April 26th, 2024

 Hello Everyone! 

This week, we were fortunate to have had a beautiful day to visit the coulee. We were joined by two parent volunteer geologists who taught us how rocks are formed, mined, and classified. Today, we also enjoyed a lovely presentation by the Grade 1/2's about The Wild Robot. 

In Math, students are exploring fractions by representing sets and parts of a whole. We explored all of the ways where fractions can be found and used in our everyday lives. In the coulee, we found natural elements which can be expressed by using fractions. 

In Literacy, students have been working on persuasive pieces, as well as perspective writing, by writing from the perspective of a rock. We have been learning about personification and using sensory language to make our writing shine. We also continue to work on our Alberta Animal research and final projects to be shared in a presentation. 

Ms. Tait visited our whole group today to share her story of the prairie crocus. We created watercolour crocus art based on the story and our run-ins with the crocus during our recent coulee walk. It is exciting to finally be seeing sure signs of spring!

Notes for next week: 

- 3/4 Huebner/Stacey are going on their field trip to the Leighton Arts Centre on Monday. A reminder to please dress for the weather! 
- Our book club literacy groups are coming to an end on Tuesday. We will continue with in-class literacy programming in the weeks to come!

Have a lovely weekend! 

Friday, April 12, 2024

 Happy spring everyone! 

We finally have some nice weather out there! I hope you can take advantage of it with your families this weekend. 

We had a fun-filled week! Students have been sharpening up their multiplication and division strategies through problem solving and various algorithms we have been learning. Keep practicing at home to sharpen up your skills! 

In science, we have been learning all about being stewards of the environment, what that looks like and what actions we can take to make this planet  beautiful and healthy. We are also taking part in Tomatosphere, and completing a science experiment where we will grow seeds that have been to outer space!

In social studies we are finishing up our research projects and presenting our findings about the regions of Alberta and the animals, plants, etc that live and grow here. 

We continue to work through our fun book club books and assignments during small group reading times each morning. Students are having so much fun reading and discussing their books with each other. We continue to brush up on our nonfictions writing skills including writing in paragraphs, persuasive writing and jot notes when researching. 

Important Dates:

**Ms. Huebner and Ms. Stacey's classes have their field trip forms in their backpacks ready to be signed for their trip to the Leighton Arts Centre on April 29th. Please fill out the forms and send them back promptly. 

Ms. Turner's class will be heading out with Ms. Cox and Ms. Patterson on June 7th. (forms to follow)

Friday, April 5th

Happy April Everyone! We hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing break with your family!

Thank you for sending in donations of t-shirts and egg cartons. Ahead of Earth Day on April 22nd, we have been learning about ways to make sustainable choices and our impact on the environment. Students learned about the life cycle of a t-shirt and up-cycled their t-shirts into tote bags which we will later use when we go to Coulee School! Next week, we will be planting tomato seeds through the Tomato sphere program and making spring art with our cartons.

In Math, we have finished exploring area and perimeter. We have been practicing the standard/traditional method for multiplying 2 and 3-by 1 digit multiplication. Here is a link explaining this method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3JRTxFZZIs. Practicing problem questions at home wold be helpful moving forward! In the coming weeks, we will be exploring long division (Grade 4), while the Grade 3's continue to solidify their understanding of basic division within 100. 

Students in 3/4 Stacey/Huebner have started an independent project with a focus on an Albertan animal. They are conducting research on their animals appearance, habitat, food chain, etc. They will eventually be using their research to create a representation of their learning and will share this learning with their classmates in the form of a presentation. 

Important Dates: 

Tuesday, April 9th: Picture Day

Have a restful weekend! 

We are UPCYCLING!

If you have not yet brought in an egg carton and an old t-shirt - please try to bring them by either Thursday or Friday! We will be cutting the shirts and egg cartons to create something new!