Inquiry
This week our students had the opportunity to learn about signs of insects in our natural wetlands area with the help of experts from Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
Ask your child:
Finally, students chose an prairie insect life cycle that they learned about and will teach the class. Ask your child which insect they chose, and to explain the life cylce to you:
Math
Students continued working graphing by making their own graphs based on data collected in class.
We have begun looking at how we need to use our cognitive flexibility to solve hundreds chart problems:
Then we spent some time tackling some word problems. We explicitly spent time practicing identifying and circling important numbers in our word problems and then drawing a picture to build our understanding of the problem. Below are some of the problems we worked on.
Finally we learnt a new math game, based on cribbage. Using a deck of cards with no face cards, students try to play cards that will add up to fifteen. Each player has 4 cards in their hand. If you have less at any point, draw another card. Students take turns playing their cards being careful not to go over 15, the student who plays the last card that adds up to 15, gets a point. Give it a try.
Art
YUSS! We are so lucky to have Sharon Fortowsky back with us leading our students in a 4-series art project based on beneficial and harmful insects that are found in the prairies. In our first session we experimented with a variety of crop colours and acrylic paint.
Homework
Where do you see patterns in the world?
Can you find evidence of insects in your backyard?
This week our students had the opportunity to learn about signs of insects in our natural wetlands area with the help of experts from Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
Ask your child:
- What is a gall?
- What insects might we find in the wetlands?
- What does a woodpecker tell us about insects
Finally, students chose an prairie insect life cycle that they learned about and will teach the class. Ask your child which insect they chose, and to explain the life cylce to you:
Math
Students continued working graphing by making their own graphs based on data collected in class.
We have begun looking at how we need to use our cognitive flexibility to solve hundreds chart problems:
Then we spent some time tackling some word problems. We explicitly spent time practicing identifying and circling important numbers in our word problems and then drawing a picture to build our understanding of the problem. Below are some of the problems we worked on.
Finally we learnt a new math game, based on cribbage. Using a deck of cards with no face cards, students try to play cards that will add up to fifteen. Each player has 4 cards in their hand. If you have less at any point, draw another card. Students take turns playing their cards being careful not to go over 15, the student who plays the last card that adds up to 15, gets a point. Give it a try.
Art
YUSS! We are so lucky to have Sharon Fortowsky back with us leading our students in a 4-series art project based on beneficial and harmful insects that are found in the prairies. In our first session we experimented with a variety of crop colours and acrylic paint.
Homework
Where do you see patterns in the world?
Can you find evidence of insects in your backyard?
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