April 18th

 Happy Short Week!

Wow, can't believe we are already halfway through April! 

This week students continued their Alberta Champion research, wrapped up their space unit, and explored characteristics of different shapes in geometry. Students also transitioned from daily morning edits, to daily morning word problems :) Students were introduced to their next read aloud, "James and the Giant Peach," and wrapped up persuasive writing to allow for some spring time poetry to begin soon!

Reminders:

-April Book Orders are due by the 22nd 

https://bookclubs.scholastic.ca/s/cec-ca/en/digital-catalogues

Class Code: RC147808

-Alberta Champion Project Due April 26th (Only one more class to work on it, the rest will be homework) Presentations begin the first week of May.


Happy Long Weekend!

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