Literacy
Students have been busy working on publishing their true stories and it is looking incredible! We will be hosting our first Publishing Party of the school year next Friday, January 24th in our classroom at 9:30 A.M. and would like to extend the invitation to all families including any relatives and siblings to join us.
Math
We have started our unit on Time and Money this week. This unit integrates the development of measuring time and calculating money through the context of unitizing 5 minute chunks. This is critical to tell time with the analog clock. The prioritizing of fives is supported by building a connection to coins, in particular pennies, nickels, and dimes.
Expectations that will be covered are:
Number Sense (Money)
- represent and describe the relationships between coins and bills up to $10 (e.g., “There are eight quarters in a toonie and ten dimes in a loonie.”);
- estimate, count, and represent (using the $ symbol) the value of a collection of coins and bills with a maximum value of $10;
Measurement (Time)
- read time using analogue clocks, to the nearest five minutes, and using digital clocks (e.g., 1:23 means twenty-three minutes after one o’clock), 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 (e.g., clocks, calendars, calculators).
Social Studies
Students are working on their independent inquiry as a culminating task for our unit on Early Communities in Canada 1780-1850. It is strongly advised that students visit the community library to sign out books and any resources such as DVDs. Families may also access the links listed under the 'Resources' tab on the classroom blog for additional information. While this is not an exhaustive list, it may help guide students with accessing information that is credible and to further support their research/inquiries. Students will also have access to Epic books as well as some resources from our classroom library for their research project.
Science
Students have been working in their groups brainstorming various ideas on their dream playground for Rick Hansen P.S. Students have chosen a specific role within their group (i.e., engineer, project manager, builder and architect) that utilizes their strengths. By collaborating in groups, students experience the reality of the challenges and the possibilities of working with different people for a collective purpose. The sharing of ideas and energy in the classroom is palpable. Lots of creative minds at work here!
