Tuesday, Feb. 28

Highlights:

• Today in Math we are starting a new routine to help us practice our addition and subtraction basic facts. 
• For Literacy, we read a story called How to Read a Story. It helped us see the different parts of procedural writing. We also watched a fun video that reminded us of the importance of adding details when writing steps for someone to follow. Ask me about the video we watched!

• We had our last day of drumming in Music. We have enjoyed drumming all month and learning about it.

• In Science we learned about sound proofing. We did a demonstration which included soundproofing with different materials. We learned that materials can absorb, block, and act as a barrier to soundwaves. Ask me which material was better (cardboard, foam, or fabric).

Reminders:

• Please continue to book Parent Teacher Conferences for either March 9 or 10. 

Monday, Feb. 27

Highlights:

• Today in Math, we worked on regrouping addition and subtraction equations that involve three-digit numbers. It was important for us to remember to always start with our ones! We used our base ten pictures to help us solve the equations.

• In Literacy, we continued learning about poetry. We learned that poems have 3 R's (rhyme, repetition, rhythm). A poem has at least one of the R's. Today we focused on rhyme and created a rhyming couplet. Each line in the poem has the same amount of syllables and also rhymes at the end. Ask me what I came up with!
• For PE, we played badminton. We practiced different skills like keeping the birdie up. Ask me what other skills we used. 

• Today in Science, we created a sound producing device! We made panflutes out of straws. Ask me which straw made a high pitch and which made a low pitch. 

• In Social Studies we created a visual journal page about the goods and services in Peru. Ask me what are examples of natural resources that are found in Peru. 

Reminders:

• Please ensure that you have booked a Parent Teacher conference for either March 9 or 10. 
• Cobs Healthy Hunger Day will be on March 2 for those that ordered.

Friday, Feb. 24

Highlights:

• This morning in Music, we continued our learning about drumming. We did a rhythm follow along using different patterns and songs. 
• For Math, we used the stack it strategy also known as the standard algorithm to solve three digit equations that don't have regrouping. 
• In Literacy, we started to learn about poetry. We discovered that poems don't need to rhyme! We read some thank you poems and created our own for things that we love. Ask me what I wrote about.

• Today for Field Study, we went on a nature walk through the rainforest. We created a visual journal page including the things we saw and heard. 

Reminders:

• Please book a Parent Teacher Conference for either March 9 or 10 using your Parent PowerSchool portal. 

• We will be doing a building challenge in Science in the next little bit and are asking students to bring any recycled materials that they have from home to help with this activity. Examples of items we are looking for are cardboard, empty tissue boxes, small clean plastic containers, bottle caps, paper towel tubes etc. Any materials that you are able to donate to this activity are greatly appreciated! 

Thursday, Feb. 23

Highlights:

• In Math, we used the break it apart strategy to solve three digit equations for both addition and subtraction.
• For Literacy, we learned about open and closed syllables. We practiced counting the syllables by counting how many times our chin drops. We discussed how closed syllables have only one vowel followed by one or more consonants and an open syllable has only one vowel and it is the last letter in that syllable. Ask me what is an example of each!
• In PE, we did three different centres. Ask me what my favourite was.

• We did a special project for a community member today. Carl is a gentlemen that lives in the community and he will be celebrating his 100th birthday on March 7. We created birthday cards to help celebrate this important day!

• For Social Studies, we learned about the goods and services that are found in Peru. Ask me what is an example of each.
• During Makerspace, we connected our learning about the rainforest in Peru to a design challenge. We had to create a shelter that could be used in the rainforest.

Reminders:

• The booking system for Parent Teacher Conferences opens today at 4:30pm. Please ensure that you book a time for March 9 or 10 to meet and discuss your child's progress.

Wednesday, Feb. 22

Highlights:

• Today in Math, we started three digit addition and subtraction. We worked on questions that don't require regrouping. We solved the equations using a base ten picture. Ask me to solve 421+123= and 785-323=
• In Literacy, we read a story called Meet Willie O'Ree as part of our learning for Black History month. Ask me what important role he played in Canadian history. 
• During PE, we continued working on net sports. We are learning about pickle ball and practicing the skills connected to it.

• In Music, we continued our drumming unit. We learned two words that mean quiet and loud. Ask me what the words are. 
• Today was Pink Shirt Day. We discussed the importance of this day. Ask me what are examples of how I show kindness towards others. 

• For Science, we created a sound producing device. We used a cup and rubber bands to create vibrations to make sound.

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Popcorn Fun Lunch for those that ordered.

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Highlights:

• Today in Math, we continued to practice our strategies for solving two digit equations that require regrouping. Many of us are beginning to favour certain strategies over others and are becoming more efficient with problem solving!
• In Literacy, we read a fun book called How to Give Your Cat a Bath. It really showed us how important details are. We talked about how specific procedural writing uses precise action words. Ask me what are examples of words we would find in a recipe versus words in a drawing book.

• Today in PE, we worked on net sports. We had different stations that we had to go to. Ask me which station was my favourite.

