Wednesday, December 3rd
Hello Grade 4 Families!
Thank you to all the families who joined us for Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you were unable to attend, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher to book a time to connect.
We had a fun-filled outdoor math afternoon today! In groups, students built their own rectangular “snow houses” and then measured the sides using metre sticks and their own feet. Back in the classroom, we’ll be calculating the area of these rectangles using the formula length × width = area. In math, we are also wrapping up our work with addition and subtraction, including questions that involve decimals.
In Social Studies, students have been researching a famous explorer and creating a trading card to showcase what they’ve learned. Next week, we’ll begin exploring early settlements in New France.
In Science, we are studying natural resources and discussing why conservation is so important.
We have now wrapped up our “Little Critter” writing project. Students worked hard to add similes, descriptive words, and meaningful details to their stories. As we continue reading our class novel, Fish in a Tree, we are practicing making inferences and noticing how characters grow and change throughout a story.
As the weather gets colder, please help your child come prepared for time outside. We go outdoors for recess and lunch every day, so warm coats, snow pants, hats, mittens/gloves, and winter boots make a big difference in keeping students comfortable and ready to learn when they come back inside.
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, November 24th
Parent / Teacher Conferences – November 27 & 28:
This conference is an opportunity for parents/guardians and teachers to discuss your child's current learning. Parents can book appointments with teachers via your MyCBE account.
Access to book appointments with teachers will be available from 06:00 am on Wednesday, November 19 and close for booking at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, November 26. Conferences will be held in-person, in your child's classroom. For information on how to book a conference please review instructions HERE
Monday, November 3rd
This year, we will honour Remembrance Day with an in-school gathering and classroom reflections. Given our recent return to school, we want to keep the day meaningful yet manageable for students and staff.
As we reflect on those who served and sacrificed for peace, we will also connect this to our school theme of “We All Belong.” Together, we’ll consider how belonging, kindness, and understanding help build the peaceful communities that so many have fought to protect.
Students will receive a poppy to wear on November 7. Veteran poppy donation boxes are available in the school office for anyone wishing to contribute to the Royal Canadian Legion in support of veterans and their families.
Stay tuned for next week’s Woodbine Weekly, where we’ll share conversation starters and reflection prompts families can use to continue the discussion at home.
Friday, October 31
Happy Halloween! 🎃
It’s been a fun week in Grade Four! We took time to get back into our classroom routines and expectations after the break. We also finished our read-aloud, The Twits — it definitely had us laughing! Next up, we’ll be starting Fish in a Tree, a wonderful story about embracing our unique strengths.
Next week, we’ll be reflecting on the meaning behind Remembrance Day. We’ll also be attending our school’s Remembrance Day Ceremony.
In Math, we’re wrapping up our unit on place value, including an introduction to decimal basics. We’ll have a short quiz next week before moving on to adding decimals.
With the weather getting chillier, please make sure your child comes dressed in layers so they can stay warm and comfortable during outdoor recess and lunch. If you haven’t already, please also send along a pair of indoor running shoes.
Wishing everyone a safe and spooky Halloween weekend! 🎃👻
Upcoming Events:
Nov 10-12: Fall Break
Nov 13: Classes resume
Nov 13: Photo Day
Nov 19: Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch – A&W
Nov 27: Gr 1-6 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – 5:00-8:00 pm
Nov 28: K-6 – No School for all students Parent/Teacher Conferences – 8-noon
Monday, September 29
Terry Fox Run
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this year's Terry Fox Run such a phenomenal success!
The beautiful weather was the perfect backdrop for an inspiring day as our students came together to honor Terry Fox's incredible legacy and celebrate our school community.
A special thank you to our Grade 4 teachers and students for their hard work in planning and organizing the run, including their care for our newest runners in Kindergarten.
We are truly grateful to everyone who has already generously donated. If you haven't yet, you can still support this important cause by clicking here: https://schools.terryfox.ca/9820
Wednesday, September 24
Hello Grade Four Families!
We are looking forward to our Woodbine Meet the Teacher and Community Event which will be on Thursday, September 25 between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. We welcome you to come visit our classrooms and check out what we have been working on so far this year.
Thursday afternoon is our school-wide Terry Fox Run. We will begin our afternoon with an assembly at 2:00. Following the assembly, students will head out to the school field to run/walk as far as they can in the given time. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the run, including appropriate footwear.
