Let's celebrate my report card that I am bringing home today!

Reminder:
NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 1.

We honored Ms. Traquair today.  Please share with a family member your favorite memory of our fabulous principal.

Homework:
-Read for our Non-Fiction Best Book Ever Project due Wednesday, February 10.  Check D2L for task criteria and assessment.

Reminder:
-Report cards - Friday, January 29.
-No school on Monday, February 1.  It is a Professional Development Day.

In math, we have been studying patterning and algebraic expressions.  Share with a family member your understanding Input / Output T charts.  Create a chart and see if a family member can determine your 3 patterns: Input, Output, Input/Output. Can you show your pattern using an algebraic expression? Can you design a chart that utilizes 2 operations in your horizontal pattern?

Homework:
Read for our Non-Fiction Best Book Ever Project due Wednesday, February 10.  Check D2L for task criteria and assessment.

Reminder:
-Tomorrow, January 28 is our good bye assembly for Mrs. Traquair at 2:00 p.m.  Parents are welcome to attend.
-Report cards - Friday, January 29.
-No school on Monday, February 1.  It is a Professional Development Day.
-No sports club, tomorrow, Thursday, January 28.

In gym, we are working on badminton skills.  What have you learned about how to volley, dribble and serve in badminton?  What sportmanship characteristics do you demonstrate in gym?  What specific evidence do you have to support your thinking?  Be prepared to share!

Homework:
Read for our Non-Fiction Best Book Ever Project due Wednesday, February 10.  Check D2L for task criteria and assessment.

Reminder:
-Report cards - Friday, January 29.
-No school on Monday, February 1.  It is a Professional Development Day.
-No sports club on Thursday, January 28.

We are almost finished our class read aloud of Hatchet.  Our reflection assignment will include a Step-Inside the main character of Brian from a first person perspective.  Share with a family member your ideas about how Brian has changed since the beginning of the book. What does Brian care deeply about?What does Brian believe? What evidence do you have to support your thinking? Be prepared to share and write a persuasive piece about your ideas.


Homework:
Read for our Non-Fiction Best Book Ever Project due Wednesday, February 10.  Check D2L for task criteria and assessment.

Reminder:
-Report cards - Friday, January 29.
-Information regarding our new principal coming home today.
-No school on Monday, February 1.  It is a Professional Development Day.
- Water Safety and Swimming notice is being sent home today.

We had two presentations today!  Our first presentation was about our classroom garden.  The second presentation was from the Calgary Police About Face Cops for Kids. Share with a family member the important information from each presentation.

Have an awesome weekend!

Vista Heights School has a new Math bulletin board located by the mudroom doors! Our school will be celebrating our Math understandings this year on this interactive display. This week, our school has been brainstorming addition and subtraction action words. What addition and subtraction words do you know? Add your ideas to the bulletin board!

Homework: 
Please review the Math Vocabulary Page on our blog for key math words we will be using in class!

Reminder: 
- Sports Club is today after school from 3:15 to 3:45. Please remember to wait in your classroom until Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski bring you to the gym.