Monday, January 30, 2012

Hello Friends and Families of Division 12 -

February is upon us. Amazingly, this means we are crossing the threshold of the halfway mark to the year! Grade 5 is suddenly closer than the beginning of Grade 4...

Important upcoming dates to remember:

Feb.14th: Valentine's Day

Feb.17th: Pro-D Day / No school for students

Feb. 22nd: Symphony Field Trip

March 9th: Last day of school before Spring Break

March 26th: First day back from SB

April 6-9th: Easter Long Weekend

February Curriculum Update:

Math: Fractions

SS: First Nations Studies, Research, and Report Writing

SC: Habitats and Communities (starting when the content portion of our SS Unit finishes)

LA: Paragraph Writing, Report Writing, Grammar

Reading: Guided Reading Groups, Independent Reading

PE: Basketball, Fitness, Gym Games (+ our next team sport unit, which depends on the condition of the playing field)

ART: Elements of Art

Health and Planning: Various health and safety topics

Spelling: continues as usual

Here's to another great month in Grade 4 at Rogers! Please contact me by phone or by email to schedule a personal meeting to discuss your child's progress, or anything else :) Also, feel free to stop by the classroom.

- Mr. Nast