February 24-27

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We had an amazing time at the Be Brave Hitmen Game on Wednesday! It was such a fun day full of so much energy and excitement and the Calgary Hitmen defeated the Swift Current Broncos 3-0 (which you've likely already heard about). Here are a few pictures from the day. Stay tuned - more photos will be shared on Google Classroom soon!


At School:

In Wellness: We began learning about the Zones of Regulation and discussed what regulation means and how we can regulate lots of different things within ourselves, including our feelings and behaviours. We also talked about how regulating our emotions, energy, and actions can be challenging and how we will continue to learn and practice these skills throughout our lives.

In Math: We continued practicing personal strategies for multiplication and division of large numbers. Students also learned how to estimate to check the reasonableness of a product or quotient.   

 

In Literacy: We have started a new novel study with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. We explored the book's genre and point of view. We also took notes on the main characters, setting, and events in Chapter 1.


In Science: Students were introduced to key terms in our space unit—space, universe, and galaxy—and created illustrations to represent each concept.

In Social Studies: We held our first sharing circle! We also discussed various methods used by First Nations to hunt and harvest buffalo.


**Even though February is Kindness Month and we've had many conversations about the importance of being kind, I've been hearing reports of students using unkind and hurtful language towards others. I kindly ask families to reinforce the value of kindness at home and remind your child that making hurtful comments - especially about someone's appearance - is not acceptable. Thank you for your support in fostering a positive and respectful environment here at school. 


Looking Forward:

-Next week's word work words are: interact, interface, interlock, interval, interject, interpret, interview, intern, intervene, paint, ailment, gained, afraid, maintain, sustain, retain, remain, available, complain, repair

-Our Multiplication and Division unit test will be on Monday, March 10th. If you'd like your child to have additional practice at home, please email me, and I will provide extra homework along with information on the strategies we've been practicing. 

March 19                             Dress like your favourite character from a book

March 19                              Fun Lunch - Subway

March 20                              NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN

March 21                              NO SCHOOL

March 20 & 21                     Parent/Teacher Conferences

March 24-28                        SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

For more information visit our website and Teacher Blogs

MTS Traditional Calendar 2024-25.pdf 



Messages from School:


CUPE Local 40 Job Action

As you are likely aware, CUPE Local 40 members have served strike notice to the Calgary Board of Education. The union, which includes school facilities and cleaning staff, withdrew services on Monday February 24.

Information to families regarding the strike action will be communicated centrally by the CBE – not by individual schools.

The following link will take you to extensive information and updates regarding the strike: CBE Labour Action Page


MTS Yearbooks

To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614125
Early Bird Pricing: $29 (Now until Feb 28, 2025)
Regular Pricing: $34 (March 1 - May 24, 2025)

Last day to order:  May 24, 2025

We would like to invite parents to submit photos of their child for the yearbook by emailing them to yearbook@mtsparents.com. Submissions can include pictures from the first day of school, Terry Fox Run, Halloween Dance, Tropical Beach Day etc.


Fun Lunch

The next Fun Lunch will be on Wednesday, March 19.

Fun Lunch is only for grades 1-4 and our EES students. 

  • Go to healthyhunger.ca
  • Log into you existing account or create a new one.
  • Add your child’s information in the “add child” box – name, province, city, school, grade and class.
  • All Fun Lunches will then populate – select the order now button!

Please make sure to send a morning snack with your child on Fun Lunch Days.

**The cut off date to place an order is the Friday before the Fun Lunch.

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