Le Bûcheron

Dear Parents/Guardians,

On Monday, March 2, O.S. Geiger will be hosting Le Bûcheron (Lumberjack). He will be teaching our students about Canadian traditions and cultural diversity through stories, music, spoons and dance. Our Grade 4 – 6 students will learn some traditional French-Canadian dances and spoons. These students will then present these dances and music during a school-wide presentation at 11:00 a.m.

In the afternoon, students will learn about the maple syrup making process and its’ historical roots with Indigenous peoples who then shared this skill with the early settlers. Students will also make a maple syrup treat called maple taffy. This is heated maple syrup poured on crushed ice and then students will roll their popsicle stick on the maple syrup creating a maple taffy treat!

If you have any questions or concerns about these events or if your child has food allergies to maple syrup, please contact either Ms. Peltier, Mrs. Murphy or Mrs. Perszon at 403 777 6950.

New Years Update

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2020, and the second semester of our school year.

Here are some learning updates:

Language Arts:  This week we began our in-class novel study, "When You Reach Me", by Rebecca Stead.  This is an exciting novel that blends the genres of mystery and science -fiction. Students will be exploring story elements around characters, plot and theme.

Math: We have started to look at the concepts of shape and space, more specifically angles. Learners will continue to develop their ability to identify and measure right, acute, obtuse and reflex angles.

Science: Last week we began our new unit "weather watch". We started this unit by looking at the difference between climate and weather. Students will learn how to measure temperature, predict weather patterns and classify different types of cloud.

Social Studies: We will continue to explore the different geographic regions of Canada. Going forward, we will be looking at the Great Lakes - St. Lawerence Lowlands, the Interior Planes and the Cordillera.

Physical Education: For the month of January we will be learning and practicing the skills needed to play Ringette and Floor Hockey.

The weather is supposed to stay extremely cold for the remainder of the week.  Frostbite can happen in minutes.  Please continue to make sure your children are dress appropriately for the weather, this means winter jackets, hats, mitts / gloves, boots, and scarves.

Excellent Math Practice Website

This is an excellent resource to practice math skills. Just pick your grade and a topic and there will be tons of questions to work with!

https://ab.mathgames.com/

Reading Resource

Free at home reading resource:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/Search.aspx?search=bookflix&grade&subject&lang=en

December Updates

It's December already.  Here are some upcoming events and important dates:

Thursday December 12 - Winter Concert at 5:30pm
Friday December 13 - Whole School Ugly Holiday Sweater 
Thursday December 19 - Whole School Pyjama day
Thursday December 19 - Report Cards go home / winter break begins
Thursday January 9th - School resumes

Winter Concert Invitation

Weekly Announcement 

Students will be having a Social Studies quiz on Wednesday (November 20th) on the provinces and capital cities of Canada. Here is a good practice sheet.

 

Parent- Teacher interviews will take place this Thursday, November 21, 12:00pm-3:00pm and 4:00pm- 8:00pm.  Please sign up online

No school Thursday or Friday this week