Last Friday, the grade four community took our learning outside. We spent the morning on the school grounds working on routines and expectations for outdoor learning. We practiced listening to instructions, using our wolf call to let each other know it is time to gather, and how we appreciate nature and stillness while in our sit spots. While outside, we heard an Indigenous legend, played a cooperative game, and created sound maps while in our sit spots. We are hoping to visit Fish Creek Park in the near future to continue our outdoor learning.
In Math, we have continued to work on quick recall of math facts up to 12x12. Efficiently recalling facts will help students as we move into math concepts such as area and long division. We are also reviewing place value and learning about decimals and where they fit into the place value chart.
In Science, students are finishing up learning about the scientific method and how this method helps scientists with their research and experiments. They are sharing their understanding by creating an infographic about the steps of the process in their visual journals. We will begin exploring Earth systems and how these systems interact in our next science area of study.
In Social Studies, students are familiarizing themselves with the world by completing a world map by identifying the continents and oceans. This will help us as we begin learning about explorers and Canada.
Please ensure that your child has a set of headphones/earbuds to use during research time on technology. Students also need a pair of labelled, clean, indoor running shoes to keep at school.
Have a great week!
Upcoming Events:
Sept 29: Non Instructional Day - No School for Students
Sept 30: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation- No school
Oct 1- Orange Shirt Day
Oct 1- Run Club Race at Sam Livingston School
Oct 2- School Council AGM
Oct 7: Photo Day
Oct 13- Thanksgiving Day- No School
Oct 14-29 Alien in Line Grade K-6
Oct 15- Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch- Taco Time
Oct 20- Calgary General Election- No school
Oct 24: School Council’s Halloween Dance
Friday, September 19
A Note About School Communication
We want to kindly remind families that our school’s main mode of communication for weekly events, important updates, and upcoming dates, both from the school and from School Council is through SchoolMessenger. Each Friday, we send out the Woodbine Weekly, which keeps families informed and up to date.
For your convenience, the Woodbine Weekly is also posted on our school website: https://woodbine.cbe.ab.ca/.
Thank you for making the Woodbine Weekly your go-to source for school news and updates!
Wednesday, September 10
Save the Date! Woodbine School is excited to welcome parents and families for a Community Gathering on Wednesday, September 25. Join us as we come details to come—we can’t wait to see you there!
Welcome Back to School
Keeping families informed is a priority for us. To ensure you have access to the latest information, we will send out our Woodbine Weekly via SchoolMessenger every Friday from the school office. In this communication we will share important upcoming events, field trips, parent/teacher conferences, spirit days and general and general school news.
You can also find key information, which is regularly updated, on our school website, including:
· School Calendar
· Back-to-School Information
· Lunchroom Information
· Transportation Information
· Staff Directory
A Student Health Plan is required for any medication that is stored and/or administered at school. Please submit the completed form to the office with the medication in a clearly labeled Ziploc bag.
Student Health Emergency Response Protocol Form: This is required if medication is being administered at school. This form is also needed if there is a significant health concern, e.g. life threatening allergy.
Friday, September 5th
We had a great first week of school in grade four! We focused on building our classroom community and learning new routines and expectations. As a grade four team, we met twice this week to take on some fun STEM challenges. On Friday, we also began a paper hoodie design project to share fun facts about ourselves.
The grade 4 team
Welcome Back!
Dear Grade Four Parents and Students,
Welcome back to school! We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable summer filled with fun times and adventures. Our names are Ms. Danielle Magee, Ms. Christina CaddeI, and Mr. Christian Pedersen. We are excited to be your grade 4 team this year! We look forward to meeting you all!
Our first day back to school is Tuesday, September 2. In the morning, teachers will be meeting students outside the building before we make our way to our classrooms. We will be wearing black Woodbine vests and will have a sign. The grade 4s will meet on the west side of the compound near the portable classrooms. Please make sure to bring a nut-free snack and lunch, water bottle, and indoor shoes for our first day together. Additionally, we request that your child bring in their own set of labelled earbuds or headphones to use with school technology at your earliest convenience.
This year we are looking forward to spending time outside and learning from the land. Please make sure to dress for the weather each day.
We look forward to seeing some familiar faces and making some new friends this week. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions you may have.
Kind regards,
Ms. Magee, Room 10 damagee@cbe.ab.ca
Ms. Caddel, Room 11 cacaddel@cbe.ab.ca
Mr. Pedersen, Room 12 hrpedersen@cbe.ab.ca