Class Update - March 14

¡Hola familias!

Gracias to all the families who came to celebrate students' learning. 

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

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 10.

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: Students are learning how to order decimals. In the upcoming days, we will be looking at estimation, subtraction and addition.
• 💃 Spanish: Students are playing a game to learn about "diptongos e hiatos", and will be reading books to practice the skill. 
• 📚 English: We started a new round of literacy circles. Student will be learning about a new type of expository writing -the biography. 
• 💡 Science: We started the the Electricity unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We will be discussing about the importance of storytelling and oral traditions, the Red River Cart and the Sash. 
• ❤️‍🩹 Wellness: Students are learning about the effects of perseverance and resilience on wellbeing.
• 🥌 Physical Education: Students are developing strategies to play curling.

Paul Davis Presentation

 

The Dalhousie Parent Society presents:   PAUL DAVIS – Online and Social Networking Safety Officer. Join us March 15th at 7:30 pm for this information session.  Click here to register.  A zoom link will be sent out shortly to registered parents. We are so thrilled to have been able to book a virtual presentation from Paul Davis, an expert in Online Safety. Davis, a father of two teenagers, is a self-described ‘techie’. He has worked in IT for more than 25 years. Since 2011, he has added the role of social networking safety educator, regularly addressing students, teachers, educators and parents in school settings across Canada and the United States, as well as speaking to corporate clients about topics including: online safety, cyberbullying, online security, and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.). Since the digital world is not going away, we wanted to learn how to best protect our children now since many kids already have access to smartphones. Paul's presentation will talk about the appropriate age for a child to have a smartphone, Smartphone contracts — understanding terms and conditions, what is legal and illegal, Establishing rules for smartphone usage (he does not recommend smartphones until grade 7), Regulating and monitoring screen time and mobile device usage and his personal experience with internet and social media safety, as a father of two teenagers, along with research on screen time and its effect on sleep patterns. There will also be a Q&A! REGISTER TODAY: March 15 at 7:30 pm as this is not a presentation you will want to miss. Register here!

Class Update - March 9

  ¡Hola familias!

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

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 10.

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: Practice fractions and decimals (equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, ordering fractions and decimales in a number line, place value). 
• 💃 Spanish: Students finished "el cuento" and practiced adverbs. 
• 📚 English: We finish the first round of literacy circles. Students completed their compare and contrast writing.  
• 🧪 Science: We started the the Electricity unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We learned about Métis traditions and learned about the importance of oral tradition in Indigenous culture. Students also learned how to record stories using pictograms. 
• 🥌 Physical Education: Students were developing strategies to play curling.

Class Update - March 7

 ¡Hola familias!

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 
Celebration of Learning. Book your sport to celebrate students learning. March 9 &10. Book your timeslot through myCBE.

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

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!

📅 Daylight Saving Time ends on March 12 @ 2:00 a.m. Adjust your clock one hour forward.

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 24 - April 1

THE WEEK AHEAD / ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Practice fractions and decimals (equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, ordering fractions and decimales in a number line, place value). 
• 💃 Spanish: Students are finalizing their tale and continue building their reading skills. Today, student played a game to learn about "diptongos e hiatos". 
• 📚 English: We finish the first round of literacy circles. Student learned about expository writing, the text structure and the language of comparison and contrast. They are now writing a text comparing and contrasting the art of weaving in two Indigenous cultures. 
• 🧪 Science: We started the the Electricity unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Students are learning about the unique characteristics of the Métis people. Today, we learned about the value of family and community. In the upcoming days, we will be discussing about the importance of storytelling and oral traditions, the Red River Cart and the Sash. 
• 🥌 Physical Education: Students are developing strategies to play curling.

Class Update - March 3

¡Hola familias!

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 
Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

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

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW / LO QUE APRENDIMOS ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Compare and order fractions and decimals. 
• 💃 Spanish: Students are finalizing their tale and continue building their reading skills.  
• 📚 English: We finish the first round of literacy circles. Student learned about expository writing, the text structure and the language of comparison and contrast. They are now writing a text comparing and contrasting the art of weaving in two Indigenous cultures. 
• 🧪 Science: We finished the chemistry unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Students are making a video to retell the ways of life of First Nations and Inuit people.
• 🥌 Physical Education: We started our curling unit.

School Update - March 3

Please see the separate email sent regarding our Celebration of Learning & Book Fair on March 9 & 10 and how to book for it.   A reminder that Thursday, March 9 is a full day of school and that there is no school for all students on March 10. 

We are continuing our Food Drive for Kindness Month.  All donations are gratefully accepted and can be dropped off at the donation boxes at either the front or the back door.

 

Volunteer opportunities are available for each class.  You must have a valid CBE volunteer clearance at the time you sign up and we ask that you sign up for two opportunities per class to allow for as many people as possible to participate.  If you would like to volunteer more, please check with the teacher.    More details can be found in the separate email that was sent out.

 

Our Spring Concert will be held on March 22 & 23 at 6:30pm.  You can see which classes perform when as well as the costume preparation in when in the separate emails that were sent out.   You can also check the class blogs for information. Srta. Primak is also looking for helping with prop creation.  You can sign up here if you can help out.  If you have any questions regarding the concert, please email Srta. Primak.

Virtual Book Fair

 Dear families,

It’s here! Our school’s Scholastic Book Fair has begun! Students will be scheduled time to shop during school hours next week. Parents and families are also welcome to shop in person after their scheduled Student Led Conferences on Thursday March 9^th and Friday March 10^th 

Even if you can't join us in the school, you can experience the joy of our Book Fair online by visiting our Virtual Book Fair Extension. Virtual shopping can be done March 3^rd-13^th inclusive!

https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5184011

Remember, all purchases benefit our school and earn rewards that can be redeemed for books and Education Resources for our school’s classrooms and lilbrary.

Thank you for supporting our Scholastic Book Fair!

Happy Reading!