May 18th, 2023

Hello families,

This week we had a visit from The Honey Merchants on Wednesday. She brought in some amazing artefacts to help us learn about bees!


   



We extended this learning about insects throughout the week.





 


 

For our animal research projects we learned about animal:

  • physical adaptations
  • habitats
  • diet - omnivore, carnivore, herbivore
  • predators and prey
  • life cycles

Students continued to utilize Pebble Go to research and recorded their findings on their research graphic organizer. As a class we discussed taking ideas from Pebble Go and recording them down in our own words, as well and using our own scientific thinking beyond the website.




 

In math students have demonstrated their understanding of place value (stacking) and we have moved onto subtraction word problems. We refer to our math vocabulary wall to see what vocabulary we should be looking for and underlining in the problem.

 

In geometry we finished up our 3D shape WANTED posters. I really enjoyed all the different characters students created! 






Students were then challenged with the task to create a small structure using 3D shape nets. Some student ideas included a castle, sports complex, nature dome, and candy land! Once done, they measured the height, length and width with a ruler. 







In Social Studies we started learning about the Acadian peoples of Meteghan, Nova Scotia. We set up a sketchbook page and watched a tourism video.



We also explored the Canada Crew website, specifically Nova Scotia. It is a great kid-friendly website to explore the different provinces in Canada!

https://www.tvokids.com/preschool/games/canada-crew


Our netball sessions this week were super fun! We will continue to practice some variations of the sport during indoor gym. 



Words of the Week
such 
was
from
be
why
ask
went
the
read
need

Bonus Words:
because 
believe
through

Here are some of the responsible work choices made this week.



 

Have a great weekend,

Ms. Greenhall


Upcoming Dates

  • Tuesdays - Tea Time Tuesday
  • Library and Home Reading- Exchange as needed (Please send back home reading books for other students to use)

  • Monday, May 22nd - Victoria Day - No School
  • Monday, May 29th - PD Day - No School 
  • Thursday, June 1st - Mary Browns Fun Lunch
  • Friday, June 9th - PD Day - No School
  • Thursday, June 15th - Papa Johns Fun Lunch

Tai-Chi

 Sifu Greenhall will be joining us again to teach all the grade 1/2s tai-chi during their gym time. Our sessions are on Tuesday May 23rd and Tuesday May30th. Please ensure your child is wearing comfortable clothing these days as we may take our practice outside, weather permitting. 


Gardening Club


Ms. Green and Ms. Greenhall are happy to be starting up gardening club at LBS! This club will take place on Thursdays for the whole lunch period.  If your child is interested in joining, they are committing to attend every Thursday until the end of the year. The first information session is on Thursday May 25th. We look forward to making our LBS garden a beautiful place to be!  - Ms. Green and Ms. Greenhall




Fish Creek Field Trip 

On Tuesday, June 20th we will be heading to Fish Creek Park near Bow Valley Ranche for a field trip with Ms. Romanko and Ms. Midgley's classes. We are looking for at least 5 volunteers to join us for this experience. Your responsibilities include supporting students during whole-group activities in the morning, supervising lunch, and leading small-group park exploration in the afternoon. If you have your CBE police clearance and are interested in volunteering on this day, please send me an email.


Scholastic Book Flyers
Looking to shop for books online through Scholastic year round? I have set up a scholastic account for our class! Happy reading!

Class Code: RC358893