December 14 to 17

"Homework"

• 30 minutes of reading (silent or partner) at least 3 times per week
• 10 minutes of basic fact work (times tables!) at least 3 times per week—we are seeing the value in knowing times tables up to 10 right now!

This week:

• Please remember to bring in non-perishable food items for the Mayor's Food Drive.
• Carol singing assembly on Monday, December 14
• Carol singing/choir assembly on Wednesday, December 16
• Choir concert on Wednesday, December 16 at 7 pm
• Carol singing assembly on Thursday, December 17
• Room 17 will be having a holiday celebration on Thursday, December 17. Anyone who would like to bring a treat for the class may do so. 

• Non-Instructional on Friday, December 18 (no school for students!)

• We will be tying up loose ends before the Winter Break, work-wise. In addition to all of the school and class holiday celebrations, we will continue to work on multiplying decimals (grocery list project), we will present our extreme weather projects, and we will finish our Stampede School Film Festival. 

Next week:

• Winter Break! (classes resume on Monday, January 4, 2016)

Ask Me About:

• The upstairs neighbours who will be joining BelPark in 2016. 

December 7 to 11

"Homework"

• 30 minutes of reading (silent or partner) at least 3 times per week
• 10 minutes of basic fact work (times tables!) at least 3 times per week—we are seeing the value in knowing times tables up to 10 right now!

This week:

• Please remember to bring in change or non-perishable food items for the Mayor's Food Drive.
• Choir field trip on Friday, December 11. 
• ROARS assembly on Friday, December 11. 
• Outdoor Ed with Mr. Kelba on Friday, December 11. 

• Click here for the multiplication sheet we were working on today (as a review before we head back into our grocery list project). 

Next week:

• No school on Friday, December 18.
• Please bring change or non-perishable food items for the Mayor's Food Drive. 
• We will have several carol singing assemblies and other assorted holiday celebrations. 

Ask Me About:

• How to do multiplication using the Napier's Bones procedure. 

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