Hello everybody,
It has been a busy week and the students continue to work hard as we begin the last few months of the school year. As a class, we had a discussion about remembering to give our best effort each and every day when learning in the classroom. I stressed with the students the importance of working on our printing, listening carefully in class and also remembering that if we all talk at the same time during instructions or discussions, nobody is able to be heard!
In Writing, we are now starting to explore the second part of climbing stories with a focus on the middle parts of the story. We are exploring how to add more details to our main characters (what are they like), our setting (the places where our story takes place) and also if there is a critical object that needs to be introduced into the story. We will also explore the problem of our story and how we will attempt to solve the problem. This week and next week, we are focusing on a kite that gets stuck in a tree and how we will try to get it out of the tree. The students started with a planning comic strip that we will take ideas from and create a story line from.
In Mathematics, we have started to work with Mrs. Hull at various math centres in the classroom twice a week. We focus on problem solving and various number sense activities to have students interact and also use math talk while working on the various centres. Beyond this we continue to look at graphing questions and various measurement tools we can use to describe everyday objects.
In Science, we had a Liquid Race Challenge where we took various liquids and "raced" them down a lid to see which one flowed the quickest or slowest. We talked about viscosity and how that can effect how quickly or slowly a liquid would be able to pour from its container.
In Social Studies, we have started to explore our own pasts and created a timeline of the significant events in our lives. We also came up with a list of questions we have about Calgary and its past and also what types of resources we could use to learn more about our city's past history.
I hope you stay warm and dry on this snowy Sunday and look forward to seeing everyone in their formal uniforms on Monday.