September 28, 2018- Wet, muddy and tired....the last day of SOGO.

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• Music independent study- some of us are taking this home to research.  If so, please bring back Monday so we can work on it.
• Terry Fox Run next Friday (October 5), please bring in a toonie for Terry

What did we do today?

• We went up to Nose Hill and met the SOGO team there.  We had to navigate using a map and a given starting point.  Then we had to find the different flags in order using our orienteering skills.  Some of us are bringing the maps home to show you.  We all came back muddy, wet and tired!  some of us also saw a coyote den.

September 27, 2018- SOGO...to Nose Hill

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• SOGO Adventure Running Residency all this week - please come dressed for the weather as we will be running outside. You need to have outdoor running shoes.  Also bring a water bottle, a snack for the afternoon and wear lots of layers. We need volunteers to help run the stations everyday. Room 4’s schedule in the school yard:
  Friday is also Nose Hill the whole morning until 12:00pm. (have two volunteers)
• Music independent study- some of us are taking this home to research.  If so, please bring back Monday so we can work on it.

September 26, 2018- Writing about instruments

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• SOGO Adventure Running Residency all this week - please come dressed for the weather as we will be running outside. You need to have outdoor running shoes.  Also bring a water bottle, a snack for the afternoon and wear lots of layers. We need volunteers to help run the stations everyday. Room 4’s schedule in the school yard:
  Thursday is Nose Hill 1:00-3:15. (have one/two volunteers)
  Friday is also Nose Hill the whole morning until 12:00pm. (have two volunteers)
  Let me know by email (sacjones@cbe.ab.ca) if and when you are available. We really need people for the Thursday and Friday to go to Nose Hill. 
• Music independent study- some of us are taking this home to research.  If so, please bring back Monday so we can work on it.
• Library tomorrow morning

What are the top three things we did today?

• So we worked on our WOW factor today (work on writing).  We journaled about who has an important person in our lives and why.
• In music, we started working on our independent musical instrument study and some people finished their rough draft.
• In math, we had blocks to build another structure with.  Then we counted how many hundreds, tens and ones there were and we calculated the place value of the building.

September 25, 2018- SOGO Science

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• SOGO Adventure Running Residency all this week - please come dressed for the weather as we will be running outside. You need to have outdoor running shoes. We need volunteers to help run the stations everyday. Room 4’s schedule in the school yard:
  Wed 2:15-3:15
  Thursday is Nose Hill 1:00-3:15. (need two volunteers)
  Friday is also Nose Hill the whole morning until 12:00pm. (have two volunteers)
  Let me know by email (sacjones@cbe.ab.ca) if and when you are available. We really need people for the Thursday and Friday to go to Nose Hill. 
• Music independent study- some of us are taking this home to research.  If so, please bring back tomorrow so we can work on it.
• Library Thursday morning

What are the top three things we did today?

• Before lunch, we watched a video about waste and decomposers.  This afternoon we had to re-construct the waste cycle. 
• This morning in math block, the grade three students started their SLA assessment in numeracy.  The grade fours continued to finish their subtraction booklets.
• In gym, we worked on our endurance and navigation skills with SOGO.  WE got a map, and we had to find the flags to put our keys in so that they could track where we went.

September 24, 2018- SOGO Go!

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• SOGO Adventure Running Residency all this week - please come dressed for the weather as we will be running outside. You need to have outdoor running shoes. We need volunteers to help run the stations everyday. Room 4’s schedule in the school yard:
  Tues 1:15-2:15
  Wed 2:15-3:15
  Thursday is Nose Hill 1:00-3:15. 
  Friday is also Nose Hill the whole morning until 12:00pm.
  Let me know by email (sacjones@cbe.ab.ca) if and when you are available. We really need people for the Thursday and Friday to go to Nose Hill. 
• Music independent study- some of us are taking this home to research.  If so, please bring back Wednesday so we can work on it.

What are the top things we did today?

