PARENT(s) / GUARDIAN(s) we want to thank you for your ongoing support as we near Business Day (April 26th)! Parents have volunteered to drop off donation request letters, pick up supplies and volunteer in the classroom. If you are available to support us in this way, please connect with your child as we welcome volunteers this week Wednesday to Friday and the following week of April 16th.

Field Trip / Business Day: thank you for bringing in funds and forms
Grade 5: Island Natural Science School overnight camp (May 1 - 4) information package and forms have been sent home today

**STEM supplies needed: cardboard boxes, aluminum foil, unwanted school appropriate graphic t-shirts

SAFETY FIRST: Building Sessions ... over the next two weeks, several groups of students will be engaged in building, coding, sewing and so much more, as we create our products for Business Day. We review daily safety routines in our class community but need discussions to continue at-home focussing on tools/equipment being used are used for their intended purpose. Your continued support is always greatly appreciated.

ONGOING: updating personal educational ePortfolios

Social Studies:
Grade 4: How do we find the balance between environmental stewardship and human needs/wants as we consider the long-term impact of human activities? in-class research
Grade 5: To be active and effective citizens, Canadians need to understand their rights and responsibilities, as well as understand who the different stakeholders are and their perspectives.

Business Day: this week we will be focussing on... 
All Members: Generating inquiry questions and researching information about WE.org; Resume
Finance: Revenue and Cost planning
Marketing/Advertising: Commercial, Posters, Video
Research/Development: Global Competencies, Inquiry, Design Thinking jot notes
Manager: updating company Google Sites, Business Proposal

MATH: Probability: Predict the results of a simple probability experiment, then conduct the experiment and compare the prediction to the results

STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: each student in Room204 will have an opportunity to showcase their Business Day project in one of these venues. I have already connected with students about preferences. More information will be sent home early May. Congratulations everyone in Room 204!!!

- TDSB IEI STEM & Robotics May 15 

- TLP Entrepreneurship May 23 

- TLP Coding June 13