![]() Today was "funtastic"! Students worked hard this morning completing the good copy of their story for our study of how First Nations people used pictographs. Students now understand that they CAN recognize how First Nations people used this type of story telling as an important method of communication about their past. We also looked a video that described what a "Winter Count" is. It is another way in which these passed on important story. Tomorrow we will be creating our key with a different symbol representing each important event in our life. In math, we focused on using arrays and repeated addition to help us solve word problems. We reviewed how to look for important information or key words and students are recognizing the importance of writing the number sentence correctly. For instance 3 x 9 is three groups of nine, while 9 x 3 is nine groups of three. Having the students draw the array or use blocks was a useful tool to help them visualize this way of thinking. After lunch we participated in our very first Winter Activity Day! It was a huge success with students moving to many different outdoor stations. There was three legged races, snow sculptures, snowman building, sledding, hockey, etc just to name a few. After we came inside to continue our work on our science posters. Students will be presenting their knowledge about: how nature recycles, what the 3 R's are, why the 3 R's are important, toxic waste, biodegradability. A few students still need to conduct further research at home. No more class time will be provided and they were invited to take their topics home with them. Below is a list of questions each group was to answer on their poster: Reminders:
Jan 19 ~ Fun Lunch Jan 20 ~ Scholastic Book Order Due (cheques only please) Jan 23 ~ Library Mobile Feb 3 ~ PD Day Feb 16-17 ~ Teachers Convention Feb 20 ~ Family Day Feb 23 ~ Fun Lunch
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