• In gym, we had a company called SOGO come and run two stations to increase speed and endurance.  We will be running with them all week!
• In math, we built a structure out of base ten blocks.  Then we had to figure out how much the structure was worth by counting its ones, tens, hundreds and thousands.
• Mr. O'Reilly gave us a project.  We got to choose one instrument which we will research.  On the paper he gave us, it asks for the family it belongs in, as well as interesting facts and what it looks like.

September 20, 2018- Nature's Waste

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• Face to face conferences tonight and Friday, no school Friday
• parent viewpoint- please return at conferences
• Scholastic book fair during conferences

What are the top five things we did today?

• In math, we finished our addition strategies booklet.  After that we had to play a double or nothing game before moving on to a subtraction strategy booklet.
• In science, we went for a walk around the Whispering Woods to observe nature and its waste.  After Daily Five we reviewed what we saw and discussed how nature's waste turns back into soil.
• We played spiderman tag in gym using scooters.  If the spiderman tagged you you became stuck in the web.
• We did our second school-wide big pickup today where we collected the recycling, one use snack wrappers, paper towels for compost, refundables and food compost.
• In computer lab, we started to put our learning goals in IRIS.

September 19, 2018- Our second orchestra

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• homework: finish Interview journal
• Face to face conferences tomorrow and Friday
• parent viewpoint- please return at conferences
• Scholastic book fair this week during conferences
• Book orders due tomorrow

What are the top five things we did today?

• In gym, we made ourselves into human knots.  We had to work together to untie ourselves back into a circle without letting go of each others hands.
• During computer lab, we had to write down goals in our journals which we will be posting onto our IRIS accounts.
• Mr. O'Reilly finished reading the book My First Orchestra in music.  Then we listened to all the sounds the instruments made separately and together.
• After we had music, we had a catch up time where we finished our journals about interviewing a classmate, our social charts on climate and word work.
• We also worked on our addition and subtraction mental math strategies.  Some strategies are using number lines, the split strategy and looking for tens.

September 18, 2018- B is for Book Fair and Buddies

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• Face to face conferences this week.  Please book a time to meet with Ms. Jones using your PowerSchool account.
• parent viewpoint going home- please return at conferences
• Scholastic book fair this week during conferences
• Book orders due Thursday September 20

What are the top three things we did today?

• We had our first visit with our little buddies today.  We read them a story.
• In gym, we played hula hoop four square.  We had to keep the bean bags out of our hoop while putting them in others.
• This afternoon, we had our first word work class.  We had to make words using the -ail, -ale, -ain and -ane endings as well as solve the mystery word which was airplanes.
• We also got to go to the library and make our wish lists for the book fair.
• We learned about what climate is in social studies.  It is the average weather trends over a long period of time.

September 17, 2018- Painting like mini-Van Goghs

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• Face to face conferences this week.  Please book a time to meet with Ms. Jones using your PowerSchool account.
• parent viewpoint going home- please return at conferences
• Scholastic book fair this week
• Book orders due Thursday September 20

What are the top three things we did today?

• In Daily 5. we interviewed a classmate who we did not know well.  We asked questions like what their favourite ice cream flavour was, who they would want to meet and what are they talented at.
• This afternoon we had art.  This was the last day to work on our rockfish.  If we were done, we started a wheat field landscape based on a painting by Vincent Van Gogh.
• In music, Mr. O'Reilly showed us a video about five people playing the same guitar.  The band was called Walk Off the Earth.

September 14, 2018- Green Team!

Agenda:

• read 20 min
• Face to face conferences next week.  Please book a time to meet with Ms. Jones this weekend using your PowerSchool account.
• Scholastic book fair next week
• Book orders due Thursday September 20

What are the top three things we did today?

