January

Welcome back and Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a res ul break.
In Language this month we are working on procedural wri ng. We began with an
experiment on how to make popsicles. Students are con nuing by exploring a
topic of their choice in partners. Next week students will complete an
independent task. We learned to be accurate and careful when wri ng a
procedure. We will begin our inferring unit in two weeks. Students are working on
decoding and reading comprehension this week, and next.

In Math we have introduced our

unit on 2D and 3D Geometry.
Students are working on
describing, composing and
sor ng 2D shapes. Some
important vocabulary words are
edges, ver ces, equal, and
parallel. We will also explore
lines of symmetry. They will
move onto 3D figures in two
weeks.

In Science we have a few topics le

to cover including, buoyancy,
absorp on, hazardous substances,
and the impact of freezing and
mel ng on our environment. This
week we explored reversible
change, by making and then ea ng
popsicles. We introduced this
topic by building snowmen
before Christmas and observing
what happened when they were
brought indoors.

Reminders
There is a fieldtrip coming up at the end of March to Ripleys Aquarium. If you
would like to a end please ensure you have an up to date Criminal Reference
Check. If you have received one in the past you can make it current by comple ng
a form located in the office.
Important Dates
Scientist in the School Workshop: Wednesday January 14, 2015 9am-12:05pm
Chess Club begins this month
Fitness Club takes place Wednesdays at lunch