In literacy students have been busy working on their information books. They have been looking over their Table of Contents as a structure to organize their research. Students have been working and thinking about which organizational structure they would like to use when presenting their information. This has been modelled through the topic of cockroaches. As students observed how this was done, they have been reading over their written work to see if any of the following structures could work. Below are some of the charts which were modelled.
Math
In math we have been learning about temperature, capacity and mass. We will be moving onto time later this week. Some of the expectations students will be learning are:
- Read time using analogue clocks, to the nearest five minutes, and using digital clocks, and represent time in 12 hour notation
- Solve problems involving the relationships between minutes and hours, hours and days, days and weeks, and weeks and years, using a variety of tools
Later this week a study guide will be coming home to help prepare your child for their test next week. Please keep an eye out for it!
Social Studies
We are about to begin our unit on Living and Working in Ontario for Social Studies. Students will develop an understanding about:
- why people in Ontario live where they live?
- why some jobs are located where they are?
- how the relationship between the natural environment and land use affects employment opportunities
- different uses of land
- how resources affect the environment and how the environment also affects human activities
To help students make a personal connection to our Social Studies unit and to learn from the lived experiences of community members, we would like to extend an invitation to all families into our classroom to share why you chose to live and raise your family in Aurora, Ontario. We would also like for you to share information about a current and/or previous job you have/had. Examples may include: manufacturing, tourism, recreation, service and hospitality sector, education, government, agriculture, etc. You may find that using the information above to be helpful.
Sharing can look like: brining in artefacts or objects that you use or make at work, maps, photos, diagrams, reading a picture book, etc.
If you are able to come and give a brief presentation, please let me know.
Golf in the Schools
Students had a great time last week practising their golf swings. Here are a few photos that captured their impressive skills!
