Happy first day of Advent!  That time is now upon us as Christmas quickly approaches. There will be information coming home soon about our Advent hampers with a list of suggested items to purchase for the family we will be supporting this season. Tuesday is wear a hat day for United Way with a donation of two dollars.
If your child has changed the guinea pig cage and you are interested in having the guinea pigs at your home for a weekend, please write a note in your child's agenda so arrangements can be made. If you are hoping to host the guinea pigs and have another pet in the home, please let me know so we can discuss further. If the guinea pigs are at your house, your child will be prepared to care for them so adults that are a little hesitant, don't worry!
You may have heard that the students have assigned seating in the classroom at the moment. More reminders than usual for focusing on work have been required so assigned seating will help to reinforce with your child what is required to work successfully at their desk. This will help the students continue to be successful with their self-regulation when choosing their own seat again.
Please see attached homework as well as update below.  Included in the homework this week is Raz Kids reading. I have set levels for the students. Some students may move through their levels quickly and that is ok. I will check their progress and adjust as required. If your child has difficulty accessing Raz Kids, please send a note in the agenda.
Math: The grade 3s will continue to explore money problems involving sums up to $10. The grade 4s will move to examining decimal tenths in the context of money to the relationship with fractions.
Language: We are continuing our novel study of Charlotte's web and our use of the APEs strategy. Students practiced last week by highlighting parts of their writing to coordinate with the parts of the APEs strategy to ensure they included all pieces.
Art: We continue to look at the Group of Seven. We will begin some Advent art as well.