Week 26

Hello!

And we are back! Lots of work this week as we prepare for the open house on April  19.

In math this week we looked at shapes and how they are used, primarily looking at how bridges are build and constructed. We spent this week building our own bridges, while following a budget. The construction materials came at a price, and students had to calculate how much their bridge cost in the end. Some bridges were build cheaply, yet were not tough enough for the challenge. Other bridges had a lot of extra materials left over, over spending their budget.

In language arts, we finished off our poetry books, and started looking into graphic novels and comic books. Some students were able to make mini comics about their spring break.

In social studies, we finally shared our Canadian timeline posts with the class, and they are now mounted on our wall. They will stay up there until the end of the year, so come by to check them out. We learned a lot about Canadian history.

In science, we started our inquiry project into the human body, where students research and present information about something about the human body that interests them. They are creating a power point presentation to share with the class for next week, and to share at the student led conferences on the 19th. We also started our human body organ system cut outs as an art project.

Next week we will finish our science projects in preparation for April 19th. We will look at levels of government within Canada for social studies. In math we will begin fractions and look at what equivalent fractions are. In language arts, I am hoping to collect enough books regarding the residential school system in Canada so we can start our novel studies. We will be combining a novel study with some graphic novel work to balance our the rest of the year. And in french we will look at the Paralympics, and finish off our sports work.

On Monday, the principal and counselors will come into our class and go over what Spencer may look like for them next year. A reminder about the parent info night at Spencer on the 17th of April.

Have a good weekend!