Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Tomorrow is day 2 (Music, French and Gym). Please bring your bring clothes and shoes to school. Also, please bring your devices to school this week as we are working on our biodiversity summative. This Thursday is our Easter spirit day. Students are welcome to wear their favourite Easter shirt, dress, or any Easter colours to school. 

Today is the last day to pay for aftercare invoices. After today interest will be applied!

Summer uniforms will begin on Thursday, April 25th, as we have Earth colours dress up and casual day right after the Easter long weekend. If you are not participating in these days then please wear your summer uniform when we return from easter weekend!

Silent dance forms have been sent home. If you would like to attend, please fill out the permission form and bring in $20 (Cash only please). Forms and money are due Tuesday, April 23rd. 

A note from Mr. Sawatsky:

Inquiry into Language

Today in language as a class we read chapter 10 and then students read chapters 11 and 12 independently. Once students finished reading the assigned chapters they began to work on their roles for this week. This is the second last week of our literature circles meetings before our culminating activity. 

We also had some technology time to practice our typing. 

Due dates for Hatchet:

Chapters 1-3 due Friday, March 29^th

Chapters 4-6 due Friday, April 5^th

Chapters 7-9 due Friday, April 12^th

Chapters 10-12 due Thursday, April 18^th

Chapters 13-15 due Friday, April 26^th

Chapters 16-19 will be a culminating activity with due date to be announced.

Typing club

Hatchet

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today in math students wrote their pre-assessment for our new unit: Transformational Geometry. I have handed back the math test that students wrote on Thursday. Please take some time to review the test, sign it and return it back to school tomorrow. 

Writing the transformational geometry pre-assessment

Unit of Inquiry

Today in UOI students began on their summatives. Students will be working in class on their summatives this week as well as next week. Summative are due on Friday, April 26th and presentations will begin the same day.  

Our next Unit of Inquiry is Coding. A kind reminder that students will need a working laptop (not an iPad) for this Unit. They will be expected to bring it to school each and every day. 

Research time!

Important Dates/Items:

Thursday, April 18 – SITS workshop & Easter Spirit Day

Friday, April 19-Monday, April 22 – No School – Easter Weekend

Wednesday, April 24 – Bake sale & casual day
Thursday, April 25 - Summer uniforms begin
Friday, April 26 – Rock climbing & bake sale & wine and cheese night
Tuesday, April 30 – Silent Dance

Friday, May 3 - Grade 6 Exhibition

Tuesday, May 7 - JK-Grade 2 Arts' Night

Thursday, May 9 - Shakespeare Play

Tuesday, May 14 - Grade 3-8 Arts' Night

Friday, May 17 - Monday, May 20 - No School - Victoria Day Weekend

Have a wonderful night!

Love,
Ms. Cass