Sept. 30 -Orange Shirt Day
Oct. 3- Terry Fox Run AM Oct. 10&11- Parent Teacher Interviews Oct. 11- 20- Fall Break Humanities- We started the week with a trip to Fort Calgary. Students engaged in a sketching and archeology activity, as we looked into the question, “What can collections tell us?” A special thanks goes out to the parents and grandparents that joined us to help out. When we returned to the school students completed a self reflection. We finished reading, ”Wishtree.” Students should have completed the “What’s in a Name?” activity and you can view it on Seesaw. Students started working on a summative project for the book. We are considering the plot, theme and mood of the book as we communicate our understanding through a Colour, Symbol, Image activity. We finished off the week with a discussion about why we would wear an orange shirt on Monday. Next week we will look at a collection of artifacts and primary sources for our collection inquiry and dig deeper into the idea that collections can tell us many things. Math/Science- In Science, this week we have worked to finish up our assignment, answering the question : How do the different adaptations of your chosen organism help it to survive and thrive in a wetland ecosystem? We walked to Wetland #14 for a morning to give us a closer look at some of the different organisms that live in ponds and provided an alternative place for us to reflect on some of the concepts we have been learning in class. We would like to thank our parent volunteers who joined us on our walk, making it possible on such short notice. In Math, we have begun to discuss and reflect on different estimation strategies, and where these strategies may prove to be useful in our day to day lives. Headphones- We would love each student bring a set of inexpensive headphones to school. We have set aside a place to store them in each homeroom, so they can be kept at school for the year. Please label them with a name and homeroom. The students often access videos for their learning and need to hear the audio. They also create videos and benefit from being able to listen to the soundtracks and voiceovers as they create. In addition, many students are beginning to enjoy listening to audiobooks during reading time, and headphones make this a possibility. Orange Shirt Day Orange Shirt Day is on September 30. This is a day set aside to honour and remember Residential School survivours and their families. To help commemorate this day, we are encouraging students to wear an orange shirt. All students will receive a sticker to wear on their shirts or hats for the day as well. Connect is also welcoming a guest speaker to speak to all students (in smaller groups to ensure age-appropriate content) on the morning of September 30. For more information about this initiative, you can visit http://www.orangeshirtday.org.
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Sept. 23 - Fort Calgary Field Trip Sept.27 No- School - PD Day Sept. 30 -Orange Shirt Day Oct. 3- Terry Fox Run PM Oct. 10&11- Parent Teacher Interviews Thank you to the parents who helped out at camp! The students send along their thanks as well. Please enjoy these video thank yous! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O13aNYEfcYc&feature=youtu.be https://youtu.be/rAsm9ZPQczQ Headphones- We would love each student bring a set of inexpensive headphones to school. We have set aside a place to store them in each homeroom, so they can be kept at school for the year. Please label them with a name and homeroom. The students often access videos for their learning and need to hear the audio. They also create videos and benefit from being able to listen to the soundtracks and voiceovers as they create. In addition, many students are beginning to enjoy listening to audiobooks during reading time, and headphones make this a possibility. Orange Shirt Day- Orange Shirt Day is on September 30. This is a day set aside to honour and remember Residential School survivours and their families. To help commemorate this day, we are encouraging students to wear an orange shirt. All students will receive a sticker to wear on their shirts or hats for the day as well. Connect is also welcoming a guest speaker to speak to all students (in smaller groups to ensure age-appropriate content) on the morning of September 30. For more information about this initiative, you can visit http://www.orangeshirtday.org. Humanities- The students completed a video reflection of their time at camp. This can be viewed on Seesaw. We made some progress with our novel study and are set to finish up early next week. Students will complete a summative assignment towards the end of next week, and their booksnaps will be available for viewing on Seesaw. As a connection to the novel study, students are exploring how names contribute to identity. They have been tasked to find out more about their names, and will likely ask parents why their name was chosen for them. Thank you for helping them with this task. Both classes have completed their first opinion journal activity. Additional information about opinion journals is available on Seesaw. Next week we will enjoy a field trip to Fort Calgary, and students will begin out inquiry into the stories that collections can tell. Math/Science- Students began working on a research assignment about different adaptations of wetland organisms, and how these adaptations help organisms survive and thrive in their environment. Next week they will be finishing the assignment and posting it to seesaw. In Math we completed a check-in on place value, and have been revisiting some of the topics. Specifically, how to read and write large numbers properly, and how to represent numbers in different ways, such as pictorially, expanded form, and in place value charts. Important Dates
Sept. 9th-11th - Camp Chief Hector Sept 13th- No School Sept. 23 - Fort Calgary (please email Mrs. Stevenson if you can volunteer, also check better impact: we need 8-10 volunteers, the form will be available on Powerschool soon!) Camp Info: Here is some important information regarding Camp Chief Hector next week.
