October 9th-12th

October 9th-12th

We have been focusing on the following Learning Intentions this week:

• Understanding that wetlands have food chains and how living components work together in an ecosystem

• Examining the physical geography of Canada (7 Regions) and some of their unique features

• How to use tablets to research information

• How to create a detailed plan for using rubrics to enhance a final project

• How to find and interpret information in a math problem

Social

• We learned that there is 7 physical regions as shown on this map and some general characterizations of each

• We made groups to complete our research

Science

• We started our plans for our plasticine wetland project

• We looked at Barbara Reid's creations using plasticine as inspiration

Math

• We examined a Four Star math problem and practiced reading, highlighting, and extracting information to solve a real world problem about Terry Fox.

Reminders

• Picture Day is coming up on October 17

• Please bring items to add to your passion art piece.

• Mr. Kinsman and Mrs. Pierce will be holding parent teacher conferences on October 18th.  You will be able to sign up beginning on October 11 at 4 pm.