Students have been working on the visual representation of the Fibonacci sequence through the creation of the famous spiral. Students first created their own 1cm by 1cm grid before creating their spiral. Students were also introduced to area and perimeter. Take a look at a few student examples.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWnyQ_3510
EYE Opener - Literacy
This morning we worked on consonant blends - l, r, s. We then took this words and created funny and silly tongue twisters.
Here are a few student examples:
A dark donut got dunked by a dish.
A flaring, flopping, flipping, flowing fish flung out of the fiery sea.
A dark, dark, dark, dragon was drinking Diet Coke in his den.
A spooky snake in Spain that was slimy, slithered by the shiny, slide screaming "STOP soup" slowly.
At the Spanish steps, a snake went swimming with a screw.
A flaming flamingo flopped around a frayed mat.
A freezing cold frightening night, a fish was finding his way home.
Slow snake went for a snake so he went to Spain and ate a spider.
A smart Spanish spider skated on a stripped snake.
MATH ALERT - Please ask your child about the 2 Math tricks/mysteries they were presented today in class!
Green Calgary presented their Clean Calgary program to Room 4 this morning. Students examined bottles and labels and determined which was more eco-friendly.
Did you know that the world has only 1% of drinking water available to humans?
Did you know that companies are not required to disclose all ingredients for cleaning products?
Did you know that plastic forks, plates etc. actually do not belong in the compost bin?
Here is what some students learned from the program:
-some cleaning products are more natural than others
-some cleaning products will explode if container is compressed
-tin is very easy to recycle
-only a few containers had the recycle symbol on them
-biodegradable is located on the labels (ability to dissolve in water
-bananas, strawberries, yard waste, egg shells, food peels, dog waste can all go in the compost/green bin
-composted materials can go in your garden to help it grow
-company transparency means that a company is honest and tells us everything about the ingredients in a cleaning product
-hot water is a great cleaner because it helps to break down the dirt and kills bacteria
-vegetable oil is great to clean stainless steel appliances
-Castile soap loosens grine and dirt
-salt in cleaning products removes stains
-baking soda is a natural product to help remove bad smells around the house
Room 4 and Room 5 joined up together to play Gaga Ball and Octopus Tag outside on Tuesday afternoon. The snow and chilly weather prevented us from doing this again today SO we made make shift Gaga Ball courts in the gym.
Yesterday we explored Tinkercad with Mrs. McNeil. Some students have decided to create a 3D print to support their learning connected to The Wild Robot. During this time, we also learned more about measurement and conversion (millimetres, centimetres)
The students are also working hard to complete their tirorama showing a chapter scene from The Wild Robot. They are excited to share their understanding of this novel thus far.
Students have just started their collaborative research on one of the 6 Natural Regions of Alberta. Ask your child which region they will become an expert on. Students will then present their findings to the others in a creative and meaningful way. Stay tuned for more details.
Here is one website students will explore (in addition to the textbook)
https://www.learnalberta.ca/content/sszi/en/index.html
Literacy focus this Monday morning was on the short 'u' and long 'u'. We created a Venn Digram.
Challenge: can you add more to the middle section where a word contains both letter sounds!!
Today we read more in our novel study The Wild Robot. The students are completing a graphic organizer on the next chapters, 11-20. Their focus will then be on taking there notes and creating a triorama. The triorama will include the characters, setting, and problem of one part or chapter of the book. We hope to have these completing by next week for you all to look at.
In Math we continue to work on estimation skills through Esti-Mystery and patterning. We are currently exploring Fibonacci sequence. Ask your child what this patterning is all about and how it relates to Science and nature.
Social is focused on the 6 Natural Regions of Alberta. Please ask your child what are Alberta's 6 Natural Regions.
The 6 Natural Regions of Alberta include:
-Boreal Forest Region
-Rocky Mountain Region
-Grasslands Region
-Parkland Region
-Canadian Shield Region
-Foothills Region
