Class Update February 28

 ¡Hola familias!

Yearbook Cover Contest
 
Dalhousie is very excited to announce the launch of this year’s yearbook cover design contest. All Dalhousie students are invited to create their own drawing to be entered for a chance to be the cover of our yearbook. This year the theme is Learning at Dalhousie. Your child's picture can reflect how s/he views themselves as a bilingual student, learning Spanish and English, benefits of learning and studying Spanish or what their future could hold with their bilingual abilities. 
Please use letter sized white paper (8.5 X 11) to draw and colour your picture. 

The picture needs to include our school’s name (Dalhousie), it can also include our school motto -Take care of yourself, Take care of each other, Take care of our school - Cuida de ti mismo, cuidense unos a otros, cuida de tu escuela.  

On the back of your paper, please ensure that the student's name, teacher and grade are included.   Any questions can be directed to your child's teacher. Also, your child's teacher can support him/her to use correct Spanish grammar and spelling. The submission deadline is . It can be submitted to your child’s teacher.  Thank you for supporting your child in their creativity and imagination.

We will be announcing the winner of the contest by March 24, 2023.

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 14.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 24 - April 1

THE WEEK AHEAD / ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Compare and order fractions. We are looking at the relationship between fractions and decimals and compare and order decimals. 
• 💃 Spanish: Students are writing a short tale (un cuento). A lot of dragons 🐉 are awakening in the classroom. In reading, we are learning to decode diphthongs.  
• 📚 English: We are about to finish the first round of literacy circles. We are organizing ideas to write a text that compare and contrast the art of weaving in two Indigenous cultures. 
• 🧪 Science: We finished the chemistry unit. We are reviewing the content via Blooket. A test is scheduled for March 3.
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Students are making a video to retell some of the stories they read.