Tuesday, March 10
I'm so impressed with the way that students continue to push themselves by exploring new concepts in number sentences, including many things well beyond a grade five level! Today I saw operations with fractions, negative numbers, decimals, square roots, exponents, factorials, and more complex multiplication and division calculations.
We ended the day with Science, working first on research about electromagnets in general and then focusing in on a specific piece of technology that uses electromagnets. Students worked with a partner to answer the questions below:
Remember, if you did not finish the first sheet of Electromagnet Research, this is now homework due Thursday.
A reminder that tomorrow is our field trip to the Glenbow Museum in connection to our Social Studies work around Canada's First Nations. We will not be bringing backpacks on this trip, so please ensure that you have your lunch packed in a way that is easily transportable. Thank-you to the parents who have volunteered to come on this trip with us! We are grateful to have your help! We will be departing the school shortly after the morning bell, so please arrive by 9:10.
We also continued working on the division word problems from yesterday, including going over the first one together.
In Language Arts we finished reading the first chapter of The Incredible Journey together and shared our descriptive paragraphs about food. We also wrote paragraphs that began with: "I was heading back to the place I thought I'd never see again." Students had some very creative ideas inspired by this beginning!
In Social Studies we continued working on our comic strips about the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands region of Canada.
We ended the day with Science, working first on research about electromagnets in general and then focusing in on a specific piece of technology that uses electromagnets. Students worked with a partner to answer the questions below:
Remember, if you did not finish the first sheet of Electromagnet Research, this is now homework due Thursday.
A reminder that tomorrow is our field trip to the Glenbow Museum in connection to our Social Studies work around Canada's First Nations. We will not be bringing backpacks on this trip, so please ensure that you have your lunch packed in a way that is easily transportable. Thank-you to the parents who have volunteered to come on this trip with us! We are grateful to have your help! We will be departing the school shortly after the morning bell, so please arrive by 9:10.
Important Dates:
- "Spring Into Reading" Read-a-thon: SATURDAY, MARCH 7 - SUNDAY, MARCH 15
- Please continue to track your reading at home and to bring in used book donations!
- Glenbow Museum Field Trip: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
- February Quote response: *DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 12*
- Electromagnet Research: *DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 12*
- Mug art: *DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 13*
- Dress Up as Your Favourite Book Character day: FRIDAY, MARCH 13
- Rocky Mountain Readers Vote: FRIDAY, MARCH 13
- Fur Trade diary entries: *DUE MONDAY, MARCH 16*
- Read-a-thon pledges: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 16
- Book Fair Preview: MONDAY, MARCH 16
- Book Fair Buying Time: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 (The book fair will also be open during student-led conference times)
- Snack & Chat #2: THURSDAY, MARCH 19
- Student-Led Conferences: THURSDAY, MARCH 19 3:00 - 8:00 pm (early dismissal for students) and FRIDAY, MARCH 20 8:00 am - 1:00 pm (no school for students)
- Sign up for a time slot through your MyCBE account
- Spring Break: MONDAY, MARCH 23 - FRIDAY, MARCH 27 (no school for students)