Ms. Greenhall's Blog

  Hello room 5 families,   We are excited to announce rooms 2,3, 4 and 5 are organizing a field trip to the Calgary Zoo for the tentative date of April 20 th , 2022. This field trip will require 4-5 parent-volunteers for each class. If you are able to volunteer with our class for this day please ensure you have an up to date police check on file with our school. To initiate this process please contact our office for further information. If you are up to date with this and would like to volunteer please email myself at  magreenhall@cbe.ab.ca .    More information to come,   Melissa Greenhall  

Hello families, This week we delved into our rocks and minerals unit by taking part in a thinking routine called "Wonder Mapping". Students had some very thoughtful wonders for the rocks they chose! We then began to learn about the three different types of rocks, organizing our ideas into a concept map format. In math we created our very own math WODB (Which One Doesn't Belong). Students used their mathematical thinking to design and provide a reason for each quadrant and why it does not belong. Along with our daily number sense practice, we also reviewed number lines and rounding. We will be moving into our shape and space unit after spring break. We completed the first book of The Secrets of Droon series! At the end of the week students finished up their front covers and took part in a book review. They gave the book a 1-5 star rating and provided reasons for their rating. For our weekend writing this week students created weekend riddles. They then took turns reading t