Ruth King Division 2

Hello!

We finished our last week of school before Spring Break with a bang.

In Math, we built 3D model shapes of different prisms, and then looked at distinguishing them by their atributes.

In Language Arts, we finish typing off our poems, and started assembling our poetry booklets.

In Science, we played jeopardy to help us study for our human body test. Most of the students did very well, and have a general idea about how the human body works, including its organ systems.

In Social Studies, we had our Family Heritage fair, showcasing and presenting our trifolds to the community. It was interesting to learn about the unique family backgrounds we all have, and students were able to connect and learn from each other about all the different cultures.

We took a small field trip to Spencer on Thursday, watching a performance from their band and percussion group. The students had a blast, and got a taste of what middle school will be like.

On Friday, the students were able to watch the movie “Wonder” as a celebration on finishing the book. It took the class a while, but they finally manage to finish the book.

When we return to school in April, we will be finishing our work with shapes by having a bridge building competition. We will hopefully finish our poetry booklets, so we can perform a poetry jam. The sooner we wrap poetry up, the sooner we can start looking into graphic novels. We will be finalizing our Canadian Timeline, and posting it on the side wall, to display all the learning and research we have done. And in science, we will be starting an inquiry project on the human body, researching why something is the way that it is. I informed everyone on Thursday, to get them starting to think about the human body, and come up with a wonder.

Have a great spring break, and see you in two weeks.

Hello!

A busy week this week, with lots of learning.

In Language arts, we learned about limerick and riddle poems, in preparation for St. Patrick’s day. The challenge was to combine using our descriptive language with different rhyming schemes. Some of the examples were pretty entertaining.

In math, we used grocery flyers to create meal plans, using a $60 budget. Some students managed to stretch their meals, saving themselves a lot of their money. We finished off our money unit with a game of The Price is Right. Students started with $1000. They would estimate how much an item is worth, subtract their estimate from the actual price, and with their difference, subtract that from their $1000. Based off some poor estimates, and after 18 rounds, many students were in the negatives by the end of the game, yet were able to continue using their budget financial system, showing they could efficively use a budget. Congrats to our 3 winners, spend your points wisely.

In social studies, most students finished their timeline post. We will be creating our timeline after spring break, with students sharing their research.

In science, we discussed the skeletal and muscular system, learning about the purpose of each. We created human hands using straw bones and string tendons, showing how muscles word to move our body.

In french, we concluded our coverage of the Olympic games by creating a medal count display board outside our room.

We also celebrated the Olympics with going curling! They were a little hesitant at the beginning, but by the end, no one wanted to leave. A great experience, and something unique to try out. Thank you again to the Victoria curling society.

Next week we will learn about onomatopoeias and using sounds to create break line poetry. We will look at quadrilaterals and the different characteristics that separate them in Math. I’m science, we will look at the human uninary system, and start reviewing our human body systems. And we will be typing up our heritage information, so start bringing those tri-folds in!

Report cards should be going out next week. Heritage fair is wednesday, March 14th, in the afternoon. Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.