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Math In Math, students started learning what division is and different strategies they can use to divide. Afterwards they practiced and practiced! Later on in the week students were taught words and phrases that can be used in real life scenarios or word problems that identify that division should be used to solve the problem. Students then had to solve multiple division word problems. I have attached the PowerPoint slides that were used this week for division if anyone would like to review it!
Science In Science, students continued to learn about each simple machine in more depth. Students talked about gears, levers, and pulleys. Students had to experiment by creating their own levers that would lift their cubes 10 cms, 15 cms, and 20 cms. We ended off the week with discussing pulleys - the different parts and what they do. On Monday, students will create their own pulleys out of recyclable materials. Their task will be to move an object from the ground all the way up to the seat of their chair. If there are any recyclable materials such as plastic bottles or cardboard you have at home and are ok with giving away, please send some to school with the students! Below I have attached the power points that were used to discuss simple machines with the students if you would like to review them!
Humanities
In Humanities this week, students continued to work on their stories. Students wrote out a draft and then self edited their work. They were looking to make sure their story made sense, had detail and "juicy" words (adjectives), had proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. After, students engaged in peer editing with other students in the class. Today, students started to write up their final draft of their story and will finish this up on Monday. French In French this week, students learned how to ask "what is today's date?" and how to respond. Quelle est la date d'aujourd'hui? What is today's date? Aujourd'hui c'est jeudi le 31 Janvier 2019. Today is Thursday the 31st of January 2019. I encourage you to ask your children this in French to help them practice! Bell Let's Talk Day! For Bell Let's Talk Day we had a discussion about creating a positive classroom environment where everyone feels safe, welcome, and happy. We created a board in our classroom of promises we all made to make sure our classroom is a safe and positive classroom! I have attached an image below!
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/blackfoot-nation- Blackfoot https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cree - Cree https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sarcee-tsuu-tina- Tsuu T’sina https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/article/beaver-native-group -Dunne-za https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stoney-nakoda - Nakoda In Humanities this week, we continued to talk about the role of storytelling. Students finished up working on their pictograph stories and got to share them with each other. We talked about how many people interpret stories differently and this is because everyone has different life experiences! Now that students have made a story through images they are going to create a written story. Students started to plan this written story out. We talked about using “juicy” words (adjectives) to describe characters, setting, plot, and more to make their writing more interesting and engaging for their audience. On Monday, students will start to actually write out their stories. Throughout the week we have also been learning about the different First Nations groups in Alberta and how the natural region they live in can affect their way of life (the resources they use, migration, culture, etc.). Another way to put this question is “how does land shape ways of life?” We spoke about the Nakoda and how they were migratory people because of seasonal changes in the land they resided in. We also spoke about the Blackfoot Confederacy and the different groups of First Nations that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, and Southern Piikani). We spoke about how the buffalo was the most important resource to the First Nations and how the buffalo was used. We also spoke about the relationship between the First Nations and the buffalo and how it was one of respect and gratefulness. We read a story called “Buffalo Runner” that taught us about this amazing relationship. Today we spoke about tipis – how they were built and what they were built with. We then spoke about the symbolic meaning behind tipis. The tops of tipis are seen to represent “Father Sky.” The bottom of the tipis represents “Mother Earth.” The middle of the tipi is usually decorated with the spirit animal of the person who lives there. The poles inside a tipi are seen to be connecting Mother Earth and Father Sky together. After learning about this, students decorated their own tipis and they turned out fantastic! The kids really enjoyed this and allowed their creativity to flourish when working on this! In Math, students started learning what multiplication is and how to multiply. Afterwards they practiced and practiced! Later on in the week students were taught words and phrases that can be used in real life scenarios or word problems that identify that multiplication should be used to solve the problem. Students then had to solve multiple multiplication word problems. I have attached the PowerPoint slides that were used this week for multiplication if anyone would like to review it!
In Science, we continued and finished up researching simple machines. Students then learned in more depth about the wheel and axle and how it reduces friction when putting force on an object. Students had to brainstorm and come up with real life examples of wheels and axles! I encourage you to ask the students at home if they can remember any examples or even come up with some new ones with them! Students then had to create their own wheel and axles with Legos and wheels. Students were trying to see which was more effective in taking their blocks from one side to another – one wheel, two wheels, three wheels, and four wheels. In French, students learned how to write and spell the months of the year and days of the week. I have attached two links to YouTube videos with the songs we used to learn these! Hello parents, guardians, and students. My name is Ms. Lavallee and I am the new teacher for 4E. I have been working with the lovely students of 4E these past two weeks and am looking forward to continue getting to know each of them! I started at Nose Creek School at the beginning of this school year teaching Humanities to the Grade 9’s and quickly realized how amazing of a school this is with great students, teachers, and culture.
In Math, the students have been working on subtraction and regrouping with numbers in the thousands. We worked on a word problem every day this week that would get progressively more difficult with larger numbers. Next week we will be moving on to multiplication and fractions! In Science we have started our new unit about simple machines. We started with exploring friction – what friction is, how to create friction, and how it acts. Students then had to identify, explain, and draw the 6 simple machines. To do this they conducted their own research with links provided on the blog. Students who did not complete this task were asked to finish it over the weekend. In Humanities we have been speaking about the importance of stories and the First Nations groups in Alberta. We spoke about the different ways stories can be told – orally, through art, pictures, theatre, etc. We also learned about Writing on Stone Provincial Park and how pictographs and petroglyphs can tell stories. Students started to work on creating their own pictographs and we will continue this next week. I have really enjoyed working with this class and look forward to many more awesome weeks with them! I currently do not have access to PowerSchool and am unable to update anything on it right now. Once I have access I will start inputting assignments and grades. If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me. My email is [email protected]. Have a great weekend! Ms. Lavallee |
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