Hello Parents/Guardians:

Welcome to the last half of February! Where did that month go? It's been busy and we still have more. Wednesday, Feb 22 is Pink Shirt Day. This is a time when we can all reflect on how we treat others and what we can do to support those who fall victim to being bullied.

A reminder to everyone that if your child is not feeling well - please keep them home to rest and re-cooperate. Having said that - they also need to know that if they miss days, they miss important work that needs to be caught up - either at school or at home. It's important for your child to be pro-active when they get back and to get help from classmates or myself to quickly get caught up with work. Ensure you check the homework page and connect with me for any missed work if your child is absent due to illness. If your child is away sick for an extended period, please contact me for work to be sent home. The items listed below are only the "homework" - it doesn't include any work done in class and not given as homework. Completing and missed work and handing in assignments in a timely manner is a very important skill for students to learn and practice, especially for setting themselves up for success in middle and secondary school. Please ensure you check in with your child every so often to hold them accountable. 

I have attached to the bottom of the page the spelling "No Excuse Words" list and a couple of math sites to help students practise their multiplication facts. If you know of any other fun sites, please let me know.  I will also add a couple of worksheets that can be used for timed "mad minutes" if you wish to use them. Check back later this week.

The best way to contact with me (or Ms. Gill should you need to) is via email (shelley_jones@sd33.bc.ca, jasjit_gill@sd33.bc.ca). Please note that during the day I rarely check my email. If you need to get in touch during the day, please call the office and leave a message (604-794-7124).

If Home Due To Illness or Other Absence 

• Read 30 min. - read a book/magazine, comic, newspaper, etc. each day and tell a parent/guardian what they read. Parent/guardian can ask questions about the reading to ensure their child can comprehend and understand what they had read.
• Spelling words/Sight words - as you wait for your spelling words to come home, each day pick 10 different sight words (list in their planners; can also be found below) and write a sentence for each word. If not sure what the word means then the students can look up the word in a dictionary (https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/dictionary)
• Writing - Keep a book to write in each day. They should be writing for a minimum of 30 minutes each day. 
• Math - Students are working on the Multiplication unit. Students at home can continue to practice multiplication facts. Also, they can start to practice multiplying 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication.

**PARENTS/GUARDIANS- Please arrange to pick-up any missed work from their "While You Were Away" folder **

Read the page carefully with your parents and tell me the answer the question that is posed.

DAILY HOMEWORK (updated daily)

Monday, February 20 (Family Day)

• Read 15 minutes (minimum) - record on Star Reader pages at front of agenda
• Gym tomorrow
• At home reading Book Project - details given at school - project due Mar 7
• Practise multiplication facts (play games; do review page)

Tuesday, February 21

• Read 15 minutes (minimum) - record on Star Reader pages at front of agenda
• Spelling - 1 menu item
• Socials quiz tomorrow - immigration & Canadian culture
• Practise multiplication facts (play games; do review page)
• At home reading Book Project - details given at school - project due Mar 7
• Pink Shirt day tomorrow

Wednesday, February 22

• Read 15 minutes (minimum) - record on Star Reader pages at front of agenda
• Spelling - 1 menu item
• Practise multiplication facts (play games; do review page)
• At home reading Book Project - details given at school - project due Mar 7
• Gym tomorrow
• Library tomorrow

Thursday, February 23

• Read 15 minutes (minimum) - record on Star Reader pages at front of agenda
• Spelling - 1 menu item; test tomorrow
• Science Test - signed and returned by Monday
• Science paragraphs - drafts due Monday
• Practise multiplication facts (play games; do review page)
• At home reading Book Project - details given at school - project due Mar 7
• Casual Day tomorrow

Friday, February 24

• Read 15 minutes (minimum) - record on Star Reader pages at front of agenda
• Practise multiplication facts (play games; do review page)
• At home reading Book Project - details given at school - project due Mar 7

Question of the Week:  Would you rather live in a very remote place or in a very busy city (busier than Chilliwack)?

Our Classroom

In February...

Math - We will be starting term 2 by practicing multiplication strategies and facts. Then we will look at multiplying 2 digit by 1 digit leading up to 2 digit by 2 digit. We're hoping to also get a start on long division. Practising multiplication and division facts at home will help.

Language Arts - We continue with reading strategies (connecting, visualizing, questioning, summarizing) - using them in our reading to improve the understanding of what we are reading. We will be completing the class novel "Thirst" and starting another class novel. Work on these novels is intended to be done at school. We continue to practise our oral skills through class/partner discussions and sharing of completed work. We continue to practise various writing strategies to work toward powerful writing including writing of paragraphs. Each week students continue working on a spelling program. The spelling program meets the student at the level they are at to help improve their spelling abilities. Most of the spelling program is done at home (10 minutes/night).

Socials - We will be exploring immigration to Canada and BC. Through readings and class discussions, we look at the reasons people have immigrated to Canada and what obstacles they may have encountered. The unit will end off with a final project which will have lots of class time provided to complete

Science - The students the term will be diving into the human body unit with Mrs. Gill. This unit will have us look at a select few body systems in detail through note taking, reading, videos and hands-on activities. The unit will end off with a final project which will have lots of class time provided to complete.    

French - We continue our adventures with the French language. We will continue to use the vocabulary learned in Term 1 as well as learning and using vocabulary and dialogue used in a school and classroom setting.

Social and Personal Responsibilities - Students continue with the class jobs that they are responsible for and do on a daily basis. We will also be choosing Term 2 goals and connecting them to the Core Compentencies. 

Scholastic Class Code: RC209687 (in case you wish to order books from the Scholastic order)

IMPORTANT DATES

Feb 22 - Pink Shirt Day

Feb 24 - Casual Day

Mar 16 - Reports go home

Mar 17 - St. Patrick's Day - wear green

Mar 17 - Casual Day

Mar 18 - Apr 2 - Spring Break

Apr 7 - Good Friday (no school)

Apr 10 - Easter Monday (no school)

**We acknowledge that we are privileged to live, learn and play on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the Pilalt, Ts’elxweyeqw, and Sema:th First Nations.**