Hello Agents,

I’m thrilled with how the year is starting off. We have some quality art. Our map books are looking great. Science experiments have been fun. And I’m very happy to see how well everyone is learning their math strategies.

• Spelling: This will be our last week of practicing commonly used words.
• Writing: We are learning about personal narratives and set writing goals for the year.
• Reading: We are learning how to connect with what we read.
• Math: We are continuing to practice our counting patterns and we will learn how to use tables of columns and rows.
• Social Studies: We will finish our map books and learn more about how to use maps.
• Science: We will learn about liquid density and experiment with bubbles.
• Art: We will learn about warm and cool colours.
• Bible: We will continue learning the importance of showing respect with our character.

Important Reminders

• September 29 – Orange Shirt Day – wear orange shirt with causal clothes to show your support for the indigenous community
• September 30 – Truth and Reconciliation Day – no school
• October 1 – Pro D – no school
• Fridays are Knight Days, so feel free wear a casual clothes if with a knight shirt.
• Homework – I have been sending math assignments home with some agents if they could use the practice and have time to finish their assignment.

Spelling List this week

1. Was
2. We
3. Were
4. What
5. When
6. Which
7. Who
8. Will
9. With
10. Would

Hello Agents,

Everyone’s hard work this week is showing in their projects such as our map book and art work. I especially appreciate the effort everyone is putting into keeping up with their math skills. Practicing skip counts really helps. Here are your objectives this week.

• Spelling: We will keep doing our warm up spelling tests with easy commonly used words to get used to how we will do spelling this year.
• Writing: We will start learning about personal narratives and set writing goals for the year.
• Reading: We will learn about the skill to connect to what we read.
• Math: We will continue finding and creating addition and subtraction patterns as well as learn how to use ordinal numbers.
• Social Studies: We will continue learning to use maps and creating our book about maps.
• Science: We will make slime to experiment and observe the properties of different states of matter.
• Art: We will learn how to use complementary colours to make a striking contrasts in our painting.
• Bible: We will continue learning the importance of honouring God with our character.

Important Reminders

• September 22 Terry Fox run, please bring a toonie for Terry!
• Fridays are Knight Days, so feel free wear a casual clothes if with a knight shirt.
• Tuesday Pizza lunch will begin September 21. Orders will be placed through the Munch a Lunch system linked on the school website under My Highroad. Orders must be received 2 weeks prior to the lunch date.
• Scholastic Book Orders Order forms have gone home. Check the Scholastic Reading Club link on the right for my class code and link to online ordering. Ordering through scholastic with my link helps us build up or classroom library. Thank you!
• Reading A-Z books I will be sending books home for students to read that are based on their reading level. Please make some time to help them with pronunciation and discussing what they understand. I will check their comprehension in class.

Hello Agents,

It has been a pleasure meeting all of you and exploring the ways we will learn this year. I look forward to experimenting, creating, and growing with all of you.

• Spelling: We will be doing some warm up spelling tests with easy commonly used words to get used to how we will do spelling this year.
• Writing: We will learn how we generate ideas for writing.
• Reading: We will learn what makes a good reader.
• Math: We will find and create patterns in numbers.
• Social Studies: We will learn how to use and make maps.
• Science: We will learn about the different states of matter
• Art: We will learn how to combine and create colours using paint.
• Bible: We will learn the importance of honouring God with our character.

Important Reminders

• September 16 Class photos
• September 22 Terry Fox run, please bring a toonie for Terry!
• Fridays are Knight Days, so feel free wear a casual clothes if with a knight shirt.
• Drop off The school will be open at 8:55. It will be helpful for us to drop students off between 8:45 to 8:55 especially if it is raining, however the playground will be open if they are earlier.
• Pick up Students will be released like we have in the past, look for them on the playground if they are not waiting in front of the portables.
• Tuesday Pizza lunch will begin September 21. Orders will be placed through the Munch a Lunch system linked on the school website under My Highroad. Orders must be received 2 weeks prior to the lunch date.
• Homework Please sign planners if students have completed their homework tasks: read 15 minutes and skip count by 2, 5, and 10. A hundreds chart to assist skip counting is in the back of the planner