What's Happening in Room 8?

Happy Halloween! We had a great time celebrating Halloween today! Take a look at your child's TWAS journal! They wrote all about it! There is no school tomorrow! Each student will be coming home with a survey for one person to fill out with them. This is for a project we are working on. Please take the time to rank each of the items in the categories from most important to least. The students may need a little reminder of what it is they are supposed to ask you to do! The instructions are written at the top of the page. Please return the survey on Monday. Have fun trick-or-treating!

Tomorrow is Halloween! The students in room 8 are very excited to have the opportunity to show off their costumes! We as a staff are asking that the students refrain from wearing masks and bringing weapons to school. We also ask that the costumes not be violet or gory. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Hello Parents! Many of you have mentioned to me that you would be interested in coming in and helping out in the class room! We are looking for volunteers to come in and read with the students each week! If this is something that is of interest to you please send me an email with your availability and I will make a calendar for November and December! Thank you! Mrs. Giborski

- We did Math games with cards! We had to build two 3 digit numbers, and then we had to add them to each other. (QM) - Today we had to write a paragraph about our favourite character from A Series of Unfortunate Events. We did this so that we can practice how to write a paragraph for when we start writing our non-fiction books! (DA) - We got to go see the grade 2s Celebration of Learning. They wrote about local Calgary animals. Their presentations were really good! (GH) - In Music we learned a bit more about Remembrance day! (SM) - We had fun lunch! Subway! (DR) - We had a great day! (DA) - We started to talk about the difference between needs and wants when it came to our Event Centres! (DA) - In Phys. Ed we play bench ball with room 7. (QM) Last call for October book orders! They will be going in tomorrow morning!

- We continued to work on our event centre designs (DR) - In writing we started researching our chosen topic! (QM) - Morning journal this morning asked us what a noun is. (JH) - In phys. Ed we played basketball! (DA) - We had explore time today! WE could draw, read, or build with LEGO! It was fun! (SM) - In Math we had the opportunity to do our corrections on our addition and subtraction page! (QM)

- We have been asked to work on proposals for designs for the new Hockey arena. (OV) - In writing we started our non-fiction book writing project! Ask me what I am going to write about! (QM) - For Morning Journal we had to write about what we love about Alberta! (JH) - In phys. Ed we played 3 vs. 3 basketball! (GH) - Choir started today! (ER) - In Music we watched a video called "Pittance of Time" (DR) - In Math we had a math quiz to see where we are at for 2 digit addition and subtraction! It was super easy! (HD) October book orders will be submitted on Friday! Please make sure your orders are in before that day!

Our day was amazing! We got to explore the Central Library this morning! Ask me about the bookscelator (that's actually it's name), and how the books that are returned get sorted! There was a photo booth at the Library that we were allowed to use! There were lots of little work rooms for people to use for different activities.  After lunch at City Hall, we ventured out into downtown! We got to see the Calgary Tower, the Bow Tower, Telus Sky, the Bay building, Old City Hall, and Olympic Plaza! It was really cool to get the opportunity to see different buildings and learn about their histories! In our groups we had the opportunity to talk about the purpose of these buildings! We were very lucky with the weather! It turned out to be a beautiful day! At the Bow Tower we found a giant head sculpture! We also got to see the CBE statutes as well! There is art everywhere downtown! We even found colourful statues of gophers at Olympic Plaza.  People are going to be able to live at the

- Today in Science we learned about the buildings in Tunisia. (SM) - We had explore time, and two of us built a marble run! (DR) - We had a good day! (JL) - In Music we had a substitute! Mrs. Hildebrand was in with us! (JH) - In Math we talked about estimating! Ask me what we did! (QM) - For Morning Journal we were given 5 different words and needed to write a short story that included those words! They were scarf, giraffe, telephone, candle and paint! (JH) - We had music in the morning today! (SM) We go to play games and watch a marble video! (DR) - In Phys. Ed we practiced passing with the basketballs, and then had some time to shoot at the hoop! (SM) Tomorrow we will be venturing downtown to the Central Library for a presentation in the morning. After lunch the students will be going into the downtown core to look at 6 different buildings. Please make sure your student has comfortable shoes, weather appropriate clothing, and a healthy lunch and water bottle! We are looking

We had a very busy day! There is a new TWAS entry coming home today! Please check it out! There is no school tomorrow or Monday! Have a great long weekend! We still really need 3 volunteers for Wednesday! Please let me know if you are available to join us! Thanks!

We had a great walk to the Fish Creek Library today! Ask your child all about the story of the library! We are really hoping to have 3 more volunteers for our field study to the Central Library and the Downtown Core next Wednesday! Please let me know as soon as possible if you are able to join us and help make this trip successful for the students! Thank you!

- We did 10 questions we had about a picture of a building we were given! (QM) - For Morning Journal we had to talk about what we liked and disliked about snow! (KH) - In Phys Ed we played line tag, and practiced our basketball skills! (JH) - In writing we started talking about the editing process! (SM) Tomorrow we are walking to the Fish Creek Library! Please make sure your child has proper outdoor wear for the walk! We will be gone all afternoon, returning for the bell. Please return field study forms for next Wednesday's trip to the Central Library. We need 3 more volunteers! Please let me know if you can join us!

- In science we built buildings out of LEGO. (QM) We asked questions about buildings after realizing that we need to ask questions to determine the purpose of a building. (DR) - We taught a new math game to our grade 1 buddies! (ER) - We finished book 2 of A Series of Unfortunate Events (AC) - Morning Journal today had us writing about someone who inspires us! (LW) We would like at least 3 more volunteers for our field study on October 16th! Please let me know if you are available to come with us!

I have finally been able to get our blog up and running again! I apologize for the delay! It has been a very busy week in room 8! Each student is bringing home their TWAS journal that talk about what we have been up to! Please take some time to read through it with your child and talk about their learning! Please sign and return their journal for Monday! Feel free to write a letter back to your child if you wish!   We have arranged for a walking field study to Fish Creek Library. It will be on Wednesday October 9 th   from 12:30 – 3:30pm. We would like to have a few parents join us for this experience. If you are interested in supporting us on this field study, please email me right away.  We will also be sending home forms for our next field study to Central Library and the Downtown core. This field study will be taking place on Wednesday October 16th from 9:15-3pm. Our time in the downtown core will include a learning task that will allow groups to independently experience a varie