• bell ringer
• math stretch
• Roll It! Draw It! Expand It! Order It!

3 Yellow Parent Viewpoints Sheets are coming home tonight. Parents please fill out and bring to your parent conference on Thursday or Friday.
4 BBQ is this Wednesday evening.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to dribble in gym with a soccer ball.
How did you show what you learned?
We did a bunch of ball control exercises and then we went outside and played a game.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more skills on control of the ball.

Sept 15-Junior Botanist's Plant Pals

Agenda:
1 Read
2 BBQ Forms
3 Homework: 
Work not finished in class: 

• handwriting

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about plants.
How did you show what you learned?
We were junior botanists today. Dr Cowdy and Dr Jones gave us fieldwork assignment, which involved going out to the the WW and observing our adopted plant. We took down research notes and labeled sketches of our plant. we also tried to identify the species. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to take care of our plant.

Sept 14 - La La La!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 BBQ Forms
3 School forms
4 Work not finished in class is homework. It will be coming home in the black Homework Folder

• Bell Ringer
• Math Stretch
• Roll It! Make It! Expand It!

5 FAF tomorrow - we will be going outside so please dress for the weather.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that we are going to do a talent show.
How did you show what you learned?
We talked about the talent show and what jobs would be involved in doing a talent show.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to make a song to put on the radio.

Sept 13- Grow, GrOW, GROW!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 BBQ forms
3 Forms
4 Homework - Number of the Day, The Letter Q - if not finished during class

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about plant needs and human needs.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a Magic School Bus video about plants and then we filled out a sheet about plant and human needs.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about how humans and plants create their food.

Sept 12 - The Not Lame Name Game!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Forms due ASAP
3 BBQ forms
4 Homework Folder - If the black homework folder is in your child's backpack, they did not complete work assigned in class, which may be:

• FAF journal adopt a plant sketch, observations and name
• Number of the Day - G3 - 67 and G4 319

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the new music teacher in our first music class of the year.
How did you show what you learned?
We played a game called the "Not Lame Name Game."
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to be working on talent shows and showcases.