April 13 to 17 Weekly Update

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

• April 22 – Earth Day

• April 23 – Nutritional Program

• April 24 – No School

• A friendly reminder: Please complete the Enrolment Intentions Form in your MyCBE Parent Account (SchoolEngage) as we plan for next year.

https://northernlights.cbe.ab.ca/news/complete-your-enrolment-intentions-form-20260416181648

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Hello Parents,
I hope you’ve been having a wonderful week! Here are a few highlights from our classroom.

Literacy 

We continued working through our literacy centers this week! Activities were adapted to meet each student at their level, helping everyone feel successful while building their reading and writing skills.

We learned about story elements and practiced creating story mountains using the books students are currently reading. This helps students organize their thinking by mapping out the beginning, rising action, climax, and resolution of a story, supporting reading comprehension and helping students use this structure when writing their own stories.

Writing
This week, students explored mentor texts that model circle stories. They learned about cause and effect and how events are connected in a story. Using this understanding, students began drafting their own circle stories, making sure their endings connect back to the beginning. We will continue developing and refining these stories next week.

Math
This week, students continued to review how to tell time and practiced using multiplication charts to build fluency. We also worked on comparing fractions through hands-on centre activities, helping students understand which fractions are larger or smaller using visuals and concrete materials.

Science
In Science, we learned about food chains and how living things depend on each other for energy. Students explored the roles of producers (plants), consumers (animals), and decomposers (organisms that break down dead matter). We also discussed how energy moves from one living thing to another and looked at simple food chains found in different environments.

Art
In Art, we are creating a tulip flower bouquet along with a thank-you message to show appreciation for someone special in our school. Ask your child who she is!

P.E.

We played Drum Fit, a fun and energetic activity where students used drumsticks and fitness balls to build coordination and stay active.