Thurs Sept 24, 2015

Today's Learning:
Class meeting
- emergency phone number and address check
- discussion of academic vocabulary from our "house" inquiry
- Math: basic facts practice for speed and accuracy (manipulatives used: dominoes and cards)
- "Fine Motor Exercises"
Gym
Story: Iggy Piggy Architect
Whole School Assembly
Body break
Art - completion of our captivating "Pastel Pumpkins"

Ask me:
- how my performance of our "hallway poem" was at the assembly this afternoon

Homework:
- do you have your emergency phone number and address memorized?
- Grade 3 students will take the online SLA tests in literacy and math on October 6th.  At home preparation can be done online: copy and paste link below into internet browser  https://public.education.alberta.ca/assessment
- RAZ Reading

Reminders:
***FREE Hot lunch THIS MONDAY!!! Please fill out the form in your child's backpack and return it if your child has permission to participate in this program. Lunch is beef chili, ciabatta bun, caesar salad, juice box and rice crispy square\
- Interviews this evening and tomorrow - I'm looking forward to meeting you all!If you have not already done so, please book an interview time with me - tomorrow evening 4:15 - 8pm or Friday morning 8-12:15pm.  I look forward to meeting all of you!
*no school for students on Friday, September 25^th
Terry Fox Run

-we will hold our Terry Fox Run during our Virtue Activity Day on Tuesday, September 29^th (weather permitting)

-we will be collecting coins to donate to Cancer Research as a part of the Marathon of Hope started by Terry Fox

-please bring nickles, dimes, quarters, loonies or twonies to school on Thursday, September 24^th, Monday, September 28^thor Tuesday, September 29^th

-any spare change will help

Harvest Party - Tues September 29, 6-8pm. Vista Heights Park. Valleyview Road and Veiner Park Street. Taste the food from the garden and get warm by the fire.