February 24th - February 29th

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Pink Shirt Day

 February 24th - February 29th

Highlights:

Poetry
Students have been introduced to a variety of literary devices including; personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.  They listened to some songs and some also chose their own songs to look at song lyrics which included some of these literary devices.

Social Studies
In Social Studies, we have begun our study of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, starting with the Plains region of Canada. Students have learned about the importance of the Land Acknowledgement and the Blackfoot People who call this area home.

Science
In science, we have completed our weather unit.  The Unit Test was done today and will be handed back next week.  We will be studying severe weather later in the year.

Math
In Math, we continued learning about measurement.  Students had an opportunity to measure various things around the classroom in meters and centimeters, including the length of the classroom, the whiteboard, their height, their height up to their armpits, and the doorknob to the floor.  They also worked at converting cm  to mm  and meters to cm.  We have also started identifying and measuring angles. 

Reminders

-Parent Teacher Interview times in March have changed and will run as follows:
Thursday, March 19
Students in  9:10-1:30
2:30-4:30 Parent Teacher Conferences
4:30-5:30 Dinner (Teacher Break)
5:30-8:00 Parent Teacher Interviews

Kindergarten: No Students the full day.

Friday, March 20
9:00-12:30 Parent Teacher Interviews

Upcoming:

March
Mar. 5 - Fun Lunch (Little Caesars)
Mar. 12 - Parent Council Meeting
Mar. 13 - Dress Like Your Teacher Day
March 19 - Half Day & Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20 - Non-instructional Day &  Parent Teacher Conferences
Mar. 23 - 29 - Spring Break
Mar. 30 - Classes Resume

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