December 22, 2022
Hello families,
This last week of school was full of joy and cheer! As a gift to students we created tree ornaments inspired by the book The Mitten by Jan Brett.
In math students who were not done completed their T-Shirt Problem bar graphs and we spent the week playing math games! Some of the math games included Candy Cane Count-On and Snowman Bump.
In Science we learned about matter and how it makes up everything in our world. We then looked at the different states of matter: solids, liquids, and gas. Depending on the state, we learned that the particles are spread apart or closer together. Students then took part in a scavenger hunt defining items based on their state of matter.
Students also completed a sort to demonstrate their understanding of the three states of matter.
In Social Studies students finished up their Sacred Teaching pages about courage. We will learn about the remaining teachings in the new year.
In writing we finished up our Favourite Food Writer's workshop and students created some paper art to accompany their writing.
Beginning with the book Little Snowflake we started a snowflake inquiry. Students filled out a KWL chart, stating things they already know about snowflakes, and things they would like to know. We learned about the lifecycle of a snowflake and answered some questions students had!
I loved seeing all the festive wear on Ugly Sweater and Pajama Day!
On Grinch day we did all things Grinch including making green Oobleck! Not quite a solid, but not quite a liquid?! Students hypothesized, and then we got to making.
We also went on a Grinch hunt in our classroom and mapped the ones we found!
We ended the day on Thursday with caroling and a big whole school goodbye to Ms. Brady. She will be greatly missed!
Have a great Winter Break!
Ms. Greenhall
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