3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Science we did a mystery problem. How does your heart pump blood? We got to make a paper that says everything you need to know. Our heart does not look like a Valentine's Day heart." M.L.
2. "In Math we learned that = can mean balanced, the same or equals." R.L.
3. "In Music we watched a video of a domino chain reaction. It taught us that if one domino knocked another domino, it would keep repeating until the last domino knocked. We saw cool stuff like Super Mario and Minecraft and Sonic." O.C.
Reminders:
1. Fun lunch tomorrow. It is Little Caesars.
2. Valentine exchange tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
Catching You with Kindness!
We have begun focusing on what the = sign means in Math. Many of us believe that it means 'total' or 'answer'. Today we did an activity using a balance scale to help us understand that = means 'the same' or 'equals'. We were also introduced to the ≠ sign as well. We will use these understandings as we move forwards with addition and subtraction using higher numbers.
During Science we tested 4 different materials to find out if they were absorbent or not. Wax paper, cotton ball, paper plate and styrofoam. We found that wax paper was the only material not absorbent. Tomorrow we will look at why.
We ended our day making Kindness bags. These bags will stay in our classroom to be filled with 'caught with kindness' slips. Every time someone catches us doing something 'kind' we will receive a kindness slip!
Reminders:
1. We are still needing 1L and 500ml plastic bottles. If you have some you could donate, we'd appreciate it!
2. We are doing our Valentine exchange on Wednesday, February 12th. Please ensure you have a Valentine for every student in Room 2.
During Science we tested 4 different materials to find out if they were absorbent or not. Wax paper, cotton ball, paper plate and styrofoam. We found that wax paper was the only material not absorbent. Tomorrow we will look at why.
We ended our day making Kindness bags. These bags will stay in our classroom to be filled with 'caught with kindness' slips. Every time someone catches us doing something 'kind' we will receive a kindness slip!
Reminders:
1. We are still needing 1L and 500ml plastic bottles. If you have some you could donate, we'd appreciate it!
2. We are doing our Valentine exchange on Wednesday, February 12th. Please ensure you have a Valentine for every student in Room 2.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Designing our Water Filters
3 Things We Learned in Room 2 Today:
1. "In Inquiry we were drawing what materials we needed to build a water filter." S.O.
2. In our Science Home Journals the question was Our of these 4 materials which of these do you think absorbs the best: sock, paper towel, bath towel and wax paper?' I said bath towel because it was made to absorb stuff." D.T.
3. "In Read Aloud we started a new book called Ralph S. Mouse. Ralph with his relatives and they always want a turn on his motorcycle." A.H.
We need your help! If you have some water bottles or pop bottles to use to build our water filters. If you have extras at home that you would be willing to donate, Room 2 would greatly appreciate it!
Reminders:
1. Please bring your Valentine's to school on Wednesday, February 12th. A list of names went home this week.
1. "In Inquiry we were drawing what materials we needed to build a water filter." S.O.
2. In our Science Home Journals the question was Our of these 4 materials which of these do you think absorbs the best: sock, paper towel, bath towel and wax paper?' I said bath towel because it was made to absorb stuff." D.T.
3. "In Read Aloud we started a new book called Ralph S. Mouse. Ralph with his relatives and they always want a turn on his motorcycle." A.H.
We need your help! If you have some water bottles or pop bottles to use to build our water filters. If you have extras at home that you would be willing to donate, Room 2 would greatly appreciate it!
Reminders:
1. Please bring your Valentine's to school on Wednesday, February 12th. A list of names went home this week.
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Is Snow Clean?
3 Things We Learned Today:
"In Inquiry we learned that tomorrow we are going to make a water filter out of items in the iLab. We learned that in some places in the world, like Bali, the water is dirty and not safe to drink." H.B.
"In Gym our new game was called Hoarding Squirrels. We used a hockey stick to get a puck or beanbag out of the middle to our hula hoop." A.C.
"In our Kindness lesson we read a book called 'How to Loose Your Friends' and one of the ways is be a bully. We also had a goal by doing something kind for someone at Maple Ridge school or at home." K.O.
We were quite surprised to find out that the snow we collected that we thought was clean, actually had tiny pieces of dirt particles in it! Now we know why it's so important not to eat snow!
We also had a discussion around the fact that some people don't have access to clean water like we do in Canada. We now have the challenge of designing a water filter to hopefully create clean water that would be safe to drink and use!
Homework: I need to think about the materials I will use to build our water filter. The materials need to come from the iLab.
Reminders:
1. Fun snack tomorrow. It is Cobbs.
2. Thank you everyone for your willingness to volunteer. We are now full for our trips to the Glenbow Museum (February 27th) and Hull's Woods (March 10th).
3. Nose Hill/CPAWS field study on April 21st. Volunteers needed.
"In Inquiry we learned that tomorrow we are going to make a water filter out of items in the iLab. We learned that in some places in the world, like Bali, the water is dirty and not safe to drink." H.B.
"In Gym our new game was called Hoarding Squirrels. We used a hockey stick to get a puck or beanbag out of the middle to our hula hoop." A.C.
