Releasing the butterflies...

The students loved observing all of the changes that took place as the painted lady butterflies moved through the different stages of their life cycle! Thankfully, all of them were healthy and we were able to release them outside this week! The students were very patient as we watched the butterflies prepare to leave their enclosure.

In Language Arts, the students continued writing their fractured fairy tales. After each section of the story is written, they have been publishing them on the chrome books. They have been working on editing their own work and working with partners on peer editing.

This week in Math, the students learned about and compared different units of time; seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years. They also explored different units of mass and used referents and scales to measure grams and kilograms.

We read about the life cycles of different animals and completed a number of activities in their workbooks.

 

Using a website called PowerKnowledge, the students researched an animal of their choice and filled out a document about the life cycle.

The students were treated to a Ukraine lunch of perogies and sausage. They also enjoyed cake for dessert. They were so excited to receive their names written in Ukraine!

Here are the super star readers for the week!

Twin Day!

The students and staff took part in "Multiple Day". We had some great "twinning" outfits.

In Language Arts, we completed our novel study of "The Mouse and the Motorcycle". We read chapter 13 and completed an activity, writing about the important lessons Ralph and Keith learned throughout the story. The students were also treated with a movie of "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" and some popcorn.

The students started working on "The Three Little Pigs" fractured fairy tale project. As a class we wrote an example for a beginning, while modelling proper conventions and adding details to sentences. After writing together, the students got to work on their own story beginnings. They also had the opportunity to share their beginnings with the class.

In our "Language Notebooks", we completed some work on how to do proper quotation marks. We looked at different examples of how to put the "said" at the beginning and put the "said" at the end of a sentence.

This week in Math, we decided to take a kilometer walk so the students could get a "real life" experience of how far a kilometer actually is.

The students also learned about perimeter and practiced calculating the distance around a variety of shapes.

In Science, we had many exciting changes take place this week! The students were thrilled to see that the butterflies had finally emerged from their chrysalises! We have also been working through a booklet, learning about the life cycles of different species.

In PE, the students enjoyed DrumFit! It's always an activity that is enjoyed by the students as they rock out and get some exercise!

The students learned about pointillism and symmetry in Art this week.

Here are the super star readers!

Congratulations to our new Student of the Week!