Math - we have started a new unit: decimals. We will be talking about place value, reviewing adding and subtracting, and learning how to multiply and divide them.
LA - read 20 minutes each night. Write at least 2 one-page entries in your journal. Update "librarything.com" site, if you like!
SS - we have started talking about the Heritage Fair. This is a project that we'll dedicate some class time to, and it will be presented around the middle of February. Projects can be on anything that is important to New Brunswick History.
Science - Lab Tuesday, bring some things from home that you would like to test for conductivity.
Exploratory: Test on the parts of a sewing machine Friday
Other: Girls' night out is January 28th, the cost is $10. This is a super fun night out of pampering and treats, for girls in grades 4-8, and is also a great fundraiser for the Care for Keswick committe! A pedicure is part of the pampering, so girls are asked to bring flip flops or something similar so that the pretty piggies can dry before being stuffed back into boots.
We will be participating in the "ski in school" program through Crabbe Mountain. It will be a full day trip on February 18th, with the weather / cancellation day of March 1. Cost is $25 and includes equipment rental and 2 hours of lessons.
An information packet has been sent home with all the nitty-gritty details. Please send back the permission slips (one for our records and one for the mountain) as soon as possible, and make a note of your student's height and weight, as Crabbe needs this information to have the gear ready. Helmets are included in the rental but students can bring their own. Goggles are not provided, but we should be able to locate a few extras, and a well-fitting pair of sunglasses works well also.
Students who are not going skiing / snowboarding are expected to attend school as usual that day; it will be business (almost) as usual.
We will also be going skating each Thursday in February. More infomation to come on this, but it's looking like middle level will be going from 9-10am. All skaters need skates (of course), helmets, and gloves or mitts. We are there just to skate. As this is a part of the phys ed curriculum, all students are expected to participate. There are extra skates available, please check in with the school if you need a pair. Any students choosing not to participate will work on a health / phys ed assignment at the school during skating time.
