Today we learned the word: biomimicry, which means when humans invent something to mimic the movement or actions of an animals. One example of biomimicry is a snowshoe. Next week, we hope to use the snowshoes to see what it feels like to walk on the snow like an animal!
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Music we learned a new composer and his name was Benjamin.... . " M.C.
2. "In Gym I learned how to play a hockey game." O.F.
3. "In Math we learned the centipede gave all his shoes and socks to his friends and now we're trying to figure out how many shoes and socks he gave away." L.S.
Reminders:
1. I have a new Science Home Journal question for you and me to answer. It is due back on Monday.
2. No school on Monday.
Miss. Moore will be away from Wednesday-Friday next week. I have the opportunity to visit Opal School in Portland, Oregon. Opal School is known around the world for it's high level of creating and teaching through an inquiry based learning focus. Mrs. Hill will be in for her.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Our Special Guest-the Rogue Naturalist
Today we worked with Mrs. Sarah Smith, a.k.a. The Rogue Naturalist. We learned lots from her. Here are some things we learned today!
1. "This morning I sketched animal tracks in the iLab with the Rogue Naturalist. I learned different types of animal tracks are found out of the city." D.G.
2. "I learned what other bird tracks look like that I didn't know before." L.S.
3. "In Gym we learned a new game called Circle Pass and whoever gets the most points wins the game." M.M
4. "In Music we learned how to use a pointer stick." S.M.
5. "We learned with Mrs. Sarah Smith how animals walk." M.S.
Reminders:
1. Book orders due back tomorrow.
2. We need volunteers for our field study to the Leighton Centre on March 18th.
3. Pen Pal letters due tomorrow.
4. No school on Friday.
1. "This morning I sketched animal tracks in the iLab with the Rogue Naturalist. I learned different types of animal tracks are found out of the city." D.G.
2. "I learned what other bird tracks look like that I didn't know before." L.S.
3. "In Gym we learned a new game called Circle Pass and whoever gets the most points wins the game." M.M
4. "In Music we learned how to use a pointer stick." S.M.
5. "We learned with Mrs. Sarah Smith how animals walk." M.S.
Reminders:
1. Book orders due back tomorrow.
2. We need volunteers for our field study to the Leighton Centre on March 18th.
3. Pen Pal letters due tomorrow.
4. No school on Friday.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Tomorrow's Reminders
Tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day! We are hoping that everyone can find something PINK to wear. It could be a shirt, socks, pants or a scarf!
Mr. Emery has given us a challenge for tomorrow: Be kind to someone at school that I usually don't hang out with or is my friend.
Tonight Miss. Moore wants you to think of something you could DO, or SAY to someone that would be kind.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We are learning how to play hockey games in Gym." K.H.
2. "With Mr. Cartier we started to do human robot coding." D.G.
3."In Math we learned a new Mobile problem. The trapezoid equals 6." M.S.
Reminders:
1. We need volunteers for our field trip on March 18th to the Leighton Centre.
2. Tomorrow we are having a very special guest called the Rogue Naturalist come and visit us. She is going to be teaching us all about animal tracks and why animals move a certain way. We are going to be doing lots of fun activities with her! We will be walking outside tomorrow with her in the afternoon so I need to wear my boots!
Mr. Emery has given us a challenge for tomorrow: Be kind to someone at school that I usually don't hang out with or is my friend.
Tonight Miss. Moore wants you to think of something you could DO, or SAY to someone that would be kind.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We are learning how to play hockey games in Gym." K.H.
2. "With Mr. Cartier we started to do human robot coding." D.G.
3."In Math we learned a new Mobile problem. The trapezoid equals 6." M.S.
Reminders:
1. We need volunteers for our field trip on March 18th to the Leighton Centre.
2. Tomorrow we are having a very special guest called the Rogue Naturalist come and visit us. She is going to be teaching us all about animal tracks and why animals move a certain way. We are going to be doing lots of fun activities with her! We will be walking outside tomorrow with her in the afternoon so I need to wear my boots!
Monday, February 25, 2019
Which insulator is the best?
