If you haven’t already done so, please sign up for your child’s learning conference. Your child is welcome to join you to share in our discussion. Please follow the link below to sign up. Due to learning conferences, there will be no classes for students on Friday, March 24th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084AAEAA2CABF85-march1

Later on this week, your child’s report card will go home. Please take some time to review it with them and bring any questions/concerns with you to your conference. Your family can keep the report, but if you would kindly return the signed envelope back to me as soon as possible, we will reuse them in June for the final report.

During our conferences our school book fair will be open. This fair provides families the chance to pick up some new reading material, while helping our library and classrooms attain more books as well.

Finally, last week two permission forms went home. One is for the Colonel Gray production of “Newsies” which our students in grades 4-9 will be taking in later on this month. Please return the signed form and the $12 fee as soon as possible. There was also a permission form sent home from Ms. Coady about a research survey that students will be participating in during their health classes tomorrow.

Let’s take a look at what else will be happening at Gulf Shore this week…

French-We are nearing the end of our book club discussions and we will soon begin “The Great Book Debate.” Similar to “Canada Reads” students will participate in an event to defend their book and promote it to their peers. We will also continue our read aloud called “Noémie: Le secret de Mme Lumbago and our oral language warm ups, and spend time finishing up our learning portfolios to present during our conferences.

Science-This week students will present their rock cycle compositions and begin to look at minerals and their characteristics. We will “mine” a chocolate chip cookie to find some “minerals” as well.

Grade 9 Science-Over the next few days we will wrap up our look at how cells divide through mitosis and meiosis. Students will work on an assignment where they will use their knowledge of these processes to find a mystery image and begin to compare the two processes through a Venn diagram.

Grade 7 Science-This week we will wrap up our look at the cell, as students will present their cell models and we will take a look at what cells look like under the microscope. We will then begin to prepare for their quiz on these concepts which will take place later on in the week.

Grade 9 English Science-Our work continues on ions and compounds. Students will make models ionic and molecular compounds and discuss why they combine in each way.

Have a great week! I look forward to seeing you all during our conferences.

Mme MacNevin