We have a new student, ask your child about her! She arrived on a Monday, where we shared our class with CanLearn and we had our Community Circle in Mrs. Duha's room (while they were at gym)! Of course we are going to show her what a wonderful school we have and all be kind leaders to help her figure out our school and class routines.
NEW HYGIENE ROUTINE:
Before snack and lunch, I am reminding students to wash their hands. I have always reminded students, as this is a habit of mine (and we have a large sink in our room) but now I am really encouraging this healthy habit! We watched a funny video about how to wash our hands....CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO.
SCIENCE - SIMPLE MACHINES and COPPERCADE!
A few years ago I was inspired by Cain and his cardboard arcade. Now Coppercade is a yearly tradition. Students watched the video today. They reflected on:
-How is Cain an entrepreneur?
-What did Cain do?
-What challenges did Cain overcome?
Then along with a partner, students did a Google search on CARDBOARD ARCADE GAMES. They are trying to see and think of ideas to create their own game. But there is a catch! They need to create a game using RE-PURPOSED materials and INCLUDE AT LEAST 2 SIMPLE MACHINES...lever, wheel and axle, screw, pulley, incline plane, wedge! These should make our games EASIER to play! Remember what we have learned from Scientist Jill (from Scientist in School a few weeks back) and from our lessons/building challenges in class! There will be more to come too. Students will be building these games (alone or with a partner) at school. They can get started on researching, planning and drafting ideas at home if they want though.
Coming Soon!
Announcements for successful job applicants Learning Partnership (EA) with BMO will be coming soon! Thanks to the students who took a chance and interviewed on March 5th! Jenny and Brooke form BMO were sure impressed by your confidence, knowledge and eagerness to apply! Good job everyone. This is a hard choice, as all interviews were handled with skill and effort! The grade 4 teachers are meeting to discuss, and look over our notes with Brooke and Jenny to make final decisions. We hope to announce our NEW EXECUTIVE by mid-week! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE as we make important decisions!
Coming HOME TODAY!
- MLA Ric McIvor was our special guest reader last week! As part of the Read-A-Thon, he read The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors. We decided he is a good reader and gave us a gift! We each get an Alberta pin as a souvenir of his visit! We even played Rock, Paper, Scissors with him. Our grade 1 buddies joined us for the event. We sure enjoy time with our buddies.
- You are getting an IDLE FREE bookmark too! This is from School Council Traffic Committee!
REMEMBER TO READ!
This FRIDAY, MARCH 13th is DRESS AS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK CHARACTER DAY! I can't wait to see who you become.....
