Friday February 26

Notices:

Food for Fun Due Monday

We began our Friday with the Usual Friday Test.  The test the weekly spelling, one by two digit multiplication, and synonyms.  After they finished their tests they worked on finishing up all the work from the week.  Tests are marked and sent home.

Two classes of grade 4's and 5's were away so our class all got to be lunch monitors for one day.  Everyone did great, thanks for being great Tillicum Citizens.

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After recess  we worked in the library computer lab until 11:30

In the afternoon we read, drew, worked on our pastel pictures before buddies and gym

Good day everyone see you  next week

pictures will be posted later

Thursday February 25

Notices:

Please send in the Food 4 Fun forms

and your March Lunch forms

We began the day with Math, reviewing and reviewing and practicing and practicing one digit two digit multiplication.  All the questions had the same single digit  number (5) the two digit number were random, like 5 x 32  or 5 x 25 or 5 x 55.  After reviewing and reviewing and practicing, students were aloud to work in groups to help each other try and understand how to do it.

We then had library where the students are learning about different parts of Canada through stories of each region.

After recess we had silent reading, people also volunteered to try and finish the math.  This was interesting as we examined the online world of National Geographic Animal Jam.  Well A and M presented it.  I found it interesting that they could name the many and diversified parts of this world with weird and wonderful names but could not name half of the provinces of Canada.  I guess you know the world you explore.  Ha Ha.

This was followed by Music where they continue their recorder work along with reading music.  Great skill, and we are so lucky to have Mrs. Awalt.

After lunch the students went to P.E.

In the afternoon we did portraits in the style of Amedeo Modigliani who was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces and figures, that were not received well during his lifetime, but later found acceptance.

Tomorrow's test will have spelling and one digit by two digit multiplication.  The single digit will be the number 5 the two digit number will be random.

The Spelling words are on the right, and they are here :

disagree, again, given, other, money, problem, does, of, some, laid, change, tired, read, nice, lower

Wednesday February 24

Notices:

The March School Meal Program notices

(A great program for all students that makes it easy on parents)

We started the day with a math sheet on multiplication and finishing our pink shirt sayings.  The shall shirts on pink paper were written on with positive statements with sayings like 'I am awesome storyteller':  'I am a good dancer." : "I care about others."

We then read the book called Enemy Pie.

Enemy Pie
Book by Derek Munson
It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. Luckily Dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: Enemy Pie. ..(ask your child about how it ends.

We continued with our daily anti-bullying with a flash mob from 2012 on acceptance at a Vancouver hockey game.  Some of the class broke into their own follow along flash mob.



We then watched "He's a Bully, Charlie Brown.  Charlie Brown and a few of his friends attend a camp, and there they meet Joe Aggit, a lying bully who offers to teach kids the game of Marbles without telling them it's for keep. Then he takes their marbles for good. When Rerun is tricked and gets his marbles taken, Charlie Brown must use his own marbles to help get the other kids their marbles back. The only problem is, Charlie Brown doesn't know how to play.







After recess when the math group headed out we read or drew pictures to go on our upcoming 100 day foe-stained glass project.  Students art will be chosen and included in the final stained glass design








This was followed by music where the students continued their study of the recorder. 


Then we continued with our Science Unit.  The students wrote a brief description of four out of the 10  forms of energy: Gravitational energy,  Magnetic energy, Nuclear Energy and Electrical Energy.















We ended the day with an assembly for Pink day.   There were many moving stories and songs about acceptance and not bullying. Great day everyone see you tomorrow

Tuesday February 23

Notices:

Pink Shirt Day Tomorrow against Bullying

Food for Fun due

Scholastic Book Orders due

 

March Lunch forms Went home

We began the day with silent reading followed by the grade 3's working on their spelling while the grade 4's first worked by themselves then in two groups to determine what you had to do to tame a wild animal.  We will do more with this tomorrow as we ran out of time because the students did not want to stop and present their information.

 After recess we went to the computer lab and typed up our ME's and worked a bit on the power point presentations we have been working on.  

After lunch the grade 4's were divided into the other two grade 4 classes and the grade 3's went swimming.  Great day everyone.  Good focus.  Take care and see you all tomorrow. Mr. W