Friday Jan 26

Hello parents, 

Thank you very much for taking the time to attend our conferences this week. Our students have been working really hard and are proud to show off their progress.

Our "Making Words" lesson this week had us using the letters:

                                     a  e  p  r  n  s  t  t

The children were asked to use these letters to make 2-5 letter words, then to use all the letters to make the mystery word.  The letters were sent home, so that you can do this activity together

In math we focused on 2 D and 3 D shapes this week. Ask you child to show you how to turn a square into a cube or a circle into a sphere. We learned how to make our shapes “3D” in our visual journals. We will continue to explore other 3D shapes next week and continue our work with math problems.

 

FIELD TRIP INFO

BRRR .. It is expected to turn chilly next week. There have been questions about whether we will cancel. We would love to be able to go if possible however if the weather is too chilly, look for an email as we will decide and let you know.

Our new words of the week for Jan 29-Feb 2:

see      was     here    very   us

Story telling in Literacy

Our vice principal, Chris Scout, was in our class as a guest speaker to share the tale of  Napi and the Rock. It is a story that has been told and retold over many generations of the Blackfoot  people to offer an explanation about how the big rock in Okotoks came to be. We talked about how tales were often used as entertainment to explain interesting wonders in nature before modern science came along. We look forward to re-telling this story next week and watching a video about the big rock as well. 

In Social Studies, we are looking at changes that happen over time and how Calgary came to be. Visiting Ann and Sandy Cross gives us a peek at what Cranston looked like 200 years ago. As we learn more about Indigenous people and new settlements, we will be asking the students to inquire about their family roots and heritage as well. Where does your family or relations come from originally? 

Children in the class are building a book! They all created a page to contribute as we learn about homophones such as "see/sea" and "pear/pair".