Last week we had lots of fun working through the scientific process completing a great experiment. We worked as a team to complete an experiment to find out which type of pop would make the most gas when we added pop rocks candy. We made our own hypothesis, worked through the experiment steps, recorded our results and found our conclusion. We discovered that the pop with the least amount of sugar produced the most gas. What a great bunch of scientists !!
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This week we started our science unit, learning about matter. We explored how different matter behaves. We popped balloons that contained different matter and became scientists as we used our senses to observe what happened. We had balloons filled with ice (our solid), balloons filled with water (our liquid), and finally balloons filled with air (our gas). It was a great starting point for our learning. We began our writing project this week learning about how to write a walking story and focus on writing that helps a reader to connect. As a class we created our writing criteria and learned about using the five finger planner to add details to our writing. The five finger planner helps us to add details to our first thought and we finish with 5 sentences instead of one. The plan is Topic - Detail - Detail - Memory - Feeling. I can't wait to read their finished pieces.
On September 15th it was International Dot Day. You maybe asking yourself, what is International Dot Day? International Dot Day, is a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration. The inspiration behind the event is the children’s book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. The story behind this book relates the tale of a teacher who challenges one of their pupils, Vashti (who thinks she cannot draw), to take courage in her abilities. As the story progresses, from a simple dot on a page, the youngster goes on to make her mark. The class enjoyed creating and challenging themselves to change circles in to images. Our learning during Social Studies over the last few weeks has focused on residential schools, the impact it had on Indigenous communities, and the rights of a child. As a school we observed Orange Shirt day on Thursday learning through story and conversation. In classrooms we read "You Hold Me Up" by Monique Gray Smith. Then we brainstormed what holds us up, makes us feel safe. We wrote these words on feathers and used orange, yellow and red to decorate them. The feathers were then put together in the shape of wings for all students to read and reflect on. Maybe you could ask your child what their word was? What would your word be? |
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