Parent(s),
Here are some of the activities and/or tasks that we have been working on over the past couple of weeks.

• we've started looking a how numbers are shown or represented (e.g. word form, standard form, expanded form, using base ten blocks, place value, tally marks, money, picture form, number sentences, ten frames, and number lines)
• students have learned the names of the base ten blocks (1's - units, 10's - rods, 100's - flats, 1000's - cubes) 

• currently the students are using base ten block pictures to determine four different ways to represent a number 
• in science, the students have been researching what a greenhouse and community garden is and how they can be beneficial to communities or people
• in social studies, we've been learning about the Natural Regions of Alberta
• students have learned that there are 3 things that create a natural region (1. Climate, 2. Landforms, and 3. Vegetation)
• in art, the students have recently completed a Zen Tangle pumpkin or turkey 
• also in art, students were taught a drawing technique (e.g. use shapes, blend the shapes together, and then add details)
• on Friday, the students began to create our classroom 'Wishtree' by using sponges and grey paint (note: the bark of an Red Oak tree is smooth and dark grey) 
• in Language Arts, the students have been using questioning stems to respond to the novel Wishtree' (see the image below)

• in reading, we've selected a book for our Literature Circles (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis)
• the students have been introduce to revision in writing; which is the process of rethinking their writing (e.g. adding details, removing repeated ideas, moving sentences and words around, substituting boring words for interesting ones, and rewriting confusing sentences)
• also, the students have used a revision checklist to revise their artifact stories (someone else's story and their own)
• we have discussed what transition words and phrases are and how they help to move a story forward and to sequence information  
• students have been introduced to figurative language (see the image below)

• in gym, we have completed our cooperative game unit and will start ball skills on Tuesday (basketball)
• in French, the majority of the groups have recorded their basic French conversations 
• on Monday, groups will finish recording their French conversations and then assess their group's role play on voice projection, expression, language, and time management

Request:

I was wondering if there was a parent who would be interested in helping out with the Scholastic book orders.  The task would require you to organize the flyers, attach a brief note to the flyers, and then order the books online for the students.  It is really streamlined and it will take a minimal amount of time to do.  If you are willing or interested in helping out please let me know via email.  

Up and Coming:
Wed. Oct. 23rd. - Healthy Hunger
Fri. Oct. 25th - Hallowe'en Hey Day  (6:00 p.m to 7:30 p.m.)
Wed. Oct 30th - Healthy Hunger
Fri. Nov. 1st - Non-Instruction Day (no classes)
Thurs. Nov. 7th - Picture Re-takes

Thank you for your continued support,
Ms. LeVesconte

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