We are off to INDIA.....WHOO HOO!!!

Students,

Please make sure that you have a good sleep tonight as we have a long flight to India tomorrow.

Make sure that you think about some of your INDIA information so that you can ask questions when we arrive!

I am so excited for our flight! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT TRIP!

Love,

Mrs. Barker

Christmas Movies Please...

If you have any Christmas movies that we could borrow we would LOVE it. It would be nice to show some Christmas movies at lunch time since it is DECEMBER tomorrow!!!

Please send in the movies with your child's name on it.

Can you believe SANTA comes so soon!!!

Challenge Question - Nov. 29

TELL MRS. BARKER TWO WAYS ABOUT HOW GOING TO SCHOOL IN INDIA DIFFERENT FROM GOING TO SCHOOL AT MIKE MOUNTAIN HORSE.

India here we COME!!

We have ONE more day until we fly to INDIA!!!!

BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PASSPORT AND PLANE TICKET READY!!

Challenge Question - Nov. 28th

Time for a little Internet research....

1) What is the capital city of India?

2) What is a kind of food that they eat in India?

LEARNING ABOUT INDIA....

WE HAVE JUST STARTED LEARNING ABOUT INDIA IN SOCIAL CLASS....WE WILL BE TAKING A "FLIGHT" THERE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON SO BE READY TO TRAVEL KIDDOS.

YOU MAY WANT TO DO SOME EXTRA RESEARCH ON INDIA AT HOME SO YOU ARE READY TO GO!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS - LUCKY DECEMBER

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS FOR "LUCKY DECEMBER" ARE COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD TODAY.

PLEASE HAVE BOOK ORDERS TO ME BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 SO THAT I CAN MAKE SURE THE ORDERS ARRIVE HERE BEFORE CHRISTMAS TIME.

Book orders for November should be arriving this week.

SECRET EXPERIMENT....

FUN REMINDER....

IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING FUN TONIGHT KIDDOS DO THE "TOP SECRET SCIENCE EXPERIMENT" ON YOUR PARENTS TONIGHT THAT I DID ON YOU TODAY IN SCIENCE CLASS.

MAKE SURE YOU EXPLAIN TO THEM "WHY" WE DID THIS EXPERIMENT!

HAVE FUN.... :)

Spelling

THERE IS NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!

Thank you to my students....

I want to give my students a special thanks for working so hard while I have to be away sick! I am doing my best to get better so that I can be back with the kids soon.

Thank you kiddos for being the amazing and wonderful kids that you are!

No School...

There is no school on Thursday and Friday due to parent teacher interviews!

Challenge Question - Nov. 18th

Santa has very busy elves at his workshop.

In 10 minutes, Ezzie the Elf can build 3 toy trains.

If Ezzie the Elf is building toys for 90 minutes, how many toy trains will he have built?

TO DO: PIC, number sentence, written sentence.

Thank you Teagan and Kwynci!

Thank you TEAGAN and KWYNCI for bringing in movies for us to watch while we eat lunch!

We appreciate your kindness!!!

:)

Report Cards...

Report cards are coming home with your child today. Please take the time to CELEBRATE what a great job your child is doing. Also have your child set some goals for things they would like to work on for the next report card.

I am VERY proud of all the kids!!! These kids work so hard each day and they are an amazing bunch! They are kind, respectful and great workers. I am so pleased to see how hard they work on every learning task I give them. They are a curious bunch and they always want to do their best.

Each child in this classroom is VERY SPECIAL and VERY IMPORTANT!

I AM SO PROUD TO BE THEIR TEACHER!

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

IMPORTANT....

Parent teacher interviews are taking place on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning next week.

I am still needing some parents to go on to the CONFERENCE MANAGER to book a time with me.

Please make a parent teacher interview time with me at the following address. https://mikemountain.schoolsoft.ca/login.jsf

MATH TEST ON TUESDAY...PINK REVIEW SHEET IS COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD TODAY AS A REVIEW SHEET.

THIS TEST WILL BE MUCH LIKE THE TEST YOUR KID WILL BE DOING ON TUESDAY.

Challenge Question - Nov. 17

How many three digit numbers can you make from the numbers below.

4 9 3

HINT: You should have "6" numbers if you got them all.

My busy workers.....

We learn a lot in grade three and so do our "working buddies"!!!!!

SUCH GREAT FOCUS!!!

AMAZING WORKERS!!!

WE LOVE TO LEARN!!!

SANTA EVEN NEEDS TO LEARN HIS MATH SKILLS!

Pajama day is TOMORROW!!!

WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!!!

