2/22/2019 0 Comments Weekly look 18-22, 2019Hello Parents,
I hope everyone enjoyed their Family Day weekend. The last two weeks have been brief but busy! Here are some highlights: -We had the second half of our CPAWs presentation about species at risk in Alberta -Started our small group literacy center work -We have been working on subtraction strategies! Next week: -Parent teacher interviews on Thursday afternoon/evening -We will be testing insulators for our Science hot/cold and building unit -In Language Arts we will be publishing (hopefully) our next class book! Aside from that we will continue our work with math reading and writing! Have a great weekend! -Dallin -Ps. We will be having outdoor recess (hopefully) all next week. Make sure your kiddo is dressed for the weather!
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2/8/2019 1 Comment February 4-8th, 2019Hello parents,
I hope the cold weather has not been treating you too poorly. The student of room one showed exceptional patience this week while being cooped up inside. Never the less, the learning continued! Here's some 0f the highlights: -We have shifted our math focus into subtraction and will continue to do so for a few weeks. -Our artist in residence came for a visit and taught us to make "pinch pots" and little beads for the clay we harvested from the Belfast flower garden -We had a presentation on Monday by the conservation group "CPAW"s about endangered animals Next week: -Students are challenged to design and build thermoses to learn about insulation for our hot and cold Science unit -We will write a mid-year writing assessment -We will fire our pinch pots and beads in the kiln -As a way to learn about adjectives we will be writing our own version of "On our way to grandpa's farm" *Don't forget, there is no school on Thursday and Friday because of teacher's convention! * Have a great weekend, -Dallin 1/25/2019 0 Comments Week of Jan. 21-25, 2019Hello parents.
We have had a great week. We've been working hard at learning new skills and practicing what we've learned. Here are some highlights: -We have been learning about nouns and verbs, through writing and drawing. -In Social we have started to learn about the ways of life for farmers in Alberta -In math we have been working hard on our double digit additions strategies Coming up: -In the week coming up we will start learning about the elements of story writing -We will work with double digits with a focus on thinking about benchmark numbers -Continuing our thermos experiment and begin our thermos design. Thank you to everyone who is bringing in building materials! Have a great weekend! -Dallin 1/18/2019 0 Comments Week of January 14-18, 2019Hello parents,
This week was full of math, writing and science! Here are the highlights: -We learned to read thermometers and conducted an experiment that compared the temperature of three mugs full of liquid -We have started seriously talking about adding strategies that work for double digit numbers. -We had the opportunity to perform for the AM and PM kindergarten class. We sang "Land of the silver birch", "This land is your land" and recited "Billy Batter", a poem by Dennis Lee Next Week: -Next week we will be meeting up with our artist and residence (she couldn't make it this week). -We will conduct more Science experiments geared to understanding the concept of insulation in advance to our design project. -We will continue to work on regular reading, writing and math routines. Special note: -Thank you to everyone who has brought in materials for our building unit! we are still accepting additional materials (We would love some more yogurt containers,pop bottles and milk jugs). -On Tuesday (weather permitting) we will build mini snow quinzees to test their insulation abilities. Please make sure you child has good gloves and is dressed warmly on that day! Have a great weekend! -Dallin 1/10/2019 0 Comments Welcome Back! Jan. 7-11thHello Parents, Happy new year.
The class has gotten right back in action this week. Here are some highlights: -In Science we conducted an experiment by filling different containers with hot water to learn about the concept of insulation. -We painted a horizon line on our chalk pastel Northern lights project -We also wrote sensory poems about the Northern lights in language arts -In Math the students drew and organized a number line to 100 below the white board as we begin our addition to 100 Call for material -The students are going to be doing some building and prototyping in their Science coming up. First building and testing their own thermos and then with an entire unit on building materials. By reusing commonly recycled materials we can promote environmental awareness for the children as well access a cheap and plentiful resources. Here is a list of materials we would love to collect for our "workshop": -pop bottles (especially 2l!) -milk jugs any size -plastic yogurt containers -cardboard tubes -cardboard generally Thanks you and have a great weekend! Mr. U 12/14/2018 0 Comments December 14th, 2018Hello Parents!
