April 26th to April 29th

The students are coming to the end of our Stellaluna inspired story project. The work that the students put into their writing, editing and illustrating has been incredible. Their final books are truly amazing. It has been wonderful to see how proud the students are as they share their work with the class. They are bringing their stories to life with their expression. I think we have done future authors in the group!

In Science, we explored the density of different liquids.  The students were challenged to layer four different liquids from most to least dense in a cylinder. 

In Social Studies, we began looking at the Canadian Sheild Region. We worked cooperatively in groups to complete a reading passage focused on the region. 

In Math, we are linking our knowledge of mutiplication facts to division facts. For example, I know that 4x5=20, 4 groups of 5 dogs is 2O dogs all together. If I have 20 and I put them into 4 groups, there will be 5 dogs in each group.  Having a strong understanding of this is critical before moving onto dividing larger numbers. 

April 18th to April 22nd

Thank you to all the families who came out to our conferences over the last two days. It was wonderful to see how proud and excited the students were to share their learning with you. 

We feel so fortunate to work with such a wonderful group of kids. We look forward to a final few months filled with plenty of learning and fun. 

April 4th to April 8th

We were very excited to see the results of colouring cotton yarn with natural substances. Some of the colours were incredible!  We used the yarn to create weavings to represent a landscape of the Interior Plains. 

We have been having a lot of fun with Classroom Chemistry in Science.  We examined a variety of solids in a mixture and used different techniques to seperate them such as sieves, magnets and air. The students were presented with the challenge of making a mixture reversible. Was it possible to seperate the solids in their mixture?

In Math, the students completed an assessment on their understanding of multiplication. The problem about the number of soccer games was challenging for most. The students enjoyed marking questions and explaining what was done incorrectly.

The students have been doing a fantastic job with their storytelling. They have been working within their small multi-age storytelling groups. We are looking forward to sharing our stories with you during the evening celebration Thursday, April 14th at 6:30. Invitations are coming home today. 

Ms. Reschke will be in all next week so my blog will not be updated. I look forward to seeing everyone at Student Led Conferences the evening of Thursday, April 21st and the morning of Friday, April 22d. 

Have a wonderful weekend.