Happy Easter!

We had a short but very busy week! 

In Math we learned about standard units of time. We talked about seconds, minutes, hours and days. The students were given specific tasks to complete in one minute. That had a lot of fun trying to see what they could accomplish in 60 seconds. They tried to see how high they could count, how many hearts they could draw and how many times they could tie their shoes. 

We discussed the months of the year and sang the catchy song..."30 days has September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31, except for February." We also talked about how many days are in a year and what happens in a leap year. 

In Language Arts, we read a few stories from the Collection series. The students also read a story together in small groups and then completed a comprehension quiz on their own. 

We completed another Survivor challenge to continue testing connectors and fasteners. The students built cubes out of toothpicks and tested the strength of marshmallows, puffed wheat and plastercine. 

In Social, the students were paired up and worked on an open book quiz about Tunisia. They were able to pull answers from their lap book and the textbook. They did a really good job searching with their partner. It was a great way to review and they enjoyed trying to remember what part of their lap book the information was recorded in. 

We had our assembly for our annual Spell-a-thon which raised approximately $9,500. This money will be put towards field trips and upgrading the technology within our school. A lot of prizes were handed out to the students and everyone was rewarded with a popsicle. 

A few of our students participated in the lunch hour Cake Walk for the Grade 4 Drumheller trip. 

For the last week and a half the students in our class have been trying to win an Easter basket. For every day they had their agenda signed, they recieved a draw ticket to win the basket. Congratulations to our winner!!! 

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Well, the tricky little leprechaun must have been in our room! The kids arrived to school and were in for quite a surprise! Desks and shoes were scattered everywhere and the little leprechaun, Shamus, left us clues for a scavenger hunt! 

The students were dressed in green and enjoyed a day of St. Patrick's Day activities. 

We read a great little story about friendship with a St. Patrick's Day twist. 

The students also completed a reading comprehension test on a level "n" story. We read the story together as a class and then the students answered questions based on what was read. 

The class also completed a colouring activity based on written clues. 

We went to visit our little grade one friends this week to check out their leprechaun traps. Unfortunately none of them were able to catch him but we heard he stole a few shiny objects and some chocolate coins! 

In Language Arts this week, we learned about limericks. We spent time brainstorming rhyming words and talked about syllables. Each student wrote their own leprechaun limerick. They presented the poems on a pot of gold. 

We also started illustrating our published "Three Little Pig" stories. The students are all taking their time and doing a wonderful job. 

We spent some time preparing for our Spell-a-thon test. We learned a new game called Battleship, completed a word search and played a class game of Wordo. 

We continue to write in our Journals every week. Recently they have been given specific topics to write about. This week they were asked what they would do if they found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. 

We started our Measurement unit in Math. To launch the unit we read "Measuring Penny". 

We talked about standard and non-standar units. The students used a pendulum as a non-standard unit to measure the passage of time. One student would complete activities such as drawing a snowman, putting on their shoes, and counting by 5s to 50 while the other timed them. 

We completed another challenge in Survivor. We have had horrible luck with the weather on the island. A hurricane is headed our way!!! We have three days to reinforce our shelter and the furniture we have made. We have a lot of experimenting to do with a variety of materials and only three days to get it done! We need to work together as a team so that we can reinforce our living space before the hurricane hits. 

Congratulations to another student who flew to Peru by reading 3000 minutes!!! 

Congrats also, to our student who continues to go around the world for the second time!

The class was really excited to have earned another "golden garbage can" certificate at this week's assembly! The students work hard to make sure our class is left neat and tidy for Miss Betty. 

We have now completed our study of Tunisia and celebrated on Friday, with our second cultural day! The students had the opportunity to sample Tunisian food (couscous, baklava, dates and flat bread with olive oil). They also rotated through a weaving station, a bean craft, a Tunisian game called Mankala and had the opportunity to trade their Tunisian animal cards with their classmates. It was a great afternoon!

Congratulations to our new Student of the Week!