Math
This week in math we spent more time working on division. Your child should now be able to divide 3 digit numbers by a 1 digit number using any strategy (long division, the box method, big 7). The students did a check in this week on dividing numbers by 10 and 5, we have explored the relationship when dividing by these numbers. They have all posted their check in on Seesaw for parents to see. We have a check in on Monday where the students will have to divide 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. Science In science we continued to explore electricity. The students were challenged to create burglar alarms using their knowledge of circuits. They have all posted videos on Seesaw for parents to check out. We are getting closer to working on our final Ember electricity projects. Humanities This week, students spent the majority of their time developing and refining their National Parks posters. We have been really impressed by their attention to details, hard work, and focus this week. Students have been very engaged in their projects and have been involved in asking clarifying questions and improving the data they collected by finding out details and putting it into their own words. After completion of their posters, students will create presentations to share their learning with the class. We will take some time to focus on what makes a strong presentation, have rehearsal time and provide peer feedback, and make the slides visually appealing. Some students have started this, but we will be moving into this next week. Please ask your children about their National Park and something interesting they have learned that they'd like to share. Students have also continued with our class novel study and have read the next four chapters (Chapters 9-12). They will holds discussions next week based on their role. Students began a new reading comprehension booklet and focused on reading all the information provided before answering questions. Health We are still collecting food for the food drive until Monday. Two representatives from the food bank are coming in on Monday to collect the food and to teach the students about what the food bank does. Spirit Week Spirit Week is next week. Although not mandatory, we encourage students to show their school spirit by participating. Here are theme days next week: Feb. 25 - PJ/Bedhead Day Feb. 26 - Match Day Feb. 27 - Pink Shirt Day Feb. 28 - Character Day
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Math
This short week in math we continued to work through division. Our goal is to be able to divide 3 digit numbers by a 1 digit number. The students are able to use any strategy they would like, as long as they are able to get the answer. Over the past little while we have been working on dividing numbers by 10 and 5 to help the students understand the relationship between the dividend, divisor and the quotient. Today we had a check in on dividing numbers by 5 and 10. Science We continued to talk about electricity this week and the students have started to think more about what their Ember electricity projects will be. We talked about how electricity is measured in kilowatt hours in our homes. If you have an electricity meter on the side of your home, a great long weekend activity would be having your child read the meter. Today we started to look at electromagnets, the students were given a copper wire, battery and nail and had to figure out how they could create a magnet that would pick up a paper clip. We are going to continue to explore this next week and are hoping none of the students Google the answer to find out how or why it works. Humanities Students participated in small group discussions on the City of Ember novel study for chapters 5-8. Each student shared their role, and engaged in discussing the events of the book and making predictions. Students also started a new reading comprehension booklet about dropping populations of wildlife. They are continuing to work on their National Parks research and most students have begun their posters. Reminders Please remember to send a large lunch with plenty of healthy snacks to school with your child. We have noticed many students are eating their lunch earlier in the day and do not have enough food to last them. Health We have started exploring volunteering with the grade 5 students. We are going to have a food drive that will end on February 25th, representatives from the food bank will come in to present and collect any donations we have. See attachment for more info. Math
Students learned how to divide using two different methods: the box method and the big 7. Students practiced these strategies using different numbers. Parents, if you're unfamiliar with these strategies, I encourage you to get your child to show it to you. As stated in last week's update, they are more user-friendly, more forgiving than the long division algorithm that you (probably) and I learned. It also encourages kids to use their number sense to divide. Further, we went through different examples to learn how to divide by 5 by examining different examples and coming up with the relationships between 10s and 5s and how the quotients are impacted by this relationship. AMA how to divide 605 ÷ 5 by using their number sense. Looking ahead: long division algorithm as another for those whose times table has been mastered and more problem-solving activities Science This week in science we continued to learn about electricity, more specifically circuits. The students used alligator clips, light bulbs, switches and batteries to explore building series circuits with a working switch. The students then built the same circuit adding a second lightbulb to see what would happen. Most of the students were able to recognize that the second lightbulb was dimmer because the first lightbulb was slowing down the flow of electrons. The students learned how to draw circuits and discussed the difference between series and parallel, as well as real world applications. Lastly, we're just tying up loose ends on the weather unit, and there are a few students who have not yet submitted their work on the fabric testing lab and/or the construction of a weather measurement instrument. If you don't see an artifact/video/copy of their work on these topics in Seesaw, then more than likely your child has not submitted this. Please have a chat with them about uploading/submitting it/them. It's most likely almost done but just hasn't been submitted. Humanities Students have continued their research on the regions and have began a new project. Students are researching a Canadian National Park of their choice and are looking at the culture, history, geography, conservation, and stories of the park, in detail. They will create a coloured poster and later a presentation to share their knowledge with the class. In continuing the novel study of "The City of Ember", students led small discussions with table groups and shared their understandings and connections. We have now read the next few chapters, and students are creating responses in their new roles. The five roles are: Real Life Connector, Passage Master, Word Wizard, Creative Artist, Summarizer & Predictor. Students will have a chance to complete each role once over the course of the novel study. I encourage you to ask your child about their discussion role. If you have any questions or concerns about what is happening in Humanities, please let us know. Swimming Students will be going swimming on Monday (full day). Students will be leaving the campus around 9 am and should be back in time for bus dismissal in the afternoon. Please make sure that your child has brought with them the following: swimsuit, bagged lunch, water bottle, plastic bag (for wet swimsuit), and a towel. Further questions about this trip can be directed to Ms. Haigh at [email protected] or Mr. Schmeichel at [email protected] |