Researching with our Buddies

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "With our Buddies we searched up pictures of insects and bugs and were answering the question of 'Is an insect the same as a bug?'" D.G.
2. "In Math we played 4x4 square and we did estimation of how many cheeseballs fit on the large plate. it was 156." M.S.

3. "With our buddies we searched up pictures of insects and bugs and I drew for example, a ladybug for the bug. For the insects I drew a praying mantis and grasshopper." C.S.

Reminders:
1. If you are volunteering for Heritage Park, we are currently over numbers. However, if any of our volunteers have an annual pass to Heritage Park, please let us know.
2. Fun snack on Friday, June 7th.

Clay Day!

We are trying to answer the question of: Are bugs and insects the same thing? We will be doing lots of investigating and research to answer try and figure out the answer!


3 Things We Learned Today:
1. " In Science we made a Superfly, and I learned that flies eat horse manure with their feet, and we drew a picture of the Superfly with her costume on." M.M.
2."In  Math we had to solve multiple math questions and figure out if I can do them in my head, with notes or a written strategy." J.V.
3." Today I learned how to sculpt a clay insect. I used "scratchy, squishy" for the eyes." L.S.

Reminders:
1. Return Pearce Estate Park field trip form.
2. Green Science Journals due tomorrow!

Kokum?

My homework tonight is to find out what a Kokum is. In Social Studies we learned that Jamie asked his Kokum to learn about the history of Peace River.


3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Math we learned what double digit by double digit subraction is." N.G.
2."In Science we got insects and cut them out and them sorted them into different group. We had to figure out which was the best way to sort them." L.S.
3. "Today in Social Studies we learned about a boy named Jamie who wants to learn about Peace River and it's past." D.G.

Thank You Volunteers!

A great big THANK YOU to our volunteers! Today was our annual volunteer tea, and I realize that due to work and time commitments many of you were unable to make it. However, this does not omit you from the appreciation I have for your willingness to help out in Room 2 and at our school this year.

As the weather gets warmer please ensure that your child is coming to school dressed appropriately. Feel free to send a hat, and an extra water bottle if desired.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Math we had to solve 6 problems. We had 3 categories for our 6 problems. The 3 categories, 'Can I solve this problem in my mind?', "Can I solve this problem in my mind with notes?' and "Can I solve this problem with a written strategy?'" L.L.
2. "In Writer's Workshop we almost finished Salmon Forest and I learned the life Cycle of salmon and bugs. The salmon life cycle is they have babies, they die and then the babies grow and then they do downstream to the ocean, except the Sockeye Salmon go to a lake. And then after a year they  go to the ocean and then after some time they come back and it starts all over again." M.S.
3."In  Gym we learned a new game called Camouflage. How you play is one person is 'It'  and the other people have to hide somewhere." O.F.

Reminders:
1. Pearce Estate Park field trip forms went home today. Please return if you have not already done so.
2. Next Fun Snack is on Friday, June 7th.
3. We are making clay insects tomorrow. If you want to send an extra shirt with your child to wear whilc working with clay, that would be great.

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Today your child brought home a field study form for Pearce Estates Park. Please complete and return back to school. If you would like to volunteer please email me.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Reader's Workshop we learned a new key sound. It is 'i' and we make it using 'igh' or 'ie'." J.H.
2. " In Science we had a new problem. Why did your boat sink or float?"
3. "In Gym we learned a new game called Horse and Carriage. How you play is somebody gets a hula hoop and they have to find a partner without a hula hoop to be a horse. The person with the hula hoop is the carriage. Then we do a relay race." S.M.

We are beginning to talk about insects and special features of each. Today we each chose an insect that we are going to create out of clay this Thursday. I need to find out interesting information about the features of my insect.

Reminders:
1. Volunteer Tea this Wednesday, May 29th. Please RSVP to the office if you haven't had a chance.

Boat Testing Day!

Today we finished building our boats and were ready to test them! This happened after we tested various materials this week and decided the materials you see in the picture were the best materials to design a boat from. Our boats are currently floating in our water table to see which boat is able to float the longest before it capsizes or sinks. We will find out on Monday the result of our experiment!

Reminders:
1. Volunteer Tea next week. If you have not yet R.S.V.P.'d please let the office know.
2. School wide picture order went home yesterday. Please return to school with money if you would like to order one.

How many apples?

Today our morning Math problem was a story about apples:
 Lucy had ____ apples.
 She has 9 less apples than Marcus.
 How many apples did Marcus have?

This problem was challenging for many of us. However, once we remembered our new strategy of C.U.B.E.S. many of us were able to figure out a possible solution.

I encourage you to ask your child about the C.U.B.E.S. strategy and practice it using various number based problems at home.

Reminder:
1. Pearce Estate Park field study on June 5th.
2. Heritage Park field study on June 19th. If you are volunteering and have an annual pass to the park please let Miss. Moore know.
3. Volunteer tea next Wednesday, May 30th. Please RSVP to the office or our school email.

Who Lives Here?

