Learning in Room 9

Class picture day will take place on Wednesday, February 5th.  The lunch schedules will be changing as of Monday. This means that students will be eating during the first shift and going outside for lunch recess during the second shift. 

Below is information for a session that is taking place at the public library.

Tomorrow is our spirit day which is fancy day! There is no need to go out and buy new clothes. Wear what you have and be creative! Students have the option of participating in every spirit day and it is optional. Report cards are going home tomorrow. Please read over the report card, sign the envelope and return the empty envelope. If you have any questions about the report card, please do not hesitate to ask Ms. Rothe for clarification. Students are advised to open their report cards at home when they are with their family, rather then at school. Today students went to the library together to sign out books for book clubs. We will be starting book clubs next week. Ask your child what book they will be reading during their book club. - There is no school this Friday. 🖤Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

Today Room 9 students were able to see the waste report from Thorncliffe School for the 2019-2020 school year thus far. We were able to calculate that each student fills up 1/8 of a large garbage bin of waste per month. We then did some calculations to figure out that that means there are 34 bins of waste produced per month if we have 276 students in our school. THAT'S A LOT OF WASTE. We are challenged by the CBE to reduce our waste by half. Some ways that we can do this is by using only the paper that we need, taking our trash from lunch home, always putting compost in the correct bin, bring a reusable water bottle rather than a single use plastic water bottle. Students have shown such an interest in water treatment plants. We watched this video to learn the process that happens to clean water. - Report Cards are going home on Wednesday. - Fancy Day is on Wednesday. - There is no school on Friday. 💝Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students 

If students have not yet completed their research about the different types of waste in our world this is due tomorrow. In Math, the grade three students have been review how to subtract 3 digit numbers with regrouping, while the grade 4 students have been reviewing the break apart method for adding 4 digit numbers. Here is a video that the 3 grades watched today during our review. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/imp-addition-and-subtraction/imp-subtracting-with-regrouping-within-1000/v/regrouping-twice-when-subtracting-three-digit-numbers - Fancy day is on Wed Jan 29th - Report Cards go home on Wed Jan 29th - Homework is due tomorrow - The Grade 5/6 learning assembly is on Jan 29th 💖Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

This week students have been gathering information about different sources of waste in our world. Today was the last day to research. If your child did not finish their research they will be bring home a green sheet to continue their research at home. Students will used the websites listed to find information about different types of waste. This homework will be due on Friday. Reminders: Fun lunch is tomorrow Fancy day is now on Jan 29th instead of Jan 30th 💞Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

There is a date change for Fancy Day. This spirit day will now be taking place on Wednesday, January 29th. There is no need to buy any new clothing for this day. Be creative. Students have the choice to participate in all spirit days and it is optional. Jugo Juice Fun Lunch is this Thursday. We are continuing to learn about Waste and Our World in Science. Today students continued to research about the different sources of waste that come from Earth. Ask your child what some of these types of waste sources are. On Thursday students will be assess in French. They will be asked to count up to 100 by 5's in French. 💛Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

In Science, we started a new topic. The topic we will be learning about it Waste and Our World. Students were asked to share any knowledge that they already know about this topic. Many students shared about pollution, plastic and garbage in the oceans. Afterwards, we watched a video to introduce the topic. You can watch the video below. Reminders - Tomorrow will be the last day for alien inline - Jugo Juice fun lunch is on Jan 23rd - Spirit Day is Fancy Day on Jan 30th 💘Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

Today was our second day of Alien Inline during Phys Ed. While rollerblading we learnt how to do the derby stop, the bubble stop and the tea stop. Ask your child to model these at home. We also did a close reading about paleontology and determine what the most important words are within the writing. Some of the words we underline included paleontology, ancient organisms, fossils and dinosaurs. - Jugo Juice Fun Lunch is on Jan 23. - The Spirit Day on January 30th is Fancy Day. - If you have a helmet you can bring it to school for Alien Inline. 💙Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

Today we finished up writing our goals and wrote them into Iris. Some students did not get a chance to finish this and can access IRIS at home. Please ask your child what goals they created for themselves for the new year. Today we also made a few changes to our Power Writing process. Students are now responsible for revising and editing each other's stories. They will use pen to make corrections on their peer's writing. Today the grade 4s tried to solve a problem related to patterns to find the perimeter of a 33x32 square rectangle. The grade 3s learnt about growing patterns and had to show what they know about this. - Alien Inline is next week - There is no school on Friday  - Jugo Juice Fun lunch is on Jan 23 - Fancy Day is on Jan 30th ♡ Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Students

Today students got an opportunity to write about an event that happened during break. They then shared their writing with a partner. Students also created new goals for math and literacy. Ask your child what goals they will be working towards throughout the year. In math we are learning about patterns. The grade 3s learnt about growing patterns and the grade 4s learned about to solve problems that have patterns in them. In Social today we started to talk about paleontologist and their role in forming Alberta's past. - There is no school on Friday - Alien Inline takes place from Mon - Fri next week. Students must return their forms to participate. Also, students are welcome to bring their own helmet if they already own one. - The Sprit Day this month is on January 30th. Students are welcome to dress up in their fancy clothes. No need to get out and buy new clothes. Be creative and wear what you already own. - Jugo Juice Fun Lunch is on Jan 23. 💛 Ms. Rothe and Room 9 Stud