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Fairvale Elementary SchoolAnglophone South School District

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Fairvale Elementary School BellsGrades 3, 4 and 5

7:40 Buses start to arrive/ Supervision begins8:05 Enter school8:10 Announcements8:15 Instruction Block # 110:00 RECESS: Time to Eat10:15 RECESS: Time to Play10:30 Instruction Block # 212:00 NOON: Time to Eat12:15 NOON: Time to Play12:45 Instruction Block # 32:30 End of Instruction2:35 Dismissal2:40 Buses Depart

1. We listen to each other.2. Hands are for helping not hurting.3. We use I-Care language.4. We care about each other’s

feelings.5. We are responsible for what we say

and do.

I-Care Rules

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids• Be proactive – You’re in charge• Begin with the End in Mind – Have a plan• Put First Things First – Work first, then play• Think Win-Win – Everyone can win• Seek First to Understand, then to be understood –

Listen before you talk• Synergize – Together is better• Sharpen the Saw – Balance feels best

• Follow directions the FIRST time they are given.

• Always raise your hand to contribute to classroom discussion.

• Laugh WITH anyone but laugh AT no-one.

• Respect other people and their property.• • * Always try your best!

Classroom Rules

Literacy Curriculum

The outcomes of the English and French literacy curriculums are very similar and taught through a variety of reading, writing and oral activities. Students will be exploring various comprehension strategies and writing genres (narrative, retell, descriptive, and persuasive).

Literacy Curriculum (cont’d)

Health, Science and Social Studies will all be taught through a variety of reading, writing and oral activities.

Health: Protecting Yourself, Your Family and Community

Personal Wellness

Growth and Development (Grade 5)

Use, Misuse and Abuse of Materials

Science: Properties and Changes in Materials

Properties of Light

Social Studies: Exploring the landscape of Canada

Discovering Canada

Math Curriculum (5)

• Number:– Represent, compare and describe numbers to 1 000 000– Apply mental math and estimation strategies to solve problems– Multiply 2-digit by 2-digit numbers– Divide 3 digit by 1 digit and interpret remainders to solve

problems– Demonstrate an understanding of fractions by using concrete

and pictorial representations– Add and subtract decimals, relate decimals to fractions and

compare and order decimals (limited to thousandths)

Math Curriculum (5) (cont’d)

• Patterns and Relations:– Identifying, describing and reproducing patterns found in tables

and charts in order to make predictions and solve problems.– Solve one-step single variable equations involving a symbol to

represent an unknown number.

• Shape and Space:– Measurement (perimeter, area, length, volume, capacity, – 3-D objects and 2-D shapes.

• Statistics and Probability:

- Construct, interpret and compare data from pictographs and bar graphs.

Math Curriculum (4)

• Number:– Representing, comparing and describing numbers to 10 000– Math facts to 9+9 and 9X9– Multiplying 2 or 3-digit by 1 digit numbers– Adding and subtracting 3 and 4-digit numbers– Understanding fractions less than or equal to one– Describing and representing decimals (tenths and hundreds)– Adding and subtracting decimals

Math Curriculum (4) (cont’d)

• Patterns and Relations:– Identifying, describing and reproducing patterns found in tables

and charts in order to solve problems– Solve one-step equations involving a symbol to represent an

unknown number

• Shape and Space:– Measurement (24-hour clock, calendar dates, area of 2-D shapes)– 3-D objects

• Statistics and Probability:

- Demonstrate an understanding of pictographs and bar

graphs

Homework Expectations1- Reading (daily)

2- Math (daily activities, weekly Friday mental math tests,

unit tests)

3- French L.A. (Verb of the week, reading comprehension,

writing activities)

4- Science, Social Studies and Health (tests, projects)

5- Incomplete School Work (to be

finished at home)

6- Tests/Permission Slips/Notices (to be signed)

CommunicationsParent-teacher communication will be via:

• Phone calls: school phone 847-6206• Newsletters• Class Weebly http://mmehanson.weebly.com• Email: michelle.hanson@nbed.nb.ca• By appointment • Notes in agenda

Meet Our Team…Specialist Teachers

Don’t forget to say hello to our many specialists:

Literacy Mentors

Mrs. Laurie Shillington– English

Mme Laura Batt-Melanson – French Immersion

 

Music

Mrs. Jennifer Russell

Physical Education

Mr. Pierre Melanson

Mrs. Tracy Price-Emmerson

Mrs. Heather Allan-Murdoch

Education Support Teachers of Resource

Mr. Joe Armstrong

Mrs. Holly Lint

Mrs. Wendy Romeo

 • Education Support Teacher of Guidance• Ms. Kerry Casey

Administrative Team

Principal: Mrs. Hierlihy

Vice-principal: Mrs. Dobbin

Secretary: Mrs. Cowan

Enjoy the barbecue!