Hello parents,

Thank you to all who have returned the Parent Conference schedule form! Please be sure to sign up as soon as possible to reserve your spot. Tomorrow, you will receive a questionnaire to help you provide valuable insight and ideas that will help to steer the the conversation when we meet. We will also be completing our Self Evaluations tomorrow, which will be your child's input toward the conference.

This week, we are using our Social Studies topics to discuss seeing experiences through different perspectives. We will be using our November reading to examine perspectives, and will be doing some creative writing fun with some twists on some of our beloved stories from new perspectives. We can't wait to post our work to show you this week! We are also completing our graphing unit in math, and will be moving toward our next unit of addition, subtraction and multiplication and division (as collective and equal groups). We will be working on our first SCOOT session this week with math word problems and fast-facts. Stay tuned for more information!

We have begun our Author's Tea afternoons at St. Patrick! This week, two students from our class will be sharing their creative writing in the celebration with students from other classes. If your child does any creative writing (stories, exposés, poems, songs, etc.) in English or French at home, please be sure to send it in and he/she may be next! Our next Author's Tea is coming up at the beginning of December, so get writing!

Hello parents! 

Happy Wednesday!


Your child received a pink form today to schedule your Progress Report Card interview. Please complete the form and return it ASAP to get your desired time. You can also send me a message via the Class Dojo app to schedule your time from home! We also received a white letter outlining our safety procedures for Halloween on Friday. We are not permitted to wear masks (hoods and hats that do not cover the face are allowed), nor will we bring accessories such as wands or swords. Students are responsible for any costume pieces that may be lost or damaged.

Today we put our artistic talents to work as we graphed our results from yesterday's Halloween surveys. We began the day looking at the FSL Homework Toolbox webpage to see examples of various bar graphs, pictographs, pie charts, etc. We discussed what we can and cannot learn from a graph of data. Take a look at some examples below:

How many students are in groupe 1?

Why is it sometimes easier to use percentages instead of the actual number?

Do we know which was more popular among the boys and girls?

What is the order of these sports from least to most popular?

How many girls like bananas? How many boys like oranges? And here are just a few examples of our awesome work!

Hello parents,

Agendas:

Today we started our new Data Management unit in math, learning about conducting serveys, organizing data into graphs and tables, and interpreting results. We began our day with a closed/limited survey (given only a few choices), and created a table with a visual representation of our answers. We looked at how we can read our data by different attributes (total students, or boys vs. girls). We also discussed how secret voting and public voting can sway results! 

Next, we worked on organizing data with an introduction to our Interactive Notebooks. This is a hands-on way of showing our learning, in a more permanent way. We made pockets for different categories, and used our addition and subtraction answers as the data that we organize. We will use interactive notebooks throughout the year for review and practice in all subjects. 

Hello parents!

We had a great time today performing our Adjective Fashion show for some VIP guests! We all strutted down the catwalk and used our best superstar voices to talk about ourselves with adjectives. We worked very hard to find some very creative adjectives, which will expand our vocabulary in all further literacy work. Next week, we will have a focus on fictional reading and writing, with a Halloween twist! Stay tuned for updates!

{HERE} you can find a copy of our weekend newsletter!

Agendas:
-All fundraising money and unsold chocolate bars are due on Monday! We will enjoy some exciting rewards and prizes next week!

Hello parents! We were hard at work today getting ready for tomorrow's "Adjective Fashion Show"! We made some very high-fashion Halloween monsters, whom we will describe tomorrow with three French adjectives in a runway catwalk showdown! Prizes will be awarded for the most creative use of French adjectives. We will be very excited to show you the pictures of our fashion show tomorrow! Stay tuned!