Hello Families,
Some of the interesting things that we did this week were:
- learning about the Cartesian plane. Students took their pervious knowledge about graphing ordered pairs in one quadrant and expanded their learning by graphing various combinations of positive and negative ordered pairs in all four quadrants to create a mystery design. Many students love this type of graphing so much that they asked to bring one home over spring break. Some ate bringing home one that was assigned today to complete.
- completed learning about limericks and created their own. Students discovered that limericks were created in England many years ago, have been adopted by the Irish and are very popular around St. Patrick's Day. They are meant to be nonsense verses and often cause laughter, because they are so silly. Students read through some examples, identified the pattern and rhyming rule and the began creating and sharing their own. After each student created at least four original limericks, they selected their favourite and created a visual journal page to capture it.
- conducting research on a constellation of their choice and creating some beautiful art to accompany it. Students learned about how constellations are a group of stars that create a pattern in the night sky. They also found out that the constellations that we see in the Northern Hemisphere are different than those in the see in the Southern, and that only a few cross over the equator and are seen in both depending on the time of year and tilt of the Earth. Students also explored how constellations received their names and the stories that go with them and much more! We will continue our learning about their exploration after spring break. The art was created by marbling paper using milk and food colouring to create the circle. The students then created a cut out of their constellation image/being and placed gems onto to represent how it stars are positioned in the sky.
- spent time with our buddies playing math and literacy games! The relationships that have been created and mentorship opportunities have been absolutely amazing to see.
- students completed another "I see...I think...I wonder" routine while visiting the aquarium in the learning commons. The fish have grown so much and we can really see some features that will help us identify what type of fish they are. When we get back from spring break the type of the fish will be revealed and our next steps as a school, in terms of care, will be set in motion. Stay tuned!
- creating weather graphs for the regions that students have been researching about. Students will create a line graph that tracks the weather of three locations in their region over the course of five days. Depending on when they began their graph, students will need to check the weather for 2 - 3 days over spring break, in order to complete their assignment.
UPDATES:
- We will begin gymnastics in our regularly scheduled gym classes on Monday, April 3rd. The gymnastics unit will last two weeks. Safety routines, cooperation and sportsmanship are taught and reviewed in each class.
This physical activity opportunity will help students acquire individual skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities.
It is important for students to come to school prepared to be actively engaged. The following guidelines are very helpful…
HEAD TO TOE - READY TO GO!!!
Head ....................... long hair pulled back
Ears/Throat/Wrist ............... jewellery off
Shirt.................................. one layer shirt
Waist ................................................tucked in
Pants.........................sporty pants or shorts, no belts or zippers
Ankles..........................pants rolled up if ankles are covered
Toes...............running shoes, gymnastic slippers or bare feet (no footed tights)
“Playing & moving safely is everyone’s responsibility”
- March 27th - 31st - NO SCHOOL: Spring Break
- April 6th - Purdy's Fundraiser order pick- up between 2:00pm and 3:30pm
- April 7th - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
- April 10th - PD Day - NO SCHOOL
