Today we began our day by reading the story "I Am Not a Plastic Bag" by Rachel Hope Allison. The story is based on the real-life occurrence of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of floating trash in a remote area of the Northern Pacific Ocean more than twice the size of Texas, "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" tells a moving story about loneliness, beauty, and humankind's connection to our planet. We used this an inspiration to begin creating our own visual representation of the story of a single-use plastic water bottle tied to the writing and research we had done earlier. Students began organizing their ideas for their characters, plot, setting, etc. after discussing the elements of a story. We also had a chance to play some math games this morning. Students played addition "Go Fish" by trying to find the sum of two cards to make ten.
Lastly, some of our work is up and ready for parents to come and enjoy during conferences today and tomorrow. Since we have been learning about the province of Alberta, students attempted to show their understanding through water colour art pieces, with corresponding Haiku poetry, and plasticine maps that outline interesting facts about the six natural regions of Alberta. We hope you will ask us about what we know, how we created our artwork, and ask us about any wonderings you have. Thank you to all the families that have been sending in donations for the Warm Feet for the Street campaign. The grade 2 students have done an excellent job sorting, counting and organizing all the supplies. After doing this, the top four items they are still finding we are in need of include:
Parent-Teacher conferences this evening. No School Tomorrow Field trip to Fish Creek Park - Tuesday, November 29.
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