Happy Saturday to all the students of room 17! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and are able to get out as a family for a walk or fresh air.
In Writing, we continue to work on building on our climbing story skills and understanding what elements will appeal to our reader and add them into our stories. We talk about stretching out details, adding some suspense and then starting to attempt to solve the problem a few times before being successful. The students have continue to key in our our idea of a kite getting stuck in a tree and how are we going to get it out?
In Mathematics, we continue to reinforce our number sense skills in adding and subtracting two digit numbers and being able to explain how we found our answers. We have also been looking at word problems to figure out what the problem is asking us to do and the steps we need to complete in order to find the answer or answers. We have also looked at using nonstandard ways to measure things inside the classroom and also outside as we measure the perimeter of our playground with our feet. It was amazing to see that for most students, it took over 360 feet to go all the way around!
In Science, we are wrapping up our unit on Exploring Liquids and are starting to look at Boats and Buoyancy. We will examine what materials float or sink and how boats are designed in order to move across the water.
In Social Studies, we have begun to research about Calgary and its past. As a class, we generated some questions we wanted to answer about Calgary's past and growth as a city. We will then be taking this information and create a Google Slide presentation to share our findings with our classmates.
A reminder that Monday is Formal uniform day and students should have at least two masks that they can wear at school with them. I continue to stress with the students the importance of wearing their masks properly in class and when we leave the classroom too to attend other events. Finally, as our PE classes will be outside for the next while, please ensure your child has the proper layers to be outside during this time. Thank you and see you soon!