February Update

This afternoon the gr 4/5 class went through their writing assessment (which they were to bring home) and we took a few steps back and reviewed the basics.  Many are still not doing the essential things like using capital letters, punctuation, writing across the paper on the lines, writing in complete sentences, writing in the correct tense, and more.  Those should all be a given by now.  You can help at home with writing by making sure they have all those things perfected.

We also spent time building up our sentences and using conjunctions and transition words to improve our writing.

Both classes are nearly finished pitching their presentation in order to persuade their classmates that their 3d shape deserves to be rewarded the Shape of The Year award. 

We are about to start number sense (decimal numbers, fractions, multiplication, division) in all grades.  You will be doing your child a huge favour by working with them at home with these skills.  The exception is the grade 6's who are allowed to use calculators. More specific expectations for math will eventually be posted on the math pages when I get a chance.

Both classes are working on their research skills again. They have chosen an interesting topic from the list and are researching it. What they uncovered will be presented in either a Powtoon or a Google Slide to the class.

A lot of the students have excellent presentation and video editing skills. Ask to see their Wevideo or their Slide presentations. You might need their help at work one day!