Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

 Today just flew by!

Highlights: 

1. Captains Coming with Mr. Kelly at snack!

2. We continued working on our Rocks and Minerals project. Please do not do anything on the slides this weekend as we are still working on the research process and students need to work collaboratively together. But your students could take some jot notes and research on a piece of paper to bring on Monday! 

3. We did some speed rounds on representing fractions using real world items!

Ask your student: can they make some fractions using stuff in your house?

We hope you have a safe and fun weekend! See you Monday! 

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021

 We had an awesome day with your students!

Highlights:

1. We drew the Centre Street Bridge to continue our architectural drawing series!

2. We started our Rocks and Minerals project. Your student will be working in pairs on Google Slides (some are working on a site). It is in Google Classroom. Your student will be able to access their group slide document in their drive! They are welcome to work on it at home, but maybe not right away as today we were just getting them logged in and set up!

3. We practiced more rallying for badminton in gym!

Ask your students: what are some examples of metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rock!

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021

We had a great Pink Shirt Day!

Highlights of the Day:

- We made designs with tiles to show various fractions!

- We wrote a response about The Invisible Boy, inspired by Pink Shirt Day and our own experiences.

- We watched a video of the Mars Perseverance Rover Landing. We had a discussion on reasons to justify why we would spend all the time and money to go- like studying rocks!

Ask your students: how did they show kindness today?

 

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

We have had an very eventful morning, please check your e-mail for a message from Mrs. Kinsman.

Highlights of the Day:

- In guided drawing, we drew Lobsters!

- The grade 3's are working on illustrating their alliterations.

- We had a great conversation about the book: If the World Were a Village. We talked about needs, wants, rights, and privileges. 

Ask your students: what can they do to help their global village?

Reminders:

Pink Shirt Day tomorrow

Words Their Way went home today!

Monday, Feb. 22, 2021

 

Happy Monday! 

We hope you had a great weekend! It sounds like the kids had fun and got outside lots!

Highlights of the day!

1. Words Their Way quiz!

2. We compared fractions using book cases and fraction strips.

3. We learned about Pink Shirt Day, which is on Wednesday, and the importance of being an upstander!

Reminders

Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday.

We sent home their math quizzes today- go through with your child and see which ones are tricky, or what ones they need to be quicker with! 

New Words Their Way go home tomorrow! 

Friday February 19, 2021

 Friday February 19, 2021

Today we were fortunate to see a presentation and have a live chat with some amazing young people who are a part of Earth Guardians.  These young people are making a difference in the world through their words and actions.  Please see our Google Classroom for the link to the slide show if you would like to review this weekend!

Something to talk about:  What did you learn from the presentation today?  How were you inspired by their words and actions?

We did some more work on FRACTIONS today and we are finding it pretty tricky!  We have explored representing fractions in a variety of ways the past few weeks, including:  number lines, fraction strips, fractions of a shape, fractions of a set, and now we are attempting to compare fractions with similar denominators.  There are a number of fun games in our Google Classroom that students can play to practice what we have been working on!

Reminders

We did a math fact quiz for addition and subtraction today!!  We are pleased to see some real improvement compared to where we began.  We are noticing that recall of the addition facts are much better than subtraction facts so please keep practising!  We will send their quizzes home on Monday!

Words Their Way quizzes on Monday.  Please bring your envelope back to school Monday!

Wednesday is Pink Shirt Day!  

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

 

We had an awesome day today!

First, we started off with a conversation on digital citizenship! Please remind your students of the responsibility they have online!

In math, we worked on more fractions with number lines!

We finished our rock page about the different uses/purposes for rocks based off of the book If You Find a Rock. We also learned about what a geologist is!

Something to talk about: do you know any geologists? What else do geologists do? 

Reminders:

We have a basic fact quiz on Friday.

We have a Words Their Way spelling quiz next week.

I am super happy to be back working with your students until the end of April! They have grown so much since I was here in December! I am looking forward to learning with them and helping them become the best people they can be! - Danica Derksen

Wednesday, Febraury 17, 2021

 

"We have different oceans and different waves, but we have the same sun, moon, and sky."

Marley G. shared this quote with the class when we discussing what community means.

Highlights of the Day:

1) We started our book clubs.

2) We made personal connections and practice writing responses to the book: Where The Wild Are. Students were challenged to identify with any events and/or character and share their thoughts in writing.

3) We continued or exploration of fractions and rods. 

4) In social studies, we created definitions for: CITIZEN, COMMUNITY and Culture. 

Reminders:

We have a basic fact quiz on Friday.

We have a Words Their Way spelling quiz next week.

Sandstone City, Our City, Our Community (Burns Building)

Tuesday, February 16, 2

 

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!

Highlights of the Day:

1) We worked with fractions and rods. Students discovered and observed relationships between the various sizes of rods and made connections to fractions!

2) The grade fours had French

3) The grade threes completed their Awesome Alliteration Alphabet. We are now thinking about publishing our work.

4) We worked on Our Global Village in social studies.

Frankenstein the fuzziest flamingo was flying freely in the freezing forest last Friday, February fifth.

                                                                                              Ari (grade three)

Reminders:

Students should be practicing Words Their Way, quiz is on Monday. We are having a basic fact check quiz on Friday (addition and subtraction). Please practice.

Something to talk about:

Students demonstrate to your parents how well you know your basic facts.