We had a great week! Here are some highlights: -We have been practicing using number lines to model addition in our math journals -In Science we have been exploring hot and cold by learning about the thermometer the temperatures of things in our day to day lives -We have completed the illustrations for our class book! The Gingerbread baby is ready to be bound! Next Week: -In science we will discuss different ways that homes and buildings are heated -We will continue to journal about addition strategies in our classroom particularly looking for combinations that make 10 while adding. -Students will have a chance to write their own Ginger Bread story in our first mini writing project before Winter break. Learning through the arts: -In connection to our Social Studies curriculum we dug up a bucket of prairie soil. Our artist in residence is going to help us separate out the clay from the soil so that we can use it as an art material. -In the pictures above the students are activating water colour pencil lines with water and brushes. They are creating their good copies for our Gingerbread Baby Book. 12/7/2018 0 Comments December 07th, 2018Hello parents,
First week of December! Here is a look at our past week: -We had a visit from our artist in residence where we learned to look closely as we drew from observation. -We have been focusing on representing numbers in expanded form as an addition strategy -In science we began brainstorming what we know about hot and cold as well as beginning to learn about measuring using degrees Celsius. Next week: -We will be practicing using number lines to represent addition -Everyday we will be tracking the temperature -In writing the students will get a chance to create their own version of the Ginger Bread Man story -For Div. 2 the school play will be on Wednesday and Thursday evening. This week in arts: -The students have completed 4 drafts of their Arctic animal drawing. Through teacher and peer feedback, students are learning to draw with an eye for scientific accuracy. -Students have finished their designs that will illustrate our class book. Next week we will be using water colour pencil crayon to complete their illustrations. That's it, Have a great weekend! -Dallin 11/30/2018 0 Comments November 26-30th, 2018Greetings room one parents,
Can you believe it is the last week of November!? How the time flies! Here is a snapshot of the week past: -Working on arctic art (paintings shown above) -The students are also working on drawing an arctic animal. We have been talking about looking closely and making detailed scientific drawings. So far the students have made three drafts- our goal is 6! -In math we have been learning about adding with doubles and near doubles -In writing we have finished our class story "The ginger bread baby" Next week: -Friday is a PD day -We will be creating illustrations for our class book in order to "Publish" a class copy -We will continue to journal and work with adding doubles and also start looking at strategies of working with landmark or "Friendly" numbers (fives and tens). -We will also be starting our new science unit: Hot and Cold (thrilling). That's it- Happy December! -Dallin 11/23/2018 1 Comment November 12-23, 2018Hello parents,
Thank you to everyone who came out to interviews this week. In the classroom we have been plugging away at our daily routines of reading and writing. Here are some of the unique highlights of the week: -The grade 5/6 buddies are helping the class make videos interviewing the grade twos about what they have learned about the Inuit people. -On Tuesday we met our ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, who led the class in an exploration of line vocabulary. -We are writing a class book- our own version of "The Gingerbread Man" entitled "Gingerbread Baby". -In math we have begun writing and answering story problems in our math journal. Next week is the last week of November- can you believe it!? Next week we will be collecting names of families to benefit from our annual Giving Tree- for more information on this, check the Belfast School Weekly update. Other then that, we will continue to push on bravely into December. Have a great weekend! -Dallin 11/16/2018 0 Comments Nov. 12-16, 2018Hello parents,
It was a great week! The field trip was a great success. Here's a couple more highlights of what we've been up too. We enjoyed our time at the Glenbow. We had a chance to handle some artifacts and make some art using our five senses. We have been working on math journaling this week. For example, the students were given a number (8) and asked to create a problem that had that number as an answer. This work is meant to teach the students that numbers can be split apart in different ways and also to help them become familiar with the wording of math "story" problems. Next week is a big one. Here's what we've got coming up: No school Friday- IPP meetings in the morning early dismissal (12:15) on Thursday for parent teacher interviews Starting an artist in residence on Tuesday That's what's going on, Have a great weekend! -Dallin |
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