Week 8

BREAKING NEWS:Please note that there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 1st. 

In LITERACY we continued using adjectives to make our writing more interesting. We wrote detailed observations about Ms. Meier and Ms. McBride. Ms. McBride loved reading about how "funny" and "empathetic" she is, and Ms. Meier appreciated hearing that she is "silly" and "big hearted". 

We also practiced editing by looking for capitals, punctuation and misspelled sight words in our own writing. 

WRITING CHALLENGE: See if you can write about your family members using at least 10 adjectives! Bring it to school on Monday if you would like to share!

Our sight words for next week:

-little

-small

-warm

-cold

-round

In MATH we continued creating, describing, extending and comparing patterns with 4-5 elements using shapes. 

The "pattern rule" for this repeating pattern with 5 elements is A B C D E 

(or star, triangle, heart, square, circle!)

The pattern rule for this repeating pattern with 5 elements is A A B C C!

We also used our understanding of repeating patterns and pattern rules to identify simple errors in complex patterns, such as a missing or mixed-up element.

In SCIENCE we used the scientific method to explore insulation. We learned that insulation can keep things (like our houses, food or bodies) hot or cold by trapping air! We created an experiment to see which materials would be the best insulator for Ms. Meier and Ms. McBride's hands in a bucket of ice water. We recorded our materials (paper towels, tin foil, play dough, mittens and rubber gloves) in our notes and made predictions. We then performed the experiment as a group and wrote reflections about our results and how compared them to our predictions. 

In SOCIAL STUDIES we learned how important it is to exercise your democratic right to vote by electing our very own classroom Prime Ministers! We explored the role of the Canadian Prime Minister and brainstormed different qualities that a Prime Minister would need to have. We then voted for a class member who we thought embodied these qualities. Congratulations to our new classroom Prime Ministers, Gurman and Harnoor! We know that you will perform your roles with respect and empathy for all students!

We continued our inquiry on Calgary in the Past by focusing on Calgary's Indigenous Communities. We learned that people lived here before it was even called Calgary, and that the Niitsitapi, Stoney Nakoda and Tsuut'ina First Nations called this land home long before the arrival of European settlers. We learned the importance of The Acknowledgement of the Land in Treaty 7 Territory, and how it not only acknowledges the land itself, but also the Indigenous communities that call it home. 

We then read The Elders Are Watching by David Bouchard and reflected on the story by writing about the different ways we can show respect to our land. 

Thank you for growing with us!
-Ms. Meier and Ms. McBride