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. Today in Science we learned that tinfoil is the best insulator. O.S
2. In Math I learned a math game. J.H.
3. Today in Inquiry we learned what materials they used for their houses in the past. M.M
Reminders:
1. Science Home Journals due back.
2. On March 19th we are going to the Leighton Centre. We need 3 more volunteers to help out. It is a full day field study.
3. Scholastic book orders due back no later than February 28th, 2019.
4. No school on Friday.
1. Today in Science we learned that tinfoil is the best insulator. O.S
2. In Math I learned a math game. J.H.
3. Today in Inquiry we learned what materials they used for their houses in the past. M.M
Reminders:
1. Science Home Journals due back.
2. On March 19th we are going to the Leighton Centre. We need 3 more volunteers to help out. It is a full day field study.
3. Scholastic book orders due back no later than February 28th, 2019.
4. No school on Friday.
Friday, February 22, 2019
New Science Home Journal
Today during our discussion around animals tracks we learned some interesting facts about kangaroos! We found out that there is a Family Friendly farm east of Calgary called Cobbs Adventure Park. Here you can visit baby kangaroos and other animals from Australia.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Science we learned that the mystery track was a porcupine." N.G.
2. "In Writer's Workshop we continued stories and learned how to do a 4 rectangle plan for Non-Fiction writing." D.G.
3. "During Science Journals we got a new problem and it is what is the best insulator for animals." S.C.
Reminders:
1. Do my Science Journal over the weekend. Remember to bring it back on Monday.
2. Book orders due back no later than Thursday, February 28th.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Science we learned that the mystery track was a porcupine." N.G.
2. "In Writer's Workshop we continued stories and learned how to do a 4 rectangle plan for Non-Fiction writing." D.G.
3. "During Science Journals we got a new problem and it is what is the best insulator for animals." S.C.
Reminders:
1. Do my Science Journal over the weekend. Remember to bring it back on Monday.
2. Book orders due back no later than Thursday, February 28th.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Happy 100th Day of School!
We had a great time celebrating the 100th Day of School today in Room 2. It started by taking ourselves back to the year 1919, and some of us really looked the part! It started off by creating a glyph for the 100th day. Do you know what a glyph is?
Then we worked on 'spelling'. We had to come up with as many different words as possible from ONE HUNDRED.
Next we learned that if we wanted to get food in 1919 we couldn't go to Superstore or Sobeys. Instead, it came from the garden or we had to make it! Today we learned how to make butter. We poured some cream in a mason jar and began to shake, shake, shake the jar....until...it broke. :( I guess we'll have to try again another day!
3 Things We learned Today:
1. "In Inquiry we learned how they used to make butter in the olden days." S.C.
2. " In Word Work I learned how to make different words from the word ONE HUNDRED." H.A.
3. "In choir I learned a new song called I Hear the Windmill." M.M.
Reminders:
1. Book orders due back no later than Thursday, February 28th.
2. Swimming certificates in my home folder.
3. Tax receipts in my home folder.
Next we learned that if we wanted to get food in 1919 we couldn't go to Superstore or Sobeys. Instead, it came from the garden or we had to make it! Today we learned how to make butter. We poured some cream in a mason jar and began to shake, shake, shake the jar....until...it broke. :( I guess we'll have to try again another day!
3 Things We learned Today:
1. "In Inquiry we learned how they used to make butter in the olden days." S.C.
2. " In Word Work I learned how to make different words from the word ONE HUNDRED." H.A.
3. "In choir I learned a new song called I Hear the Windmill." M.M.
Reminders:
1. Book orders due back no later than Thursday, February 28th.
2. Swimming certificates in my home folder.
3. Tax receipts in my home folder.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Keeping Warm in the Winter
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Inquiry we learned how people in the olden days communicate. One of the ways was rock carving." J.H.
2. "In Science I learned that whales have blubber to keep warm." L.S.
3. "In Writer's Workshop we learned how to make a proper letter." S.C.
