This WeekMonday Info Investigators by Calgary Public Library Introduction to Fractions Plants Tuesday Healing Hearts Wednesday Pink Shirt Day Special Lunch - Subway Thursday Author Visit - Amelia Lionheart Friday Small Actions Make a DifferenceInfo Investigators - Calgary Public LibrarySuzan from the Calgary Public Library came today to help us with our research skills. She shared a presentation called, Info Investigators with us. Did you know ANYONE can put stuff on the internet? How do we know which story is true when we google something? The CPL has curated trusted e-resources for us to access both at school and at home. All students need is the first part of their school email and the password 1234567 to access the resources. Or students can use their CPL card and pin if they'd rather. Students then practiced accessing the e-resources by researching the grade 4 vocabulary/concepts: Archeology, Force, Light and Shadows, Conservation, Geology, Conservation, Geology, Recycling, Sisika, Niitsitapi, Blackfeet, Plants, Toxins, Toxic, Pollution, Photosynthesis, Metis, Natural Resources, Energy, and Paleontology. To go to the website, click the link: events.calgarypubliclibrary.com/e-library?s=1 FractionsWe have delved into the world of fractions with Ms. Rebecca and Ms. Kang. We started by reading the book, Challenge: Where do you see the fractions?Our fraction goal:Demonstrate an understanding of fractions less than or equal to one by using concrete, pictorial and symbolic representations to: • name and record fractions for the parts of a whole or a set • compare and order fractions • model and explain that for different wholes, two identical fractions may not represent the same quantity • provide examples of where fractions are used. How many fractions can you name?Plants - See, Think, WonderSee - seeds - large - white Think - it’s a big seed - how will I make sure it doesn’t dry out and die overnight Wonder - does it need light to germinate? - why doesn’t it need dirt? - how much water does it need? - how big will my plant grow? This Week:Tuesday Ms. Kang and Ms. Rebecca Return! Foothills presentation preparation Math: Sharing "What I used to think, what I now think" Ticket to Curlew Story Writing (Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award - due March 21 to enter contest) Wednesday Design Thinking: Create a math board game for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division The Lie (rewatch) Writing "What Matters" (Healing Hearts) Foothills Presentations Ticket to Curlew Thursday Plants and Growth Introduction with Ms. Kang and Ms. Rebecca Math Challenge: Making a Flag Friday Art: Learning to sketch from the inside to the outside Gymnastics Next WeekFrom Ms. Swanson Gymnastics starts next week! Please have hair tied back, wear comfortable clothes and no dresses please. Thank you! From the Office - Special LunchParents & Guardians There will be a special lunch on Wednesday 28th February, it will be Subway. All orders and payments are done online via the Health Hunger website, https://www.healthyhunger.ca The order deadline is Friday 23rd February at 12 midnight, unfortunately late orders cannot be accepted. Ticket to Curlew: Read AloudMs. Kang and Ms. Rebecca are back and have started their read aloud. They are going to focus on the Parklands and "Ticket to Curlew" will allow the students to experience the Alberta Parkland region through the eyes of a 10 year old settler in 1913. Which one doesn't belong?Flexible thinking in math allows you to play with numbers. In doing "Which one doesn't belong?" students are working on trying to think about questions from different perspectives. Students are sharing not only the obvious response, but also the not so obvious response. When students share their thinking with their peers, they have to practice their ability to explain their thinking clearly. Sharing their thinking also allows others students to see different ways of thinking about a problem. Plants and Plant GrowthStudents explored a variety of plants by using the the prompts...I see, I think..., and I wonder to dive into the world of plants. Sketching from the Inside OutStretching our brains by learning to draw from the inside out. The advantages... - the drawing is always done - 10 layers of textures or marks become a RICH drawing; 1 layer equals an outline - moving from symbolic drawings to observational drawings - learning to hold our drawing tool differently - learning to not erase because our brain will just make us draw the same line again - learning to move the paper, not our hand to change the marks - beginning to make a dictionary of marks - practicing value scale |
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