Dear families,
Here are some highlights from this week... It was so nice to run as a class on Thursday afternoon to with Terry Fox as our inspiration and the warm sun (a welcome change from last year’s rain). Our class finished making their cards addressed to Prime Minister Trudeau to request that the family of four Syrian refugees that our school has sponsored be allowed entry into Canada. We had a heartfelt presentation from Aran and Lara’s mother, Noura, who is filming a documentary about the refugee camp in Lebanon where the family is living. The students asked meaningful questions and talked about creating a campaign called #letthemin. Noura will be sending the cards to Ottawa and we are hopeful that they will make a difference. Math The class’ fluency with multiplication facts is definitely growing. Ask your child to show you the hand trick for the 9s. Students are building up their skills and strategies so that we can soon jump into more problem solving based math. Here’s are those links again that I posted two weeks ago. Strategies and context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loAfuwCh1QY A more memorization based approach: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2IQB9I7zX0&t=3s Please click the Math button under "Pratiquez !" for fun card game ideas to practice multiplication. One easy one is to put say an 8 card face up and then each card that you pick from the deck, you __ x 8. This week's math homework is to practice for the last of three multiplication quizzes on Thursday, Oct 12
English Homework - Reflecting on what we’re thankful for Here is a link to the document for the students who were away on Thursday: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KKfWHe5G9t9y-E6MX0YP1jLrY_dV4vHUr6pqm99ptSQ/edit?usp=sharing In support of safer streets for cycling On Thursday October 12 - schools from the area are collaborating on an event in support of the Bloor bike lanes on which the City will make a ruling on Oct 18th. If showing support for the bike lanes is of interest to you we will be meeting in Christie Pits at 8:00 am (southeast corner of the park) for an event and biking from there to the school. Grade 5 and 6 students trip in March to Toronto Island School This is introductory info about the invitation for all students in grade 5 and 6 from Lord Lansdowne and da Vinci to attend a four day (and 3 night) trip to the Toronto Island Natural Science School. The dates are March 26 – 29. The cost per student is $100, but no student would be denied the experience because of funds. Three teachers from Lord Lansdowne and da Vinci will also be going. Please visit their website for more information: http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/islandoutdoor/ For an in-depth view of the program here is a link to a video: The password is islandnaturalscience https://vimeo.com/128802781 I hope you're having a lovely long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving! M. Quigg
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