Grade 3/4

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Edgerton Public School (katherine.seifried@btps.ca) blog: kseifried.weebly.com School: 780-755-3810 March 2017 Volume 5, Issue 5

This month at EPS...March

Mar. 2—pizza orders due

Mar. 7—pizza lunch (pre-ordered)

Mar. 8—Subway orders due

Mar. 9&10—No School for students

Mar. 14—Pi Day

Mar. 16—Subway lunch (pre-ordered)

Mar. 17—St. Patrick’s Day

Mar. 24—No school for students

*additional events may show up on the class

website, in your child’s agenda or the school

newsletter.

Home Reading

The weather is getting nicer and the kids

are out playing more. Great!

Try to keep a

designated time

for reading at

home, whether it

be before bed,

after supper,

before supper, in

the morning, or

after breakfast.

March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day!

Students will partake in some afternoon activities that celebrate this day. They can

wear green or orange too.

Thank you to the designated families this month, for bringing in

snacks!

Winter Carnival was a big success. The kids enjoyed ice sculptures,

snowshoeing, crafts, face painting, a wiener roast, a selfie scavenger

hunt, snowman building relay, problem solving and just hanging out,

building relationships and celebrating our awesome school!

STAY TUNED FOR FIELD

TRIP INFORMATION THIS

MONTH!

Grade 3/4

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Edgerton Public School (katherine.seifried@btps.ca) website: kseifried.weebly.com School: 780-755-3810 March 2017 Volume 5, Issue 5

Core Curriculum Outline

Reading

I can read fluently.

I can use strategies and skills while reading to

better understand what I am reading about.

Writing

I can edit and revise my writing.

I can pre-write to organize my ideas.

I can write a story.

I can be descriptive and detailed.

Math

I can collect data, organize data into different

graphs, and interpret data from graphs.

Gr. 4—I can recall multiplication facts and use

mental math strategies to solve unknown facts.

I can solve multiplication and division

word problems.

Social

I can compare the six regions of Alberta.

I can understand how learning about Alberta’s

geographical features teaches us about our

history in this province.

Science

I can identify basic forms of energy.

I can demonstrate how light travels.

I can name natural and manmade light sources.

I can demonstrate that light can be reflected,

refracted, and absorbed.

I can explain how shadows are formed.

Health

I can make positive choices towards my peers in

order to make and keep positive relationships.

Pi Day Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14)

around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a

constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately

3.14159…

Mrs. Knoppers has planned a great day! Students can purchase a mini pie at lunch for

$1.00, can participate in the memorization contest, AND can bring in $2.00 to mush a pie in

a teacher’s face! All funds raised will go towards Mrs. Knopper’s Foods Program.

If you buy your milk, cream or

juice in cartons. Please rinse

them out and donate them to

school for our building units!

Please continue to

send your child to

school with either ski

pants or splash pants

as they still play in the

snow

and get

wet.

Remember to

pack a healthy

morning snack

for your child,

fruit and veggies

for example.

Data Duotangs will go home in the next two

weeks, once AR goals are adjusted and math

units end. Show interest in your child’s learning

and look through their progress together!

Praise progress over perfections.