Welcome Back! Literacy Week Starts Tomorrow

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back and I hope you had a restful, relaxing break! We are already busy preparing for new activities as we begin term three. Here are some quick notes of things coming up.

  • Literacy Week: Literacy Week celebrating the fantasy genre of literature will be from March 29 – April 4. Thank you to the students for making the Literacy Week bulletin board, which looks great! We are preparing four different reader’s theatre skits to perform for other classes on April 3rd. Everyone should practice their scripts at home (parts do not have to be memorized, but well practiced.) Look for props at home, and we will make others in class.
  • Student Led Conferences: Please mark calendars! Student Leds on April 6th, Thursday. Notice to go home soon to sign up for one of two sessions. Please reserve extra time as the students want to share many great activities with you!
  • Reading Around the World!: Congratulations to Patricia and Anisha who finished the Reading Around the World challenge! If you are interested in joining them and celebrating in a prize at the end of the year you have three months left!
  • Battle of the Books: For our language arts in term three, we will be doing a Battle of the Books in our own class. Teams of four will read a list of eleven books and compete for a prize by answering comprehension questions. We will form teams later this week so reading can begin! Competition will be in June.
  • Independent Project: The process of the independent project will be documented on the E-Portfolio. Right now, we are forming questions to help drive our research. We will work on these alongside our units through June, with a presentation of our projects to parents and community on approximately June 23rd.
  • End of Year Kayaking: The District approved our kayaking trip for an end-of-year celebration on June 20th. A notice is coming April 5th with details.
  • Watershed Field Trip: Please remember we have the trip to Lower Seymour Watershed on April 18th, the day we get back from the four-day Easter Break.
  • O.W.L. Conservation Group: This group will be visiting us soon as part of our new nature unit. Stay tuned for details in a notice at the end of this week.
  • Dragon Boating: Dragon boating is confirmed for May 16, 23, and 26. Notice and fees collection will come out beginning of May.
  • Math Competitions: More information on the Gauss and Abel Burnaby Math competitions will be coming out in mid-April. Stay tuned if you are interested in participating.
  • Nature Supplies: Please find an egg carton and a glass, 12 oz jar with a lid. Save them at home, as we will use them for nature activities coming up.

 

More to come as we get going with our next unit! Have a great evening.

Ms. D