The weather is finally getting better and we have certainly been enjoying it! Our Field Study to Inglewood Bird Sanctuary was a great experience. Students learned all about how animals survive in the different seasons. We had an opportunity to explore the park and learn all about the animals that make their homes there. We were luck enough to see an osprey, an owl, some prairie dogs, a hawk, bald eagle, ducks and Canada geese. We saw how insects make their homes in trees to protect them from the harsh environment and predators. Our guide, Chelsea, taught us a lot about animals we can find in this area. We cannot wait to return for another program in 2 weeks. Our field studies are fitting nicely into the science work we are engaging in. Students have begun researching an animal of their choice that is currently threatened or endangered. The purpose of this research will be to help each student design an enclosure that could be used by a rehabilitation program or zoo to help regenerate this animals population. Students are expected to be able to gather in-depth information in the following categories; Habitat, Food, Behavior, Life Cycle, Physical Features. Students must use more than one source (book, magazine, video, webpage) to gather their information and it must not be copied directly from the source. We have continued working on multiplication this week. We have been learning how to express a multiplication equation in a variety of ways. We really like using arrays to show equal groupings. We are beginning to study the relationship between multiplication and division. By working through 3- Act Math tasks, students have opportunities to see how multiplication and division can be used in real world situations. Below is a link to a 3-Act Math task we recently worked on. https://gfletchy.com/fruit-nut/ We are continuing to write from another person’s perspective. The boys and girls are doing an amazing job empathizing with another person and expressing how they may be feeling. This week students are writing a diary entry pretending to be another person. We have been working on making our writing more interesting for the reader by showing how a person is feeling rather than telling the reader. For example, instead of writing: “I felt nervous when I entered the room” students may write, “My hands began to shake and sweat ran down my forehead as a cautiously walked into the room.” Some upcoming dates to remember: May 15: Guest Speaker in Room 15 May 16: Field Study to Inglewood May 22: Field Study to Calgary Zoo June 1: Volunteer Tea June 6: Field Study to St. Patricks Island June 11: Room 15 to Ralph Klein Park June 19: Community Walk June 21:Sports Day June 28: Last Day of School Comments are closed.
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