Good afternoon everyone!
Hope everybody is having a
fantastic week so far. We had a busy day today filled with a lot of learning.
We started the day working on some
of our title pages for our UOI.
Inquiry into Math – We started our
unit on whole numbers today by exploring the number one million and the variety
of ways we can take to get there. We explored grids by starting with one cube,
and then ten, and then one hundred. We discussed the pattern of each time
multiplying by ten when getting larger, and dividing by ten when getting
smaller. Today we explored as a class, and tomorrow, we will be breaking into
smaller groups and exploring our new topic as well.
French – Please see Mme. Rawan’s
blog for information on French (link on the left hand side).
Inquiry into Language – We read the
first chapter of Percy Jackson and the
Olympians: The Lightning Thief today. We talked about Greek mythology and
make a few informed hypotheses about what may happen in the book based on the
title and what we have read. Everyone is very excited to get started!
Inquiry into Matter – We did
experiments today to kick off our matter unit. We did three experiments today.
Our first was putting baking soda
into vinegar inside a water bottle and placing a balloon on the opening. We
observed as the balloon expanded.
Our second experiment was dropping
two ice cubes into water (one bowl of hot water and one bowl of cold water). We
watched as the ice cubes were affected by the different temperatures and the
one in the hot water melted faster.
Our last experiment, we set tea
bags on fire! We watched the reaction as the bag burned into vapours right
before our eyes.
Tomorrow, we will continue our inquiry
by discussing how we find matter in our world.
For homework:
- · Spelling Workout pages 5 – 8 (this is due tomorrow),
- · Study for spelling test on Friday (words can be found on the left hand side of the blog),
- · Math Makes Sense workbook pages 12 – 13 (this is due tomorrow), and
- · UOI title page (if not complete)
A couple of quick reminders:
- · The last page of student handbook (given out on orientation night) needs to be signed and returned to me no later than this Friday, September 14th.
- · If anyone in the class has to pick up their younger siblings from the cafeteria afterschool (JK – Grade 1) to bring them to the gym for dismissal, I need the permission form signed and returned to me as soon as possible.
- · The permission form to bus to and from the city church and athletic centre must be signed and returned to me as soon as possible.
- · Order forms for the Welcome BBQ were sent home last Wednesday. If you are attending, please fill out the form and return to me by no later than Friday, September 14th, 2018. This event is not only for parents or students, but for both.
- · Mr. Beresford will be holding co-ed soccer tryouts this Thursday afterschool.
- · A reminder that we have gym and music tomorrow, so students should come dressed in their gym uniforms, and must make sure they have their instruments at school.
As always, please feel free to
reach out to me with any questions or concerns by email, and I will respond as quickly
as possible.
Mr. Conte
