Wednesday update

Victoria Story Theater

First period this afternoon those students not in choir listened and did a report on Enigma. This was followed by a performance by the Victoria based 'story theater company" Using characters from folk and fairy tales, the cast retold stories that were both instantly recognizable and at the same time completely new. The performance was minimal on props and costumes and expected the students to imagine lots. In the world of t.v. and video game reality I thought it was a great literacy focused performance that challenged students to think without the visual saturation.

Notices:
Friday Test moved to Thurs (tomorrow)
Tomorrow afternoon the students will do the " All school Write"
theme A Feb Celebration (Chinese NYear/ground hog day/ Valentines day)

Pro-D Friday / No School

Due Tomorrow:
The Valentine Mini-book

Those students not in choir: a one page report on Enigma.

Today, before recess, five of our class 'read for the top' teams competed against other grade four and five students. Four of our teams succeeded in moving onto the next round. While the students competed the rest of the class completed spelling sheets, worked on their classic novel reports and their Valentine History Mini-books.

Math: Corrected yesterdays math on choosing the most appropriate unit of time for the occasion.

Thursday Test

Spelling:
voice oyster voyage annoy choice avoid appoint enjoy moisture noise drown around fountain crowded southwest thousand flour pronounce Bonus: heart

Socials:

Five historical Facts about Valentines day

Math:

Choosing appropriate unit of time (sec, min, hr, day, month, yr, decade, century, millennium) telling time on an analog clock, 7x 8x 9x 11x tables