Hello Families, 

I can't believe it is the last week of January already, with February kicking off on Monday. It seems to have flown by. There is no school tomorrow for students as it is a non instructional day.  School reports will be available for you to view electronically by the end of next week.

On Monday, our grade 5 students participated in a presentation from Bob Edwards school online, parents have received a letter inviting them to join an online meeting next week if you are interested in learning more about the French Immersion program.

This week we focused on fractions, of shapes and numbers in math. We began the topic of weather watch in science, discussing and recording the difference between weather and climate. We focused on Alberta in social science, researching facts about our lovely province, and we began exploring the art of Alberta Artist  Jason Carter, and created some lovely painting today of Three Sisters Mountains. We began our creative writing block in literacy, discussing different genres, examining oral story telling traditions and writing traditional fables, myths, legends and fairy stories. 

You will have received a letter this week regarding a free vision examination for your child. Please sign and return this form as soon as possible so we can make sure everything is in place in plenty of time for Nation's Vision, who will be carrying out the exams. 

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Coldbeck and the Students of Room 14

Hello Families, 

This week we began the topic of fractions in math and will continue this for the next few weeks. In writing we focused on plastics in our oceans and found some interesting solutions to this problem when conducting our research. In social studies we focused on Alberta and investigated the 6 eco-regions that make up our beautiful province, and we created some art to depict each area of study. In science we focused on our eco-footprint and will be moving on to weather watch for the next number of weeks. They created a lovely perspective drawing using 2D shapes today. Next week we will begin exploring the art of Jason Carter.

On Monday our grade 5 students will receive a presentation from Bob Edwards school online, as this is one of their choices when they move into grade 6 in September.  The grade 4s will be in the classroom as well but will have other tasks to occupy them. You will have received a letter yesterday from your child inviting Grade 5 parents to join an online meeting in February if you are interested. 

Next week we have a non-instructional day on Friday, so no school for students.

The weather is set to be colder next week, so please make sure your child is suitably dressed.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Coldbeck and the Students of Room 14

 

Hello Families, It was lovely to have your children back in the classroom this week, and I think they were happy to be back! Next week we will be welcoming a student teacher, Erin Peters; she will be with us until the middle of April. This means extra support for your children, which can only be good.  This week we continued our research and discussions on plastics in our oceans. The children captured their learning in poster format, which is available for you to view in IRIS. We will continue to focus on this theme next week, investigating alternatives to plastics and solutions to the problems created by it. In math we will be moving onto fractions and decimals for the coming weeks. In writing we will be looking at fictional stories and texts, focusing on myths, fables and legends. We will continue to feature Alberta in social studies, examining the physical geography of our beautiful province. In gym, we were engaged in ball and bat skill development and cooperative games, which include a lot of running around. The class are getting a whole lot fitter and faster as the year progresses. We used our creative skills across a range of subjects, including our writing investigations into Wolves being re-introduced to Yellowstone National Park, as well as the re-introduction of bison to Banff Provincial Park.  The weather is definitely gong to worsen over the coming weeks, so please remind your children to come prepared for the ever-changing Alberta weather.  Wishing you a lovely family weekend. Libby Coldbeck and the students of Room 14 Learning Leader and Grade 4/5 Teacher Cappy Smart School Calgary Board of Education 403-777-8110   x2014