What do you do with a chance?: February 4

This week...

Monday, February 4
Mission Impossible (tie hair up, no skirts, no dresses, no loose shirts)

February Calendar
Math - division using exploding dots (Division using Exploding Dots Thinking)
Science - levers
Read to Self
Story Writing
Alberta Story using iMovie

Tuesday, February 5
Social ~ Alberta Stories
Math ~ division practice
Writing: What Home Means to Me and story writing
Wishtree Wishes
Art/Math ~ origami pigs

Wednesday, February 6
Number Line Strategies
Music
Book Exchange
Math ~ division
Science ~ gears
Art/Math ~ origami pigs
Gym ~ Mission Impossible
Writing ~ What Home Means to Me (due Tuesday, February 12) and story writing
Meaning of Home

Winter Walk Day
http://www.movingandchoosing.com/register-your-school-for-winter-walk-day-2019

Thursday, February 7
Math ~ number talk
Writing ~ story writing and What Home Means to Me
Gym ~ Mission Impossible
Social ~ Alberta stories
Math ~ Practicing the different order of operations with the use of manipulatives
Science ~ Start planning our devices we will construct using at least 2 simple machines
(Students can bring in extra materials ie. toilet paper rolls, water bottle lids )

Friday, February 8
Artist in Residence: Ms. Sharon Fortowsky (click here to follow our work)
Writing: What does home mean to me? and Barb Story
Science: Building a Catapult (follow our learning by clicking here)

Exciting News...

Ryan, Omnia, and Chayse found an unexpected surprise in the mail recently...they have been informed that each of their poems has been selected by Polar Expression Publishing to continue to the second round of judging AND each of their poems will be published in the next copy of the book. Did anyone else get mail? Congratulations Ryan and Omnia!!

In the Footsteps of Giants: Nellie McClung and the Famous Five

Students have been reading stories about Alberta to learn more about our past. One of the stories read was, Nellie McClung and the Famous Five. Students practiced the skills of predicting, questioning, and summarizing the key points. Students are in the process of drawing pictures to help illustrate the key points from the story. The final step will be to put the key points and the illustrations together to create an iMovie to share with the class. We are excited to see how the movies turn out.

Wishtree Wishes

Students have listened to the story, Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate. They identified key information including the beginning, characters, problem, middle, message/lesson, and end. They shared that Red took a chance when she spoke to Stephen and Samar; something a tree is not allowed to do. Ms. Jenn painted a beautiful tree for students to share their wishes. The next time you are in the school, pop by the classroom and look for our wishtree in our windows.

Classroom Energy Diet

Welcome to the Classroom Energy Diet. TAKE HOME CHALLENGE
Below is a challenge for you to complete with your family. How many plastic bags do you use? Below you will find the Parent Letter- Please have a read, and the two tracking sheets.