Dance Performance Postponed...

The dance competition is now postponed....I'll let you know the details later!

Alternate Science Assignment

For people wishing an alternate science assignment to boost their science mark, an alternate assignment will be handed out tomorrow.  It will be due back the first day back from Spring Break.

Should your child not be here tomorrow, alternate times can be made available, but it does need to be in ASAP.  The longer time goes by, the less likely I am to receive an assignment.

Thank you.

Dance Competition Postponed

The dance competition has been moved to April 21st due to our crazy weather.  More information will be posted later.  Should students still wish to do their own dance, there is still the opportunity for students to do so.  A lot of money can be raised for the classroom this way!

As well, just a reminder that book orders are due tomorrow!

Crazy Weather

So three days of no school....

Dance Competition
As far as I know, the dance competition is still scheduled for Friday.  Students need to wear white or dark (preferably black) clothes.

We would love to see the community come out.  Children are $1 and adults are $2.  Please phone the school for more information.

Book Orders
Book orders are due Friday.  If you should need more time, please contact me and I can arrange a 2nd order to be put in....

No School

No school today as it is a storm day...however, I am including some photos for you to look at of some past artwork students did...

Money Raised...Fundraising

Today we raised $49 selling Tim Horton's donuts....Charity and I have decided that we're going to do it twice a month as it's a simple way to raise funds.  The funds from this fundraiser went directly towards props needed for our dance coming up this Friday....

From a bake sale a couple months back, we were finally able to purchase individual whiteboards for students, or "blurt boards" as we call them.  Normally, we use them as tools for quizzing and seeing what students understand in math and other subjects but they also came up with the idea of using them to practice their spelling...Great Idea!

We also plan on doing a major fundraiser in April....we'll be providing lunch to students...no help or food is needed from parents.  More details will follow in the next couple of weeks!

Report Cards Out...

Report cards were sent home today with your child.  It should be in a school envelope with either your child's name or your name on it.

An alternate assignment is going to be handed out to students wishing to raise their mark in Science-this is the only area in which it would be hard to make up the classwork (assignments would be quite hard without the support of the teacher, etc).  The assignment will be worth the same marks that your child missed out on, and whatever mark they receive will be applied to their report card.  Other areas of concern can be made up simply by your child handing in his or her work.  If copies of the assignments are wanted, please let me know, and I can prepare them to be ready for you.

New Books in the Classroom

Every couple of weeks, I bring books into the classroom from the local library.  Students have the opportunity to request books and every effort is made to bring books in that not only interest students, but build their reading skills.

The newest selection of books include:

Book Orders

Book orders have gone out!  Students have received 6 different book orders.  Should your child not bring them home, check out below for the links to the book orders, that can be printed at home!

Lucky Book Orders:

March

 

http://scholastic.ca/clubs/lucky/march/LU_N_03_2011.pdf






April Lucky:

http://scholastic.ca/clubs/lucky/april/LU_N_04_2011.pdf







Arrow Book Orders:

April: 

http://scholastic.ca/clubs/arrow/april/AR_N_04_2011.pdf







Click Book Orders:

March:

http://scholastic.ca/clubs/click/march/CL_N_03_2011.pdf






April

http://scholastic.ca/clubs/click/april/CL_N_04_2011.pdf







Spring Special:

http://scholastic.ca/clubs/specials/spring/SP_N_03_2011.pdf






Orders are due:  March 27 (but if you need more time, let me know because that can be arranged as well!)

Tim Horton's Donut Sale

4B will be holding a donut sale at lunch with all proceeds going directly towards the classroom.  Donuts will be from Tim Horton's and cost $1 each.  No donations are needed from parents of any food.

                                               

Looking To Borrow Floor Lamps

We are looking to borrow tall floor lamps for our dance recital on the 27th of March.  If you're able to help out, please contact us at the school!

Spelling for the Week of March 14-March 18

This weeks spelling is:

Blue:
they
them
these
those
this
thin
thick
think
thank
three

Yellow: 
ball
tall
call
wall
small
football
yellow
pillow
silly
bull

Pink:
afraid
raise
fail
faint
contain
faithful
main
gain
again
plain

Green: 
strike
tribe
quite
tire
write
knife
guide
divide
excite
exercise

Letter Being Sent Home

A letter will be mailed out tomorrow for parents and guardians.  For a sneak peek, keep reading below...

March 14, 2010

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to previous commitments, I will not be at school on Thursday, March 17, the scheduled parent-teacher day.  You are still encouraged to attend that day as there will be some incredible door prizes given out as well as snacks and refreshments.

I am available to meet with you at a later date, either before or after school.  Please contact me at the school at 859-2811 or by email at jphillips@pwsd.ca. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Julie Phillips

Satisfaction...Wii in the Classroom 2-Boys Version

So these are my boys practicing....remember its our first day of practicing and already they look amazing!

Satisfaction...Wii in the Classroom-Girls Version

On March 27, there is a school wide dance competition for our school.  1st place receives $200 for their classroom.  There is 2nd and 3rd place too.  Our students are performing Satisfaction using Just Dance 2 by Wii.  We just started practicing today and I wanted to post the videos of both the girls and the boys (back view).

Shamrocks

Our E.A. Charity had the students complete shamrocks that had them listing four wishes.  Check them out below!

Pigs Inspired by Jillian Jiggs

These were our piggies that we made as a part of Art/ELA.  The inspiration came from The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gillman.  We followed her instructions from the page at the back of the book.  Students were allowed to create any kind of look for their pig.  From there, students constructed a character sketch of their pig, learned how to plan a beginning, middle and an end for their story, and then had to write a story featuring their pig.