Happy Tuesday!

In today's class the students started off the day by working on language.  As a class we discussed the proper format for writing instructions, and the reasons we write instructions.  We explored various sets of instructions, and then the students took a turn writing their own instructions of how to play a game of their choice.  Students also worked on cursive writing where they practised possessive pronouns.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students had a real treat!  Cecile Marie, the author of Dear Doxie Dallas, came to the school to share her stories with the students!  The students had a wonderful time listening to the stories, asking her questions and relating her answers back to their own learning about story writing from this past unit.  This was a great way to put the learning we have been doing over the last weeks into action!  After the book talk, students had the opportunity to buy her book and get their copy autographed which the students very much enjoyed.  Please see a couple pictures from the author talk at the end of this posting.  When we returned to class, the students used their journals to reflect on what they learned from the author talk, and their favourite part of the session.  Ask your child tonight what they wrote about!

During mathematics today the students continued exploring the attributes of various figures.  In today's class we continued exploring the faces, edges and vertices of solid figures.  The students were then asked to sort solid figures based on these attributes.  I can really see the learning coming along in this unit which is great to see!  In their Abeka Arithmetic books the students also worked on multiplication, word problems and addition and subtraction.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  practice weekly spelling words, Abeka pages 35 - 36, Cursive pages 46 -47, and math pages 68 - 69.

Important information: A field trip form went home with all students last week.  This form is in regards to a free trip the grades three and four classes will be taking to Streetsville Library on November 28^th.  Please see the trip form that went home with all students!  The signed form is due by tomorrow if your child is going to come on the trip with us.

An order form for our class book of short stories went home with all children.  This book can be ordered and taken home by students for $23.00.  The purchase of the book is optional.   Please have the form completed and the monies sent to school by Wednesday, November 28^th, 2013.

Casual Day is tomorrow!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson