Captain Michael VandenBos P.S.

Flicitation ...

Congratulations to ....

Dallas McIntosh for our Student Success Award in February

Students who put forth outstanding effort in their school work

Kaleigh Ionadi for our School Leadership Award in February

Students who participate in co-curricular activities and/or demonstrate positive leadership skills in all that they do (e.g. making the right choice, helping a friend)

Karrington Gordan for our Snowbird Citizenship Award in February

Students who display valued character traits every day (teamwork, responsibility, respect, perseverance, optimism, kindness, integrity, honesty, empathy, courage)

Our Character Education Focus in March is

COURAGE

Report of Interview due on Monday March 4 Oral reading book - Zoro; Students will continue to develop their French vocabulary and reading comprehension as we read aloud Introduction of our language unit on "Une histoire raconter" - "A story to tell" Grammar: Unit 7 and 8 Journal writing: Students will write on a topic of their choice Independent reading continues- Students are reading French literature in class and are keeping track of their reading on a class diagram. They are questioned orally on their reading and collect tickets for a second draw which will take place just before March break. They are encouraged to bring French books at home to increase their reading time. Student will continue to develop oral communication skills through daily discussions on a variety of topics

We have been working on: Our 40 book challenge Experimenting with the program Fakebook to create a book report writing a 5 paragraph essay using personal knowledge and experiences based on a planning template summarizing non-fiction articles exploring Canadas links to the rest of the World (Social Studies) Identifying conventions and techniques in thematic maps (Social Studies) Exploring some of Canadas links to the rest of the World (Social Studies In March, we will: continue the 40 book challenge share class novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen distinguish between editing and revising while completing a 5 paragraph essay identify problem-solution text pattern and use it in our writing learn about some of the contributions Canadians have made in the world

explore our personal place in the world and what we can do to make a difference

Measurement - Nelson Math: Student will:

Chapter 8 and 5

Chapter 8 identify relationships between and among linear and square metric units express area measures using more than one unit develop and use rules for calculating the areas of parallelograms and triangles determine missing dimension using area formulas Chapter 5 choice, use, and rename metric length measurements measure perimeters of polygons solve problems using diagrams and graphs

This month we are learning about electricity and energy

brief history of electricity - static electricity evaluate the impact of the use of electricity on both the way we live and the environment investigate the characteristics of static and current electricity, and construct simple circuits demonstrate an understanding of the principles of electrical energy and its transformation into and from other forms of energy

March 8-17 March Break March 18 School resumes March 21 SCC meeting, 6:30pm March 22 Excellence Assembly, 8:30am, grade 4s March 29 Good Friday, no school

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