LOL's celebrate another awesome week of learning!  You should be very excited to share your learning projects with your parents next week at conferences. Have a super weekend!

Reminder:

December Newsletter is being sent home today - please give these to your parents, and check out the exciting upcoming events for the month of December!

We are using the CBE program for booking Parent/Teacher Conferences.  This opens to parents for booking on Sat, Nov 30.  The link is on the front page of our website.  

                ”The time is always right to do what is right.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thursday is a "thorough" day!  Ask me about the song I learned at camp about the days of the week. What a fabulous day we had learning about the University of Calgary's solar car.  Share with a family member your learning and a question that you might have about this environmental experience.

Homework:
-Book Reviews for November are due into D2L tomorrow.

-Grade 5 Math - we have a test on Friday November 29! You need to know mental math strategies for multiplying basic facts, understand multiplying 2-digit by 2-digit numbers to solve problems, and dividing 3-digit by 1-digit numbers. Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.

Reminder:
-Pita Lunch is tomorrow

Our plans for our Building Mechanisms with Electricity are beginning to take formation.  Please share with a family member on D2L your responses to our discussion questions.

Homework:
-Book Reviews due in D2L on Friday, November 29.
-Grade 5 Math - we have a test on Friday November 29! You need to know mental math strategies for multiplying basic facts, understand multiplying 2-digit by 2-digit numbers to solve problems, and dividing 3-digit by 1-digit numbers. Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.


Reminder:
-Return Solar Car Release and Consent Agreement
-Book Parent-Teacher/Student-Led Conferences for next week on either Thursday, December 5 or Friday, December 6.
-Pita Lunch on Friday. You can still order on-line at www.HealthyHunger.ca 

Today we are starting our Building Mechanisms with Electricity.  Be sure to share with a family member what you are planning to create.  A copy of the assignment and excellence exemplars are in D2L.  Take some time and check it out.

Homework: Remember November Book Reviews are due on Friday.  You can put a working copy into D2L and finished at home if you require extra time.

Reminder:

University of Calgary Solar Car Team Visit

We are excited to welcome the University of Calgary Solar Car Team to Vista Heights on Thursday November 28! This interactive presentation will promote sustainable energy practices and give all classes an opportunity to view the Schulich Axiom solar car. 

A Media Release and Consent Agreement is being sent home. By signing these forms, parents are giving permission for their child to have their picture taken during this presentation. Pictures would only be used by the University of Calgary Solar Car Team for their website or future presentations. All students will participate in the learning opportunity; the consent for photos is optional. 

Please visit the University of Calgary Solar Car Team website, www.calgarysolarcar.ca, or contact Ms. Makowski at (403)777-6000 if you have any questions or require further information. 

Your French Outdoor School Packing Lists are amazing! Thank you for sharing your learning today.  Please remember to go onto D2L and show a family member your project.

Homework:
-November Book Reviews are due on Friday.  You will get some time this week in class to complete your presentations and post them in D2L.
-Try out RAZ kids at home.  Your teacher log in is dcalvertf and use your password from last year. Go to: http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login
- Grade 5 Math - we have a test on Friday November 29! You need to know mental math strategies for multiplying basic facts, understand multiplying 2-digit by 2-digit numbers to solve problems, and dividing 3-digit by 1-digit numbers. Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.

Reminder:
-Parent-Teacher Interviews and Student-Led Conferences are next week, Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6.  Please use the information coming home today to book an interview time.

University of Calgary Solar Car Team Visit

We are excited to welcome the University of Calgary Solar Car Team to Vista Heights on Thursday November 28! This interactive presentation will promote sustainable energy practices and give all classes an opportunity to view the Schulich Axiom solar car. 

A Media Release and Consent Agreement is being sent home. By signing these forms, parents are giving permission for their child to have their picture taken during this presentation. Pictures would only be used by the University of Calgary Solar Car Team for their website or future presentations. All students will participate in the learning opportunity; the consent for photos is optional. 

Please visit the University of Calgary Solar Car Team website, www.calgarysolarcar.ca, or contact Ms. Makowski at (403)777-6000 if you have any questions or require further information.