If you missed the previous picture day or would like to re-take your picture, the re-take day is now on Thursday, November 3rd.

There is no school for students on Monday, Oct. 24th.  It is a PA Day.

Halloween is fast approaching.  Students will be allowed to wear their Halloween costumes, if they wish, on Monday 31st.  However, they can not bring any toy weapons to school or wear a mask.  If students bring any candy for other students, it has to be individually wrapped.  As always, no nut products are allowed at school.

During the month of October, we will be focusing our learning on the following themes:

Science Unit 1 – Human Body/Systems

Social Studies –  The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship

Math – Number

• large numbers, the different ways they can be represented, and when and where we use them in everyday life.

• comparing, ordering, and representing fractions, and decimals

• the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents

• addition of fractions with like denominators

• addition and subtraction of whole and decimal numbers

• multiplication and division facts to 12 × 12

• mental math strategies to multiply whole numbers by 0.1 and 0.01

Language

Reading – Summarizing Fiction and Non-Fiction Text

Writing – Personal Narrative

Word Study (verbs, nouns, adverbs, and adjectives)

There is a provincial holiday on Monday, October 1oth (Thanksgiving). The school will be closed.

There is also a PA Day on Monday, October 24th. The school will be closed to students.