MrsKrugerMTS

Happy Thursday! The weather doesn't look the best, but I hope everyone has a great long weekend! In social studies, we have been learning about provincial and municipal government.  Ask me what I learned. In science, we have been learning about food chains.  We played a fun game called preditor vs prey where we get to be different parts of the animal food chain.  Ask me about it. Keep practicing multiplication and division! In the next few weeks leading up to the end of the school year, our class will be taking some community walks to enhance our learning.  In some cases, we may use the equipment on neighbourhood parks. We start swimming on Tuesday so don't forget your swim stuff!!!! Upcoming Dates FRIDAY                                    Non-Instructional Day -   NO SCHOOL May 18                          ...

 Happy first day of May! Keep practicing your multiplication and division facts! This week we focused on irregular past tense verbs. We also continue developing our writing using adjectives and adverbs. In science we are learning about living systems. In Social Studies we are focusing on protected lands, such as provincal and national parks.  We have begun learning about the Alberta government. * Please return all field trip forms on Monday. May The 4th Be With You!! Who doesn't love a Spirit Day!! On Monday May 4th, staff and students can wear their best Star Wars T-shirts or dress like their favourite character from the movie. Upcoming Dates May 4                                       STAR WARS DAY - May The 4th Be With You!!! May 6                                       Grade 3 ...

  Happy weekend! The spring concert was fabulous!  The kids did an amazing job. Your child should have brought home their grammar and math quiz.  If they were picked up early on Thursday they may not have it and will recieve it next week. In social studies we are focusing on settlers to Alberta and why people would have immigrated to Alberta. Keep working on multiplication and division at home to help your child with fluency of the facts. Please return swimming forms. Toys at School- NO! This is a reminder that students are to leave their toys at home, including Pokeman cards and stuffies. Toys are a distraction in the classroom where the focus is on learning. As well, toys can get lost , misplaced, or fall into someone else’s hands. The school is not responsible for dealing with such issues or replacement of articles gone missing. Upcoming Dates FRIDAY                                   ...

 Happy Fri-Yay! Please return all signed forms for the field trip. We are finished our simple machine/resource project.  We are presenting them on Monday and then we can take them home. Keep practising your multiplication facts.  We are working towards having them memorized. Each student was given a novel to read during quiet reading time.  They will be answering questions about the chapter, characters, theme, etc. Grade 2 & 3 Spring Concert McKenzie Towne School is excited to present "Singing Through the Seasons," our Spring Concert for the Grade 2 and 3 classes on Thursday April 23rd.  The dress rehearsal is open to families to come watch. Please note, there may be pauses during this performance to fine tune some details.  Dress Rehearsal: Grade 2: 11:00am -11:30am Grade 3: 1:30pm - 2:00pm  Evening Performance: Grade 2: 5:00pm - 5:30pm (doors open at 4:30)  Grade 3: 6:30pm - 7:00pm (doors open at 6:00)  Upcoming Dates Apr...

 Happy Friday! We read a book called My Monster and Me.  We discussed big feelings, such as anxiety and worries and how we can recognise this in ourselves to help us feel better.  We discussed positive strategies that might help us when we are feeling worried. We are doing a science/social studies project.  We have to build a machine using simple machines to load a resource onto a vehical to move it from one region in Alberta to another.  We have to use at least 4 simple machines in it. We talked about Autism Awareness Month.  We read books and shared our feelings about autism.  We learned that some kids just learn differently. In math, we are working on memorizing our multiplication facts up to 12 x 12.   This week in grammar we learned concrete and abstract nouns. Please send in all signed forms for our upcoming field trip to the Phiharmonic Orchestra. Grade 2 & 3 Spring Concert McKenzie Towne School is excited to present "Singing Throu...

Have a wonderful spring break ! In math, we are focusing on multiplication and division.  If your child is having difficulty with their facts up to 10 x 10 please practice with them at home.  There is a big jump from the end of grade 3 to grade 4 and knowing their facts is important. In social studies we designed our own machine that uses renewable energry to complete a job.  Ask your child what they created and what renewable energy they used. In science we contiued to learn about simple machines. In grammar, we did a unit review on what we learned so far.  We also focused on writing and using descriptive words. Thank you to everyone who came to parent teacher conferences.  It is always nice to meet in person and discuss your child. Upcoming Dates Thursday & Friday                   Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday                           ...