Thanks to those students who wore Orange in recognition of Orange Shirt Day!!

We watched a video about Orange Shirt Day, and viewed a book titled "When I Was 8..."

Here is the link to OrangeShirtDay.org

The story can be viewed on TumbleBooks
Username: thorncliffe
Password: books

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In math we discovered what our names are worth.  We built our names out of base-10 blocks and counted how many hundreds, tens and ones we used.  Here are some examples:

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Reminders

Orange shirt day tomorrow!

Please ask me about my place value name! How much am I worth? ;)

A great run!

Thank you for your donations and participating in the Terry Fox Run. It was a beautiful day and we ran for a great cause.

Library is tomorrow! Please bring all your books!!

Friday is Orange shirt day! Remember we stand for those that cannot speak.

Last reminders of outstanding forms! Please return all forms and fees as soon as you can!! Thank you!

Our day

Terry Fox Run TOMORROW at 10 to 10:15! Please wear runners and bring a water bottle. Prepare to run!!! Reminder if you want to contribute to Coins for Terry, please bring that tomorrow.

Please ask me about Orange Shirt day! It is this Friday. You do not have to purchase a shirt or anything orange if you don't have it.

And....Ms. Han is now full time till the end of the year! Yahoo!!!

We worked on our good/bad/neutral characters today. We are super excited about our creations.

Today in Math, Mr. Koch's class learned how to play Place Value Yahtzee.  Here is an example of 2 score cards.  Ask me to beat you at this game tonight.

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Tomorrow will be our Terry Fox Run.  We will be running/walking between 10:00 and 10:15.  The map is on an earlier post.  Here is the video of Terry Fox that we watched in class today.

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We looked at what Fractured Fairy Tales are.  We discussed stories told from the perspectives of other characters.  Ask me how this story differs from the Three Little Pigs.

Math to do! Etc.

Today, Room 5 did a “How Many Ways” Question for the target number 25. This means that students experimented with balanced equations that give a total of 25. As well, students are beginning to challenge themselves to make more interesting equations with multiple terms, operations etc. 

One example equation could be:

100 – 25 – 25 – 25 = 17 + 8

As we explore equations we will learn more ways to do this – we don’t know them all yet! See the photo for some examples we have started with. 

For homework tonight, 

1. Make any corrections Mr. Whitton asked you to check, 
2. USING PEN, ADD ONE NEW CHALLENGING EQUATION
3. Share the work with a parent and have them initial it to show they have seen it

Please return the math folder tomorrow to school!

***Reminder to bring in donations for Terry tomorrow and Wednesday! Please make sure you wear runners on Wednesday!

Terry Fox Run 2017!

Terry Fox Run 2017

When: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 10 am to 10:15 am

We will be collecting Coins for Terry.

• Grades 5&6 students will be collecting every morning this week. (September 25th, 26th, 27th) 
• This is by donation. Please do not feel pressured to bring money. Any amount is fine.

Parent/Teacher meetings

Thank you parents for coming in! It was great meeting you all! Just a reminder to make sure you have sent in all your forms. (We know it was a lot!!) If you are missing forms please let us know so we can send one home. (Consent and supervision forms - there were 4 of them).
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Please remember to book a time this Thursday afternoon and evening, or Friday morning for Parent Conferences.

Thursday, September 21 will be an early dismissal day.  All students will be dismissed at 1:25pm.

There will be no school on Friday, September 22.

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Library

Mr. Koch's class will have library tomorrow morning.  Please remember to bring your library books to class.  They can be renewed tomorrow, or exchanged for new books.

Attention!!

Thursday, September 21 will be an early dismissal day.  Parent conferences will be held on this afternoon and Friday morning.

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Please book a conference for Thursday or Friday to discuss the year ahead.  Conferences are booked through Thorncliffe School's Website

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/thorncliffe/teaching-learning/assessment-reporting/teacher-conference/pages/default.aspx

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In math today, we worked through some place value challenges.  Ask me to prove how I came up with the answer to today's challenge.

Fairy Tales

Grade 3/4 have been working with Fairy Tales this week.  We explored the elements that make up a Fairy Tale.  Ask me about the specific elements.  We have also read a number of Fairy Tales from past and present, and have looked for similarities and differences between them.

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Library

Thursdays are library days for Mr. Koch's class.  Each student can have two books signed out at a time.  Here are some pictures of us exploring books.

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French

This week, we learned the pronunciation of the French alphabet, and learned how to ask and respond to the question "How are you?"

Ask me how to say I am terrific and so-so.

Here are some images of us playing French Alphabet Bingo

Booking for Parent/Teacher meetings with Ms. Han

When booking for a conference for your child in room 5, please enter your booking with Mr. Whitton. 

Ms. Han will be leading the conference. 

CSI Thorncliffe!

A crime has been committed! Today we became CSI agents and had to calm poor Ms. Han. Who did it?? What happened? When did this happen?
Ask your CSI agent details tonight!

Today we worked on a problem solving challenge.  We used colored counters to illustrate how many steps would be required to swap the frogs.

Have me show you how I solved the problem.

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Grade 3 - SLA Notice Came Home Today

Grade 3 students will be completing SLA's this month.  There are 2 literature and 2 math components to this assessment.  Please read the handout and let us know if you have any additional questions.

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Thorncliffe School Fundraiser

Students were sent home with a fundraising package today.

Today we read chapter 2 of our read aloud book " How to Beat The Bully Without Really Trying."

Ask me who the main characters are and have me describe a personality trait for each of them.

We created some brain art to share at our upcoming conferences.  We will not display any art, instead we are challenging parents to identify their student's art based on what they have included in their pictures.

Today is Thorncliffe School's first early dismissal.  Teachers are looking forward to working on our school goals and school development plan.

Have a great weekend!!!

Meet the teacher night and BBQ!

What a great opportunity to eat some good food and meet parents! Thanks for supporting the school. Can't wait to share our learning journey with you all. 

Reminder: A notice has gone out or will be coming home with your child today and tomorrow. Please make sure you read and fill out all necessary information and return all forms as soon as you can. 

Forms:

• Consent for CBE use of Student information
• Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside groups
• School Fees
• K-6 Noon Supervision Form

Also, tomorrow (Friday, September 8th) is early dismissal. Please send the usual snack and lunch as they will be here for lunch and dismissed at 1:25 pm. Please make sure you have made arrangements for this new change in time.

Today we learned a little about developing a growth mindset.  We learned a big word today; Neuroplasticity.  Ask me what this means.

Here is a video we viewed in class today.

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Thursday evening is our Meet The Teacher evening.  The classroom meeting times for grade 3/4 are between 6:30 - 7:00 pm.  We look forward to meeting all our student families!

Today we welcomed several new students to Thorncliffe School, as well as all returning students.  We are excited for the upcoming school year.

Our class blog is the primary communication tool between the class and home.  Student learning, resources and important notices will be posted to this site daily.  Please check the blog regularly.  We have included our contact information on the blog if you would like to contact us.

Important Notice

School Council is hosting an M&M BBQ Fundraiser on this evening.  A portion of the proceeds from this event will be used to help send grade 5 and 6 students to outdoor school.  A notice explaining times and costs was sent home with all students today.

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Thorncliffe School uses the 3 Pillars of Respect throughout our learning environments.  Today students represented what Respecting the Place means to them through the use of visuals.  Here are a few examples.