IT IS ALSO HOT LUNCH DAY TOMORROW!!!

WHOO HOO!!!!

Challenge Question - Nov. 15

Tell Mrs. Barker 5 things that you learned about polar bears at school today.

Extra challenge...if you can list MORE than 5 things Mrs. Barker will be very impressed!!!

Good luck crazy monkeys!

Spelling for the week...

colour

kitten

kitchen

cotton

contest

cave

cartoon

keep

camp

cost

camera

kiss

kangaroo

Spelling homework is due on Friday.

Spelling test is on Friday.

Happenings this week.......

There are a few things taking place this week...

1) Wednesday is pajama day so please dress in your coolest pajamas.

2) Wednesday is SUBWAY hot lunch day.

3) Madison is the VIP this week.

4) Report cards come home with your child on Friday. Please go on to CONFERENCE MANAGER to book an interview time with me. It is important for me to meet with everyone regarding the first report card. :)

https://mikemountain.schoolsoft.ca/login.jsf

Remembrance Day Assembly

REMEMBRANCE DAY ASSEMBLY IS TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30.

PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US.

Challenge Question - Nov 8

ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST HUNDRED....

Task: round each of the numbers below to the nearest 100

Remember to:

1) "X"out the garbage number

2) UNDERLINE THE "BOSS"

3) Circle the number that could change or stay frozen.

456

795

214

534

674

434

119

0, 1, 2, 3, 4 - "STAY FROZEN"

5, 6, , 7, 8, 9 - GO UP 1

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY THIS WEEK!!!

Special kids...

The kids asked to learn the words to "God Bless Canada" since they have been listening to the song while learning about REMEMBRANCE DAY.

I have discovered how to upload videos to the blog...THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN!

These kids make me so PROUD!!!

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE...

To my crazy kiddos....practice your GOD BLESS CANADA song so we can record it for a showcase!!!

Use the link on the blog where the REMEMBRANCE DAY video links are.

Swimming tomorrow

We are swimming tomorrow from 10 am to 11 am!!!

We are leaving the school at 9:30 am so make sure you have your swimsuit and your towel!!!

:)

Challenge Question - Nov 2

ROUNDING TIME...

TASK: ROUND EACH NUMBER TO THE NEAREST 10.

34

53

78

69

31

45

REMEMBER TO UNDERLINE THE BOSS AND CIRCLE THE NUMBER IN THE TENS COLUMN.

HINT:

0, 1, 2, 3, 4 - STAYS

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 GOES UP 1

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS

SCHOLASTIC ORDERS ARE DUE TO MRS. BARKER ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21.

THOSE THAT ORDER "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID" ON THE LAST ORDER...I AM STILL WAITING FOR THESE BOOKS TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY ARE BACK ORDER WITH SCHOLASTIC. IT SHOULD BE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THAT THEY ARRIVE.

Hot lunch forms

HOT LUNCH FORMS ARE COMING HOME TODAY.

THEY ARE DUE BACK ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMEBER 16TH.

REMEMBRANCE DAY VIDEOS - Meaningful songs.

The kids are wanting to show their parents the videos and songs we have been listening to while learning about REMEMBRANCE DAY.

I am putting the links up for you to share in this learning experience with your child.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8gRx8tWJmI - A Soldier Cries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYlrrAWCTRg - Pittance of Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsCVlM1CSPU - Highway of Heroes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfXr1EHO9U&feature=related - God Bless Canada (Showcase of the Highway of Heroes)

Challenge Question - Nov 2

HERE IS YOUR CHALLENGE FOR TODAY...

DRAW MRS. BARKER A REMEMBRANCE DAY PICTURE.

New thing on the blog!!!

CHECK OUT THE POLL ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOG PAGE....WHAT IS YOUR VOTE?????

Challenge Question - Nov. 1

HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU BUILD FROM.....

REMEMBRANCE DAY

A tribute to a fallen hero!

Corporal Byron Greff

I would like to give a special tribute to a fallen hero who went above and beyond the call of duty. I grew up with Byron Greff in Lacombe during my my grade school years and I can say first hand that he was a truly amazing person with a kind heart. It is no wonder that he joined the venture in Afghanistan to help a struggling area search for peace and harmony. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and newly born child. His bravery will never be forgotten and he will always be remembered for the hero he is! His memory will live on through the lives of those he touched and those citizens he helped protect. I am so grateful to have known such a wonderful person!

We need to be so thankful for those soldiers who risk their lives to make sure that we can feel safe and free in our homeland. It is their sacrifice and courage that makes it possible for us to have the life we do.

Take time to REMEMBER...we have so much to be thankful for in Canada!