Our Classroom Vision
Our Classroom Vision
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Our Treatment Agreement
Our Treatment Agreement
In our classroom, we worked together to create a special Classroom Vision and Treatment Agreement. These posters remind us how we want our classroom to feel every day – safe, kind, and fun! We decided that everyone should be respectful, caring, and helpful, and that we should always try our best. Together, we agreed on how teachers and students will treat each other, how we will be kind to our classmates, and how we will welcome visitors. By making these agreements as a team, we know that our classroom will be a happy place where we can learn, grow, and enjoy school together.
Morning Meetings
Morning Meetings
This year we have started our days with Morning Meetings. They help us settle into school, feel calm, and show kindness and respect to each other.
Our meetings have four parts:
Greeting – we say good morning and check in with each other.
Sharing – we share our ideas and opinions.
Activity – we play a fun team-building game.
Message – we plan our day together.
Self- Portraits
Self- Portraits
We made some self-portrait collages!
A collage is a picture made by cutting and arranging different shapes or materials to create a new image.
We carefully cut out the shapes we needed to make our faces and then pieced them together into colourful portraits. Through this activity we developed our creativity, fine motor skills, problem-solving, and attention to detail. We also practised patience and self-expression, making each portrait unique.
The Race to Space
The Race to Space
This month we are learning all about The Race to Space between the Soviet Union and America, as well as our solar system.
We read about the Space Race and the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. We explored the most important events in space travel and sequenced them on a timeline. Using encyclopedias and Chromebooks, we researched facts about each of the planets. Soon, we will also write biographies of famous astronauts.
Through this work we developed our history skills (ordering events, understanding the past), research skills, reading and writing skills, and teamwork. We also learned to use technology to find and share information.
Active Maths
Active Maths
We have been having lots of fun in maths! We are using our manipulatives and resources to help us understand place value in a hands-on way.
We also started using a website called 99math, which lets us practise our tables and challenge ourselves with quick-fire mental maths games.
These activities help us grow our number skills, confidence, and problem-solving abilities – all while enjoying maths!
STEM
STEM
Our class took part in an exciting STEM challenge using just spaghetti and marshmallows! The goal was to build the tallest and strongest rocket launcher we could. Along the way, we discovered some important engineering skills, like planning carefully, testing out ideas, and working as a team. We also learned that triangles are the strongest shape, so adding them to our towers helped make them steadier. Even though the spaghetti sometimes snapped or the towers toppled over, we didn’t give up. Instead, we used problem-solving and creativity to make improvements. In the end, we built some amazing towers and had lots of fun learning about engineering!
Astronaut Art
Astronaut Art
As part of our space theme, we created amazing astronaut art! First we drew our astronauts by following a step by step tutorial. Then we painted swirling galaxy backgrounds after learning about colour mixing and blending our colours. This project gave us the chance to explore our imaginations while also learning more about space and what astronauts do. Each piece is bright, bold, and unique, and together they make a fantastic display of our creativity and curiosity about the universe!
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