The Weekly Recap

I'm sure you've heard what a busy week we've had getting ready for the Moosical next week! We've been practicing a lot lately and working hard behind the scenes on costumes too. Thank you to those parents who helped to prepare our forest which has certainly added a little holiday cheer to our room.

In the classroom, we have started a new unit in Grade 5 math focusing on measurement. We have used geoboards, square tiles and other manipulatives to examine how the properties of rectangles change when either area or perimeter are kept constant. Next week we will look at designing a gingerbread village with given area and perimeter constraints. I've updated the 'Links for Home' page and encourage the Grade 5s to keep practicing topics related to area & perimeter.









 With the holiday approaching, we've been able to fit in a few themed crafts thus far. Look for some personalized 'snow globes' coming home next week and for  beautiful analogous colour ornament pictures! Last week, we helped our buddies make 3-D snowflakes. It was quite .... interesting.

We were also very thankful to be able to meet with Natasha from World Vision today. She helped to explain where the monies from the Grade 2/3 bake sale were going. She also helped us to understand the words 'resource' and 'community' so that we could construct 3-D models of ideal communities for Lucy.

Next week, please note the following:

• December 17 Christmas Program dress rehearsal
• December 18 Christmas Program presentation 1:15 & 7 pm (please return ticket requests by Monday)
• December 19 Swimming 1-2 pm
• December 19 PJs Day