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!