Our Week- October 19th-22nd

 Our week consisted of Art Rotations with Mrs. CJ, Ms. Pavluk and Ms. Nordstrom.  This brought excitement to our week.  Our theme for our pod is "Who am I?" (Identity).  We have been exploring this in our classroom with the "Story of my Name" assignment and character traits activities.

In Science this week students learned about the phases of the moon.  We drew them, watched videos, and then reenacted the 28 days through an activity involving a ping pong ball and a lamp.

In math, we learned about many strategies on how to add up numbers.  Students also were asked to pronounce big numbers such as 528, 345.  Next week we will continue with adding and develop faster skills.  Also, for those who need more challenges in math we will be starting "The Challenge Activity".

In Language Arts, students worked on words that end in tion, sion, ion.  We also worked on comprehension skills of nonfiction reading through a Hot Air Balloon and Lego text.  

 Halloweek  (October 26th-30th)    

Monday

PJ day

Stop, Drop and Read

Bring a flashlight

Tuesday

Monster Day 

Optional: Dress up like a monster

Wednesday

Black and Orange Day

Wear black and orange

Thursday

Halloween Activity Sheets

Friday

Costume Parade  

no weapons or costume masks

Students must be able to move freely

Halloween Hallway

Our Week- October 13th-16th

 It was a short week but we accomplished a lot.

We did some self-reflecting based on our First Nations animals.  Students decided what they need to improve on and what they felt confident in based on Communication, working collaboratively, and critical and creative thinking.

In math we have been expanding numbers and using it as an adding strategy.  We also did some activities around estimating and rounding.  Students also had to guess the unknown number and balance the equation.

In Science, students explored why we have seasons through videos, a flashlight experiment, group work and student presentations.  Next week we will be looking at the moons phases.

Students also presented their story of their name in groups and in front of the class.  We finished our read aloud of Charlotte's Web and some students read the last couple of chapters out loud.  We created simple comic book stories.  Students had a group discussion about manners and politeness.  

Farewell William

 On Friday we said goodbye to William.  William is moving to Trail to be closer with his family.  We had a great last day with him as we shared what we will remember William by, made a card, and had a movie and treats in the afternoon (his request).  We also made comic book stories (as he loves writing stories) and he read the ending to Charlotte's Web to the class.  Farewell William and we wish you much success at your new school.  

We will miss you!!!

REMINDERS

 A few Friendly Reminders:

* make sure students have a reusable water bottle as our water fountains are closed for drinking.

* Have multiple masks for use during the week.  Keep a mask in their backpack so when they enter the school they have a mask on.

* Lockers are now accessible.  Remind students to keep toys, gadgets and electronics at home.  No locks allowed on the lockers.

* Early Dismissal on Tuesday, October 13th at 12:30 for Parent/Teacher/Student interviews. 

Our Week- September 30th-Oct. 2nd

We had an eventful week with Observing Orange Shirt Day and a trip to Peterson Creek.  Here are some highlights:

• Students worked hard and learned about many nonfiction reading strategies during our NFRA on The Titanic
• looked at place value of large numbers and how to say them, write them and expand them.
• Orange Shirt day we discussed why every child matters and the hardships First Nations children felt at residential schools.  We made feathers with a word on how every child should feel at school.

• Trip to Peterson Creek we collected fallen leaves and cones of trees in the park and then identified what tree they belonged to.  We also were mindful of poison ivy and park rules.

• Read The Name Jar and discussed if we changed our name, would it have the same meaning of their given names.