Leaves – Please collect and bring in any interesting leaves from home to use in creating one of our UNICEF cards.
Parent-Teacher Conferences – Conferences are Thursday October 22 from 4 pm – 8 pm, and Friday Morning from 8am – 1pm. Please be sure to book your conference time using the on-line booking link located on the Prince of Wales main page.
Book Fair Viewings - Our book fair viewing will be next Thursday during our regular library time. Book Fair sales will occur during parent/teacher conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning.
Orange Halloween Howl Family Dance Notice going home with oldest/only. Please remember that the Grade 4 students will be selling their UNICEF cards during the family dance. Cards will be sold in packages of five for $5.
Today We:
- Had French. We practiced the date, and worked on introducing ourselves to someone else and asking their name.
- Got into small teams and played soccer.
- Began our new class novel “The Incredible Journey” by Sheila Burnford.
- Participated in self-directed Literacy Stations. Students worked on one of five stations: Poetry Pause, Current Events, Buddy Reading, Word Work, Ipad, and Listening Station. Some students have taken work home to complete.
- Watched The Secret of Nimh. We will begin our comparison project tomorrow.
- Had library.
- Finished our first UNICEF card.
Student Quotes:
“I liked watching the Secret of Nimh because I liked seeing the differences between the book and the movie.”
“I liked watching the Secret of Nimh but it’s really different than the book. I liked the book better.”
“I liked watching the Secret of Nimh because it made sense.”
“I liked Gym because we played soccer in teams.”
“I liked doing the UNICEF cards because I got to finish my cupcake.”
“I liked Literacy Stations because I was on the ipad center.”
Question: What was one difference between Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh book and the Secret of Nimh movie?