What an amazing day! This morning we began by looking at the components of narrative story writing. We are focusing on telling story using a "storyboard" technique. Students will write part of the story, sketch or draw a picture with a caption, and connect to photo that represents the way that First Nations people used to live in Alberta. In doing so, we created the following I CAN statement: "I can write an interesting beginning to a narrative story". Following the narrative writing diamond we looked at four interesting ways to begin a story 1) sounds; 2) actions/suspense; 3) dialogue; 4) narration.
We also continue to practice working on our number sense and quick recall of basic facts. We looked at several questions where we were required to round in order to estimate a difference and then solved a word problem where students could multiply or use repeated addition or subtraction to find the correct answer. You'll have to ask your child what they did in music and gym today. After lunch we were honored to have a Blackfoot Elder come and speak to our class. He told us several creation stories about his people, the significance of the tipi and why the door faces East, and how tipis get their designs. We also had the chance to look at some amazing artifacts brought in by one of our parents and the Glenbow Museum. Did you know that you can visit the museum for FREE from 5pm - 9pm on the first Thursday of every month. You can find more information here! Ask your child about all the amazing things they did at school today :) Reminders: Feb 3 ~ PD Day Feb 6 ~ Book Mobile Visit Feb 16-17 ~ Teachers Convention Feb 20 ~ Family Day Feb 23 ~ Fun Lunch
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