April 29th, 2022

 This week in Science, our class demonstrated the analogy between cookies and rocks to demonstrate the composition of rocks, and that they are made up of a variety of materials called minerals. 

The Earth is really like a cook/ chef who uses heat, motion, and pressure to form different rocks. This activity encouraged the students to draw an analogy between the different types of minerals/ ingredients that rock and cookies are made of. Therefore, the Earth is just like a cook who mixes various ingredients together to make a rock. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend and is looking forward to our field trip on May 4th next week!

April 22nd, 2022

 Hello Families, 

This week in Literacy our focus was on clarifying tricky words. As a class we read the book "Watercress." We paused throughout the story to pay special attention to some challenging words. We discussed strategies when we come across words we don't know such as reading the sentence to think of what makes sense. Some new words that we came across included: glinting, squelching and abrupt. Working together we used the context of the story to gain the definition of these words and use them in our own sentences. 

A couple of other notes of upcoming events: 

-Next week expect a field trip form in your child's backpack. We are scheduled to spend the day at Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation area on May 4th! If you would like to volunteer for this trip please email me at dajackson@cbe.ab.ca and I can send home the volunteer forms as well.

-If you have any empty cardboard cereal boxes, We are looking to collect them for an upcoming project in Math. If you could bring any to school that would be fantastic!

Thanks and have a great weekend,

Drew 

This week in math with Ms. Yasin, students explored fact families! This involved looking at 3 related numbers and identifying their addition and subtraction relationships. Further, students were able to use this learning to find missing numbers in their fact families and create related facts from an addition or subtraction equation. 

^{Music Update}

Grades 1-6 were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to view the Opera The Brothers Grimm performed by Calgary Opera.  This was a free virtual performance we watched during music time.  We did have a few students away and a few wanted to share it with their families.  I have attached the link which is live until April 29^th at 6:00PM.  Please feel free to view it.  The program is about 50 minutes.  We will be doing follow up activities in music class next week around this performance.  If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me.

https://vimeo.com/695497598/fd19ee568b

April 14th, 2022

 Hello Families, 

This week in math the Grade 3 students were given a multiplication challenge. In an envelope students were given a puzzle that had to be connected by solving multiplication questions. Some of these equations were really tricky, and it was definitely a challenge! But it was great to see students work through hard problems together. 

This week in math with Ms. Yasin, students had a chance to practice their addition and subtraction regrouping! Students were able to choose any strategy they were comfortable with to show this number sense skill. This included using manipulatives, working with place value, and using the standard algorithm. Everyone did a great job of double checking their work to make sure they indicated what they were regrouping/borrowing and from where. This will help them keep track of their process!

I hope everyone is having a great long weekend and we will see everyone back at school on Tuesday!

 

April 8th, 2022

 Hello Families,

In Social Studies, we have begun to look at the country of India. We looked at and reviewed the world map and where India is located. Circling back to our discussion of important landmarks in our community we contrasted that with famous landmarks that represent India, which included the Taj Mahal. We discussed the word symmetry and created our own Taj Mahal inspired art pieces using watercolour pencils. 

As well, we are halfway through our dance residency. Everyone is participating and trying their best, the enthusiasm for this residency has been tremendous! 

This week in math with Ms. Yasin, students took an exciting step in their number sense learning by exploring subtraction with regrouping (also known as borrowing)! This was a tricky topic so students took time to use manipulatives and prior number sense knowledge to help facilitate the regrouping required when subtracting double digit numbers. Students focused on using the place value strategy that they are familiar with to show their understanding of regrouping. Some students became comfortable with it and moved onto learning how to regroup and subtract in an algorithm setting! It was an exciting week in math with students stretching their minds and knowledge to absorb new material!