luv2groove Presentation

Here is what your kiddos learned this afternoon.  It was too much fun!

weather change

With the warm weather and summer approaching please remind your child of some precautions after being outside:

• take rest and shade when feeling hot
• bring a water bottle to school and fill it up when necessary
• take deep breaths
• wear a hat
• sunscreen for face

2 more months to go...

Important Dates:

May 16th- class photos- don't be absent as I cherish these photos!

May 17th- Pro-d Day- no school

May 20th- Victoria Day- no school

May 21st-May 23rd- rehearsal and prep for Pod 2 sharing

May 23rd- Pod 2 sharing- Harmonagon- A Mathematical Adventure 6:30pm in KSA GYM

May 28th - Field Trip to Kamloops Museum

June 5th-7th- McQueen Lake (early dismissal at noon on June 7th)


Two more months...

Wow, its hard to believe.  Our focus for the rest of the term are as follows...

Math
- Geometry - angles, polygons, measurement, triangles, symmetry

- Fractions- ordering and comparing

- REVIEW - financial literacy, telling time, multiplication and division, adding and subtracting, word problems

Science

1. Plant Adaptations
- Research project on local plants and trees, and first nations plant uses (Google slides)
- McQueen Lake exploration and identifying plants
- invasive species- Peterson Creek hikes

2. Energy
- forms (motion, light, sound, thermal, elastic, chemical, magnetic, electrical, gravitational, and electrical)
- devices that transform energy- change input energy to output energy
- experiments and projects relating to wind energy

Social Studies

Exploration of Canada (focus on BC)
- Explorers (Mackenzie, Thompson, Fraser, Vancouver, Cook)
- HBC company (Fur Trade)
- Gold Rush and Railway
- Conflict and cooperation with First Nations
- History of Kamloops (What's in a name?- people who shaped our community)
- Field trip to Kamloops Museum

Language Arts

Creative Writing
- spelling
- use of quotation marks
- development of a story (characters, setting, conflict/solution)
- punctuation and grammar skills
- editing skills

Novel Study- Lemonade War
*may be some homework with novel study (reading chapters and answering questions or activities)*
- expression- read aloud
- character traits
- summarizing and comprehension
- vocabulary words

Career Education

Continue to work on our social and emotional well being.
 - problem solving skills
- communication skills
- leadership qualities
- making good choices
- having understanding of everyone's needs.