Our classroom looks like something from Star Trek!!  The students have been working hard on their group planet projects and should be ready to present today.  My goal is that we have each group present their information today, so we can wrap up this unit before the weekend.  Thanks so much for providing your child with the extra supplies they wanted to use in their projects.

We will begin a social studies unit on Monday on Canada's First Nations.  The students typically enjoy this unit.  It will culminate in another project, this one individual, and some of that work will need to be completed at home.

The results for the recent math test on patterning were strong overall.  We are about half way through our unit on place value and will be talking about decimals next week.  Check the agenda next week for a test date.  If you have not returned either the science or math tests that came home in agendas, please do so.  Moon logs were also due yesterday.

Our new D.A.R.E. officer, Paul Nancekivell, will be starting up the DARE program this morning.  It is a wonderful program that teaches students the negative impact of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse.  It also includes a very important component about peer relationships and peer pressure that is relevant to our students.  More information will come home in the backpacks on this program.

Our class is also going to be working on hosting our school's Remebrance Day assembly which will be held in the gym on November 11th.  Please come if you have a chance.

Try to stay dry!

C.H.

A reminder that we have our unit patterning test tomorrow. Any students not finished their review questions, or who want a little more practice with text book questions have been encouraged to bring home their books tonight.  Any questions from the Chapter 1 skills bank or problem bank would be beneficial. We will start our new unit of place value, large and small numbers next week.

Students should also be going over hilighted words from their WWW lists in preparation for tomorrow's review test. They will be tested on 40 random words from the lists over the past 4 weeks.  All lists should be found in the agenda.

Students are nearing completion of their research for their group planet projects.  They are welcome to gather more info at home, but it is not required.  Next week they will be preparing their projects in class.  Your child may come home with a request for an item or 2 to bring to school to complete their project.  I will supply as much of the materials as I can from our classroom supply, but some students may want materials such as a large cardboard box, styrofoam balls (dollar store item), etc.

Our science test will be next Friday, Oct. 14th.  Students will be asked to prepare a "Proof of Study" using their notebook information.  We will begin this in class, but students may need to add information as a homework task.  If they do a thorough proof of study and then read it over a few times, they will be well prepared for the test.  They are not allowed to bring the proof to the test, however I will be asking for it to be handed in.  It will become a part of their overall notebook mark.  The notebook will also be collected and marked for completion.  Please check the back of the notebook for the rubrics I have included, which clearly explain the expectations for the notebook, project and moon log.

Students seem to be enjoying logging the phases of the moon.  We will have completed the monthly cycle by October 19th, at which time I will ask students to hand in completed moon logs.  The weather has really been cooperating this week, so students should have had lots of opportunity to get a first hand look at the phases on these clear evenings.

I hope everyone enjoys the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend.  Get out and enjoy the incredible weather...it will be winter before we know it!

CH