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It was a busy week in Grade 4! I look forward to meeting you next week at our Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Highlights
-In Math we worked on representing numbers using expanded form, writing words and base ten blocks up to 10,000.
- In Social studies we have begun discussing First Nations groups in Alberta
-We started our unit on Light and Shadow. Ask me about natural and artificial light sources
-We met our grade 2 buddies this week
-We came up with a list of topics to write about for our writing periods
-We continued to work on our self portraits, focusing on sketching eyes, noses and mouths
Reminders:
-Booking for PT Interviews are going live at 4pm today. They are on Sept 19 and 20th.
-Big Box of Cards fundraiser information was sent home
-September 26th Track and Field field trip all day (please bring permission forms ASAP)
-Many volunteers are needed for the field trip, please contact the school if you are interested. 
-Terry Fox run is on September 27th


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