Friday June 21, 2019

Our day in our words...

We began our day with Daily 5 and then looked at how to compare fractions.  Today was our last Wonder Time.  Our innovations were incredible! 

Ask me about...

how my prototype changed throughout my Wonder Time experience.

Reminders...

• We will be cleaning out our cubbies on Monday.  Please ensure you have your backpack  to take your belongings home.
• An informal Farewell Assembly for grade 4 students will take place on Monday 24 at 10:30.  Parents of grade 4 students are welcome to join us for this assembly.
• It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.  As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

• We are in need of some volunteers to bring fruit trays for each class on Sports Day (Tuesday June 25). We’d like 2 fruit trays per class (8 in total). The sign-up link for this is:
• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

Our Day in Our Words

Today we spent the whole day without the Grade 4's :(

Although we missed them (Farewell Celebration at River Edge) we had a great day getting to know each other as future grade 4's and next year's leaders. We put together some nice surprises for our outgoing peers and had a lot of fun in PE playing "Not in My Yard".  We finished up glazing some of our clay creations and listened to a fun Math story at the end of the day.

School's winding down and we can't wait for summer but we are really enjoying our last few days at school with our Grade 4 Hope Pod pals.

Reminders:

Tomorrow is Coulee Fest for Grade 4's so please remember to help me pack for any weather and bring water!!

Tomorrow night is also the Film Festival! It starts at 6:15 and runs until 7:45pm. Bring your own popcorn!!

Informal Grade 4 Farewell Assembly @ 10:30am on Monday, June 24th

Sports Day is coming up next week on Tuesday, June 25th. We still need parent volunteers. And... we also need a few parents to bring enough fruit for the kids in the pod to have snacks on sports day.
We know we've asked a lot of you lately and we appreciate the high degree of support you give us.

We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the better! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)

Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.

As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

Our Day in Our Words

Today was an unbelievably busy day. We worked so hard to complete our Film Festival entries today. We worked really well and can't wait for you to see our productions. Our filming skills have been the last 6 months in the making and we're so excited for you to see them. 

We played Speed Ball in PE and had a great outdoor movement break in the afternoon. We have a busy 6 final school days so please keep up with this blog to make sure I know what I'm doing. LOL

Reminders...

• The Grade Four Farewell celebration is TOMORROW!  We still need volunteers to make the day successful.  Please go to the link below to volunteer for the full day on June 19.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

• It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  
  
  
  We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the better! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)
  
  
  Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.
  
  
  As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.
  
  
  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

• We look forward to seeing you this Thursday June 20/19 from 6:15 - 7:45 pm for our school's Celebration of Learning.  There is so much to celebrate!

June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019

Our day in our words...

Today we read the next chapter of Silverwing and added to our 'Shade's Journey' visual journal page.  We are nearing the end of our book!  We had Health today as well.  For the remainder of the day we worked on our Film Fest projects.  Most of us are now on the finishing touches.

Ask me about...

the subject of my film fest movie.  

Reminders...

• The Grade Four Farewell celebration is this Wednesday.  We still need volunteers to make the day successful.  Please go to the link below to volunteer for the full day on June 19.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

• It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  
  
  
  We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)
  
  
  Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.
  
  
  As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.
  
  
  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

• We look forward to seeing you this Thursday June 20/19 from 6:15 - 7:45 pm for our school's Celebration of Learning.  There is so much to celebrate!

June 14th, 2019

Reminders.....

We still need volunteers for the Grade Four Farewell. 

Please post the following on your blogs:

The Grade Four Farewell celebration is less than a week away.  We still need volunteers to make the day successful.  Please go to the link below to volunteer for the full day on June 19.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

June 13th, 2019

Our day in our words.........

Today we went to Glenbow Ranch for a field trip.   A BIG thank-you to all the parent volunteers!!


- We used our visual journals to sketch different habitats at the Ranch.   There was a forest, Pond, Grassland, a possible bat habitat which was an old abandoned structure.

- Some were on a log and it felt like it was vibrating.   We wondered if it was full of ants.

- We sang a fun song called Wadali Atcha.   We went as fast as Mach 5.

- It was a hot day but we had fun.



Reminders........

- Gr. 4's make sure to bring in forms for River's Edge.   The day in Wednesday of next week.

