Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

Highlights:
Welcome back! BLUE Field Trip paperwork was sent home today. Please read through it and sign and return the forms by this Friday, April 6th, 2018. 

This morning we learned about measuring length, width and height with metre sticks. The students learned that a baseball bat is a good referent to use when estimating metres. This work will continue tomorrow. 

The students were given a new list of spelling words. Please practice the list at home. There will be a quiz on Friday this week. We also began learning about the loop cursive letters: l, b, f, e, h, k. 

We are focusing on poetry for writing this month. We began with simple couplet poems today and tomorrow they will write their own two-line couplet poem. 

The students read an article about koalas and answered comprehension questions related to the text. These were marked but will be sent home tomorrow. Please go through them with your child and remind them to take their time and answer completely and thoroughly to ensure they understand what they're reading. 

We discussed the upcoming science project due next week. There is more information in their green folders. The students are being asked to make a musical instrument out of recycled materials from home and bring it back to school to play and present to their classmates.

We journaled about spring break and finished the day using the computer website: www.typingclub.com. 

Reminders:

• Our class Field Trip to the Bow Habitat is on Thursday, April 12th. We are in need of 4 parent volunteers. Please email (amlodhar@cbe.ab.ca) to let us know if you are able to volunteer for this full day trip (8:05am - 2:30pm). You must have proper CBE volunteer security clearance. 
• Forms are due by Friday, April 6th. 

Important Information:

PHS Spring Dance!

Presented by Panorama Hills School Society

Thursday, April 19th, 2018

In the Panorama Hills School Gym

Doors open at 6:15pm

Dance starts at 6:30pm

Dance ends at 8:30pm

Admission is $3.00/person

An adult must attend with children

500 tickets available (first come - first serve)

 Tickets will be sold at school in the Grand Hall on the following days:

o Wednesday, April 4 @ 12:00pm

o Wednesday, April 11 @ 1:00pm

o Friday, April 13 @ 10:00am

 Orders must be placed by Friday, April 13th. Note that tickets will be sent home with your child upon purchase, so please don’t misplace them!

 No tickets for admission will be sold at the door.

 No outside food or drink permitted, due to food allergies.

 Leave boots at the door and take your coats into gym with you.

 You must stay with your child for the dance. It is NOT a drop-off event.

 As loud music will be played, we ask that all toddlers and infants stay at home for this event.

 Please throw your recycling/garbage in the bins provided on your way out of the gym and help clean up messes.

 If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact us at phschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Homework:

~ Reading: Read daily for 15-20 minutes. 
~ Spelling:

Tuesday - gold, scold, bought, fought, brought
Wednesday - thought, trunk, shrunk, to, too
Thursday - two, there, their, they're, wait
Friday - Quiz
~ Science-in-a-Box: Click here for more information regarding Science-in-a-Box and the schedule! 

~ Math:

Lesson 2: Relate the passage of time to common activities using minutes and hours.

Lesson 3: Use a calendar to measure time.

Lesson 4: Use a ruler to measure length.

Lesson 5: Develop referents for centimetres to estimate and measure length, width, and height.

Ask Me About:
~ The 2 rules for writing couplet poems!