Week in Review - Week 25 (March 9-13) - Stay Healthy!!

Hi Families,

Health/Science

This week was a busy week filled with lots of discussion around our health, and how to stay healthy. We started an experiment about the power of germs and what happens when you leave your germs unattended. We got bread and with partners wiped our hands on the bread and sealed them in Ziplock bags. Over the course of the week we have been observing our pieces of bread to see what changed. We do not see any noticeable germs yet, but stay tuned next week for the conclusion of the experiment.

Amidst the COVID-19 information, we have been reminding students to make sure to wash their hands, cough into their elbows and sleeves and refrain from handshakes and high fives. If students are sick, please keep them at home as we want to ensure that everyone stays healthy!

Math

We continued our practice using our Mindful Math Mala's to help with our reasoning while subtracting. Here is a great example of a students mathematical reasoning.

Word Work

This week in word work, we detoured from our normal grapheme practice to work on research skills and paraphrasing. We discussed the importance of paraphrasing information and re-wording it into students own words. We read about different animals and practiced re-wording the information. The students had a lot of fun doing this!

Social

We continued our learning of the Arctic by sharing and telling of Inuit stories. This week we shared the story of "The Great Bear". The polar bear is a special animal in the Inuit culture that shows resilience and patience. This was a story of how the hunter out smarted the great polar bear.

That is all for now. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to e-mail me at mdnishimura@cbe.ab.ca.

Thanks

Mr. N