We had a stupendous day at Weaselhead! Here's some things we learned:
1. "I learned new types of insects that live in the pond and river water.  The main one that I learned was a Stonehead." D.T.

2. "Today I learned at Weaselhead that shrimp live in the pond. There was also sea snails." M.S.

3. "When we came back from Weaselhead we watched a video about insects and I learned that only female misquito's drink blood for their babies." S.M.



Reminders:
1. Pearce Estates Park field study on June 5th.

Documenting our Calgary Wonders

Today we talked about the difference between an opinion and a fact. We used our own ideas to draw pictures of what we believed Calgary looked like 100 years ago. Then we compared our drawings to archived photos to see how our first ideas changed or stayed the same. Some of the things we noticed in the real photographs was that there was only 1 main bridge, the towers/buildings were much smaller and we didn't see any cars, just horses and carriages.

Tomorrow we are headed back to the Weaselhead. We will be in the forest and near the water to explore the question of 'What Lives Here?' Today we talked about what to do to protect ourselves from insects and ticks that we may come across. There are two things we are encouraged to do to be prepared to learn in the wooded and water areas:
1. Wear bug spray (please note that students can bring their own bug spray but must apply it themselves)
2. Wear long sleeves and pants to cover my skin. Or wear layers.
Please talk to your child tonight about how to protect themselves for tomorrow.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. " In Social Studies  we learned a couple of wonders that people had about Calgary. For example, mine was 'why does the Calgary Tower light up at night?' and we drew pictures of what we think it looked like in the past and on the back we had to do 3 things we learned about the past from two pictures on Mr. D.D." N.G.
2. " In Math we learned to use pictures, a number sentence that matches your sentence when we're solving problems. For example using you can draw a circle and put a 10 in the middle if you don't want to draw 50 or 100 circles." O.S.
3. "In Reader's Workshop I learned a blend sound. For example one of them was 'oa' and one of them was 'igh'." C.S.

Reminders:
1. We are coming up with things we would like to learn about Calgary. Some of us have come up with a question to research. If you have not decided on something you would like to learn about Calgary, talk to your Mom and Dad tonight about what you would like to find out.
2. School wide photo this Thursday morning. Nothing needed-just your smile!

Happy Long Weekend!

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Science we were testing items for our boats that we are going to make." S.M.
2. "In Math we learned a problem about Kelly that brought balloons to school for her friends. She gave some away and we to figure out how much she gave away at school for her friends." C.S.
3. "In Inquiry I learned a legend that is the Cree and the Blackfoot had a war and the Medicine Man lost his headdress and it meant bad luck. They lost the war. This is how Medicine Hat got it's name." M.S. and N.G.

Weekend Homework Question: What is one thing I'd like to learn about Calgary? Come back ready to share on Tuesday!

Reminders:
1. No school tomorrow or Monday. Have a great long weekend.
2. Volunteer tea on Wednesday, May 29th at 10:30. Watch for an invitation in your child's backpack.

What's the Story of Weaselhead?

We had a fantastic day at Weaselhead! Thank you to our volunteers who were such great helpers today. Our trip focused on the question of 'What is the story of this river?'. Through a hike, observing the river valley and doing some sketching/painting and playing some games, students working on their understanding of this area and the history which connects to Calgary today.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "With Mrs. Brandley I learned how to play Shadow Tag. Everybody is it and if you step on someone's shadow they are out." O.F.
2. "Today in Weaselhead we  learned that half of Weaselhead was the First World War Training Camp for the army." S.M.
3. "At Weaselhead we learned that the First Nations people (Tsusti'nna) used fire inside their tipis to keep warm." N.G.

Reminders:
1. Science Home Journal due tomorrow.
2.

Getting Ready for Weaselhead

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Inquiry we are doing timelines of the Nashua River. The picture above is the book about the Nashua River." L.M.
2. "In Math we got a new math question about stamps. This problem we had to do subtraction." O.S.
3. "In Writer's Workshop we were trying to make a story of a home built into a tree in the forest. The Grade 3 teachers and all other teachers will read our stories." S.C.

Reminders:
1. Weaselhead fieldtrip tomorrow. Please wear good walking shoes, bring a full water bottle, and a sufficient lunch. Please put on sunscreen before I leave for school.
2. Volunteer Tea on Wednesday, May 29th at 10:30am. If you have volunteered with Room 2 this year, please stay tuned for your invitation.

Shopping for a Boat

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "Today in Science we went shopping for materials to build a boat. It has to float. We learned about buoyancy. Buoyancy means something that is hollow inside. " M.M.
2. "In Math we learned the tools of drawing it out and skip counting. We use these if we get stuck solving a problem." J.H.
3. "In Reader's Workshop we learned that we can do somethings on the Whiteboard table. You draw a picture and the guesser has to guess how it's spelt. It has to start with the letter J because it's our key sound for the week." K. H.

Reminders:
1. Weaselhead Field Study on Wednesday. Wear good walking shoes.
2. Science Home Journals due back now.

