May 27 to 31

We had a great week in Room 22! We had a great whole school field trip to Bowness Park with the students from Belvedere Parkway School! It was wonderful for the students of Ranchlands to meet some of the students at Belvedere Parkway School. Not to mention the beautiful weather. We are so impressed with how Room 22 behaved during the field trip.

We also had a fire drill this week. I am so proud of how Room 22 proved to be leaders of Ranchlands! They were silent and reminded younger students to not talk.

The lockdown on Wednesday went very well too! We are so proud of you, Room 22!

Math

This week in math, the grade 6s began learning about ratio and percent. For example, if there are 2 teachers in room 22 and 23 students, what is the ratio of teachers to students?

The grade 5s continued working on geometry. We looked at parallel and perpendicular sides of 2D and 3D shapes.

LA

This week in LA, we began writing our own Greek myths. We discussed the elements of a Greek myth, which include:

-       gods and goddesses are central characters

-       gods and goddesses have special powers

-       A natural phenomenon, occurrence, or event is explained by the myth

-       A lesson is taught or a cultural or moral value is explained through the myth

-       Gods and goddesses interact with mortals

Ask us to tell you what our myth is about
We also continued working on reading comprehension!

Science
This week in science, we looked at Trees and Forests. We learned about how everything in a forest is interconnected, i.e. how everything depends on everything else. We also discussed food chains and food webs. Ask us about primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers.

Social
This week in Social Studies, we began reviewing the Iroquois Confederacy. We learned that this form of democracy was very different from the Ancient Athens model. Ask us some of the important differences between the two.
Here is a link that shows a Mohawk village from about 1600.
http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/iroquoisvillage/

We have a busy week next week getting our Grade 6s ready for their PATs!