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[|Parent Curriculum Handbook] LANGUAGE ARTS READING
 * __Ticket to Curlew__ by Celia Barker Lottridge; the subject of this book is the lifestyle of the settlers, how they met their needs, and how they changed the landscape of Alberta
 * "Owls of Alberta" research
 * "Moving Up" guided reading and self-monitoring strategies.
 * DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) for 15 min. each day.
 * Library

WRITING
 * Handwriting
 * Story Writing
 * Response journals
 * "Owls of Alberta" research and posters

SHARING

SPELLING MATHEMATICS NUMBER SENSE UNIT:
 * April 30 to May 04-- ph and gh endings
 * See spellingcity.com for lists and activities
 * Lesson 10 --Expanded Division with remainders
 * Review division and multiplication

MEASUREMENT UNIT :
 * Lesson 11--Area in square m

SCIENCE
 * Simple Machines--Gears
 * Simple Machines--Drive systems
 * Plants--Plant life cycle
 * Plants--Plant needs
 * Plants--Seeds

SOCIAL STUDIES ALBERTA'S PEOPLE and PAST
 * Fur Trade--How the fur trade led to settlement

PHYSICAL EDUCATION and HEALTH
 * We are moving back outside as much as possible. Students need OUTDOOR RUNNING SHOES.
 * Baseball type games