Thanks for assisting your child with the homework they had last weekend with the Place Value Scavenger Hunt. Over the next couple of months we will continue to send a few of these home as it is an excellent review of place value. Just so you know we do consider $3.48 as a 3 in the hundreds, 4 in the tens and 8 in the ones (we discussed this in class as it is a bit confusing) - we encourage the children to think of pennies as the ones, dimes as the tens and loonies as the hundreds.
Also just a reminder to keep a look out for your child's spelling book on Wednesday as they need to complete both sides of their lesson. If you know that Wednesday isn't a good night to do home work just ask your child to bring it home on Monday or Tuesday. It's just important that they have it completed before Thursday so they can practice their words for Friday. Thanks!
A notice about head lice screening went home this week. You were only suppose to return the form if you did not want your child to participate. Many people however were confused and returned it anyways so if you did return your form but did not circle the NO your child WILL participate in the screening. I was notified that a student in Div. 9 was found with nits just yesterday so I am really hope that you are all okay with the screening. Thanks to our PAC for providing this service.
Yesterday we read an amazing book called 'The Invisible Boy', have your child talk about it with you. We talked about whether they have ever felt invisible like Brian did. In the afternoon we created a scene of compassion with loose parts. Below are just a couple of the great creations!
Scholastic is due on Monday. Many students said they still hoped to purchase books so I extended the deadline.
Today Dan (the recycling man) came to our class and did a very interesting presentation on 2 Canadian animals that live near us. Ask your child about this and all that they learned. Below are a couple of pictures - as you can see it was exciting and engaging for the students.
Just a reminder there is no school tomorrow for students. Hope you have a good long weekend.