• both room 4 and room 5 are going to be part of the school Green Team this year.  As part of our Waste and Our World study this year, we will be responsible for being the environmental stewards for our school.  After doing a survey of every room in the school, we collected the recycling, compost and one use snack wrappers from our assigned area.  This will be a part of our Fresh Air Fridays for the year.
• after our snack break, we went outside and did a lap for the Terry Fox run.  We then went back into the class and created a map and directions of the route using our cardinal directions.

September 13, 2018- The Invisible Boy

Agenda:

• Journal writing due tomorrow
• Welcome back potluck BBQ tonight- starts at 5:00pm.  Due to the impending bad weather, this event will take place indoors.
• Fresh Air Friday #2 tomorrow- be dressed for the weather and to be ready to run.

What are the top three things we did today?

• In computer lab, we had to send an email to Ms. Jones and we signed in to our Raz-Kids accounts, which we will use during Daily 5 this year.
• Ms. Jones read us a story called The Invisible Boy.  After we had to answer some questions about the story while working with a buddy we don't normally work at.
• In gym, we played a game called Not In My Backyard.  We had to work as a team to get rid of the balls other teams were putting in our team hoop.  Then the game changed so that we wanted to collect balls for our team hoop.

September 12, 2018- The Run Club Running for Terry

Agenda:

• social studies title page tomorrow
• Welcome back potluck BBQ tomorrow night
• Fresh Air Friday #2 this Friday- be dressed for the weather and to be ready to run.

What are the top three things we did today?

• In social studies, we finished our title pages and we read information about Alberta's landforms.
• During math, we are working to finish our math about me portraits.  They will be up for you to see next week during face to face conferences.  If we finished early we got some addition practice.
• In gym, we played a game where two teams had to race to make the circle cones either all "cereal bowls" or "spilled cereal bowls."  Then we played a trust game where we were cars and the front person was blind and had to trust their partner to "drive" them around.

Important Notice About Welcome Back BBQ:
This is a reminder that the Welcome Back Bbq will take place on Thursday, September 13th, from 5pm - 7pm.  Due to the impending bad weather, this event will take place indoors.

There are still many volunteer spots that need to be filled to make this event a success.  If you are able to commit to one of the tasks and /or shifts, please email Saya at sayantani.sanyal@gmail.com, or text at 403-889-9945, with your name, the task, and the shift which you would like:

1.  Set up (will start at the new time of 3pm):

2 volunteers needed

2.  Grill (cooking of the hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie dogs):

4:30pm - 5pm     3 volunteers needed

5pm - 5:30pm     3 volunteers needed

5:30pm - 6pm     3 volunteers needed

6pm - 6:30pm     3 volunteers needed

3.  Bbq table (handing out and replenishing supply of hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie dogs):

5pm - 5:30pm     3 volunteers needed

5:30pm - 6pm     3 volunteers needed

6pm - 6:30pm     3 volunteers needed

6:30pm - 7pm     3 volunteers needed

4.  Potluck table (overseeing and keeping tables tidy; replenishing drink dispenser):

5pm - 5:30pm     3 volunteers needed

5:30pm - 6pm     3 volunteers needed

6pm - 6:30pm     3 volunteers needed

6:30pm - 7pm     3 volunteers needed

5.  Clean up (7pm):

2 volunteers needed

Thank you!"

September 11, 2018- Our first library class was today!

Agenda:

• handwriting due tomorrow
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back asap
• School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm tonight
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due tomorrow
• Run Club is back! Starting tomorrow Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Armour and any students between grade 1 - 6 are welcome to sign up. We will be running every Wednesday around the "Terry Fox loop" (one km). We will try and increase our stamina each week to get ready for the Terry Fox whole school run on Friday, September 28th. We will meet between 12:00-12:10 at the picnic tables with our lunches (time to go to the washroom and get a drink) to sign in and start running. We will eat together AFTER we run. We will stop running by 12:40 to make sure everyone has a chance to eat and cool down before the bell. Recording our laps will be a fun motivator to see how far we can run altogether.

What are the top three things we did today?

