Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend and were able to enjoy the gorgeous weather that is hopefully here to stay!

Important information and reminders:

Easter Spirit on Thursday, April 13 – be sure to dress in your Easter colours.

No school on Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17 for Easter weekend.

Summer uniforms will begin when we return from Easter on Tuesday, April 18. Summer uniform consists of grey pants/shorts/skirt, the white polo t-shirt, and navy blue socks/stockings.

The book ‘Frindle’ is required no later than Tuesday, April 18, as we will be starting our final novel study. You may sign out the book from your library or please feel free to buy it.

Uniform reminders: JK- Grade 2 gym uniforms are to be worn on Mondays and Wednesdays. After a weekend where Monday is a holiday, students will return to school on the Tuesday in their dress uniform. For grades 3 and up students are asked to come dressed each day in their dress uniform and bring their gym uniforms daily to change. Grades 4 and up should be wearing the blazer (or house hoody) each day. They will wear it in the hallways and on trips but have the option of removing it in the classroom. Lastly, our spring uniform will be in effect when we return from the Easter Holiday weekend. We will be beginning uniform checks over the next couple of weeks, so please ensure you child is coming to school everyday in their full uniform. Uniform violations will be sent home for students not in their proper attire.

We continue to have action taking place around the school! The Grade 6’s have begun preparation for their Exhibition projects. Jacob and Husmeen’s topic is Animals. As part of their action, they are asking for donations to help animals in need, such as food bowls, dog and cat food, toys, and old blankets. This will run from now until Thursday, April 13. Bring in any items and we will pass them along. Many thanks for your continued support.

A note from Mrs. Kerr – Google Doodle is hosting a Canada-wide competition and the chosen winner will have their design displayed on the Google site for a 24-hour period in celebration of Canada 150. The theme for this year’s competition is:

What I see
for Canada's future is...

The winning student will also receive:

- $10,000 university scholarship

- Google Chrome book

- $10,000 technology award for their current school along with a trip to the final event on June 13, 2017.

Please see the flyer below. If anyone is interested please let me know and I will send home a hard copy submission form.

Clothing name iron-on labels are now available through Alpa. Please use the order form that was sent out!

Language

Today we began our spelling lesson #29. We also finished up our DRA’s (Developmental Reading Assessments) and completed our pre-assessment for our final OWA (Ontario Writing Assessment).  

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes

-Sign out/purchase the book ‘Frindle’ by Tuesday, April 18

-Finish spelling lesson #29

Math

Today we began another new unit – Transformation Geometry. We should be able to get through this unit in a couple of weeks. Today we completed our pre-assessment. Tomorrow we begin with grids and coordinates!

Homework –

UOI

Today we discussed common uses for rocks and minerals. We brainstormed ideas together and then completed a cut and paste activity. We planned on going outside for a well-deserved break but we only got 5 minutes as the thunder and lightning ruined our fun!!

Homework – 

Have a fantastic night!

Mrs. Hocevar J