Week 24, Feb. 25-Mar 1, 2019

Winter Walk Day / iWalk Day was a great success! A nice morning for a walk (despite the on-and-off drizzle), and delicious hot chocolate afterwards! We were joined by Phyz from the Ottawa Health Dept, some representatives from Active Transportation, and various community members. Thanks to everyone who walked to school, or did the Drive to 5, we appreciate your support!

Here's what we have been up to, academically:
Math - in both grades, we are linking division with multiplication. Students really need to know their math facts - whether they memorize their multiplication tables or use strategies such as doubles, doubles plus one group, skip counting, etc. (read: multiplication tables). When students can find their facts quickly rather than looking it up on a chart, they can perform multiplication and division calculations so much more quickly and accurately. Keep on trying!

Language Arts - The Gr. 4 have just started listening to and making predictions about a read-aloud named To the Top of Everest. This non-fiction book, written by Laurie Skreslet, is his story of being the first Canadian to summit Everest, and the struggles he overcame to do so. The students are enjoying it so far, and making very interesting predictions. The Gr. 5 are almost finished their read-aloud, Kensuke's Kingdom, and have written a "message in a bottle" to their parents, just like the main character Michael did to his. At the end of the book, they will have to decide whether this book is fiction or non-fiction.