Hello Families,
Here are some of the exciting things that we did this week:
- we began our learning of factors and multiples, as well as prime and composite numbers. Students placed a lot of effort into understanding the difference between multiples and factors, as well as looking at the various methods and strategies that can be used to find all of the factors for numbers. They then learned about prime and composite numbers and practiced identifying numbers as one or the other by completing a number scavenger hunt around the classroom.
- we met with our buddies to play math and literacy games!
- students created visual journal pages to demonstrate their learning of Autumn Peltier. Each student selected the aspects of their research which they found most important, impressive and inspiring. To create their page they used various mediums; watercolour paint, silver and black sharpie, and a printed image of Autumn.
- Had a Camp Chief Hector meeting! Over spring break, Ms Adamson and I visited camp to see where we will be spending time and the new yurts that we will be sleeping in. They are brand new this season and as you can see, they have a stove to keep us warm and are surrounded by some beautiful scenery. Five bunk beds will be placed along the sides and a large area will remain in the centre so that students can gather and have fun during their down time. I shared these and a few more pictures from the site, as well as presentation that was shown at the parent meeting to the class. It generated a lot of excitement, answered a lot of their questions and put some worries to rest.
- we engaged in the first steps of our upcoming novel study. Students participated in a discussion about how to choose a "just right book" for themselves, by talking about covers, author, genre, reading the back of the book blurb and the first couple of pages to see if you are able to read and understand the text without encoutering too many words that they are able to easily decode. While reading with novel independently, students will have the opportunity to meet and share with peers who are reading the same book and do some joint literacy activities. They will also complete individual tasks related to personalized reading strategies and reading comprehension, such as summarizing, asking deep questions, inferencing, visualizing, making connections, etc. Check out the books they'll be reading below!
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”
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