Our focus in Word Work this week was on words that end in "ng" and "nk". Our five words were trunk, thanks, thing, rang, and long.

We have been putting more of an emphasis on sentence conventions in our writing and have been practicing using our writing skills to identify and correct mistakes in sentences. The students are looking carefully for the proper use of uppercase letters, correct use of punctuation marks, and accurate spelling of high-frequency words.

In Math this week, the students were introduced to our Canadian currency - focusing on the coins. We learned a fun song about the coins called I've Got Canada in My Pocket. Here is a link to it should you want to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnZlAOSEmYQ.  The students learned how to identify the coins by their images and to give their value in cents and dollars.

Our bean seeds are growing fast and we have started to document their growth and changes in our "Bean Booklet". We will soon have many different plants to compare our bean plants to as we plant our indoor garden boxes next week.

In Social Studies, the students worked in groups of four to make close observations of 6 aerial photos of McKenzie Towne taken between 2003 and 2012. As a group, they were challenged to put the photos in chronological order. We discussed how not that long ago this area was farmland and looked at how changes were made bit by bit to develop it into the community it is today. 

Another little bit of homework...

**As we continue to talk about the past and present, I would like to ask that you send me a photo of your child from when they were a baby. You can email this to me if you like or send in a printed copy. I am going to put together a poster with all of the photos for a Guess Who's Who activity. I would like to have all photos in by Monday, May 27. Thank you for your help with this.**

Important Zoo Field Trip Information:

A friendly reminder that we are going on our field trip to the zoo next Thursday (May 23). Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to join us for the day. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and that they are wearing comfortable footwear as we will be doing a lot of walking. Please pack a lunch and two snacks and make sure your child has a water bottle.

Other School Events:

Walk or Ride Day to MTS

Starting this week, every Thursday is going to be a Walk or Ride Day. 

Each Thursday everyone at MTS is encouraged to get to school in an active way.  This could include walking, biking, scootering, skateboarding, anything to get to school in an active way! 

Students can store their bikes or scooters at the bike racks at the front of the school.  Hopefully they are nice and full this Thursday!

MTS BOOK FAIR

We will be hosting our third Book Fair of the year and it will be held on Thursday, May 23rd from 4pm-7pm. This is a unique event as ALL ITEMS are BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE!!!

PLEASE NOTE: Students will be given the opportunity to buy from the fair on Thursday May 23rd during the day but ONLY books will be available for purchase at that time.

Posters and Boutique items (Pens, erasers, journals) will be available from 4pm-7pm.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. McLean at tlmclean@cbe.ab.ca