Hello there! Hope you are having a great weekend room 5 students and parents!
Last week was full of excitement as students had the opportunity to participate in some Hip Hop dance classes during Physical Education times. This culminated with the students getting a chance to perform their dance as a whole class on Friday. It was great to see the students come out of their comfort zones and show off their many dance moves!
In Social Studies, we have begun to look at the cultural aspects of each country we study and we started by looking at Peru and its languages, music, art, food and folktales. The students are quickly learning how each country is unique and tries to celebrate it culture in many different ways.
In Science, we are wrapping up our unit on Animal Life Cycles and had another virtual "visit" from the Bow River Fish Hatchery to talk about adaptations that rainbow trout have made to be able to survive in the waters found in and around Alberta. Students even had some fun trying to think of creative adaptations they would add to the trout in order to keep them from being eaten by predators or dealing with things like muddy waters!
In Mathematics, we continue to look at expressing numbers various ways and students were tasked with using Base Ten blocks to create a picture and then show that number in expanded form, written form, addition sentences and also in other Base Ten block pictures. There were some very creative pictures that emerged from the students' imaginations.
In Writing, we have focused on using similes in our walking stories and students worked on creating and describing an alien that had recently landed on Planet Earth. Some creative creatures emerged with many different characteristics and body parts to be described!
Next week, a reminder that there will be Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday night and there is no school on Friday as Parent Teacher Conferences continue. Please remember to wear formal uniforms on Monday and we will see everyone bright and early on Monday morning! Enjoy the rest of the weekend.