Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend with your family and friends. We all have so much to be thankful for.
We had a great time during our Terry Fox walk on Thursday - the weather in the afternoon was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for your donations for Terry Fox - the children are excited, because for each level of money raised, more teachers get "pied" in the face! You can watch the little promo video here.
We also had our first Faith Buddy Day, on the topic of Community. The Gr. 4 (morning) class were paired with Mrs. Marchant's kindergarten class, and the Gr. 5's, since they were with their morning classes, were paired with 2 different primary classes. Ask them about the activities they did with their buddies.
Each class also completed a STEM challenge this week. Gr. 4 were building a waterproof shelter for their little family who were caught in a rainstorm while hiking in the woods, and Gr. 5 were learning about "purifying" water using everyday materials.
Here's what we've been up to:
Math - we have moved into addition and subtraction, with and without regrouping, in both grades. We are looking at various methods of doing both of those things, including the algorithm. Students have experimented with adding and subtracting using base 10 blocks, by drawing pictures, using an open-number line, by breaking the number down and adding the components together (expanded form), etc. Ask your son or daughter which method works best for them, and have them explain it to you. Next we will be working on rounding.
Language Arts - Gr. 4 were working on a Thanksgiving activity, which most completed. We will be writing descriptive paragraphs this week, and are working towards a CASI reading test soon. Gr. 5 are presenting their biographies of a classmate, and will be following that up with a biography of a person they admire, living or dead, famous or not. They will also be completing a CASI reading test before the end of October.
Don't forget:
*Wednesday is Picture Day! Bring your smiles! 😃😃😃😃
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