Friday, 16 October 2015

Election Results
Were you surprised? Summary of St. Nicholas Federal Election:
Popular Vote:
Green Party      28
NDP                 41
Liberal             74
Conservatives 100


Ridings:
NDP 0
Green 0
Liberal 3
Conservatives 8


Conservative Majority


Latest Projections:





How do our results compare? What kind of government would this be?


Literacy
Today we continued with our MYSTERY unit. Some mystery vocabulary today.....
suspect, alibi, crime, evidence, clues, investigation, red herring, witness
Who do you think stole the rare comic books?


Math
Our strategy today in number talks was the double strategy, using a double to find a near double.
Example:
13 + 15 = 13 + 13 = 26 + 2 = 28
39 + 39 = 40 + 40 = 80 - 2 = 78
Try these:
58 + 58
21 + 22
19 + 18


Physical Education
Today we welcomed Monika from Good Life Fitness. She will be with us on Fridays as part of the Good Life 4 Kids School Program doing 4 weeks of fitness, 4 weeks of yoga and 4 weeks of dance.
Please make sure you have your gym clothes for WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.


Art
It was such a pleasure watching you work quietly and so focused on your Tangle Spider Web art. You were truly behaving like SPECTACULAR SMARTIES. They look amazing!

Reminders:
Library Monday
Picture Day Monday