September 23-27

Room 18 and 19 Weekly Update

Updates:

* Monday is Orange Shirt Day- please wear an Orange shirt if possible

Orange Shirt Day is an event that started in 2013. It was designed to educate people and promote awareness about the Indian residential school system and the impact this system had on Indigenous communities for more than a century in Canada. We wear an orange shirt to show that we all belong.



*Ms. Malone will be away on Tuesday, October 1st 

*Mrs. Lytviak will be away on Wednesday, October 2nd

*Mrs. Pitcher will the the substitute teacher for both days

*October 3rd- Family Celebration evening with Jeff Stockton 6:00-7:30

Homework- Homework is only sent home if they did not complete the following in class.
1. Jeff Stockton drawing for the "Story of Kao" with labels and description
2. Math word problems (Rm 19. Inukshuk problem: If 1 Inukshuk is made of 3 small rocks. How many small rocks are needed to build 6? Show your work and write your answer in a complete sentence. Rm 18. Choose 3 problems to solve.)
3. Non-Fiction flip books
4. French Fall Poem (Les couleurs de l'Automne)
5. French Colours of Autumn - label French colors on outdoor drawings

The students know it is their responsibility to take what is not complete home. We reminded them several times to put what is unfinished in their backpacks.

LITERACY
We started a new novel this week: " There's an Owl in the Shower." So far we learned that "Borden Watson’s father is out of job, and it’s all the spotted owls’ fault. The birds are endangered, which means loggers, like Mr. Watson, are no longer allowed to cut down trees."  We are also introduced to to the life of a family of owls who remain in the forest. (Parents note that some content has been taken out by the teacher)

QUESTION:How does Borden feel about the White spotted owl? 

Why did his dad lose his job as a cutter; what does endangered mean?

What do you do when you are reading and suddenly you are not sure why the character is doing what they are doing? What did we do when someone asked why Borden was upset with the Owl's after he talked to the judge?

How is this story connected to our Science topic of Waste and Our World or  Global Warming?

We were introduced to the kid friendly search engine, Kiddle, during Science which will support us when we research our Wonders: www.kiddle.com


QUESTION:How did we use this search engine to clarify questions about our story? What did we find out about owls and how far they can turn their head? If you don't know get on Kiddle and look it up.


We have been learning about "Non-Fiction Text Features" this week. A few of these include:
- Title
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Index
- Headings
- Photographs
- Caption

QUESTION: Can your child identify three non-fiction text pictures

September writing: Each month we will do a piece of writing to demonstrate our strengths and monitor our growth.



QUESTION:Which hat did you choose to write about? What was your experience of the Terry Fox run? 


MATH
Students have been working hard to complete patterning problem solving questions. They've used pictures, diagrams, and charts to record their thought process. We are learning to show our "math brains" on paper in as many ways as possible.



QUESTION- Can your child create a patterning question for you to solve?

SCIENCE


We looked at our "Wonders" from our "Book Look" last week about Waste and Our World. Students have lots of questions that they will be able to research: Why do worms help the compost? Why do we have so many wild fires? Why cant we just not litter? What’s the green house effect? Why isn't there a different material for making plastic? (besides oil)

 We also looked at current events and how they are connected to our Waste and our World topic 



QUESTION:How can you make a difference at home, school or in your community to help decrease the amount of waste in our world? Discuss this with your family.

This week we introduced various Natural Resources and are beginning to explore the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. We created a list of more than 10 natural resources that exist on our planet.


QUESTION: Can your child tell you the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?


FRENCH


Mme Lytviak a acheté (bought) quelque chose au marché fermier (Farmer's Market) et nous avons chanté une chanson (sang a song) de les couleurs de l'automne (of the colors of Fall) pour inpsire notre poeme (our poem): "Les Couleur de l'automne."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cu1S4peq3I





QUESTIONS: Can you translate the poem for your parents? 

Quelles couleurs voyez-vous à l'automne? What colors do you see in the Fall?


Joyeux anniversaire/ Bon Fete à tous les étudiants qui ont leur anniversaire en Septembre! Happy Birthday to all the Students who have their birthdays in September!

QUESTION: How can you wish someone a happy birthday in French? Can you remember how to sing them the birthday song? 

Quel age as-tu (How old are you)? J'ai _______ans.


Tu veux des pomme ou des pop-corn? Oui merci! ou Non merci!

Can you dance "Le dance des canard?"



watch

Have a great weekend everyone (bon week-end)!