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Highlights:

-It was great to see so many families come that Student led conferences! Thank you for making the time to join us.
-We are almost finished our novel, Bridge to Terabithia. We will watch the movie next week to compare it to the book.
-We are continuing to work on writing effective paragraphs that include a topic sentence, relevant details and closing statements.
-This week each Grade 4 class learned about a specific simple machine. Our student teachers from U of C and U of L are going to be teaching each grade 4 class about each of the following simple machines. Ask your child which one they learned about this week (gears, wheel and axle, levers, pulleys).
-Students have a homework page on practicing the 6’s and 7’s for multiplication. It is due Thursday November 28th

Reminders:

Calgary Food Bank
From now until December 17th we will be collecting non-perishable food for the Calgary Food Bank. Foodbank boxes are now placed around the school to accept any and all donations.

November 28th at 6:30pm-8:00 pm, our school will be hosting a Night of Gathering and Giving for our communities.  This evening event will consist of an official unveiling of a mural painted in our school by Ryan Jason Allen Willert. As well as performances by Jess McMann doing a Pow Wow Mash-up.  A component of the evening will consist of parents and students working at various stations throughout the school.  The stations will consist of helping the food bank pack birthday packages, designing hamper boxes, creating kindness rocks, designing placemats for Veterans and making cards for those in need who use Meals on Wheels.

Time:
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Location:
Simons Valley School Gymnasium

If you plan to attend please sign-up using the following link: bit.ly/SVSEvening

If you would like to donate to this night, below is a list of donations we are looking for.  Please only send NEW, UNUSED items:
-Birthday Cake Mix
-Candles
-Paper Plates
-Napkins 
-Cups (plastic/paper) 
-Coloring Books
-Ribbon
-Stickers



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