October+2007

"Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies".

Check out the Storyteller Forum, our link to other New Brunswick students and more students in Scotland, Chile, and Columbia, to see what students are doing and what they are saying. Ask your child for their password to access the sites. You can find the main site at [|www.ourdigitalculture.net]

Click on the link Students' Creative Storytelling Forum



MATH On Friday, September 28, both Grade 5 math classes had a visit with our District Math mentor Denis LeBlanc. Mr. LeBlanc talked about large numbers and used the salaries of NHL players to demonstrate the concepts. He passed out sheets of hockey player salaries and positions and had students choose 20 players with$ 54,000,000 to spend. Each team were directed to make up a dream team that might have a chance to win. We will be keeping an eye on the statistics, collecting and representing the data ,and making predictions based on the data collected. Thanks for opening our eyes to big numbers and helping to make math more real, Mr LeBlanc!

Grade 5 Intensive French Mme. C. Hannah's Class Monday October 1, 2007

A new weekly assignment has started in Intensive French called a weekly vocabulary list. Students will be given their 5 French vocabulary words in sentences on Monday and will be required to copy the work 2 times for homework which will be due each week on Thursday's. Every Thursday students will be given a pre-test and on Friday the real test. What I am checking for in these tests is word recognition and comprehension. These marks will be counted as part of their listening comprehension mark for Intensive French. This week since it is a very short week, students will only copy work one time and the test will take place on Wednesday.

Please continue the RAH! RAH! program where your child is to read at home 10-15 minutes periodically. I will be checking these log books this week to review September's RAH! RAH! logs.

The School Fundraising- Magazine Campaign is underway. All orders are due into RES on October 12. Scholastic Book Orders are due it (myself) Mme. Hannah by this Wednesday October 3. No School this Thursday Oct. 4 and Friday October 5 due Teacher Professional Development Days. Have a great holiday everyone!

Thank-you again for your continued support!

Mme. C. Hannah


 * Dear Parents, Oct.15**

Just a few reminders: There will be a **fitness hike to Spyglass Hill** this week on Thursday, October 18 with Friday the 19th as the raindate.Please check your child's agenda for the permission slip and notice. On Friday, October 19 both Mme Hannah's class and Ms Smyth's class will have **math** **Quiz #5**. Please check with your child about what we have been covering in math class. Don't forget to check out the **Storyteller forum** to see examples of your child's work.
 * Rah Rah**: All students must complete their reading assignments for October on October 31. Duotangs must be pass into your child's teacher with reading spaces filled in and a response written for 1 of the readings.

Thank-you to all parents for your support and encouragement for your child. We can't do it without you!

Mme Hannah Ms Smyth