September 27, 2019- We Ran for Terry

Important Info:

Bring a Toonie for Terry campaign on now.  We are collecting until Monday
Orange Shirt Day Monday- wear either an orange shirt or your Dr. Coffin t-shirt/hoodie to recognize the day

What did we do this week?

•  Today we did ketchup and pickles time. For Ketchup we did sentences for if you want a pet what would it be. For Pickles we could do Read, Draw, Game. 
  
  Today in Health we worked on fortune cookies but they did not work out so Mr. O'Reilly had us watch a tutorial video so we could watch and learn how to make them. 
  
  In the Terry Fox run we all got a sticker that would have our tallies and then names of people who we are running for. Our total laps were 197 for our whole class. 

September 24, 2019- The Shadow Realms

Important Info:

Volunteer forms sent home last week
Bring a Toonie for Terry campaign on now.  You can also donate online at
Terry Fox Run Friday- dress to run and to be outside.  Warm up assembly starts at 10:30 am.

What did we do this week?

•  Mrs. Polski read us a book about Orange Shirt Day.  It was about a girl named Phyllis and she went to a residential school.  She was wearing an orange shirt when she arrived but she wasn't allowed to wear it.  That is why September 30th is called Orange Shirt Day.(J.N)
•  Today in science we learned about shadows.  We went outside 3 times to look at our shadows.  The first time we had to trace our footprints so we knew where to stand.  Our shadows got shorter each time we went out.(I.S.)
•  We have started our CBC Music Challenge entry.  We got into groups of performers, which are singers, instruments and magic.  The song is called Camilo.(L.M)
•  Yesterday in art we started making an oil pastel picture.  We first get 4 long pieces of tape to put on the sides.  We then drew a line in the middle with a yellow oil pastel crayon.  Then with yellow, we coloured one side in and did the other side with blue.  We blended the pastel together with paper towel before cleaning up. (T.L)

September 19, 2019- We are running....

Important Info:
Volunteer forms sent home
Meet, Greet and Learn night tonight from 5-7pm.
Book Fair Thursday night and Friday morning
No school Friday -PD day
Treat day Tuesday_ bring 25¢
Bring a Toonie for Terry campaign on now

What did we do this week?

• Yesterday in social studies we worked on our landscape art.  It was one of our last days to do the project.  We made two pictures each, cut them out and gave them to our teacher.  Watch for them to be displayed on our bulletin board soon! (J.N)
• We worked on our title pages in science.  We made borders, and could put small doodles in them.  The doodles were to be of objects that reflect or make light. (I.S.)
• Yesterday we had our fourth music class!  We did an emotion orchestra and we had feelings, laughter, sadness, confusion, fear and joy.  We went loud and quiet. (P.R.)
• In gym, we have been training for the Terry Fox Run. We ran 305 m laps yesterday and for a ten minute interval today.  The grade 5/6's came to our class and told us to bring toonies.  We also played four corners.(A.M)

September 17, 2019- We the Core signed a contract!

Important Info:
Volunteer forms sent homeMeet, Greet and Learn night Thursday from 5-7pm.
Book Fair Thursday night and Friday morning
No school Friday -PD day

What did we do this week?

• We did questions in math to work on our problem solving.  The first one talked about a monkey that started a school and he came up with a number after he counted.  The answer was 35. (J.N)
• For Health this week, we discussed the student code of conduct and how we should act to be great learners.  We came up with a name for the room 4/5 class: The Core.  Then we signed an contract and said an oath. (I.S.)
• Today was our third day of music and we played a game called Beat Detective.  So there was a detective and they had to guess who the beat keeper.  The beat keeper would lead a beat that the rest of us would follow. (P.R.)
• In gym, we played a game where we were in groups of 4 and we had 4 hula hoops which we used to move.  The person at the back would pass the hula hoop to the person at the front.  We tried to collect all four bean bags for our team.  Then we played blob tag. (A.M)

September 13, 2019- What is in Our Community?

Important Info:

Meet and Learn night next Thursday from 5-7pm.
No school next Friday -PD day

What did we do this week?

• Yesterday in science, we watched a video about lights and colours.  We used a chart to determine if a given picture is a reflected light or if it is a light source. (J.N)
• In math we learned a new strategy to solve word problems.  We had to use clues and logical reasoning to figure out the answer. (I.S.)
• Today we did our second Big Pick Up.  We collected the recycling, compost, and refundables. (P.R.)
• For Fresh Air Friday, we went for a walk around Brentwood to see what our community provided.  Then we went over everything that we saw and what kind of place it is. (A.M)

September 10, 2019- It's a rainy day.....in music

Important Info:

School Council meeting tonight evening at 7:00pm- all parents are welcome
Welcome back BBQ this Thursday September 12, starting at 5:00pm
Fresh Air Friday #2 this Friday

What did we do this week?

• Yesterday in art we made self-portraits.  In the portrait, we had papers that had our goals on it and we went through some steps on how to create our faces before we ended the class.
• In gym, we played a game where we made a circle and we passed the ball around while trying to beat the clock.  Then we added another ball and we worked as two teams: team red and team yellow.  The yellow team would try to keep the yellow ball away from the red ball.
• We started science today,  We watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video about light.  We had to jot down important words.  We learned that refraction means the bending of light and that concave and convex lenses make light look far away and close up.
• Today was our second music class.  We watched a video of a rain orchestra and after we tried doing it!!  We did great!

September 6, 2019- First Fresh Air Friday!

Important Info:

Student verification packages due Tuesday
Welcome back BBQ forms due Tuesday
School Council meeting Tuesday evening at 7:00pm
Welcome back BBQ on Thursday September 12


What did we do this week?

• We did our first big pick up of recycling, compost and refundables.  Each room in the school got a leader to help monitor and show the students what to do.
• We went into the Whispering Woods and did a scavenger hunt looking for different plants, garbage and seeds.  We marked them on a map in our journals.  Nature was definitely out to let us know they were there.
• We got a "ketchup and pickles time" to finish our all about me honeycombs for Ms. Jones.
• We brainstormed class jobs and we learned our classroom expectations.

September 3, 2019- Welcome back!

A Week at a Glance:

Welcome back assembly Thursday at 10 am
Fresh Air Friday start this Friday

What did we do today?

• We did the name tag challenge.  What is that you ask?  We had to create a name tag that stood up, could hold a pencil, used a pipe cleaner and was at least 16 cm long.
• We did a first day picture which we wrote down a future wish and we did a scavenger hunt to learn about our new classmates.
• We met Mr. O'Reilly in the amphitheatre outside and sang a song.
• We learned about the voice chart and some of the expectations this year.