• For Science, we learned how to amplify sound. We did a few different demonstrations that helped us to understand this concept. We created a megaphone to help us amplify our voices. Ask me to explain how the megaphone amplified the sound. 

• In Social Studies, we talked about the leadership in Peru. We discussed what makes a good leader and the qualities they should have. We made a connection to ourselves and wrote the qualities we feel we have and an example of when we show good leadership. 

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day. Students are welcome to wear a pink shirt to school, if they have one. We will be learning about the importance of this day and why we celebrate it.
• Popcorn Fun Lunch will be on Thursday for those that ordered.

Wednesday, Feb. 15

Highlights:

• As part of numeracy week, in Math we talked about the concept of symmetry and how we find it in nature. We learned that Math can be in different things and does not just mean adding and subtracting equations! Math is everywhere around us. Using pattern blocks we created symmetry art.

• To celebrate the 100th day of school, we created a mind map of things that we want to do/accomplish by the time we are 100. Using our mind map, we then had to select our most favourite to create a short detailed paragraph. Ask me what ideas I wrote!
• For Music, we continued with our drumming unit. We practiced making different melodies using bass, tone, and slap. We also played a few different games to help us practice the proper way of hitting the drum. Ask me what my favourite part was.

• On our community walk we looked at the different images on the painted fences. We had to find 3 things that symbolize the identity of Calgary. Ask me what 3 things I saw!

 

Reminders:

• There is no school tomorrow, Friday, and Monday. Have a great long weekend!
• Popcorn Day is on Feb. 23. The last day to order on healthyhunger.ca is Feb. 18

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Highlights:

• For Math, we continued working on the addition and subtraction equations from yesterday. We practiced the strategies we have learned. Ask me to show you how to solve 45+37 and 62-29
• In Literacy, we continued to work on our how-to writing. We watched a fun video that helped us see how important it is to add details. Watch the video below! We also continued working on our procedural posters. 

• Today in Art we created a Valentine's inspired zentangles. We worked on adding fine details to our art using small patterns and designs. 

• We did our Valentine's exchange today. It was a ton of fun! 

Reminders:

• Tomorrow afternoon we will be going on our community walk. Please see yesterday's post for further details.
• We will be celebrating the 100th day of school tomorrow! 
• There is no school on Thursday, Friday, and Monday.

Monday, Feb. 13

Highlights:

• Today in Math, we reviewed the different strategies we have learned for adding two-digit addition and subtraction questions. We practiced each one so that we are ready to begin three digit equations! Ask me what my favourite strategy is.

• In Literacy, we reviewed what procedural writing is. We looked at how specific words help us know the order of things. Ask me what we call these words and an example. 
• For PE, we played at different stations using balloons. Each station worked on different skills. Ask what the different stations were!
• For Science, we learned about how sound travels through solids, liquids, and gases. Ask me which one was louder when we did our activity, solid or gas. We also had a chance to explore with tuning forks!

• In Health, we learned about the importance of having empathy. We read a story called Nerdy Birdy that helped us understand the importance of this skill. Ask me what the important message was in this story. 

Reminders:

• On Wednesday, Feb. 15 we will be going on a community walk. We will be walking as a class to the painted murals on the fences along Coventry Hills Blvd. Students are reminded to dress for the weather and prepared to be out for a part of our afternoon. We will be leaving the school at 2:10pm and returning by 2:40pm.
• Tomorrow it is Wear Red or Pink Day. We will also be doing our Valentine's Card Exchange tomorrow. Participation is optional. Please do not send any food or candy.
• On Wednesday, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school!
• There is no school on Thursday, Friday, and Monday. 

Friday, Feb. 10

 Highlights

• Today we started our day by having Makerspace in the classroom.  Ask me what tools I used, and what I created today.  

• For Math we played a Math game where we practiced the 'stacking' (or standard algorithm) tool for us to keep practicing this strategy. 

• During Literacy we learned a new phonics rule - the rule was about double 'F, S, L, and Z' and how we know when to use them.  Ask me what the rule is about them! 
• To wrap up we came together with Mrs. Muma's class and had Field Study Friday where we went outside and borrowed a bio-fact from nature, then when we came to our classroom we practiced our Scientific Sketching.  Our sketches turned out AMAZING! Most of us were able to match the bio-facts to the right book when we mixed them all up.

Reminders

February 13 – Spirit Day: Patterned Clothing Day 

                                              February 14 – Spirit Day: Wear Red or Pink Day

                                               (Reminder: No Candy or Food Items Please)

                                             Check Healthy Hunger for upcoming fun lunches

                                                     February 15 - 100th Day Of School

                                   February 16 and February 17 - Teachers Convention No School

                                     February 18 - Last day to Order Popcorn for February 23

                                                    February 20 - No School Family Day 

Thursday, Feb. 9

 Highlights

• Today for Math we learned most of our favourite strategies for subtraction with regrouping, STACKING! (The standard algorithm).  We did some practice questions and warmed up by doing our basic facts practice.  Lots of us are hoping to practice our addition and subtraction questions to 20 when we get home so it makes our two digit addition and subtraction easier.

