Our focus words this week were all from the "ick" word family: pick, quick, thick, chick, and kick. We practiced reading, spelling, and writing these words in sentences throughout the week.

We have started to learn about polar bears as part of our Science curriculum. We've read non-fiction books and watched videos to learn facts about these incredible animals. The students have especially enjoyed watching videos of young cubs as they emerge from their snow den for the first time in their lives. Here's a link for a BBC two-minute video, if you're interested. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwZH_aT0FGI

Two facts about the polar bears we learned this week and found to be very interesting were about the colours of polar bears' fur and skin. You may want to ask your child to share this information with you.

We did a polar bear art piece using chalk and oil pastels yesterday. I forgot to take pictures but will try to remember to post some next week. In the meantime here's an example:

In Math, we practiced adding the numbers 0 - 10 to 10 and continued to review and practice adding doubles up to a sum of 20. I will be sending home two games with the students next week that we have been playing in class to strengthen our skills.

The students have really enjoyed being introduced to the game of curling in Gym over the past two weeks. They have learned the correct form to use when throwing a curling rock and have learned how to score. Please see Mr. van Sluys's blog post for more information and photos.

Today we met with our Grade 4 Buddies. The students listened to a story read by Mrs. Miller called Nian, The Chinese New Year Dragon. Afterward, they made a paper dragon puppet to celebrate this holiday that begins today. 

Upcoming dates:

Wed. Feb 14th - Your child is invited to wear red or pink or both to celebrate the day. We will be doing learning activities in class related to kindness, caring, love, and friendship next week.

Valentines Day Information

Your child is welcome to bring in Valentines' Day cards for each of their classmates, if they choose but CBE policy is that no candy can be attached to these cards. Also, please have your child sign only their name to the cards and simply leave the To:____________ section blank or write To: My friend. This makes the passing out of cards much quicker and easier. There are 24 children in our class.

There is no school Thurs. Feb. 15 or Fri. Feb. 16 due to Teachers' Convention and no school Mon. Feb. 19 for Family Day.

Mrs. McLean will be away next week so we will not be doing a book exchange at the library. Your child is welcome to keep their book until Feb. 27.

Please return Home Reading books on Monday if you have not yet done so.