Week 34

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May 252019
 

Hello!

We had some hot weather this week, don’t forget to pack a hat and sunscreen.

On Tuesday Science Venture came to our school, and we got to learn more about our senses and how to organise and classify objects. The best part was everyone got to wear a science lab coat.

We worked on some subtraction strategies with using a 10 frame board and a number line. They are getting really good at practicing crossing out or jumping numbers to solve equations.

We had a discussion about the changes we see in Spring, and painted some nice cherry blossom trees over the week, they are displayed in our hallway. I will add a picture on Monday.

On Thursday it was outdoor classroom day, and we spent most of the morning learning and investigating nature around our school. Everyone was very keen to use the magnifying classes again.

Next week is our big field trip to Beacon Hill park, to check out the playground, feed the ducks, and visit the petting zoo. It should be a fun trip! Though apparently the bus will be full, so any parents planning on joining will need to find their own way there.

Have a fun weekend, and see you on Monday.

 

Week 33

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May 182019
 

Hello!

We had a big week with a couple of fun field trips this week.

On Tuesday we went with the grade 4 class back to Goldstream park. We got the opportunity to release baby salmon in the river, and went on a nature hike to the nature hit. It was a lot of fun and a great experience.

We spent the week finishing off our look into how plants grow and the life cycle of plants. We made some flip books to show our learning. They are displayed outside our room in the hallway.

We have been working on our classroom art project for the fun fair auction. It is looking pretty good, and I’ve heard a lot of compliments so far, so keep an eye out for it at the fair.

Next week we will have science venture come in on Tuesday for some fun science experiments. We will look more into stories, and start creating our own.

Have a good long weekend, and see you Tuesday.

Week 32

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May 102019
 

Hello!

Picture day was on Thursday, everyone was looking pretty spiffy. You will be getting class pictures around mid June.

We worked on the letters o, p, and q this week, and made a q is for quilt art to put into our ABC book.

We have started making math equations in the morning, using our finger strategy for addition and subtraction. Next week we will look at subtraction using 10 frames.

Our plants have been growing like crazy. We have been making science observation notes in our booklets, labelling our pictures of what we see.

On Thursday we sent home the mothers day gift home, enjoy your personalized decorated flower pot! The plants will either be sunflowers or bean plants. They will soon need to be replanted into a larger pot for further growth.

Next week we have 2 field trips. On Tuesday we will be going back to Gokdstream with the grade 4 class. On Friday we will be walking to Centennial park by Spencer. Both trips will be in the morning.

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.

Week 31

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May 032019
 

Hello!

Another big week gone by, and we are now into May! Two months left to go.

We worked on the letters l, m, and n this week, adding them into our booklets.

We continued looking into addition strategies, using 10 frames this week for adding 1 or 2 more. Here is a picture of some of the strategies we use in class.

Our chicks have finally all hatched! They all turned out black and brown.

We finished off our look at chickens with sharing our learning, now displayed in the hall.

And our seeds have finally started to sprout! We have 2 types of growing in our class, beans in a CD case, and beans in a bag. So far the beans in the CD case have worked great!

We have been recording our observations in a science journal, labelling what we see.

Today our class also explored nature outside, by using magnifying glasses around the school, it was a lot of fun.

We also had our big Jump Rope For Heart event today, where classes got to participate in 7 stations, with various jumping and skipping activities. It was a lot of fun and very active.

Some upcoming event for May

May 9th is our class and whole school picture, so dress your best!

May 10th Pro D

May 24th PAC pizza day

May 29 a field trip to Beacon Hill, forms will be sent home in 2 weeks.

May 30th PAC fun fair, usually in the early evening from 5 to 7ish.

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.