We had a very busy week last week!
-On Monday, a very knowledgeable volunteer from the National Art Gallery came to our classroom, and brought prints of several works of art from the Gallery as part of the Looking at Pictures program. She pointed our various features of the pictures, and led a discussion about the art and artists.
-On Tuesday, the entire school gathered out front to raise the flag for Autism Awareness Day, which we followed up with a discussion about autism and how it can affect people. The students were interested to hear that 2 of my 3 children are on the autism spectrum, and are affected very differently.
-On Wednesday, we said a special prayer for our Grade 6 class, who were on retreat at Divine Infant parish for the day.
-On Thursday, we had a very busy day of math problem solving, thanks to a wonderful program called Mathletics. They ran an amazing day of math, where students rotated in groups between 4 centres, and solved many challenges and problems. The St. Clare Mathletes solved a total of 4 366 math problems over the course of the day! Wow!
-On Friday, we did some catch-up work, and some 3D geometry.
Next week, we will begin a book club style reading activity, where each group will be assigned a book at their level, and have an assignment to complete each day. We will also complete our geometry unit, with 3D shapes, their attributes, and movement on a coordinate grid. Most students seem very familiar with the concepts so far! Also next week, the public health nurse will be in to discuss grade appropriate health topics with the students. Grade 4 students will discuss tobacco and smoking; Grade 5 students discuss alcohol and drinking.
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