Dear families,
It was a thrill to see the energetic faces of the 5s and 6s coming to school yesterday after a big adventure. They had many stories to tell. Because the 5s we're going to be having so much fun I decided to try and activity I've been wanting to do for some time. The grade 4s spent the afternoons diving into a cardboard arcade project that used a lot of imagination and creative problem solving to construct games that would be fun to play and use the math principles of probability. They embraced the challenge joyfully and created many inventive games that they and the grade 5s played yesterday afternoon as a celebration. I was inspired to do this project by the video Caine's Arcade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U. I recommend checking it out if you haven't seen it already. The grade 4s will be presenting their arcade games during our Earth Day assembly on April 20th as an example of using recyclable material to invent games instead of consuming plastics. I went down the rabbit hole watching many DIY YouTube videos posted by kids about their cardboard creations. There's a neat set of tools that I ordered from the school board to make cardboard construction safer and easier: https://www.make.do/collections/all-products Science The School Cash Online form is available for the Scientists in School's visit on Tuesday. The cost after applying the funds form parent council is $6 per student. Please log into your schoolcashonline.com account to make the payment for these workshops. I know this Workshop comes on the coattails of a big trip for the grade 5s and the funds needed for it. April 3rd was the only day the presenters were able to do both workshops for the grade fives and sixes simultaneously. More info... On April 3rd we will be having workshops presented by Scientists in Schools. These workshops will nicely support our units on pulleys and gears for 4s and properties and changes in matter for the 5s. These units involve a lot of hands-on materials and Scientists in Schools is able to provide a cartload of supplies to make sure students get their hands on many different pulley and gear systems and safe chemical compounds for mixing and observing reactions. As teachers we received money from the parent council to be put towards learning activities for this year and I will be putting it towards this. The amount remaining to be covered is $6 per student. Jump Rope for Heart Jump Rope for Heart has been a huge success due to the fundraising efforts of many students and families!! We have reached our goal of $3300.00 to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Please take note of the following, including the CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE EVENT: 1) NEW DATE for JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: We have decided to postpone the event in order to hold it outside on Tuesday April 24th, Day 2. Apologies for any inconvenience. 2) DEADLINE for FUNDRAISING: If there are any students or families that would still like to fundraise, we will be accepting donations until the end of next week. The last day will be Friday April 6th 2018. 3) SUBMISSION of ENVELOPES: Students may submit their envelopes to their classroom teachers. Thanks again for your participation and support, and best wishes for the long weekend. Sincerely, The Jump Squad Happy Easter to the families who are celebrating. Bon weekend! M. Quigg
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Dear families,
It was an exciting first week back from March break with the Francofete activities and the gear up to the Island School trip for students in grade 5 and 6. Also this week, students began presenting their English paragraph writing project on the topic of either Indigenous Peoples in Canada or Residential Schools. The class has been listening very well to their fellow students present and we have had rich conversations following each presentation. I'm looking into having an Indigenous Elder come into the class and I will let you know more details as I find out more. Island School I'm so pleased that our grade 5's, and 2 years from now, the current grade 4's, have the opportunity to benefit from outdoor education. Our team of Junior grade teachers has made a careful selection of workshops that include: nature hikes and habitat discovery, orienteering and map reading in the residential areas of the island, art inspired by Indigenous traditions, and many other fun adventures. A note from the organizers is: Be sure to pack extra socks! Students in grade 4 will be with M. Suleman in the morning and me and the afternoon. In the afternoon we will be doing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) inquiry project that involves designing and building model elevators and other contraptions using pulley systems and lots of cardboard! Homework Because of the Island School trip and the paragraph writing project, the regular homework routines will start after the Easter long weekend. Math We have begun our unit on fractions which will shortly move into decimals and probability. An excellent to support the learning at home is to bake together as a family with recipes that call for fractions. Science On April 3rd we will be having workshops presented by Scientists in Schools. These workshops will nicely support our units on pulleys and gears for 4’s and properties and changes in matter for the 5’s. These units involve a lot of hands-on materials and Scientists in Schools is able to provide a cartload of supplies to make sure students get their hands on many different pulley and gear systems and safe chemical compounds for mixing and observing reactions. As teachers we received $100 from the parent council to be put towards learning activities for this year and I will be putting it towards this. There will be amount left over that will need to be covered by parents. I will let you know that amount (under $10) early next week and I will set up the school cash online form by Tuesday. Bon weekend! M. Quigg Dear families,
Our Class did an excellent job of leading the Day of Pink poster campaign. When you visit the school, be sure to walk around the hallways to look and the thoughtful messages and artwork. We had a fun week in Math of using different graphing methods to show the medal results of the Winter Olympics. We will continue our unit on Data Management and Probability until March break. Some ways explorations at home could be to look at monthly weather graphs: https://www.google.ca/search?q=monthly+weather+toronto&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=gzp3Wtr8CO6fXuiUjZgD And to explore making graphs using this site: https://www.chartgo.com/ Homework for this week continues to be the paragraph writing project on either an Indigenous group or residential schools. Please scroll down for detailed information about the project posted earlier. Welcoming the Syrian family! Students with their families are welcome to come to the airport this Tuesday evening to welcome the Syrian family. Noura (Aran and Lara's mom) has been communicating with the family regularly and she says they are pleased to pass on their arrival info. The flight is arriving at Terminal 1 at 6:35pm (Turkish Airlines) TK17 from Istanbul. There is a Blue Clock at Terminal 1 where the family will be escorted to meet us. The Lord Lansdowne welcoming committee will meet there holding the banner and posters students have made. I’ll be there, too. Note: They probably won’t come out until 7:30 or 8. You can check updates on the flight schedule at: http://www.torontopearson.com/en/flights/schedules/# Also, you can track the flight while it is on its way, to get the latest actual info on arrival: http://flightaware.com/ A message from Mme Gooden Good day Parents/Guardians: A big thank you to for your help with making the crepe experience a success! Should you wish your child to write the Alliance Francaise's age appropriate level of written competence in French (DELF), please let me know and I can give you more information. The deadline is fast approaching but we still have time. The cost is $80 per student and the test would be written at the Alliance's North York location. Mme Gooden Please make sure all Grade 5 Island School Trip forms come in on Monday. Thanks. Last but not least, a huge congrats to the Junior basketball team! All the players played their hearts out during Wednesday’s tournament and we sure had fun cheering them on. Go Eagles! Bon weekend! M. Quigg |
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