May 9-13


We had had great fun exploring a number of new things this week.  Students really rose to the challenge and are working to demonstrate independence with their learning:


Our Social Studies work is now taking us to the Maritime provinces.  Students have learned the names of the provinces and learned about their flags and what their symbols and colours represent.  


In Science, we have begun our investigations into the property of magnets.  We have set up a number of stations that students will be working through in small groups in order to learn what materials magnets work with, the strengths of different magnets, and how the magnetic field stretches beyond the physical magnet.


Another Science project that we wrapped up this week was our investigation into the life cycle of insects.  We had previously observed mealworms as the larva stage.  We saw them enter their pupa stage and recorded our observations.  This week our creatures emerged from their pupa as adult beetles.  The students were fascinated to observe the life cycle close up.


In Language Arts, all of the students completed their non-fiction writing about a prairie animal by finishing up their google slides.  Everyone worked hard to type up their information using complete sentences and worked to organize their facts.  Students learned how to change the colour of their background and the print and how to add photos to make their presentation more appealing.  About half of the students have had a chance to share their work with the class and the rest will be able to do this next week.  Students are working to speak loudly and clearly when presenting to others.  They have also been working on how to listen to someone’s information and ask good questions and give constructive feedback.


We wanted to celebrate our spring season through art this week.  We decided to create crocus art using chalk pastels.  The results are quite striking.  I will post pictures of our completed work next week when I have a chance to put them on display in the gathering space.


In Phys Ed. students had the opportunity to begin to learn racket skills by using badminton rackets and birdies.  The co-ordination required to hit a birdie back and forth with a partner takes some time to develop.  Students did a great job working on this skill and persevering with this challenging task.


We had a focus on Health this week by learning about things we can do to grow and stay healthy.  We learned about the importance of having healthy teeth.  We talked about caring for our teeth through brushing and flossing regularly.  We also explored what foods help us to have strong teeth and bones.  We also learned about how sugary food cause problems for our teeth.  We also were fortunate to have an on-line presentation about how our bodies grow and what we can do to make sure that we are staying healthy through eating right, getting a proper amount of sleep, and being active.


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Thursday May 19 - Home Reading

Friday May 20 - PD - No School for Students

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