"In our Kindness lesson we read a book called 'How to Loose Your Friends' and one of the ways is be a bully. We also had a goal by doing something kind for someone at Maple Ridge school or at home." K.O.
We were quite surprised to find out that the snow we collected that we thought was clean, actually had tiny pieces of dirt particles in it! Now we know why it's so important not to eat snow!
We also had a discussion around the fact that some people don't have access to clean water like we do in Canada. We now have the challenge of designing a water filter to hopefully create clean water that would be safe to drink and use!
Homework: I need to think about the materials I will use to build our water filter. The materials need to come from the iLab.
Reminders:
1. Fun snack tomorrow. It is Cobbs.
2. Thank you everyone for your willingness to volunteer. We are now full for our trips to the Glenbow Museum (February 27th) and Hull's Woods (March 10th).
3. Nose Hill/CPAWS field study on April 21st. Volunteers needed.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The Kindness Challenge
Over the next week students will be participating in a 'Kindness Challenge' at school and at home. We introduced this challenge through the book: More Yarn. It was a great book and demonstrated the power of kindness. Each student has chosen something around kindness to work on this week.
Today we also focused on strengthening on reasoning in Math through using our observations and what we know to explain our thinking.
We also answered a new question: Is snow clean? We will be doing this experiment tomorrow to find out!
Reminders:
1. Fun snack this Friday. It is Cobbs.
2. Teacher's Convention next Thursday and Friday. No school
3. We need volunteers for our trip to the Glenbow Museum on February 27th. It is a full day field study.
4. Morning field study to Hull's Wood on March 10th. We need volunteers please!
We also answered a new question: Is snow clean? We will be doing this experiment tomorrow to find out!
Reminders:
1. Fun snack this Friday. It is Cobbs.
2. Teacher's Convention next Thursday and Friday. No school
3. We need volunteers for our trip to the Glenbow Museum on February 27th. It is a full day field study.
4. Morning field study to Hull's Wood on March 10th. We need volunteers please!
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Why the paperclip floated-we know!
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Science we made another thing out of paper towel, except this time we had 4 choices to choose from; A big flat square, a small piece of paper towel, a paper boat and a wrap. We learned that the reason those floated was because of their density and surface tension." A.C.
2. "In Math we did a dot problem. The problem was 'how many dots there will be after the last ding? Today we also got a clue. The clue was there were were four more dings after the screen went black." P.D.
3. "In Music learned how to split a whole note into half notes and then we split the half notes into quarter notes and then we split the quarter notes into ti-ti's, and then the 'ti-ti's and then we split the 'ti-ti's into tikka tikkas. Then we split the tikka tikkas into 32nd notes. Then we played a game called Poison Rythym." M.C.
Reminders:
1. No school next Thursday or Friday.
1. "In Science we made another thing out of paper towel, except this time we had 4 choices to choose from; A big flat square, a small piece of paper towel, a paper boat and a wrap. We learned that the reason those floated was because of their density and surface tension." A.C.
2. "In Math we did a dot problem. The problem was 'how many dots there will be after the last ding? Today we also got a clue. The clue was there were were four more dings after the screen went black." P.D.
3. "In Music learned how to split a whole note into half notes and then we split the half notes into quarter notes and then we split the quarter notes into ti-ti's, and then the 'ti-ti's and then we split the 'ti-ti's into tikka tikkas. Then we split the tikka tikkas into 32nd notes. Then we played a game called Poison Rythym." M.C.
Reminders:
1. No school next Thursday or Friday.
Monday, February 3, 2020
How do you get a paperclip to float?
3 Things We Learned Today:
1. "In Science we were trying to figure out how to make a paper towel get a paper clip to float. Some of us folded it, and some of us cut it. Some of the paper towels worked. Tomorrow we are going to try and figure out why only certain ones worked. Some of our predictions were the shape, how flat they were and how light were." A.C.
2."In Gym we started playing hockey. We learned how to hold the hockey stick and how to stick handle." K.O.
3. "In Social Studies we learned how other communities take care of their communities. In Meteghan they clean up garbage on the beach." V.C.
Reminders:
We have several field studies we need volunteers for:
1. Glenbow Museum: February 27th all day
2. Hull's Wood: March 10th morning only
Please email Miss. Moore if you can help us out.
3. We will be doing a Valentine exchange on Wednesday, February 12th in the afternoon.
1. "In Science we were trying to figure out how to make a paper towel get a paper clip to float. Some of us folded it, and some of us cut it. Some of the paper towels worked. Tomorrow we are going to try and figure out why only certain ones worked. Some of our predictions were the shape, how flat they were and how light were." A.C.
2."In Gym we started playing hockey. We learned how to hold the hockey stick and how to stick handle." K.O.
3. "In Social Studies we learned how other communities take care of their communities. In Meteghan they clean up garbage on the beach." V.C.
Reminders:
We have several field studies we need volunteers for:
1. Glenbow Museum: February 27th all day
2. Hull's Wood: March 10th morning only
Please email Miss. Moore if you can help us out.
3. We will be doing a Valentine exchange on Wednesday, February 12th in the afternoon.
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