Vista Hills Book Fair 2023

Book Fair Photos The Scholastic Book Fair is ready to go in the library. The Fair officially opens tomorrow morning and will be open during class time and a few days after school until the following Wednesday. Book Fair Hours Wednesday, November 8th during class library time and OPEN UNTIL 4:30pm Thursday, November 9th during class library time […]

Long Weekend!

Today was a fun day! We got our place value math tests back and our math minute sheet (just our first attempt, we will get better and the questions will get harder). There is a math assignment about how to spend $10,000 (grade 4) or $100,000 (grade 5) posted on our new math classroom. You […]

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Day 5

Morning Gym (American football) and health (food and nutrition) We learned about proteins, carbs and fats. We need to bring in a food label to class. Science We started our science projects. Grade 4s are doing a habitat: desert, forest, grassland, wetlands or ocean. Slides to include: overview, plants, animals, adaptations, map, fun facts and […]

Gr. 4/5 @ Vista Hills!

I’m teaching 4/5 at Vista Hills this year after 7 years as an Enrichment Itinerant Resource Teacher! Hoping to infuse my classroom with a lot of these open-ended, critical thinking challenges and real-life connections. My classroom will encourage curiousity, respect & manners, as well as a “team” mentality.

7-1/2 Homework: Newspaper Analysis Due Monday

Students/Parents, 7-1/2 has a “critical analysis” due on Monday for an article on Bill C-51. Here is the article: http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/27/peter-mackay-bill-c-51-is-a-measured-response-to-the-very-real-dangers-we-face-today/ Here is the link to the questions they must answer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O7aSNUoEGYOj_1VHXI6B7YiE_IzEsHM9tBwHaz514pE/edit?usp=sharing   Any questions, please email tammy_gaudun@googleapps.wrdsb.ca  

Parents: Fairy Tale Assignment to be Signed

Parents/Guardians, Please be aware that your child’s Fairy Tale (writing) and Book Cover (media) assignments are being sent  home for signing tonight. Please review with your child, sign, and return to me. If you have any questions that your child can’t answer, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If you could email me first, and then we can […]

About Ms. Gaudun

Howdy!  I’m Ms. Gaudun (rhymes with “Wow-done”), a.k.a., Ms. G. This is my second career. I spent over a decade in the tech sector of Waterloo working in Corporate Communications at companies including as Open Text and Blackberry. My goal is to make learning fun and meaningful. From 2015-2023 I have been an Enrichment Itinerant […]