Our Day in Our Words

Today we spent the morning working on our films for the end of year festival. Stopmotion was a very busy group as were music videos, docs and the PSA group. We had great weather for outdoor filming as well. 
Mr. Derr set up games of "Ultimate Frisbee" so we got a lot of activity this am. We read another chapter of Silverwing and no one is quite sure how this story will end. Ask me about my predictions......
In the afternoon the Grade 4's continued their health unit while the Grade 3's talked about "Friendology 101". Ask me about this too......
We finished the day up the day with some Daily 5, Art, and butterfly observations that we needed to finish. Don't forget, we need to get ready tonight for my Field Trip to Glenbow Ranch tomorrow. 

Reminders.....

- The Glenbow Ranch Field trip is tomorrow.   If you have not done so already please bring back field trip forms. Remember to dress and prepare for all weather conditions.

It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  

We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)

Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.

As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

-We still need nine more volunteers for the Grade 4 farewell.   Below is the link for the sign up.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

June 11th, 2019

Our day in our words....

- The gr 3's did Friendology and the Gr. 4's did their health topic.
- In PE we played this game that was really challenging.   The games was called Frisbee Invasion.
- We began our filming of footage for our Film Fest.
- Mr. Kelly game to talk to us this morning about Master shots, Medium Shots and Close-Ups.

Reminders.....

- The Glenbow Ranch Field trip is thisThursday, June 13th.   If you have not done so already please bring back field trip forms.

It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  

We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)

Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.

As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

-We still need nine more volunteers for the Grade 4 farewell.   Below is the link for the sign up.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

June 10, 2019

Our day in our words.........

- This morning we went to TMC to watch the band.   It was very good.   We liked the instruments.
- During daily 5 some of us sketched the butterflies
- During CCT Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Simmons finished the book.   It had kind of a sad ending.
- We worked on our film fest plans.
- We released our butterflies into the great outdoors.


Reminders.....

- If you need stop motion materials from home for your film please bring in to school for tomorrow.


- The Glenbow Ranch Field trip is thisThursday, June 13th.   If you have not done so already please bring back field trip forms.

It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  

We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)

Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.

As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

-We still need nine more volunteers for the Grade 4 farewell.   Below is the link for the sign up.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

June 7, 2019

Our day in our words...

Today some of us had the opportunity to do our final observation of our butterflies.  We will have to release them early next week as they are ready to fly!  If you didn't get a chance to observe them, not to worry....there will be time on Monday.  We also began preparing for our Film Fest.  We got with our groups and began to plan our projects. Then we had Wonder Time.

Ask me about...

my Wonder Time project.

Reminders...

• On Monday morning we will be walking to Twelve Mile Coulee School to watch their band performance.  We will be back to school by lunch.
• Please return all Glenbow Ranch forms as soon as possible.  We are going on Thursday!
• The Hope Pod classes are going to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is only a grade 3/4 field trip for our pod. We will be leaving the school at 9:15 am and returning by 2:15pm. We need 16 - 20 volunteers. The link to sign-up is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAEA929AA8-glenbow3
• Grade 4 students will be joining Tuscany School for a farewell event at River's Edge School on June 19.  We are in need of  parent volunteers to make this event a success.  Please use the following link to sign up:  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade
• It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :). Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.  As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

June 6, 2019

Our day in our words...

We spent the morning working on Daily 5 as so many of our friends were helping with the Volunteer Tea either performing or hosting.  Thanks everyone for such a wonderful event in honor of our parents. We also read Silverwing.  This afternoon we finished up our perimeter exploration.  We discussed our results, the strategies we used to measure the distance around the 2 spaces as well as why there were discrepancies between our measurements.  We finished the day continuing our work on the symbolic pictures of our animal research.

Ask me about...

what is happening in Silverwing and what my favorite part so far has been.

Reminders...

• Field trip forms for Glenbow Ranch came home today.  Please return these as soon as possible.
• The Hope Pod classes are going to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is only a grade 3/4 field trip for our pod. We will be leaving the school at 9:15 am and returning by 2:15pm. We need 16 - 20 volunteers. The link to sign-up is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAEA929AA8-glenbow3

• Grade 4 students will be joining Tuscany School for a farewell event at River's Edge School on June 19.  We are in need of  parent volunteers to make this event a success.  Please use the following link to sign up:  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade

• It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :). Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.  As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports
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Our Day in Our Words

Today we started things off with some Just Dance and Art activities during IGNITE. During the PE flip flop we went outside to learn how to throw discs and/ or stayed inside to continue reading Silverwing. What a crazy chapter we read today. 

