Mrs. Gordon Room 79

We worked on our mural today, we outlined the animals and did a chalk pastel sky.  We learned about perimeter and area in math.  We did Think it Thursday in math.   Reminders:  Tomorrow is a PD day - no school for students. Monday-Friday next week we are at Open Minds at Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area.  There is a notice coming home with more info and reminders. Next Friday is a full day - we will be returning to school around 2:45.  Please make sure your child has a dismissal plan.  There is a fundraising notice coming home as well.

Today we did math - we did Word Problem Wednesday and Cross Math. The grade 5s practiced some two digit multiplication.  The grade 4s learned a multiplying trick with 10s.  During outside gym, we played a new game called, "Yoshi".   Reminders: We go to Open Minds at Ann and Sandy Cross beginning on Monday - be prepared for any kind of weather! Tomorrow - is Orange and Black day Friday there is no school for students Please see below for Open Minds reminders: We depart the school each day at 8:30 - please ensure your child is on time!  Students need to bring a lunch, water bottle and extra snacks - we will be outside and students may want an extra healthy snack.  Students need to be prepared to be outside for the day - we will be outside no matter the weather - students need: mitts, toques, warm boots, snow pants and warm jackets.  You may want to send extra socks or mitts.  We will return to the school at our regular dismissal time Monday ...

Today we did a Make it Monday in math.  We did a little bit on our mural, we are working on adding animals to the grasslands.  We learned another literature circle job - illustrator.  We are researching at risk and endangered animals from the grasslands.   Reminders: Math journals are coming home today - parents please sign and return tomorrow.   Field Trip forms are due Wednesday. 

Today we started our mural!  We did Thank you Friday.  We wrote our Friday journals - please make sure they come back to school on Monday.  We had gym with Mrs. Gordon. Reminders: Field Trip forms came home yesterday and need to be returned asap.  There is a consent form for the CBE and the media release form for Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation area.   Please see previous blog posts with more information about the Open Minds program.  Practice times tables. 

Today we had a microbits workshop.  We gathered art supplies for our mural.  We did Think it Thursday in math - we worked on challenging problems.   Reminders:   Field trip forms are coming home today - please sign and return by October 30.  There is an extra media release form separate from the school forms.  This form needs to be signed and returned as well.   Please read previous blog posts with more info about our Open Minds program.    Tonight is the Halloween Dance

We did some more planning on our grasslands mural.  In literacy we read "Ninja Red Riding Hood", we wrote 5 questions that people in our table group could answer.  We are learning the roles that we will be using for literature circles.  We did Word Problem Wednesday and we worked on arrays with our Map Math.  Reminders: Students are bringing home Student Account Summary sheets showing outstanding fees - if you paid your Open Minds fee in the last day it will still be outstanding on the sheet as they were printed yesterday.   We are still in need of a few volunteers for Open Minds, Nov. 5, 6, and 7. Friday November 8th, will be a "full day" for room 79.  We will be departing the school at 8:30 that day and returning at 2:30.  Students will be dismissed when we return to the school at that time.  If you need to make arrangements for an alternate pick up for your child, please let Mrs. Gordon know.   The fee for Open Minds is ...

Today we did True or False Tuesday in math and we created multiplication arrays with the Cross Conservation map.  We wrote in our journals, we had the choice of two topics: If you could be an animal, what would you choose or what is best place to play in Bridlewood? We worked together to design the beginning of our grasslands mural, we drew an independent version and then worked to combine it with a partner.  We revealed the last of the biofacts in literacy.   Reminders:  We are still in need of a few volunteers for Open Minds, Nov. 5, 6, and 7. Friday November 8th, will be a "full day" for room 79.  We will be departing the school at 8:30 that day and returning at 2:30.  Students will be dismissed when we return to the school at that time.  If you need to make arrangements for an alternate pick up for your child, please let Mrs. Gordon know.   The fee for Open Minds is $54.  It has been attached to your MyCBE account, please...