Assembly and our Final F.Y.P.F.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. 'At the Assembly I learned that penguins can breathe underwater for 6 minutes." S.M.
2." In Follow Your Passion Friday I learned how to plant a plant. I planted a poppy." L.S.
3. "In F.Y.P.F. I learned how to make a birdseed ornament to help nature." L.M.

Reminders:
1. Field study to Weaselhead next Wednesday, May 15th.
2. No school next Friday, May 17th.
3. Volunteer tea is May 29th. Stay tuned for further details.

A Top Secret Project

Today we started a top secret project. It is a secret! We can't even tell our Dad or Mom.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. " In Math we finished our C.U.B.E.S. strategy. The S stands for Solve and Check." O.S.
2. " With Mr. Cartier we filmed our story for our Ozobots and my story is called Mario." K.H.
3. "In Gym I learned a game called Capture the Flag." O.F.

Reminders:
1. We still need empty water bottles (with a lid) for our trip to Weaselhead.
2. Tomorrow is our last Follow Your Passion Friday session.

Learning about Density

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Math we did a problem with a bicycle and a tricycle and we had to figure out how much bikes did he see. The total is supposed to be 35 wheels on the bicycles and tricycles." C.S.
2. "In Reader's Workshop we are learning about what words have our special sound for this week. So we made a word wheel with letters so we can make words." L.M.
3. "In Science we were reasoning why the cooked egg floated and the raw egg sank. We learned that if it has more particles in it, it will sink. This is called density." J.V.

Reminders:
1. Please bring in empty plastic water bottles for our fieldtrip to Weaselhead. We will need them for water containers for a painting project.
2. Book orders due back no later than Friday, May 10th. You can place your order online or through a paper copy.

A Call For Water Bottles

In preparation for our trip the Weaselhead we need some empty water bottles WITH lids. We will be using these for water containers for a painting activity that we are doing there.

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Math I learned a Problem Solving Strategy. It is called C.U.B.E.S. C means to circle the numbers. U means underline the question." O.S.
2. "In Social Studies we learned some things citizens do to  work." K.H.
3."In Reader's Workshop we learned a key sound that says 'ar'." M.M.

Reminders:
1. No school Friday, May 17th.

Reminders

HI Everyone,
  I am away this afternoon so thought I'd write a quick blog post with some reminders as we are in a very busy time at school.

Some of you may be wondering if we had a new Science Home Journal question on Friday. We did not. We will have a new problem this week, so please ensure your child has returned their journal this week if it's still at home.

1. Weaselhead Field trip forms went home last week. Please return ASAP.
2. Scholastic book orders are due back no later than Friday, May 10th. This will be our last book order for the year.
3. No school Friday May 17th. This is a Non-Instructional Day.
4. I would still love a couple of adult volunteers to help out at Weaselhead on Wednesday, May 15th. (We do not need any more for the 22nd).

Call out For Volunteers

We had a great choir performance today by our choir. We enjoyed listening to the songs about the moon, Magic in the Music, and even a song in French!

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Follow your Passion Friday I learned that there is a way to save the birds." L.M.
2."In Follow Your Passion Friday I learned how to make a binary code bracelet and I have a code." K.H.
3. "In Architecture we tried to build structures that can handle Mr. Emery's leaf blower to see how strong our towers are" S.C.


Reminders:
1. Our last Scholastic book order form went home today. All book orders are due no later than Friday, May 10th. A chance to get some great books for summer reading!
2. Field trip forms to Weaselhead due back now.
3. We are doing a special clay project at the end of May (Thursday May 30th morning). We need a couple of parents to help out that morning with students. These volunteers would also need to attend a short training at 3:30pm on Monday, May 13th. Please email me if you can help out!

Excited about our Egg-periment!

Some of us didn't get to finish our theories about why the cooked egg was floating and the uncooked egg sank. Please finish your theory tonight so that we can do the next part tomorrow. Please return your visual journal tomorrow.

1. "In Science we are doing our experiment that is involving eggs. We are learning why one egg sank and one egg floated." L.M.
2. "In Math we started a new problem with soil. We had to find out how much bags of soil it would take to fill up a pot." L.S.
3. "In Gym I learned how to play Dodgeball." M.S.


Reminders:
1. We MUST return out Science Home Journals tomorrow. We are going to get a new problem tomorrow.
2. Choir performance tomorrow. Wear white shirts and black pants. The performance starts at 10am.
3. Weaselhead field trip forms went home today. Please complete and return.

Figuring out Capacity

3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Math we found a problem and there was a container and ketchup. We had to think of an estimate of how many ketchup packages it would take to fill up the container. This is called capacity." J.V.
2. "In Reader's Workshop we watched a video that had two blends in it. They were 'au' and 'aw'." M.M.
3. Today I learned what Hat's On For Mental Health is for. The story was called, "When I feel silly". It was about a girl who had many different feelings." M.S.

Reminders:
1. We need volunteers for our trip to the Weaselhead on March 15th. Please email if you can help out.
2. Our choir is performing on Friday, May 3rd, at 10am. Our kindergarten classes will also be sharing their learning. You are welcome to attend. Choir students need to wear black pants and a white shirt.