4C Weekly Update October 25th

Highlights

• We have been learning about congruency and symmetry in math
• Next week we are starting our multiplication unit. Please practice basic multiplication facts up to 9x9
• We are finishing up our unit in Light and Shadow in Science. We played a Jeopardy game to review the concepts and had a quiz in class. 
• Starting on Nov 12th we will be having a student teacher from University of Lethbridge in our classroom. Mr. Bryce Hellwig will be with us until Dec 12th. The students met Mr. Hellwig on Oct 24th when he spent the day with us.

Reminders

• October 31st - Grade 4 Halloween party. Students will be able to dress up in costumes after lunch. Please NO masks, bloody/violent costumes, weapons or treats. There will be a room available with alternate activities for those students who do not wish to participate in the Halloween activities.
• November 1st - Non Instructional Day
• Starting this year, we have been attempting to reduce our SVS ecological footprint by moving towards a “Pack In and Pack Out” philosophy.  Once a student has eaten their lunch or snack, the packaging of that item will be put back into lunch kits and returned home for recycling. In continuing to support this positive change, please provide a locking baggie for items such as apple cores, yogurt tubes etc. The baggie will be returned home with the student each day for composting at home and then should be added back into the lunch kit for the next day.  Help us make a difference!
• Please check your online account to check if you have paid for our upcoming field trip to Heritage Park. You will find them on your account https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html
• SVS Pumpkinella! 
• Get your family together and join in the fun for SVS's Pumpkinella! Design, carve or dress up a pumpkin to bring for display. ONLY ONE DISPLAY PER FAMILY! Bring your pumpkin to the DLC after school on Wednesday  October 30th or the morning of Thursday October 31st from 8:20-8:40am. The pumpkin may have a safer journey if they are not brought to school on the bus.  If you could add a tea-light to the center of your pumpkin, it will add to a special effect when placed in the gym. Classes will tour  the gym throughout the day to enjoy your efforts. Pumpkins MUST be picked up to go home by Thursday between 4:00 and 5:00pm. Any pumpkins left at school will be composted.

4C Weekly Update October 18th

Highlights

• We have started sorting information into Carroll and Venn Diagrams in Math
• We practiced the numbers in FRENCH from 1-20 and played Lotto (Bingo)
• We dissected an eye (a paper one), and identified all the parts that help us to see
• We began designing Tipis and adding information about them and the buffalo to our visual journal. 

Reminders

• Friday, October 25th - Halloween Hop 6:30pm - 8:30pm
• Please check your online account to check if you have paid for the Science in Schools program and our upcoming field trip. You will find them on your account https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html
• SVS Pumpkinella! Get your family together and join in the fun for SVS's Pumpkinella! Design, carve or dress up a pumpkin to bring for display. ONLY ONE DISPLAY PER FAMILY! Bring your pumpkin to the DLC after school on Wednesday  October 30th or the morning of Thursday October 31st from 8:20-8:40am. The pumpkin may have a safer journey if they are not brought to school on the bus.  If you could add a tea-light to the center of your pumpkin, it will add to a special effect when placed in the gym. Classes will tour  the gym throughout the day to enjoy your efforts. Pumpkins MUST be picked up to go home by Thursday between 4:00 and 5:00pm. Any pumpkins left at school will be composted.
• The Show Must Go On performance:Please share the following videos with your child. We are using these in our play “The Show Must Go On” this year. If your child is in the choir, or just wants to, they can practice these songs at home.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjaPYWMjBVc
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3X0DCXI-M

4C Weekly Update October 11th

Highlights

• We worked on subtraction with regrouping up to numbers to 10,000. Students need to practice their basic facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Students who are fluent and comfortable with their basic facts are more successful when completing questions with multiple regrouping steps.
• We had our first session with Ryan Jason Allen Willert, the Indigenous knowledge keeper who is our artist in residence. Ask me about the 4 buffalo teachings!
• On Friday afternoons we are participating in various groups to prepare for the musical “The Show Must Go On.”  There are groups involved in dance, video production, comedy, choir and instruments. Ask me what group I am in! The musical will be performed two evenings in December. 

We wish you all a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend!

Reminders

• Monday, October 14th - No school
• Thursday, October 17th - Little Caesars hot lunch
• Friday, October 25th - Halloween Hop 6:30pm - 8:30pm

4C Weekly Update October 4th

Highlights
-We continued to work on subtracting 4 digit numbers and will be having a unit test next week. 
-We had a presentation on Light and Shadow by Scientist Mary. We got to try different centers which was a great way to apply the concepts that have been discussed in class. 
-We will be having our first French lesson on Tuesday!
-We spent time looking at different optical illusions and are now creating our own optical illusion artwork. 
-We practiced our literacy center stations and will begin working through them independently on Monday. 
-We learned how every part of the buffalo was used during the First Nations hunts. 

Reminders

-Please pay online for our Light and Shadow presentation. 4A and 4C had their presentation on Oct 3rd and 4B and 4D will have their presentation on Thursday Oct 10th.

-We now have the school year's lunches/snacks available to order in our Hot Lunch system. You can go in and order the whole year all at once if you like!  Here is the link to the hot lunches system for your convenience: https://simonsvalleyelementary.hotlunches.net.

Please note below is a list of all the lunches and snacks for the 2019/2020 school year. For all orders the latest you can pay for orders will be the week before the lunch/snack date. The first lunch is coming up on October 17th and if you would like your child to participate in this lunch, you need to pay for your order by Thursday, October 10th, 2019.

Hot Lunch/Snack dates 2019/2020:

• October 17th - Little Caesars
• November 7th - Subway
• November 28th - Mucho Burrito
• December 16th - Popcorn
• January 16th - Little Caesars
• February 12th - Subway
• March 5th - Little Caesars
• April 2nd - Wok Box
• April 20th - Popcorn
• May 14th - Little Caesars

Simons Valley School is pleased to announce that Ryan Jason Allen Willert will be working with the staff and students in the role of Artist in Residence starting this upcoming week. Ryan is a full-time artist and storyteller born and raised in Southern Alberta. Although he was brought up in a non-native community, he has since reconnected with his Blackfoot roots (Siksika Nation). Ryan learned the art of black ink drawing from his father Richard (Dicky) Stimson, another well-known Siksika Nation Artist. Among the many exhibitions where he has presented his work at the City of Calgary and Calgary's Glembow Museum. Ryan will be sharing the Buffalo teachings with our staff and students and in turn creating a mural in our multipurpose area. He will be presenting to each class throughout next week. Smudging is NO LONGER involved in the presentation. Please come hear him speak at the Parent Council meeting on Thursday October 10th at 7:00pm.