January 11-13

Homework for this (short) week:

Reread the texts on Diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah and Advent/Christmas and complete the Crossword Puzzle.

Videos to review ERC content before final task:

http://www.history.com/topics/hanukkah/videos#ask-a-rabbi-hanukkah

http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year#history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/countries-places/india/diwali-lights-festival.html

Please have your child finish their homereading and send it to school to be changed.

Thursday will follow a Monday schedule, so students will need clothes for Physical Education.

Have a wonderful week!

December 12-16th

Please let me know if you child has a scheduled absence, such as for a sports event.

Math: 2 short geography quizes this week. Practice sheets will be going home on different nights.
The class average on the first quiz (Tuesday) was 85.5%

Language Arts: Reading comprehension sheet due Thursday

ERC: read the sheets on Hanukka and Advent for Wednesday

Social Sciences Quiz Thursday on Immigration to Western Canada c. 1905

       Christmas baskets are being filled for families in our school who are in need. Please consider donating, and if you would like a basket this year, please contact the office at 819 474-8563

Have a wonderful week!

Dec 7-9th

Math: we continue our work on geometry with the surface area of prisms, pyramids and soon, cylinders! Checking your child's calculations can help them improve.

Language arts: reading comprehension questions due Thursday
                        reading A-Z to be changed as soon as the child has read their book.






Music: Practice the songs for the concert


Social Science test on Immigration to Western Canada next week. Study early, study often.

Winter Concert December 22nd at 1 pm. We hope you can be there!