In ELA, the girls are currently working on a Humour unit and are having lots of laughs! In Math, they are continuing to work on a unit on Circles and Areas and are learning lots about finding areas of different shapes. In ELA, the boys are working on acting out a play and are making story boards for each scene. In Social Studies, both groups having a more in depth look at the Canadian government. In Science they are completing their Heat Capacities and Applications unit. In Home Ec., the girls are just about done sewing their stuffies by hand! In I.A., the boys are working practicing different wood working skills and are working on their clocks. In PE, the class is patiently waiting for spring so they can start their track and field outside! They are playing indoor gym games in the meantime. We are all looking forward to the temperatures warming up and spring finally arriving!

The Grade 6 class is still patiently awaiting nice weather. We have wrapped up several units and are starting new ones. In ELA we are reading a novel, The Slave Dancer. We are learning about fractions, decimals and percent in Math. In Social Studies, we have begun a new unit about Power and Authority. In Science we are going to be starting Electricity. Thanks to everyone who contributed to out potluck from around the world. It was fantastic!! We will be starting some fundraising right away to assist in our trip to Moose Jaw to see the tunnels on June 4.

We in Grade 4/5 are all look- ing forward to spring finally arriving, and hope that you are enjoying the weather as it slowly warms up. We defi- nitely are! The Grade 4/5 class have begun studying a few new topics this month. We are learning about the three levels of Canadian government in Social Studies. In ELA, we continue to practice our language skills and we are exploring poetry. We have also started our novel study of Coraline. In Science we are exploring the exciting world of SOUND! So far we have made homemade kazoos to learn about sound waves and learned about pitch using the strings of a violin, and there are many more exciting activities ahead! We are also learning about eating well in Health. The Grade 4s are doing very well on their Fractions & Decimals unit so far. I continue to be blown away by the great ideas and unending creativity of these students! Finally, we would like to CONGRATULATION Mrs. Pozniak, on the safe and happy arrival of her baby boy, Kade! We can’t wait to see more pictures.

Wow, only two months of school left! Time has sure been flying by! In ELA, we will soon be wrapping up our poetry unit. The students have done a wonderful job with their writing! So far, we have written and published haiku, triplet, diamante, alphabet, and acrostic poems. We will be learning about one or two more poems, and then constructing our poetry anthology. As mentioned in last month’s letter, if there are any pictures to decorate the student’s acrostic poem about themselves, please send them in the next week. Just remember to send something that can be cut out and glued onto their poem.

We are also starting guided reading centers in ELA that we will continue to work on until the end of the year. In math, the grade two’s are just beginning a unit on geometry, while the grade three students are learning about data management with Mr. Woods-Fehr. In science, we will soon finish our habitat research project. The students have researched their individual habitats and are now writing their reports which they will share with the class in the next couple of weeks. We also talked about creating a small representation of their habitat to share with the class as well. Please help your child create this at home and send it to school for May 6, when we will start presenting our projects. A small box, such as a shoebox would work for creating this representation. I also have a few cheesecake boxes if you do not have something at home that would work. Students can paint, build their habitat out of clay, or use toy models as some examples for their project. Please don’t spend a lot of money, but be creative with what you have at home if possible. Please include what the habitat looks like, as well as maybe some animals and plants that you may find there. Thank you for your help with this fun project!