Math
We spent time this week working on Olympic themed double bar graphs so that students could connect math to a current event. We started off by collecting data from the 2018 Olympics website and from there we created and shared what we learned using double bar graphs. As the week continued, we took time to create a graph representing medals that Canada and four other countries have won so far. In one class, we made predictions about who would win the Olympics based off the data in our classroom graph by using key words such as “more likely”, “less likely” and “equally likely”. Looking ahead: We will be working on more graphing related to the Olympics, and we will have a class review of our check-ins. Science Students were tasked with constructing series and parallel circuits in groups, this time using motors instead of lightbulbs. We also continued our discussion on the differences between series and parallel circuits. Looking ahead: Students are to design and construct something electrical that can/will help them do their jobs in the City of Ember. Planning for this project will begin next week. Both classes spent time this week looking over their FreshGrade Portfolios and making sure that all of their assignments were complete and up to date. Humanities This week we continued to work on our poetry anthology and should be finished up early next week. We have also continued on with the reading of, "The City of Ember," and getting a better handle on all of the various jobs within the city. EXPO We will be visiting two sites on Wednesday, Feb. 21st: the MRU Maker Space in the Riddell Library and the Military Museum. Then on Thursday, Feb. 22nd, students will be swimming at the Southland Leisure Centre for the whole day. Informed consent forms were sent out this week. Please have them signed and returned to your child's homeroom teacher asap. We are still looking for a few volunteers for the Maker Space/Military Museum trip. Have a lovely Family Day weekend!
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We had a guest speaker, come and talk to students about the wonderful and interesting math behind snowflakes. Students constructed their own snowflakes with their knowledge of fractals, fractions, angles, proportions, etc. Students also learned the long division method for solving division questions. We also did a check-in on division in word problem formats. Feedback to be returned next week. In one class, we started our unit on quadrilaterals with students creating their ways of classifying/sorting the many types of quadrilaterals. Looking ahead: more quadrilaterals Science Students constructed series and parallel circuits and we began our discussion on their differences. We then drew jobs for their City of Ember project. Looking ahead: With these jobs, students are to design and construct something that is electrical that can/will help them do their jobs in the City of Ember. Humanities Students continued to work on their poetry unit and have explored a variety of poetry forms. All students should have completed a visual representation of some sort of their "Where I'm From" poem. We should finish up the poetry unit by Wednesday next week. We started the City of Ember read aloud and all students have chosen their jobs as contributing members of the City of Ember. We will be continuing with the reading and analysis of the novel until spring break. EXPO: Swimming all day (PE) February 22 (Thursday all day) Informed consents for this trip will be distributed by their PE teachers. Looking ahead. We will be looking for volunteers for the following trip: Maker Space at MRU and Military Museum. Feb. 21st (Wednesday). Informed consent to be given on Monday next week. Rubix cubes We have noticed a dramatic increase in rubix cube use in the classroom and it's exciting to see students use problem-solving strategies through this toy. Should students use it during inappropriate times, i.e. work times, we will and have confiscated them (and returned them at the end of the day). If you notice that your child is bringing more than a handful (like >5) of them to school, please talk to them about bringing only one for them to use during down times. Thank you for your support. Math
We reviewed the box method of division then used the long division algorithm to divide. Students are encouraged to choose the method that works best for them (including the array method which we explored two weeks ago). Students also looked further into the relationship between multiplication and division by using previous multiplication strategies to check quotients. Looking ahead: assessment, open-ended task, and a guest speaker on Tuesday re: snowflake fractals Science Students signed a safety contract when working with electrical components; then they were introduced to the definitions of open and closed circuits and in drawing circuit schematic diagrams and hypothesized how to light up a bulb. They then tested these different configurations: looking for successful and unsuccessful ways of lighting it up. Looking ahead: Lighting up >1 light bulb challenge Humanities We have started work on poems for the students Poetry Anthology. The first poem will be a “Where I’m From” poem that relates to the students PLACE and what makes up where they are from. Students should have brought this home for discussion. We will be moving on to a variety of poems and this unit will culminate with each one having a “published” anthology of their own poems. Next week we will be starting the reading of “The City of Ember” in conjunction with the students exploring the electricity unit in science. We will be doing an interdisciplinary study with this novel as the students design and develop an electrical improvement for their assigned jobs as citizens of Ember. Stay tuned for the students to receive their assigned rolls as workers in the city of Ember. |