Please do not hesitate to email your child’s homeroom teacher if you have any additional questions. We are excited to be going to camp together and are looking forward to creating a memorable experience with your children. Math/Science: This week students continued to work on our research for wetland ecosystems. They created a rough draft of the poster they were going to design as a group. They finished their posters and did a gallery walk around the classroom taking notes on the different types of wetland ecosystems their classmates studied. In Math, we continued looking at place value and how to represent numbers differently. Students were asked to download the app “Number Pieces”. This is an app that allows students to use base ten blocks online. They were asked to represent the number 1 420 in five different ways, and post their thinking to Seesaw. Humanities:We made good progress with our novel study this week. Students showed their thinking and understanding through booksnaps. We had some wonderful conversations as we shared our status of the class and students are starting to settle into our reading routines. 5.4 was able to write in the opinion journals for the first time, and 5.3 will do this next week. Students will have limited time in the classroom next week, we will work on the Canadian geography scavenger hunt and talk about books. Important Dates
Sept 4th PM- Dragon Boating Sept. 9th-11th - Camp Chief Hector Sept 13th- No School Sept. 23 - Fort Calgary Humanities: Students spent time this week learning some facts about Canada. They did a reading comprehension activity and started and A-Z geographic scavenger hunt. We are building our understanding of Canada, before we start our inquiry into Canadian Identity. We read a bit of, “Wishtree,” and completed an activity called, “The Best Part of Me.” This can be viewed on Seesaw. Please follow the instructions with this update to connect. Once you join one class, you are able to see all posts in all classes that use Seesaw. Next week we will prepare for camp, read some of, “Wishtree,” as well as look at personal identity and explore how our names fit who we are. Booksnaps will be introduced on Tuesday and will be used throughout the year. Booksnaps use technology to help students make connections with the book and show their understanding of what they are reading. Your child may ask you for permission to install an app called, “Bitmoji.” This is an app that allows them to create a cartoon avatar of themselves, which they can use with google slides in their booksnaps. It is commonly used in messaging apps (like snapchat, but we aren’t using the snapchat app). Bitmoji has no messaging or chat capabilities on its own. This app has a 12+ rating and is an app that requires a parent conversation and permission. It is not a requirement, as we have other emoji options to help us express ourselves. Please let me know if you do not wish for your child to use this app, as most students will want to install it next week. Please refer to the link to help with your decision. https://www.saferkid.com/app-reviews-for-parents/bitmoji-keyboard-your-avatar-emoji . Math/Science: Students spent time this week learning about wetland ecosystems in science. In math we went over Number Talks, where students did mental math calculations and shared their different strategies. The focus of Number Talks is for students to be aware that there are multiple ways to solve a problem and in sharing our different strategies, students may learn one or two other strategies that make a lot of sense to them. SEESAW: This platform is the key means of communication regarding student progress, and it allows you to see work that is completed in school, as well as feedback from teachers. It provides some insight for parents in areas where students may need extra support, as well as opportunities for at home discussions about in class activities. We encourage you to connect.
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