April 28-May 2

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 At School:

In Literacy: We shared our Pip stories with a partner and read chapter 8 of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. During our daily reading block, students continue to build their reading skills through a variety of activities. They will either read in a small group, independently read a chapter book, work on writing, or practice typing with a program called Typing Club. Please continue to support your child's progress by having them read chapter books aloud at home for 30 minutes each evening. This daily practice helps strengthen their reading fluency.


In Word Work: We explored the prefix micro- and how it changes the meaning of a word to indicate something very small, such as in microgram and microscope. We also worked on using commas correctly when writing lists. 

In Math: We wrapped up our decimal place value unit. Students practiced rounding decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth, and hundredth. They learned how to identify place values and use them to decide whether to round a digit up or keep it the same. These skills help strengthen their overall number sense and estimation strategies. 

To wrap up Autism Awareness Month, we had Erin Seibert join us to read a special story written by students in our EES program, sharing their personal stories and experiences with Autism. Students were very respectful, and shared their thoughtful ideas about how they can show kindness and understanding to people with Autism. 



Looking Forward:

We are collecting empty large Pringle cans for an upcoming Science project. If you have any, please send them to school with your child. Thank you for your help!

Upcoming Dates

May 7                                  Hats on for Mental Health 

May 7                                  Class Photo Day

May 15                                Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert 

May 16                                Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

May 19                                Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL

May 20-22                           Grade 3 & 4 Swim Lessons

May 23                                Morning Kindergarten - Field Trip to Calgary Farmyard

May 26                                Calgary Zoo Field Trip - Carter/Burch/Larmer

May 27                                Calgary Zoo Field Trip - Massey/Janisse/Watson

May 27-29                           Grade 3 & 4 Swim Lessons

May 28                                 Fun Lunch - Subway

May 30                                 Afternoon Kindergarten - Field Trip to Calgary Farmyard

June 3                                  Granary Road Field Trip - ALL GRADE 3 CLASSES

June 10                                Heritage Park Field Trip - ALL GRADE 1 CLASSES

June 10                               Calgary Zoo Field Trip - Miller/Wickenheiser

June 11                               Calgary Zoo Field Trip - Phelan

June 13                               Volunteer Tea (More information to come)

June 20                               Grade 4 Celebration - 11:00am

June 24                               Sports Day

June 25                               Kindergarten Graduation (More information to come)

June 25                               Fun Lunch - Little Caesars

June 26                               LAST DAY of SCHOOL - Dismiss at 12:00pm



Messages from School:


Special Days at MTS

Mental Health Week

May 5th to 11th is Mental Health Week.  McKenzie Towne School, led by our excellent Resource Teacher Ms. Blake, will participate in an Alberta wide series of activities and challenges designed to Move Your Mood.  In addition, we are inviting all students and staff to wear hats on Wednesday May 7th in order to raise awareness and promote the importance of mental health.


Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert - "True Colours"

Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert will be held on Thursday May 15.

Families are welcome to attend the Dress Rehearsal at 1:30pm.

The evening performance will start at 6:00pm, doors open at 5:45pm.

Parent Council will be hosting a Bake Sale after the performance.


MTS Yearbooks

To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614125

Regular Pricing: $34 (NOW - 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, May 28.

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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