Tuesday, Feb10

Highlights:

• We made Chinese lanterns for Lunar New Year
• We had the Grade 5 Creative Club visit us today to show us how to make corner bookmarks 
• We practiced adding & subtracting 10 with the 100 chartt

 

Monday, Feb.9

Highlights:

• We used our 4 square planner to write different facts we learned about eagles
• We practiced logging into the Chromebooks and went onto a fun website called Starfall
• We wrote about the scientific experiment for a Soundwich that we'll make tomorrow
• We did UFli groups and literacy centres

 

Thursday, Feb.5

Highlights:

• Today we watched short videos to see what all the different winter sports are at the Olympics. Did you know there are 11 winter sports at the Olympics
• We wrote about one sport that we would like to try. Ask me what one I liked the best.
• In science, we completed 4 different sound experiments. All of the experiments are helping us learn that sound is created through vibration. 
• Today was our last day of curling in gym
• We are also listening to a Treehouse read aloud about Jack and Annie going to visit Olympia, Greece

 

Wednesday, Jan. 28

Highlights:

• Today we shared our Canadian Region posters with our Grade 5 buddies
• Then our buddies wanted us to answer survey questions for their data collection
• We did our first sound experiment called Dancing Salt. Ask me how it worked!
• We wrote the beginning, middle and end to another fable called The Lion and the Mouse

 

Tuesday, January 27

Highlights:

• In math, we used the 100 chart to add and subtract numbers. Did you know that moving up one row on the 100 chart subtracts 10 and moving down one row will add 10?
• We did a visual journal page to show different types of energy.
• In gym, we played a basketball game
• We have been listening to different fables and writing the beginning, middle and end. Today we heard The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Ask me what the moral of the story is?

Reminders:

• For science, we are collecting toilet paper rolls so please bring them in if you have some.

 

Friday, January 23

Highlights:

• In art, we painted the colour wheel to learn about primary & secondary colours.
• We learned a new addition math game with the shaker dice
• We finished our social studies travel posters

 

Wednesday Jan.21

Highlights:

• In writing, we practiced writing sentences that included a noun, verb, adjective and adverb 
• In math, we did a final assessment for data collecting & graphing 
• In social studies, we continued to work on our travel posters to advertise one of the regions in Canada

Reminders:

• If possible, please send a pair of headphones with your child for listening centres. They will be safe at school in their personal bin.