Mr. Ogren's Music Class

Some students needed some more time to complete the math worksheet on place value. It’s due Thursday.

The October newsletter was sent out Wednesday, October 1. Please check your child’s planner for it.

Unfortunately there is a budget shortfall and Sunset School was required by the Board to reduce staffing by one teacher. This has affected the intermediate classes, as we are reducing from six intermediate classes to five. My class has become a straight grade 4 class. The grade 5 students will be moving to either Mr. Mollinga’s 4/5 or Mrs. Lok’s 5/6. I will also be receiving most of Mrs. Lok’s grade 4’s and a few from Mr. Mollinga.

The students moving classes will be changing at 2:00 pm Tuesday afternoon.

List A – rake, awake, snake, sale, tale, lane, became, plate, skate, chase, plane, airplane

List B – face, race, place, ate, late, gate, state, cave, wave, gave, brave

Challenge Words: September, school, mrogren.com

Assignments: The students have to complete the numbers that are circled and the ones that are starred are challenge activities.

Assignments due and Test Friday

The only homework for students tonight was to have parents/guardians help complete the emergency contact information on the second page in the students’new planners. Please remind your child to return their planners every day.

Monday, September 22 is the first official day of school. The students will be attending from 10:00 am – noon. This is the typical start-up schedule. This will allow some time to help transition the students back into the routine.

Tuesday, September 23 will be the first regular full school day (9:00 am – 3:00 pm). Please check the School District website (www.sd85.bc.ca) for more information on bus schedules, etc. You can also contact the office at 250-956-4434.

Class lists will be posted on the windows at the front of the school.

I will be teaching a grade 4/5 this year and I am looking forward to meeting my new class!

Only one list again this week:

List Words: “ff” coffee, cliff, stuff, off, puff, stiff, fluff, sniff

Challenge Words: light, reflector, producer, artificial

Assignments due and test Friday

1. Spelling Test and Assignments due Friday

2. Reading/writing: Castles worksheet. The students are also to write a journal entry on the back of what a typical day in the castle might be like.

3. Math: Telling Time worksheet.

There was a notice sent out today from the School Board Office with information regarding the possible teachers’ strike. It will be a rotating strike next week, our district is one of 13 districts scheduled for Monday, May 26. All of the SD 85 schools will be behind picket lines if there is not significant movement at the table over the next few days.

For more information, parents can click the following link: BCTF link for Parents

The school district will also be posting local information on their websites at http://www.sd85.bc.ca.