• During Literacy we read the book 'How To Babysit a Grandpa', ask me the twist of the book.  Afterwards we generated a list of ideas of things we could do procedural writing about.  To finish Literacy we did our last Literacy rotation.  Ask me which rotation I did today. 
• This afternoon we got to play the Djembe drums in music class and we learned the three different ways to hit the drum.  Ask me the three ways.

                                          

Reminders

February 10 – Spirit Day: Multiple Day (Dress in the same clothes, etc. as someone else or multiple people)
February 13 – Spirit Day: Patterned Clothing Day 
February 14 – Spirit Day: Wear Red or Pink Day
Check Healthy Hunger for upcoming fun lunches 

Wednesday, Feb. 7

 Highlights 

• This morning we learned a new strategy for two digit subtraction.  The strategy is called the break apart method.  Ask me to show you how to do it with the question 46-28
• During Literacy we talked about procedural writing.  Ask me what some examples of procedural writing are, and what we explained how to do! We also had our rotations, ask me what I worked on during rotations

• This afternoon we learned more strategies to help us with our reading and spelling through our word work.  Ask me about the word work I did and the way I had to sort my words.  Hopefully I can give you a few examples of the words that fall into each category! 

Reminders

February 9 – Spirit Day: Wear a Number Day 
February 10 – Spirit Day: Multiple Day (Dress in the same clothes, etc. as someone else or multiple people)
February 13 – Spirit Day: Patterned Clothing Day 
February 14 – Spirit Day: Wear Red or Pink Day
Check Healthy Hunger for upcoming fun lunches 

Tuesday Feb. 7

 Highlights

• This morning we continued learning about using base ten blocks for Math to subtract with trading or regrouping.  We found it much easier today.  Ask me to show you how to solve 42-19.
• During Literacy we had our reading rotations.  Ask me which rotations I did today.  We also completed our word sorts, ask me the rules of my words, and what three sentences I wrote to go with them. 
• This afternoon we learned about the djembe drum, and later this week we will get the chance to play them! Ask me the three main parts of the drum 

Reminders

• February 9 – Spirit Day: Wear a Number Day 
• February 10 – Spirit Day: Multiple Day (Dress in the same clothes, etc. as someone else or multiple people) 
• February 13 – Spirit Day: Patterned Clothing Day 
• February 14 – Spirit Day: Wear Red or Pink Day
• Check Healthy Hunger for upcoming fun lunches 

Monday, Feb. 6

 Highlights

This morning we practiced subtraction using base ten blocks! We had to learn how to trade or regroup.  Ask me to show you how to solve 24-18=__

For Literacy we continued to practice our opinion writing, ask me what book I wrote about, and the reasons I had for choosing it! 

                                                    

In Gym class we had a variety of stations to choose from.  Ask me what stations there were and which one was my favourite

                                              

This afternoon we made a safety poster for our ears! Ask me how I can keep my ears safe.

Reminders

February 9 – Spirit Day: Wear a Number Day 

February 10 – Spirit Day: Multiple Day (Dress in the same clothes, etc. as someone else or multiple people) 

February 13 – Spirit Day: Patterned Clothing Day 

February 14 – Spirit Day: Wear Red or Pink Day

Check Healthy Hunger for upcoming fun lunches 

Thursday, Feb. 2

Highlights:

• Today in Math, we worked on solving addition with regrouping using the Stack It strategy. 
• In Literacy, we learned about the silent letters kn, wr, and mb. We learned that kn and wr are only found at the beginning of words and mb at the end. Ask me what are some examples of words that follow these rules.

• In PE, we did scooter soccer. 

• In the afternoon, the temperature warmed up enough for us to be able to go outside for a quick movement break. We were very happy to be able to go outside and play after being inside all day. Hopefully the temperatures continue to climb so that we can finally go on our community walk!
• For Social Studies, we continued to learn about how people adapt to the environment in Peru. Ask me what is one example of an adaptation. 

Reminders:

• Unfortunately, we had to postpone our community walk again as the temperature dropped below -21 with the windchill during the time of our departure. We will reschedule again for a day next week.
• There is no school tomorrow. 

Wednesday, Feb. 1

Highlights:

• This morning in Math, we learned how to use the Break It Apart strategy to solve addition equations that require regrouping. Ask me to solve 45 + 38= using this strategy. 
• In Literacy, we read the final book in Aaron Becker's wordless series. Ask me how the story ended!

• In PE, we did scooter curling. Ask me what the rules for the game were!

• February is Black History Month. We read a story called Meet Viola Desmond. Ask me what are three things that I learned about her.

• Today in Makerspace, we used the loose parts to create a map of Peru. We had to show the different regions as best as we could.

Reminders:

• COMMUNITY WALK: We were unable to go on our community walk this afternoon due to the temperature dropping to -21 with the windchill. We have postponed the walk to tomorrow afternoon where the temperature should be better and acceptable for going out.