Sept. 29th - Oct. 3rd

Literacy

Over the past week we:

read a variety of books with an Indigenous focus.
worked through a UFLI lesson focusing on -dge and -tch endings of words.
completed our lowercase handwriting letters with our Hills and valleys letters (m, n, v, x, y and z).

Math

Over the past week we:

reviewed place value with three digit numbers.
learned how to represent numbers in three new ways. We can use base ten block sketches, expanded form with numerals only and expanded form with numerals and words (see pictures below).

Science

Over the past week we:

explored the water cycle! We have read about, written about it, watched videos, learned songs and completed two experiments!
completed a Kahoot to review everything that we have learned about matter.
wrote a little unit quiz to wrap things up. We went through it question by question as a class and the students answered it on their own.

We created a water cycle in this bowl by boiling water, colouring it and placing a cup in the middle of the bowl.

We covered the bowl with plastic wrap, nice and tight, and then placed ice on top and a rock to weight the plastic down in the middle a bit to ensure that any precipitation landed in the cup.

As the hot water evaporated in the bowl, the water vapour collected on the plastic wrap and started condensing, forming tiny water droplets. As the droplets got heavier, they slid to the lowest point and dropped as precipitation into the cup.

Then, we created our own personal sized water cycles to put in the window. Students brought their bags home to keep the cycle going while they are away from school.

Orange Shirt Day - Truth and Reconcilliation

We spent the day in 3B learning some of the truths from our country's history. The students had great questions and so respectfully and empatheticly expressed their thoughts and feelings about it all. One student summed it up really nicely with a big thought, "I guess I just don't understand how anyone ever thought that this was ok to do."

We also focused on many of the unique cultures and traditions of Indigenous communities across Canada and some of the struggles that communities still face today, like access to clean drinking water and properly funded education on Reserve land.

Rad Raptors

Sending them off with a big hug and full of smiles!

Today was a tough day. Mrs. Kirton did an amazing job explaining the upcoming teacher strike to the students during announcements in the morning. It was hard to not be able to answer the question of, "When do we all get to come back?"

A retired teacher was giving away these little crocheted hearts at the start of the year and I signed up for enough for my class. Unsure of when I was going to give them out, they have been sitting on my kitchen table for weeks. When I saw them in the morning, I knew that today was the day. They came with a little saying on the back that was perfect...

Here's a gift to cheer your day,

Just for you to take away.

Keep it close, warm and snug,

In case you feel you need a hug.

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