Halloween

4D and 3/4I will be celebrating Halloween this year with a school wide costume parade and spooky cupcake decorating (to practice our French adjectives).
We will have cupcakes for them to decorate and eat or take home provided they bring a container.

I would like to request that if you are interested in sending a snack with your child, for them or the entire class, please send healthy choices.

Reminder: We are celebrating Halloween after lunch, therefore please bring your costumes in your backpack. Please don't wear any scary masks or weapons as we will be sharing our costumes with the entire school population.

Thank you! I hope you have a great evening discussing government!

Fall

I hope that you've been able to enjoy the beautiful fall that we've had in Winnipeg. In class, we've taken advantage of the nice weather by getting outdoors to experience the realities of nature through a game of predator/prey. Ask your child to explain to you the difference between those who were predators and the students who acted as fire, disease, flood and human. We've also been discussing the differences in the geographical regions of our country and what makes each province and territory unique. 

I was happy to meet with many parents and students during conferences and I look forward to continued communication in order to best address the needs of your children. As discussed, I continue to update the French page of this blog and I encourage all students to refer to a song or website in French every evening. I have recently added the URL for radio-Canada. Please have a look, as it provides many French resources that your child can benefit from. 

Working hard, learning lots!



Throughout the last couple of weeks, the students have been discovering how learning happens in a variety of ways. They have been using their imaginations to produce interesting art pieces, have worked independently to determine the Joey's characteristics in our English novel, and have demonstrated teamwork as they develop their knowledge of our vast country.

Here are examples of our art projects and a brainstorming lesson.
 
  

 

We are looking forward to meeting with parents over the next two days to discuss our learning goals for the year. Ask your child to share, "C'est de l'eau" with you this weekend!

 

 

Special Visit

Tomorrow morning Tim Hague, the winner of Amazing Race Canada, will be presenting to 4D and 3/4I on the incredible places he visited across our great nation! The students will be asking questions related to Canadian geography and they will be involved in a mini amazing race to test their knowledge of what they've learned about Canada thus far this year. We look forward to his visit!