Friday, May 31, 2019

Highlights

This week we tested our boat designs in water to see if they would float and carry a load of snap cubes.  We also talked about how we would change our designs in the future based on what we learned.

In Language Arts, we used a story organizer to plan a story about a treasure chest.  We will begin writing our stories next week.

Our caterpillars have arrived!  We will be watching them turn from caterpillar to chrysalis to Painted Lady butterflies.  We are also observing meal worms.

Caterpillars

In Math, we worked on measuring the distance around an object using units such as snap cubes. 

We also practiced using our math problem solving skills for the following question:

A bag of candy is on the table.

How many candies are in the bag if 2 kids share the candy equally and there is 1 candy left over?  Is there more than one answer?

Important Information

Monday June 3: Field Trip to Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (Mrs. Snow and Ms. Bain's classes).

If the air quality on Monday is poor, then modifications will be made and we will spend the majority of time at the Bird Sanctuary inside.

On Monday, June 3 please have your child:

- dress for the weather as half our activities will be outside

- wear running shoes or comfortable shoes for walking (no sandals)

- bring a backpack with their lunch, 2 snacks and a water bottle

- wear any necessary sunscreen, hats, or insect repellent

- bring any inhalers or epi-pens in their backpacks

Homework  

Students will be designing their own clay plates.  Think about what colours, or symbols you could put on your plate to represent you!

Home reading-students are encouraged to pick and read “just right” books from the library or from home.  They may also continue to do Raz-Kids, or read the new home reading books, or the paper books from the school.

Ask me About:

How can you show responsible behaviour on the bus and during the field trip?

What symbols or colours are you going to use on your clay plate?  Why did you choose these?