Sept 28, 2017

Dear Parents,

In humanities, the class read a book titled “When I Was Eight”. It is about a young girl experiences  attending a residential school.  All Olemaun wants to do is learn how to read. Feel free to ask your child about this book as we embark on learning about Alberta’s past.

Tomorrow is orange shirt day at school.  Please wear something orange if you can.  The school will also partake in the Terry Fox Run. You may bring a toonie to school to donate to the the cause.

In Math, the students are representing a number in a variety of ways.  They are using words, equations, expanded form, place value, money, fact families and much more...

Important Information:

• Orange Shirt Day tomorrow! Please bring a safety pin to school if you have one at home.

Hello Parents and Guardians

• Ken Taylor offers noon supervision to all of our Grades 1-4 students.  In order for your child to be eligible for this service you must register using your My CBE account. https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fMyAccount%2f.   Please be sure to register for the 4 day week service for $255.00.  
• If you do not register for noon supervision your child will need to be picked up over the noon hour. If your child rides the bus you will also need to register for bus service and pay the bussing fee of $355 for the school year.  When you register your child for the bus service they will  automatically be registered for noon supervision and both fees will apply.
• Any family needing a waiver is encouraged to apply to the City of Calgary Fair Entry Program to prove income for a CBE waiver, as well as access other benefits of the program. This is optional for families and the CBE will will continue to accept other approved documents as proof of income.  Please visit our CBE website for more details http://www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/fees-and-waivers/Pages/Waivers.aspx

Have a great evening,

Mrs. Sayani

September 20, 2017

Dear Parents,

The students have been busy constructing a tree from our natural environment. Please take a moment to stop by our bulletin board during the parent/teacher conferences and ask your child to share the story of our tree.

I am looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow evening and Friday morning.  Please kindly book a conference with me if you haven’t already done so.

During Literacy, the students selected a book that is at their reading level from our “Ladders” series.  Ask your child about the nonfiction book that they are reading and writing a summary about in their response journals.

In Math, the students have  been working on an assessment.  This will tell me more about your child and his/her areas of strengths and areas of growth in particular strands of the grade 4 math curriculum.

Important Information:

• If you have flowers in your garden that you wouldn’t mind sending for an art project, it would be much appreciated if you could send them to school on Thursday Sept 20 or Tuesday Sept 26.  Your child will be using these flowers for an art project.
• The book fair is here!  Your child had the opportunity to visit the book fair with his/her class.  They may have a wish list… You are welcome to send money to school tomorrow or take them to the Learning Commons during the parent/teacher conferences.

Have a great evening,

Mrs. Sayani

September 14, 2017

Dear Parents,

We had a great first few days of school. The students adjusted well to the routines and expectations of our learning community.

During Literacy, the students selected a book of choice and learned about the different jobs that they would work on over the course of a week.  Feel free to ask your child what he or she is reading and what job they are working on.  We have reviewed the “Illustrator” and “Summarizer/Connections”, the “Question Maker” and “Rev ups”. These are high yield strategies that we will work on during literacy.

In Math, the students learned how to collect data and create a bar graph. The data is based on questions that helped the students get to know each other. Today we looked at strategies to read our graphs.

Important Information:

• If you have flowers in your garden that you wouldn’t mind sending for an art project, it would be much appreciated if you could send them to school with your child by Monday, September 18.
• Your child will bring home a home journal on Friday's. Please ensure that you take a few moments to read your child's home journal and return it back to school as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sayani