• In social studies, we discussed the landforms found in Alberta and we started to colour the Alberta coat of arms.
• We had our first library exchange class.  We were able to take out two books.
• We had another journal prompt today asking us to tell Ms. Jones one thing we wished she knew.  For homework tonight, we are to discuss ideas with our parents so that we can write about them with details tomorrow. 

Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 10, 2018- What did you do musically this summer?

Agenda:

• Would You Rather journals and printing due tomorrow
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back tomorrow
• School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm tomorrow
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back Wednesday September 12
• Run Club is back! Starting this Wednesday, September 12th Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Armour and any students between grade 1 - 6 are welcome to sign up. We will be running every Wednesday around the "Terry Fox loop" (one km). We will try and increase our stamina each week to get ready for the Terry Fox whole school run on Friday, September 28th. We will meet between 12:00-12:10 at the picnic tables with our lunches (time to go to the washroom and get a drink) to sign in and start running. We will eat together AFTER we run. We will stop running by 12:40 to make sure everyone has a chance to eat and cool down before the bell. Recording our laps will be a fun motivator to see how far we can run altogether.

What are the top three things we did today?

• We had our first language arts class. After music, we did some printing practice before learning how to edit our writing using COPS-J.
• Today in music, we had to write about something music related that we did over the summer.  Some of us got to share.
• In gym, we played two co-operative games where we had to pass a ball to one another only using our legs around a circle and around the gym.

Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 7, 2018- Finding Treasure

Agenda:

• Name tent sent home for homework if not finished- due back Monday 
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back Tuesday September 11
• School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm Tuesday September 11
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back Wednesday September 12
• Grade 4 students can bring their word dictionaries back to school

What did we do today?

• We had time to finish our name tents today to put on our desks
• Today we learned how to be junior cartographers.  After learning the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west), we hid our treasure bags and worked in partners to create a map for someone else to follow to find it.

 Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 6, 2018- Whispering Math

Agenda:

• Fresh Air Friday on Friday- please dress for the weather that day (hat, sunscreen, wear layers, bring water bottle and extra snack).  Bring a "used" treasure that you can fit in a paper bag for our treasure hunt. It must be something small and something you are willing to give away as a treasure for someone else to find. 
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back Tuesday September 11
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back Wednesday September 12
• Grade 4 students can bring their word dictionaries back to school

What did we do today?

• We played a game in the Whispering Woods where we were given an animal and a sound and then we had to find others that were the same by listening to sounds.
• We continued to work on our journals and our rockfish.
• The school had our first assembly where we sang O'Canada and The school song.
• We decided on class jobs for the year.  We made more jobs this year, so we will all have responsibilities!
• In math, we had to show what we know when solving math problems and we worked on our All About Me (using math).

 
Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 5, 2018- Would You Rather Go to the BBQ or Stay Home?

Agenda:

• Welcome back assembly tomorrow @ 10:00 am 
• Fresh Air Friday on Friday- please dress for the weather that day
• No cleats at school, bring indoor shoes for gym
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back September 12
• Grade 4 students can bring their word dictionaries back to school

What did we do today?

• We played hospital tag in gym.
• We sent Ms. Jones an email today during computer lab time.
• In music, Mr. O'Reilly went over all the new stuff in the classroom, including the new speaker system. We then listened to the song we will perform for the CBC Music Challenge.
• We journaled about what we would rather be after hearing the story Would You Rather?
• We made class expectations for our class.

September 4, 2018- Welcome back students! :)

Agenda:

• Welcome back assembly Thursday @ 10:00 am 
• Fresh Air Friday on Friday- please dress for the weather that day
• No cleats at school, bring indoor shoes for gym

What did we do today?

• We started to design and paint "rockfish" after Ms. Jones read the book Only One You
• We made name tags for our coat hooks and our desks
• We discussed what good digital citizenship is when we use technology
• In gym, we played chicken tag and superhero rock, paper, scissors.