Mrs. Wickenheiser Grade 4

At School: It was a busy week filled with practice and preparation for our Orange Shirt Day Assembly. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend today! We learned about long vowels and digraphs, and practiced writing the cursive letter “q.” We also read a story inspired by Orange Shirt Day called  Shi-shi-etko , which follows a young girl preparing to go to residential school by collecting special items for her memory bag to help her remember home. We brainstormed what we would include if we made our own memory bags, and the students completed an activity in their visual journals based on this idea. We practiced figuring out how many hours have passed between a start time and an end time. We also learned how to count minutes by skip counting by fives, and practiced telling time on a clock with a partner. Looking Forward: MONDAY                     Non-Instructional Day -  NO SCHOOL TUESDAY           ...

In School: We met with our Kindergarten buddy class for the first time today! In Math:   We kept practicing how to tell time, and the students made their own clocks. In Literacy:   Students wrote about their weekend and practiced a new cursive letter. We also began reading a novel together titled  How to Be Cool in Third Grade . In Social Studies:   We began our discussion about Orange Shirt Day by reading a story and exploring the reasons we honor this important day. We are also learning the Land Acknowledgment, reflecting on how we connect to the land, and students created drawings to represent their ideas. We also created hearts for our Orange Shirt Day Assembly.  We are getting ready for our Orange Shirt Day Assembly, scheduled for next Friday, September 26th, in the gym. Your child may bring home their part to practice next week. Some of the words can be challenging to pronounce. To help with practice at home, here is a website where you can click on the wo...

At School: Thank you to all the parents who joined us for Open House on Thursday evening! It was wonderful to meet so many of you in person. This morning, we participated in our annual Terry Fox Run. The students showed great spirit and determination as they ran in honor of Terry Fox’s legacy. In Math:   We reviewed subtracting two-digit numbers and started learning about telling time. Students explored the concepts of A.M. and P.M. and practiced reading minutes past the hour on analog clocks. In Literacy:  Students wrote about what they know about Terry Fox and then used their imaginations to create “Unbelievable Summer” stories. We also talked about independent reading goals and practiced together as a class. This week’s cursive letters were  a  and  d ! Please check your child's backpack for the letter they wrote you in their red exercise books.  In Social Studies: W e studied maps, learned the different parts, and the students even made their own map o...