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.