Dear Parent & Guardians,

Today marks exactly 40 more days of school for our students.

As we are heading into the "final forty" our learning journey continues.

See below what we are doing in the 4 major subject areas:

Upcoming Events & Reminders:

• Bring plastic bags and extra material from home for the Parachute Egg drop tomorrow.
• This week, on Friday, we are writing a mock PAT-exam in LA to practise the writing of a news report and story.
• May 2nd to 8th is Mental Health week - Wear a Hat to show your support for mental health on Wednesday.
• SJAM options will be selected by students this Wednesday in class. Each student will indicate their TOP 6 choices.
• Spelling Quiz is one day earlier than usual, on Thursday, May 5th. 

Our Learning goals this week in the 4 Main Subject Areas:

In social studies, students will complete their Storyboard about the rights and freedoms outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights& Freedoms.

In math, students are working on continuing patterns, completing tables of values and getting used to algebraic expression with input/ output machines.

The answer for this input output machine is:

divide input by 5, then multiply by 3

Source: https://www.liveworksheets.com/zl198179rf

In LA, students are reading news articles, answering questions about them and will continue to practice writing news reports from a list of facts & prompts. Using direct and indirect speech, including quotes and organizing each news report in paragraphs from most to least important information will be crucial for writing good articles.

In science, students are exploring flight adaptations in birds & insects, as well as, test the  sturdiness of their parachutes. Being able to explain how the forces of flight (lift, thrust, weight and drag) interact with any flying object will be an essential learning goal.