This week, December 2nd to 6th

Reminders:
Students head outside for breaks and so it is really important to come dressed for the weather. We have extra mittens for students in the office, if they forget them. Coming with a set of dry socks and pants as a back up is also helpful for students who get wet enjoying the outdoors.

A Time for Giving: SHOEBOX Project, a Toy Store for Ronald McDonald House, and 10 000 Tonight

We are collecting items for the Shoebox Project for Shelter. Here is a video explaining the project:

There will be a "Toy Store" on Thursday December 5th. Students can do their holiday shopping; items will be on sale for $1 and $2 and money raised will go to Ronald McDonald House

Please send in non-perishable food items for 10000 tonight. Our class determined that 500 would be a SMART goal.

Dates to Note in December:

December 6th Last Day for Shoebox Items

December 17th Neighbourhood Sing-a-long
December 20th Mug Exchange (More information to come)

A glimpse into learning this week:

Language Arts: We are really diving into books in Div 3. Students are reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a fantasy novel, as well as The Breadwinner, a historical fiction novel, to explore how books can take you away from the everyday and let you live other lives. Students are continuing to work on sentence fluency by exploring how to stretch sentences using descriptive language.

Math: This week is "Hour of Code" week. Here is a link to the event. The future of work is computer code and your kids will be learning the basics this week.

Social Studies: Students will be investigating how people in British Columbia have used its resources across time.

Science: Students will experiment with solutions and solubility.

And we will be brightening up the darkness of December with songs and crafts.

Here is to a great week of learning.