Field Trip to the Galt Museum

On Thursday, March 24th, we went to the Galt Museum to learn more about bridges, specifically our High Level Bridge. We learned many new interesting facts and even had an opportunity to build a bridge as a group that had to span the coulee and hold the weight of 4 trains. The twist; students were not allowed to use tape, glue or scissors. Instead they had paper clips, elastic bands and pipe cleaners to use to attach popsicle sticks and cups to make their bridge. Each group completed a fantastic, stable bridge!

Thank you to the three parent volunteers that met us at the museum to help us with our bridge building!

 Built by: Hailey, Taylor, Owen, Liam and Aki

 Built by: Sharlett, Gavin, Summer and JoeyBuilt by: Kaidence, Luke, Amy, Maxwell and Summer 

 Built by: Makayla, Blake, River, Keira and Nimesh  Built by: Brienna, Drake, Lucy, Jack and Tye 

April - Cancer Awareness Month

During the first week back after Easter, Mike Mountain Horse will begin working on raising funds for Canadian Cancer Society. Perhaps you will see some family over the Easter break. We will be doing a cancer walk on April 12 and we are asking our students to collect from family to help with our goal of raising $3000.00 for cancer research. Our beloved Mrs. Wik from preschool will have her head shaved at an assembly on April 19. Any students wishing to do the same are welcome to get a permission form from their teachers.

Week of March 21-24

Week of March 21-24 at a Glance: 

Spring is finally here!! Hopefully we've seen our last snowfall of the year, but just in case, please have an extra sweater, mitts, hat and proper footwear packed for your child. 

Monday, March 21st
~ No spelling words this week
~ Creating Easter Baskets
~ Second last day to work on Tower's or Bridge's.

Tuesday, March 22nd
~ Last day to work on Tower or Bridge
~ Completing descriptive writing on our Robots!

Wednesday, March 23rd
~ Multiplication Test (up to the 5x5 tables)
~ Testing Tower's and Bridge's

Thursday, March 24th
~ Fancy Day!! Dress in your finest!
~ Galt Museum Field trip in the Am (from 9-11)
~ Easter Party in the afternoon
~ Spirit Assembly at 12:30
~ Tower's and Bridge's to go home!

Have a wonderful, safe Easter Break!!!! See you all on April 4th!

Websites for St. Patrick's Day!

Danny Boy Song
Irish Group Dance
Discover Ireland Video
Learning about the Cliffs of Moher
What is St. Patrick's Day?

Facts about St. Patrick's Day
Hello Kids describes St. Patrick's Day

Some of Mrs. Fahey's Favorite Newfoundland / Irish songs (most of these musician's are Newfoundlanders but with Irish roots!)

I'se Da B'y
Up the Pond
Salt Water Joys
The Leprechaun
Aunt Martha's Sheep
Lukey's Boat
Heave Away
The Islander
Rattlin Bog
Home Boys Home
Unicorn Song
I had a Hat
Foggy Shores of Home
Four Poster Bed - watch the fiddle and accordion work!

Irish sayings that make sense to the Irish or Newfoundlanders with Irish roots:

The Jacks - means the bathroom/washroom
Put your heart crossways - means to give you a fright
Wrecked - means your tired
A Scoff - means a big meal
Long may your big jib draw - means may you have good fortune
That place is blocked! - means that place is full of people
The bridge of the house - means the front steps of the house

Websites for St. Patrick's Day Webquest:
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/sphist.html
http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/history.php
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/StPat/blarney.html
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/about.htm
http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/stpatday.htm
https://kidskonnect.com/holidays-seasons/saint-patricks-day/

Week of March 14-18

Monday, March 14
- new spelling words
- begin handball in phys ed.
- work on bridge/tower project
- panel discussions in social

Tuesday, March 15
- guided reading centers
- work on bridge/tower project
- panel discussions in social

Wednesday, March 16
- mystery number (global connections) at 12:30
- work on tower/bridge project

Thursday, March 17 ~ St. Patrick's Day!!!!
- St. Patrick's day centers
- Mystery Location (global connections) at 10:15

Friday, March 18 
- spelling test
- appreciation circle

Spelling words for March 14-18

This week we will be focusing on the /f/ /ph/ /gh/ patterns.

Group 1           Group 2          Group 3 
fun                   photo                 laugh
off                    phone                cough
fill                   phase                 tough
fine                  graph                 rough
stuff                alphabet            enough

Challenge Words:
difficult
community

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Week of March 7-11

Upcoming Events: 

Monday, March 7 
~  New spelling words
~ Story Teller visiting our classroom
~ Begin building bridge or tower
~ Report Cards will be going home

Tuesday, March 8 
~ 3B earned a free period, today we will be baking!

Wednesday, March 9
~ Jr Choir will be attending Kiwanis Music Festival

Thursday, March 10
~ Celebration of Learning from 5:30-7
~ Spelling Test

Friday, March 11 
~ No school for students, Parent/Teacher Interviews

**** Please send in any recyclables you may have for our bridge/tower project. Thank you!!

Spelling - March 7-11

I have changed up our spelling program. Students will receive 5 new words a week, plus 3 challenge words. On Friday's spelling test, students will be tested on their new words, plus 5 old words, 2 pattern words and 3 challenge words. We have 3 spelling groups who will be working on the same pattern but with varied words.

This week we are not focusing on a particular pattern but rather a particular type of word. We will be viewing and working with Synonyms. 

Group 1                 Group 2                  Group 3

mad                         angry                       furious 

open                        start                         begin 

end                          stop                         finish 

fast                          quick                       rapid 

small                       little                        miniature 

Challenge words: 
rescue
save