Reminders:
1. Tomorrow is the 100th Day of School! We are being encouraged to dress like they did 100 years ago.
2. Please return green Science Home Journals.
1. "In Inquiry we learned how people in the olden days communicate. One of the ways was rock carving." J.H.
2. "In Science I learned that whales have blubber to keep warm." L.S.
3. "In Writer's Workshop we learned how to make a proper letter." S.C.
Reminders:
1. Tomorrow is the 100th Day of School! We are being encouraged to dress like they did 100 years ago.
2. Please return green Science Home Journals.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
What's the first Mode of Transportation?
We learned about the very first way people moved from place to place today! Ask me to find out how! (and this way of transportation is still around today!)
3 Things We Learned Today
1. " In Inquiry we learned a couple of things that people used in the past. Some of them are canoes and hot air balloons which we still use now." N.G.
2. "In Math we learned a new word which means you do it right and quickly and it is called efficiently." L.M. (We are working on solving problems efficiently).
3."In Reader's Workshop we learned a new reading strategy named Tryin' Lion." D.G.
Reminders:
1. Our class is celebrating the 100th day of school on Thursday. I am encouraged to dress like a student from 100 years ago.
2. Book orders are due back no later than Thursday, February 28th.
3. Please return Green Science Journals back to school. We'd like to read the responses as a class.
3 Things We Learned Today
1. " In Inquiry we learned a couple of things that people used in the past. Some of them are canoes and hot air balloons which we still use now." N.G.
2. "In Math we learned a new word which means you do it right and quickly and it is called efficiently." L.M. (We are working on solving problems efficiently).
3."In Reader's Workshop we learned a new reading strategy named Tryin' Lion." D.G.
Reminders:
1. Our class is celebrating the 100th day of school on Thursday. I am encouraged to dress like a student from 100 years ago.
2. Book orders are due back no later than Thursday, February 28th.
3. Please return Green Science Journals back to school. We'd like to read the responses as a class.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
A Visit from Iqaluit
Today we had Mr. Matt come and visit our classroom. He works at the Arctic Institute of North America. He taught us all about life in the Arctic! We even played a seal racing game where we had to race across the classroom pretending we were seals. It was hard because we couldn't use our legs
We enjoyed delivering our Valentines. Your child came home with some treats from their friends. We did not eat them at school, but instead will let you choose when and if to enjoy them.
Lastly, Mr. Garcia took small groups of students to go and learn how our school is heated. We got to peek into the Boiler Room and the Fan Room. Many of us thought they school was heated through the insulation or the vents. We were surprised to learn that there is a very large boiler in the school
IMPORTANT NEWS!!!!!
In my home folder/backpack is my brand new Science Home Journal. Mom and Dad you have homework! After I have finished writing my answer to the science question, you need to also write. Parents, you are not allowed to search on Google. As one student says, "your brain is your phone!".
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "I learned with Mr. Garcia that the school keeps warm by a fire in a room with a boiler." O.S.
2. "I learned in the Arctic that they used stone as a knife." K.H.
3. "I learned in the Arctic in the olden days they used spears to hunt whales." M.M
"I learned in the Arctic that they used Muskox horns for hammers." L.L.
Reminders:
1. No school on Thursday, Friday or Monday. Enjoy your long weekend.
2. Next Thursday is the 100th Day of School. We are going to try and dress like Grade 2 student would have dressed for school 100 years ago. Miss. Moore is going to dress like a teacher would have looked like 100 years ago.
We enjoyed delivering our Valentines. Your child came home with some treats from their friends. We did not eat them at school, but instead will let you choose when and if to enjoy them.
Lastly, Mr. Garcia took small groups of students to go and learn how our school is heated. We got to peek into the Boiler Room and the Fan Room. Many of us thought they school was heated through the insulation or the vents. We were surprised to learn that there is a very large boiler in the school
IMPORTANT NEWS!!!!!
In my home folder/backpack is my brand new Science Home Journal. Mom and Dad you have homework! After I have finished writing my answer to the science question, you need to also write. Parents, you are not allowed to search on Google. As one student says, "your brain is your phone!".
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "I learned with Mr. Garcia that the school keeps warm by a fire in a room with a boiler." O.S.