After snack we had Daily 5 and took the chance to catch up on extra work. 

In the afternoon we had a Lockdown practice and we all followed the protocol to stay safe. We continued on with our symbolic art activity and finished with the day completing our perimeter activities. 

Reminders...

• The Hope Pod classes are going to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is only a grade 3/4 field trip for our pod. We will be leaving the school at 9:15 am and returning by 2:15pm. We need 16 - 20 volunteers. The link to sign-up is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAEA929AA8-glenbow3

• Grade 4 students will be joining Tuscany School for a farewell event at River's Edge School on June 19.  We are in need of  parent volunteers to make this event a success.  Please use the following link to sign up:  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade

• It is Eric Harvie School's annual Sports Day on June 25th and we need some help.  

• We need volunteers to set-up, supervise stations and take down. The more volunteers that we can get to help out the bettter! You can sign-up for the morning shift, afternoon shift or if you are really keen--both :)

• Volunteers must have completed their police security checks and have their security clearance.

• As always, thank you very much for volunteering your time.

          https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44afab28abf94-ehssports

*Check your emails for important informations about a note coming home for Grade 4 students only*

Tuesday June 4, 2019

Our day in our words...

We were fortunate to have a presentation today from Olympian, Catriona Le May Doan, today.  She spoke to us about her dream of becoming an Olympian, the hard work and belief in herself to achieve the goal as well as her experiences as an Olympic athlete.  She gave us many great messages to take away as we goal set and overcome challenges.  In math we have begun to explore perimeter.  We are using measurement to justify whether we would rather 5 laps of the gym or 1 lap of our field.  In inquiry we continued to work on our symbolic drawings of the animal we researched.  They are looking fabulous!

Ask me about...

what message I took away from Catriona Le May Doan's presentation today.

Reminders...

• The Hope Pod classes are going to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is only a grade 3/4 field trip for our pod. We will be leaving the school at 9:15 am and returning by 2:15pm. We need 16 - 20 volunteers. The link to sign-up is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAEA929AA8-glenbow3
• Grade 4 students will be joining Tuscany School for a farewell event at River's Edge School on June 19.  We are in need of  parent volunteers to make this event a success.  Please use the following link to sign up:  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

Monday June 3

Our day in our words...

We began the day discussing the upcoming Film Fest and beginning to think about the style of film we would like to create.  We then continued reading Silverwing and carefully considered Shade's characteristics.  We were challenged to think about how characteristics can sometimes help a character but also can hinder them too. This is the response we are currently working on - providing examples of how Shade's characteristics help or hinder hi in his journey.  This afternoon we walked to Tuscany to watch the Opera they worked with Calgary Opera, artists in residents and Blackfoot Elders.  It was incredible and we were fortunate to be invited. There were many connections to our work this year as well.

Ask me about...

what connections I made between the opera at Tuscany and our Inquiry work this year.

Reminders...

• - The Hope Pod classes are going to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is only a grade 3/4 field trip for our pod. We will be leaving the school at 9:15 am and returning by 2:15pm. We need 16 - 20 volunteers. The link to sign-up is:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAEA929AA8-glenbow3
• Grade 4 students will be joining Tuscany School for a farewell event at River's Edge School on June 19.  We are in need of  parent volunteers to make this event a success.  Please use the following link to sign up:  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080d44afab28abf94-grade1

May 31

Today we had Wonder Time - it has changed a little bit. Ask me about my group and what I plan to work on.

We continued working on our symbolic drawings of our Great Bear Rainforest animals.

We had Daily 5 and Gratitude Circle.

Reminders:
- We are walking to Tuscany School on Monday afternoon to view their opera. Wear shoes that you can walk in and dress for the weather (i.e. sun hat, sunscreen, rain gear)

- The Hope Pod classes are going to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is only a grade 3/4 field trip for our pod. We will be leaving the school at 9:15 am and returning by 2:15pm. We need 16 - 20 volunteers. The link to sign-up is below 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4BAEA929AA8-glenbow3