Hello Agents!

Here are your objectives this week.

Math: We will continue learning our 5 and 10 times tables along practicing skip counting 2, 5, and 10.

Science: We will learn more about classifying animals into kingdoms and writing reports.

Language Arts: We will apply non-fiction reading strategies to current event articles and apply what we’ve learned about organization to a story of our life.

Social Studies: We will design a community that has everything it needs to be successful and create a map of it.

Bible: We will continue learning about Christian Character and memorizing Philippians 4:4-9.

Art: We will paint a scene with light and dark variations of a colour to understand the effect of value in painting.

Spelling: We will work on spelling list M5 this week and have a test on Friday.

Important Notices

Remembrance Day Assembly

• November 9 Seniors Tea at 1:00pm in the Launch Classroom
  • RSVP by calling 604-792-4680 or email: info@highroadacademy.com
• November 9, 2:00 pm Remembrance Day Ceremony in the auditorium
• November 21 Spell to Write and Read Parent Seminar
  • Hosted by the primary department
  • Information on understanding how we teach phonograms and spelling

Hello Agents,

Here are some important events and opportunities coming up in the next month. There is no school tomorrow for Parent/Teacher interviews. I look forward to meeting parents.

Mission Trip Fundraiser Panago coupons are on sale at the office

October 24 Parent/Teacher interviews

October 26 Soup Picnic

October 30, 31, November 1 Scholastic Book Fair

October 31 Fall Colour Day, hot lunch

November 1 Winter uniform begins

November 2 Knight Day

November 5 Class photos – Full Dress Uniform

November 9 Remembrance Day Ceremony 2-3 pm, Full Dress Uniform

November 12 No school

November 20 PJ Day

November 23 Grade 3 Field Trip to the Chilliwack Museum

November 28 Knight Day

November 30 Pro D Day

Hello Agents!

Here are your objectives this week.

Math: We will continue learning our 5 and 10 times tables along practicing skip counting 2, 5, and 10.

Science: We will learn more about classifying animals into kingdoms.

Language Arts: We will learn strategies for reading current event articles and learn how to use the organization trait in our writing.

Social Studies: We will learn about modern communities in Canada.

Bible: We will continue learning about Christian Character and memorizing Philippians 4:4-9.

Art: We will continue learning about value and contrast with experiments on the effect they have in artwork.

Spelling: We will work on spelling list M4 this week and have a test on Friday.

Notices

• October 22 we need 5 pounds of butter for the soup picnic
• October 24 parent/teacher interview day
• October 26 Soup Picnic
• October 30 – November 1 Scholastic Fair
• October 31 Fall Colour Day

Hello Agents!

Here are your objectives this week.

Math: We will learn our 5 and 10 times tables along practicing skip counting 2, 5, and 10.

Science: We learn how different animals are classified.

Language Arts: We will learn how to read non-fiction articles and start learning to write with the 6 traits of writing.

Social Studies: We will finish presentations on the physical regions of Canada.

Bible: We will continue learning about Christian Character and memorizing Philippians 4:4-9.

Art: We will learn about finding and creating contrast.

Spelling: We will not have a spelling this week since it is a short week.

Notices

• October 15 photo retakes
• October 19 Pro D day, no school
• October 22 we need 5 pounds of butter for the soup picnic
• October 24 parent/teacher interview day

Friday, October 12 Comfort Kits are due. We will place all our kits into outside storage for emergency access after Friday.

Monday, October 22 Classes are bringing ingredients to help with the soup picnic at lunch time on October 26. Our class was asked to bring five pounds of butter. Please bring some to class if you are able to help out.

Wednesday, October 24 from 10 am to 6 pm we have parent/teacher conferences. Please sign up on the door outside of my classroom for a time that works for you. This meeting is replacing our past interim reports, so it is important to meet with a parent from each student.

Wednesday, October 31 Wear fall colours for Fall Colour Day. Hot dog lunch will be served but with no fries as there have been some difficulties with organizing lunches for the unexpectedly large volume of orders.

Hello Agents!

Here are your objectives this week.

Math: Skip count to quickly add and

Science: Learn how we classify animals.

Language Arts: Find out what we can learn through poetry.

Social Studies: Finish our brochures about the different regions of Canada and present them.

Bible: We will continue learning about Christian Character and memorizing Philippians 4:4-9.

Art: We will look for a leaf for inspiration to watercolour.

Spelling: We will practice the spelling list M3 and have the test on Friday.

Notices

• Make sure to turn in your Comfort Kits.
• Purdy’s Campaign catalogs are available in the office. 25% of proceeds go toward your student reserve account.
  • Prizes for the highest sales
  • Orders due Friday, Nov. 23
  • Orders available for pick up Friday, Dec. 7
• Photo retakes are on October 15.

Please come and join us on October 24th from 10am-6pm for Parent/Teacher interviews.

This year we are trying something new and would like to sit down with each family to show case what the children have accomplished so far this year and the things that they are working on. The interview will take the place of our Interim Report and we would love to have the face -to-face contact with each family.

Sign up sheets will be posted on the classroom door and you can sign up for time that will work best for you. We look forward to seeing you on October 24th.