2. "I learned in the Arctic that they used stone as a knife." K.H.
3. "I learned in the Arctic in the olden days they used spears to hunt whales." M.M
"I learned in the Arctic that they used Muskox horns for hammers." L.L.
Reminders:
1. No school on Thursday, Friday or Monday. Enjoy your long weekend.
2. Next Thursday is the 100th Day of School. We are going to try and dress like Grade 2 student would have dressed for school 100 years ago. Miss. Moore is going to dress like a teacher would have looked like 100 years ago.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Introducing our Pen Pals!
Today we were super excited to receive a big package from our Pen-Pals in San Antonio, Texas. We opened the large envelope to find individual letters for each of us. We were so excited to read them and learn a little bit about our new pen pal. We began a discussion about some of the same things between us, and some differences. Your child should have come home today with their letter to share with you. This expands and deepens our connections we are making between different Canadian communities.
Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day as we celebrate our friendships through a small Valentine's Day exchange. Students are encouraged to bring Valentine's if they choose. Please see the class letter that was sent home last week for a list of student names. Just a reminder to please have a Valentine for everyone in our room.
Reminders:
1. Science Journals go home tomorrow! You child will come home tomorrow ready to share how to use their journals at home and expand on their learning with you!
2. Please return Winter Fee sheets and report card envelopes.
Mystery Question: What kind of flower gives the most kisses on Valentine's Day?
Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day as we celebrate our friendships through a small Valentine's Day exchange. Students are encouraged to bring Valentine's if they choose. Please see the class letter that was sent home last week for a list of student names. Just a reminder to please have a Valentine for everyone in our room.
Reminders:
1. Science Journals go home tomorrow! You child will come home tomorrow ready to share how to use their journals at home and expand on their learning with you!
2. Please return Winter Fee sheets and report card envelopes.
Mystery Question: What kind of flower gives the most kisses on Valentine's Day?
Friday, February 8, 2019
Learning From Our Grade 4 Friends
Thank you families! We will now have enough people who have volunteered to share
Today we watched a learning assembly from our Grade 4 friends. Here's some new things we learned from them:
1. "I learned in our school we have a lot of garbage being produced." D.G.
2. "I learned that we produce to much waste in the school." M.S.
3. "I learned how much garbage is in the school." N.G.
Reminders:
1. White report card folders NEED to come back to school.
2. Home reading??? Miss. Moore hasn't seen some people's home reading in a VERY long time. Please return to school when you are finished so you can get a new book.
Today we watched a learning assembly from our Grade 4 friends. Here's some new things we learned from them:
1. "I learned in our school we have a lot of garbage being produced." D.G.
2. "I learned that we produce to much waste in the school." M.S.
3. "I learned how much garbage is in the school." N.G.
Reminders:
1. White report card folders NEED to come back to school.
2. Home reading??? Miss. Moore hasn't seen some people's home reading in a VERY long time. Please return to school when you are finished so you can get a new book.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
We Need 2 More Batches of Playdough!
We still need two more batches of plain playdough to use on Monday. Thank you to the parents who have already made some.
Today we had our last day of swimming. We would like to share our favourite part of swimming with you and what we think we improved on below:
What I think I improved in my swimming:
1. "In swimming I got better at back floats and front floats." J.H.
2. "In swimming I got better at front rolls." N.G.
3. "In swimming I improved front crawl." M.C.
4. "In swimming I improved treading water for 1 minute." S.M.
5. "In swimming I improved at swimming back and forth from the deep end to the shallow end with no life jacket." A.D.
Don't worry Mom and Dad! We also did some learning at school. Here's some things we learned today:
1. "In Reader's Workshop we learned what a book review means." K.H.
2. "In Music we learned part B on a camping song." M.M.
3. "In Math we did our Juggler problem and we learned stacking with numbers." M.S.
Reminders:
1. We need 2 more batches of playdough
2. Grade 4 Assembly tomorrow at 11:00am.
3. Report Card folders due back.
4. Winter fee letters due back.
Today we had our last day of swimming. We would like to share our favourite part of swimming with you and what we think we improved on below:
What I think I improved in my swimming:
1. "In swimming I got better at back floats and front floats." J.H.
