Kaleidoscopes

Despite the snowy weather and slippery roads we had almost perfect attendance in our class today. Thank you for your commitment to our school day! The children worked on list 20 spelling words and agendas. We then continued with our inquiry into light. The children considered how kaleidoscopes and periscopes are similar. The children examined a kaleidoscope. Ask your child what the word "kaleidoscope" means. They then got into groups to construct a kaleidoscope. We need a little more time to finish them up tomorrow.
The children are getting lots of practice at working cooperatively in a group with all our investigations and experiments with light. The children attended gym class with Mr. Browning and music class with Ms. Levterova. We are also happy that Mme. Stella is back and the children are back to their regular French program with her.
In math, both grades began work on a new unit about measurement. Today we reviewed what the children learned about measurement last year. The grade 4s are learning to relate measures of time such as millennium, centuries, decades, years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. The grade 3s worked to use a calendar to measure time.
We ended the day introducing the Annual SJA Oral Competition. Both grades are bringing home a duo tang containing information about this competition. Be sure to look out for it in your child's backpack. Grade 3s will be reciting a poem. Grade 4s will be writing and reciting an expository speech. Read, sign and return the information package coming home today. We will be taking a short break from Arithmetic to make time to work on the oral presentations.

Homework & Reminders

• Spelling list 20
• MMS 3 p. 112 & 113
• MMS 4 p. 88 & 89
• Read, sign, complete assigned work, and return poetry & speech package