Room 5&6 (Grade 3/4) Taradale School

Weekend Journal Prompt Think of something that scares you and explain what makes it so frightening. Word Problem

Roll An Array: 1. Each person chooses a colour to colour their array. 2. Roll twice dice, for example 3 and 4. 3. Colour in the array for either 3x4 or 4x3, wherever you want to place it. 4. Take turns rolling and colouring your arrays. As space runs out, you will only be able to colour arrays for space that is left. If you roll and array and their is not enough space, pass your turn. 5. You are done when all squares are coloured. Thanks to Sonia and Vamika for their picture! Here is an example of a completed game (thanks for Japneek and Prajna):

There are two weekend journal writing prompts this weekend. 1. Create a numbered list identifying ways in which you can demonstrate independence and personal responsibility. Think about our classroom discussions and expectations for you at this stage of the school year. 2. Write a brief newspaper article about a 1000 year old turkey who pretends to have a funny accent. Math Word Problem

Because of the great response we've had from students about our field trip to WinSport and the fun they had skating, we have put together some information for families interested in skating and skate options. Places to skate There are many indoor and outdoor options for skating in Calgary. Use the links below to find options that might work for your family. Village Square Arenas https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Recreation/Pages/Arenas/Village-Square.aspx Don Hartman North East Sportsplex http://www.nesportsplex.com/ Olympic Plaza https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/Locations/Downtown-parks/Olympic-Plaza.aspx Olympic Oval at The University of Calgary https://oval.ucalgary.ca/public-skating-running-0 Bowness Park https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/51.0496222,-114.0398332/bowness+park+skating/@51.0850469,-114.2686304,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x53716eb46092d2f3:0xb7c4d908fc22a549!2m2!1d-114.2143651!2d51.0967386 City

Today is the last day of school until Tuesday February 18. Thursday and Friday: Teacher's Convention Monday: Family Day Your looooooooooong weekend homework: Weekend Journal - using one of the websites we use in class, choose one news story. Write about it in your journal - who, what, when, where, why. Reading - just do it. Read! Math - A farm has 12 goats and 10 chickens. How many legs are there wandering around the farm? Don't forget to use 4 square problem solving!

Rooms 5 and 6 had a great day at WinSport and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. For many students it was their first time ice skating. Despite nerves, everyone did an amazing job! It was a joy to see so much determination and resilience. Students went from swimming on the ice, to standing, balancing, gliding and turning. Everyone was smiling, laughing and cheering each other on. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is an amazing museum celebrating athletic achievements in Canada. Students were able to see artifacts and have some of Canada's greatest sporting achievements explained to them by our amazing guides. There has been a great deal of interest in ice skating from students. Over the next week we will be putting together an information package for families who are interested in finding places to skate closer to home. As soon as it's prepared, we ill post it on the blog! A giant THANK YOU to our parent volunteers on the day. It wouldn't have been possibl

Please use the story scrambler as your weekend journal prompt. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/writing-prompts/ Remember to think and plan before you start writing!

A reminder that our class photos will be tomorrow, Wednesday February 5. This is the whole class photo (individual photos were done earlier in the year). Remember to dress to impress, and be ready to smile! Thanks everyone!

Reminders for Thursday's field trip Students Please arrive at the normal time. The bus will depart at 9:00am, so we'd like to be ready well before that. It will take some time to get everyone's skates on when we get there, so if we can get going earlier, that would be great. Students should have: Winter jacket; Snow pants (or a spare pair of pants to change into after skating); Thick gloves (to keep hands warm and dry, and also to protect hands while on the ice); Backpack (big enough to hold lunch, snack, water, jacket, snow pants and gloves); Lunch (nothing that requires heating); Snack; and  Water bottle. We recommend layering. Hoodies and sweatshirts are great options for under jackets. Students who have their own skates CAN bring them if they choose. Please make sure their name is written clearly on their skate. Please DO NOT bring your own helmet. WinSport has strict guidelines as to what type of helmets can be worn, so it's easier for everyon