Hello Families,
A few of the exciting things that we did this week were:
- finishing off our work with the order of operations and began our exploration of integers. Students worked to related integers to concepts in the real world, such as above and below sea level, thermometers and spending money.
- continuing to explore the regions of Canada by looking deeply into the land; what it provides for us and how we live on it. Students have focused in on resources and industries, where people have settled and why, as well as how the natural landscape makes each region distinct.
- beginning to learn about biography writing. In sticking with our class year long inquiry big idea, "Old Enough to Make Change", students are looking into Autumn Peltier, an 18 year old water activist, who is fighting to have clean water provided to all Indigenous communities in Canada. Students have done work around how to conduct sound research by exploring the the various steps, (finding credible resources, taking notes, paraphrasing, giving credit and plagiarism), before starting and have done a great job finding credible resources, making informative jot notes and beginning they first draft. Next week they will edit and revise their work and then meet with peers to share and receive feedback. Ask you child about Autumn and all of the amazing things that they have learned so far!
- helping put together some documentation boards about their Canadian region, biography and Artist in Residence learning to showcase all of their hard work to families for conferences. They should be very proud of themselves!
- created some collaborative peer art using acrylic on canvas inspired by the Mother Teresa quote, "I can do things you cannot and you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." Students made strong connections around how we are all unique, have strengths and areas of growth and that we can learn a great deal from each other. They also touched on how by working together, supporting each other in times of need and respecting each other for who we are, that they can achieve and create wonderful things. To create this art, each person chose a colour to represent them and then they take tuns placing dots, lines or another design on the canvas until they are satisfied with the design. Next, a squeegee is pulled over the paint from top to bottom, dragging the paint together, which resulted in beautiful blended pieces.
UPDATES:
- No school tomorrow - March 10th due to Student Led Conferences
- Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
LBS Improvement Society is offering Purdy’s Chocolate for our next fundraiser, just in time for the Easter! Chocolates can be orders by following the link below, and will be ready for pick up on April 6th between 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm at the front door at Lake Bonavista School. The school is closed for the long weekend and any chocolates forgotten will be left in the school until classes resume. These chocolates are delicious options at great prices!
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