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Monday, December 16, 2019

 
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Monday, December 16, 2019
by Sherisse Norris - Monday, 16 December 2019, 4:18 PM
 

Upcoming Reminders and/or Events:

  • Trail Walk is on Wednesday this week from 8:50-9:20am. Families are welcome to join us!
  • Wednesday students are invited to join everyone in making it a cozy comfy day by wearing your holiday sweaters or pjs. Stuffies are welcome to join us.
  • Holiday Book Shop is open for our class on Wednesday. Students are invited to bring a donation. Thank you LEPAC for supporting this fun activity.
  • The WE Club is hosting a bake sale on Wednesday. Students can buy treats by donation which will go towards the SPCA.
  • Field trip to the observatory is this Thursday morning. Please dress in layers as it can get quite cold and warm in parts of the building.
  • Friday morning at 9:00am we will be having a special assembly before the holidays. The Lochside community is invited to dress as 'Fit Friday' to honour Mrs. Louie who will be retiring from Lochside on Friday. We will miss her! Parents are welcome to attend this assembly and say a special goodbye to Kitlin.
  • Field trip to the swimming pool on Friday afternoon. 
  • Last week before the holidays. I will be sending home indoor shoes and all water bottles to get a good clean and check. Please send back indoor shoes when we return to school on January 6th.
  • Mr. Vickers will continue to be off in January. Both Ms. Ammaturo and I will be continuing in our roles.
  • FreshGrade check-ins will be posted this week. Remember that in lieu of the traditional report cards, FreshGrade is an ongoing tool to share your child's strengths and stretches. The check-in is based on all of the posts from this term. Over the next couple of weeks, take some time to look through the FreshGrade posts with your child noticing areas of strength and goals for the next term.

What are we working on in class?

  • Math: We are looking at strategies for addition and subtraction of larger numbers. This week we will be finishing up estimation and standard methods.
  • Writing: We are finishing up publishing our first stories. Later in the week we will have a time of celebration and share our stories with others.
  • Gym: This week is a games week.
  • Reading: With Ms. Ammaturo we will be learning about the different types of conflicts in stories. 
  • Science: This week we are finishing up our units on matter as well as motions of the earth and moon.