Thank you for an exciting week of learning! Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you for an exciting week of learning! Have a wonderful weekend.

We had an exciting day at Telus Spark Science Centre today! Share with a family member the excellent session we did on Math in Motion and the engaging dome show presentation on the rain forest. What connections can you make to our field trip today? What new questions do you have? We will share in class tomorrow. Thank you to School Council and our parent volunteers for this amazing learning opportunity.

Homework:
Please continue to read a novel for our next Best Book Project! We will be discussing this project in class soon.

Reminder:
- Sports Club is today (March 10) from 3:15 to 3:45.

We had an exciting day at Telus Spark Science Centre today! Share with a family member the excellent session we did on the water cycle and the engaging dome show presentation on the rain forest. What connections can you make to our field trip today? What new questions do you have? Thank you to School Council and our parent volunteers for this amazing learning opportunity.

Homework:
Please continue to read a novel for our next Best Book Project! We will be discussing this project in class soon.

Reminder:
- Sports Club is today (March 10) from 3:15 to 3:45.

In our novel study of The Breadwinner, we have been discussing and sharing our critical thinking by utilizing an interactive writing wall. Please share our most recent discussion about the life expectancy in Canada compared to Afghanistan.  What do think are the reasons for this difference?  Support your thinking with specific evidence for our novel.

Homework:
Try out your multiplication of decimals on the following link:
https://nrich.maths.org/5632

Reminder:
-Pizza lunch orders are due tomorrow, Thursday, March 10.
- Our Telus Spark field trip is tomorrow! Our bus leaves at 9:00, please arrive to school on time. Remember to bring a healthy snack, water bottle and a bag lunch.
- CBE Transportation Services information

Our class has been working on our narrative writing skills! We have been discussing what makes an excellent piece of narrative writing. Explain to a family member the importance of thinking of our reader when we are writing and our class writing goals. What goal did you set for your narrative writing? Why did you choose this goal? What strategies are helping you achieve this goal?

Homework: 
Change this story beginning so it has an interesting hook:
"Hi, my name is Kate. This is the story of how I was chased in the desert by a coyote."
What type of hook did you use?

Reminder: 
- Our Telus Spark field trip is tomorrow! Our bus leaves at 9:00, please arrive to school on time. Remember to bring a healthy snack, water bottle and a bag lunch.

Our class has preparing to share our engineering projects with other students. We are completing our project reports including our self-assessment of our building projects.  Please share your project report with a family member.  Discuss the task criteria, the rubrics and refer to the exemplars of excellence.  What have you earned for each section of your report: Proposal, Daily Reflections, Task Management and Collaboration? Can you support your thinking with specific examples?

Homework:
Learn how to read the electricity meter in your house by going to the following:
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/energy-meter-madness
Be sure to try out Transmission and Electromagnets too.

Reminder:
- Telus Spark field trip is Thursday March 10.
- Sports Club is Thursday March 10.
- School Council is tonight (Tuesday March 8) at 6:30. Please invite your parents to attend!