Ms. Sleno Room 55

March 19, 2020 Hi Grade 4/5 Families, We hope you are all well and finding fun things to do to occupy your time. We’d like to remind you of the resources sent out by CBE on Tuesday evening: https://cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/k-6.aspx   Please make sure to take a look at posts on our Grade 4/5 blogs for links to learning activities that we have used in the classroom Information changes daily, so it is important to regularly check your emails. We anticipate further information about online learning will be coming after March break (March 23 - 30). If you have created any artwork for your windows, please take a picture to share with us and we will post it on the blog. We are thinking of all of you! Remember to take care of yourselves and enjoy your spring break. If you have any questions, please email me at smsleno@cbe.ab.ca  Much love, Jenn Barge Tanya Faulkner Steph Gordon Jenn Hess Shauna King Shawn Mori Sarah Sleno

BWS IMPORTANT PARENT INFORMATION   Dear  Parents & Guardians Based on the changing provincial and local response to COVID-19, the CBE has given us direction to postpone: Evergreen Theater Performance:  Friday, March 13 @ 10:15 am. CANCELLED Student-Led Conferences:  Thursday, March 19th & Friday, March 20 th   CANCELLED, booking system will not open. We will still be having the Scholastic book Fair, due to the directive parents will  NOT  able to attend, as conferences are cancelled. All CBE schools have been given direction to postpone or cancel events that include populations from other schools and/or parents or other community members, such as Parent-Teacher Interviews, celebrations of learning, drama/musical performances, dances, athletic competitions, etc. This decision is effective from Mar. 12 until the end of March break. This decision will be revisited during March break to determine whether events should be rescheduled. Events outside of school h

Upcoming Events: February 26 --> Pink Shirt Day February 27 --> Mayor Nenshi visit/Kindness Assembly (Wear Purple) Mar 2 - 9 --> Evergreen Theatre Residency, Performance Friday March 9 March 19 --> Student Led Conferences   4:00 – 7:30 pm March 20  --> Student Led Conferences  8:00 to 11:30 Parents & Guardians “How to pay for a Yearbook online” Because the yearbook is an optional fee, the fee does not automatically appear in your MYCBE/PowerSchool account.  You will find the fee under the Goods/Services tab, click on the tab and you will see two optional fees Noon Supervision Drop In Yearbook Click on the fee you want, hit ok, the fee will then appear in your school fees, for online payment. If you have any issues with this, please call the office we can attach the optional fees.

Math: ·       Division Quiz ·       Learned some different strategies in division (traditional algorithm, short) ·       We’re working on multiplication math facts Science : ·       Cloud in a jar ·       Weather Tracking ·       Cloud research Social Studies : ·       Textbook questions about Canadian Shield and Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Region ·       Started planning for Evergreen Theatre (national parks) Literacy : ·       Book Club  ·       Working on Cloud stories ·       Entertaining Beginnings ·       Wolf Hollow

Math:  We are learning the traditional algorithm for division (2 digit by 1 digit for Grade 4 and 3 digit by 1 digit for Grade 5) Students will choose and use the strategy that works best for them(box method, partial quotient, traditional algorithm and short division)  Division quiz on Friday Social Studies : We are wrapping up the last 3 regions in Canada (Canadian Shield, St. Lawrence/Great Lakes, Atlantic) Canadian Shield St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Atlantic Science/Literacy: We are writing stories from the perspective of a cloud based on our cloud research We are working on writing 'Entertaining Beginnings'. We have practiced the following techniques. Starting stories with: An action Dialogue A thought/question A sound Reminders: 1. Teacher's Convention Next Week (No School on Thursday or Friday) 2. Special Snack - Cobb's Bread on Wednesday List of Room 55 Students: Owen Elyana Kurt Simon Alex Zach Shunem Cris

Math: Mental math exercises Rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand 'Partial Quotient' and 'Box Method' strategy for 2 digit by 1 digit and 3 digit by 1 digit ivision Literacy: Book Club (practicing the strategy of 'making connections') Cloud story Science: Cloud research on the 10 different types of clouds Reminders 1. PD Day on Friday January 31 (No School)