2. "In swimming I got better at front rolls." N.G.
3. "In swimming I improved front crawl." M.C.
4. "In swimming I improved treading water for 1 minute." S.M.
5. "In swimming I improved at swimming back and forth from the deep end to the shallow end with no life jacket." A.D.
Don't worry Mom and Dad! We also did some learning at school. Here's some things we learned today:
1. "In Reader's Workshop we learned what a book review means." K.H.
2. "In Music we learned part B on a camping song." M.M.
3. "In Math we did our Juggler problem and we learned stacking with numbers." M.S.
Reminders:
1. We need 2 more batches of playdough
2. Grade 4 Assembly tomorrow at 11:00am.
3. Report Card folders due back.
4. Winter fee letters due back.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
The Juggler Problem
Today we found out how many Pringle chips were inside of the Pringle Ringle Ring! By using our addition and subtraction strategies we found out the total number was 64 chips. We now are working on the Juggle problem. How many times will the man juggle the ball before it drops to the ground? We made our estimates and tomorrow we will get a clue to help us figure out if our estimates were to high or to low.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "I learned how to swim back and forth two times." K.H.
2."In swimming I learned how to do a side roll." C.S.
3. "In Math we learned how much Pringles were in the Pringle Ringle." D.T.
Reminders:
1. Please return Winter fee sheet.
2. Valentine letter sent home today.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "I learned how to swim back and forth two times." K.H.
2."In swimming I learned how to do a side roll." C.S.
3. "In Math we learned how much Pringles were in the Pringle Ringle." D.T.
Reminders:
1. Please return Winter fee sheet.
2. Valentine letter sent home today.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Call out for Help
We need playdough! We will be exploring different animal tracks and what they can tell us about how they move, where they live and other adaptations. We are looking for 4 batches of playdough for our classroom. If you are able to make a batch, please let me know. As we are creating animal tracks with the playdough, we would like it to be a natural color (no food coloring needed).
Here is a great recipe to use! https://www.iheartnaptime.net/play-dough-recipe/
Next week your child will be coming home with a new Home Science Journal. Stay tuned for a brief letter that will describe how to best utilize the journal with your child to deepen their understanding of scientific concepts being explored at school.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We learned how to make our weaving flat during Art today." M.C.
2. "In swimming I learned how to do a roll in cannonball." D.T.
3. "In swimming we did jumps without a life jacket." M.S.
Reminders:
1. Please return the white report card folder to school.
2. Field study letter went home yesterday. Please read, sign and return to school.
Here is a great recipe to use! https://www.iheartnaptime.net/play-dough-recipe/
Next week your child will be coming home with a new Home Science Journal. Stay tuned for a brief letter that will describe how to best utilize the journal with your child to deepen their understanding of scientific concepts being explored at school.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "We learned how to make our weaving flat during Art today." M.C.
2. "In swimming I learned how to do a roll in cannonball." D.T.
3. "In swimming we did jumps without a life jacket." M.S.
Reminders:
1. Please return the white report card folder to school.
2. Field study letter went home yesterday. Please read, sign and return to school.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Swimming, swimming in the swimming pool....
Today was our first day of swimming!
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In swimming I learned the front glide." M.S.
2. "In swimming I learned how to do a front flip into the water." A.D.
3."In Gym we learned a new game named Hawks and Doves." D.G.
Reminders:
1. Please bring a brush or comb to swimming tomorrow.
2. Please check my backpack. I have a very important letter about all the field studies for the rest of the year.
3. Return report card envelope signed. You can keep the report card.
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In swimming I learned the front glide." M.S.
2. "In swimming I learned how to do a front flip into the water." A.D.
3."In Gym we learned a new game named Hawks and Doves." D.G.
Reminders:
1. Please bring a brush or comb to swimming tomorrow.
2. Please check my backpack. I have a very important letter about all the field studies for the rest of the year.
3. Return report card envelope signed. You can keep the report card.
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