Hello Everyone,
It was so nice to see many of you again for parent teacher interviews this past Thursday. These meetings are certainly not confined to just that night. Please let's always feel free to keep in touch with one another via your child's agenda or a quick call to the school.

A short week but a busy one nonetheless.
We have finished up our unit on 2D geometry which puts us nicely on track for 3D geometry. This week we had fun with Mira boards, a math tool that assists us to find lines of symmetry in a shape. Some of our students were so proficient using this math tool that they taught other students how to use the Mira board as efficiently as possible.

We also had a math centre where the students needed to build another shape by only using what was contained in the ziplock bag. Ask your child how they could build a hexagon with only six triangles? The class has been reviewing all of the attributes of a 2D shape. Having said that, there will be a "show me what you know" math block this coming week to ensure the students have built enough of a foundation to move on to 3D solids.

In Language, the week was spent learning about 4 interesting introductions. We called them leads to hook the reader into wanting to continue reading the text. We also did some shared writing to model what a good descriptive piece looks like. This coming week we will look at clever conclusions. I am so sorry. I was really bad with taking photos this week.

In Science, we learned about struts and ties? It was so exciting to see what connections the students made to these words prior to our lesson, then, all the other connections they made after it. Ask your child what other meaning do they now know for the word tie? More specifically when we are talking about tension a structure feels when there is a load.

A few reminders.....

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday the school is still participating in Boomerang Lunch meaning all garbage is sent back home in the hopes that reusable items will be sent the next time. Take a look at the lunches below that are excellent examples of lunches that do  not produce any unnecessary waste.

• St.Rita Spirit Wear can be ordered on-line on the St. Rita website.
• Don't forget about the dance-a-thon this coming Friday. 
• This coming week our school will be having some in-depth presentations on social emotional learning.
• I will be at a workshop all day this coming Thursday. 

Have a good week! I know we will.