Family Dance! Last Call for tickets!

 Hello families,

If you were planning on attending Thursday's Family Dance from 6:00 - 8:00, this is your last chance to purchase your tickets.  All tickets must be purchased by tonight. Please see the below message for details and the link to buy.

Thanks!

Superhero Family Dance Night – May 14 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm 

Get ready for an action‑packed evening of fun! We’re excited to invite all students and their families to our Superhero Themed Family Dance. Capes, masks, and heroic smiles are welcome! See the flier that was sent home for how to buy tickets or click HERE.  

✨ What’s Happening? 

• 📸 Superhero Photo Booth – Strike your best hero pose and capture the moment! 
• 🎶 DJ Dance Party – Our DJ will keep the music going. 
• 🎯 Games & Activities – Run by the amazing North Trail High School Leadership Students, ready to make the night unforgettable. 
• 🍿 Snack Shack – Hungry heroes can refuel! Families can pre‑purchase snack coupons to use at the Snack Shack for tasty food items. 

🦹‍♀️ Dress the Part! 

Come dressed as your favourite superhero (or create your own!). Family‑friendly costumes encouraged. 

🦸‍♂️ Why You’ll Love It 

This is a wonderful opportunity to: 

• Spend quality time together as a family 
• Connect with other school families 
• Make memories that are super fun!  

We can’t wait to see our school community come together for a heroic night of fun! 

(Families that have purchased already will have tickets sent home with their child by Thursday so please check backpacks.)

See you on the dance floor, superheroes! 💥 

May 4th- May 8th

 What is coming up!

• May14th: Family Dance 6pm- 8pm (Superhero Theme)
• May 15th: No School- Non Instructional Day
• May 18th: No School- Victoria Day
• May 21st: Spirit Day- Cultural Diversity Day, wear a traditional/ cultural outfit
• May 21st: Fun Lunch- Pita Basket and Mr. Pretzel

The food drive is still continuing next week. May 15th is the last day to bring in any nonperishable food items. 

May 14th is our Family Dance, tickets are still available. Please see below for how to get your tickets. 

Here is what we learned this week...

Literacy: This week grade 3's learned about different book genres. Our classroom turned into "Schu's Book Cafe", and students had a taste of five different genres- mystery, historical fiction, myths & legends, non fiction, and realistic fiction. We also shared out circle stories to friends in Ms. Muma's class. 

Math: We started a new unit this week- measurement. Students learned about the two measuring systems- Metric and Imperial. Ask your child what measurement units are used in each! They also learned about perimeter and explored it by measuring objects in the classroom. 

Science: Grade 3's started constructing a group project. They created posters that will reflect their learning about Indigenous peoples connection to the land, animals and seasons. More updates in this project coming soon. 

Social Studies: We completed our unit on Government systems! Phew!

Physical Education: Grade 3's played badminton games. 

Field Trip to the Hangar Flight Museum: Here is some learning that stuck with our class..."Without wings an airplane can't go up"- Amal, "There is licensed number for the plane on its wing"- Layan, "The glider plane has no engine"- Fazal, "People who built planes looked at birds to help them design"- Malia. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

April 27th- May 1st

 What is coming up!

• May 6th: Spirit Day- Hats on for Mental Health. Wear a hat or head dress\
• May 7th: Our Field Trip to The Hangar Flight Museum
• May14th: Family Dance 6pm- 8pm (Superhero Theme)
• May 15th: No School- Non Instructional Day
• May 18th: No School- Victoria Day
• May 21st: Spirit Day- Cultural Diversity Day, wear a traditional/ cultural outfit

NLS is having another food drive from May 4th-15th. If you have any non-perishable canned food or cereals, snacks that you would like to donate to the local food bank, your child can bring them in between those dates. Thank you for your donations 💗

Here is what we have been learning this week!

Literacy: This week grade 3's participated in a school wide write. Students wrote a story to match the prompt below. This was a great introduction to story writing, which we will go more into depth with next week. We also continued to listen to our class novel "The One and Only Ivan". Our new Word Wizard words are: until, time, mother, over, place, right, follow, turn, once, & face. 

Math: 24 hour time was our main focus this week. Grade 3's were given optimal time to practice reading time through centres. I can't wait to see how they did on their SWYK. Next week, grade 3's will be starting to learn about measurement. 

Science: Student's learned about protecting plants and animal and they shared what they knew about living systems by creating a PWIM. Next week, we will be starting a big project where grade 3's will be connecting their understanding of living systems to how First Nations communities interact with the land, animals, plants and the seasons. 

Social Studies: We learned about government symbols, such as the Alberta Coat of Arms. Grade 3's also created their own Coat of Arms to represent themselves. Ask your child was symbols are the Alberta Coat of arms, and what these symbols represent. 

Physical Education: We have been preparing for Badminton by practicing with different racquets.  

Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather!