Dear
Parents and Students,
I hope you
are all getting over the enormous meal we had for Thanksgiving! Thank you to
all parents for the delicious food that was brought or sent for the
celebration. Thanks also to all family members who were able to join in the
fun. It was nice to spend some time together in a more social setting and enjoy
one another's company.
In the Classroom:
Maths
We had a test on Wednesday to complete Topic 7. This was a short
topic about multiplication. We have already begun Topic 8, which is dedicated
to division. This is a longer topic, and
the test won't take place until Wednesday, the week after next.
Literacy Workshop
In our grammar lessons, we have continued with our
studies of verbs, but we have spent most of our time planning and drafting our Narrative
Stories. For this assignment,
there will be no oral presentation, but we will present published versions of
our stories at our publishing party on
Friday, 29th November. This will coincide with our
birthday parties for November and December.
Science
We
have continued with our practical research experiments this week, and we have
all but completed Part 1 of the Skills
Handbook. Next week, we will begin our next unit, which is dedicated to
Physical Science.
Social Studies
We have spent most of the week reviewing what we have learned
about different types of regions. We spent a little time reflecting on what we
are thankful for ahead of Thanksgiving, and we also learned how to locate and
identify different features on a regional map. Next week, we will focus our
study on the geography of the Northeast USA.
Other important information
Congratulations to all competitors who received special mentions
in the Haiku Contest that some of us entered several weeks ago. HIS was well
represented in the contest, with special congratulations to go to our Grade 2
friends on being selected as finalists! If you would like to read all of the
results, along with the Haiku themselves, you can follow this link to the
website:
As you know, Fun Day will
be taking place next Wednesday. All parents and family members are invited to
come along to watch the fun. For those of you who can make it, I look forward
to seeing you then.
As always, important
upcoming dates are listed below. I hope you all enjoy a restful weekend, and
I’ll see you all next Monday.
Dates to remember:
Wed. Nov 27 Fun Day – Parents welcome
Fri. Dec 29 Monthly Assembly – parents welcome
Wed. Dec 4 Christmas Concert
Fri. Dec 13 Half Day
Dec
14 – Jan 5 Winter
Vacation
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