Week 13

BREAKING NEWS:

Please note there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, December 6th. 

In LITERACY we have been learning about contractions. We have been working hard to squeeze two words, such as "can" and "not," into one word using an apostrophe, such as "can't."

We have also been learning how to value other perspectives, and learned this week that our personal perspective can change as we learn new information. We watched the first half of the video below, and then wrote about which toys we would choose and why. 

Most of us thought some toys, like dolls, were only for girls, while others, like cars, were only for boys. We then watched the rest of the video and learned about how Ewy Rosqvist won the Grand Prix! This information changed some of our perspectives on how we think about which toys we should play with, and how it's more important to just choose what we like!

Our sight words next week are:
-didn't 
-don't
-can't
-wasn't
-you're

In MATH we have been working hard on addition by exploring story problems. Students are learning how to identify important information in a problem, solve it using different strategies, and represent it with an addition equation. Here is an example of a story problem we've been practicing:

Ms. Meier has four pairs of mittens. 

Ms. McBride has six pairs of mittens. 

How many mittens do they have all together?

8+12=20

In Inquiry we continued our inquiry on Calgary in the Past by exploring the Blackfoot First Nation. 

In SCIENCE we explored how the Blackfoot gathered and dried food to prepare for the long, cold winter. We also compared Blackfoot clothing from the past, and the materials used as insulation (like feathers and animal fur) to materials used today!

In SOCIAL STUDIES we participated in guided discussion on hunting practices compared to present methods of gathering and preparing food. We made traditional bannock using modern ingredients (like shortening instead of animal fat) and cooked it in an oven instead of over the fire! It was delicious!

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