Today was the first day back and it was busy! We’re tired and the day went by quickly. This morning we began by writing a letter to our buddies telling them what we did on spring break. We had to be specific, providing details so we did leave our reader with questions. When we wrote we thought about the questions: what, when, where, who, why, and how. In social studies we watched a video about leaving a legacy. We then brainstormed a list based on the information in the video. We thought deeply about what the message was, about any wonderings we had and made connections to other things we have learned about. This information was gathered in our visual journals. Ask me to explain what a legacy is and post a comment on the blog. In math we continue to practice basic facts, tomorrow we will be reviewing two and three digit multiplication before we move on to division!
During read aloud today we discussed how the main character, Moose, feels very conflicted with his current situation. He is excited about being able to play baseball with a new friend at school but when his mother switches the day she is going to teach piano lesson, leaving Moose to watch Natalie, he becomes very angry... even though he knows that his family needs the extra money. We began new literacy stations in Guided Reading. We worked on character development in writing (ask me if I wrote about the Old Woman, the Dragon, or the Wild Thing), analogies, social studies research (about how natural resources were used before and after the fur trade began in Alberta) and writing our opinion of the novel we have been studying. We ended our day with our buddies. They shared the letter they wrote to us and we read aloud our letter to them. We also helped them set a reading, writing or math goal. This will be used to update their IRIS account. Please return Aggie Days field trip forms. We will be attending on Wednesday, April 5th. Lastly, we hope everyone has enjoyed participating in the New Brighton School Read-a-Thon. It is now time to see how well we did. Please return pledge sheets and donations to your child’s teacher this week. Pledges (cash and cheques) must be returned to school by 3:15pm on Wednesday, April 5 to be considered for the various prizes. Remember – all money raised will go directly to building a new playground at New Brighton School :) Reminders: Apr 5 ~ Aggie Days Apr 11 ~ Kernals Popcorn Day Apr 14 ~ Good Friday (No School) Apr 17 ~ PD Day (No School) Apr 20 ~ Healthy Hunger (Taco Time Lunch)
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Sophia
4/3/2017 07:29:30 pm
A legacy is something you leave behind for other people to learn from.
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