In French Language Arts:
- Continue persuasive writing
* Organizing text by putting best argument first
- Grammar review of nouns, proper nouns and adjectives
- "La fête d'hiver" (Carnaval) in Daily 5 Centres
- Dictée ---- words related to Carnaval
- Introduction to CAO (concours art oratoire, a French oral speaking presentation for interested participants)
In English Language Arts:
- Finish "Found Poetry"
- Looking at ABC alliteration poems (reviewing adjectives & nouns)
In Math:
- All students have received the Problem of the Week, due Thursday
- Continue Multiplication Strategies : - skip counting by 5 and 10
- the "9" trick
- Continue inquiry project with Mme Hunter in the library ....starting blogging on KidBlog with our BIG questions about Math
In Science:
- Dr Ann Cheeptham will be coming to answer some of our lingering questions about bacteria
- We will be making "la tire sur la neige" (Maple Taffee) to look at phases of matter
En Sciences Humaines:
- finish our timeline (important events from birth to now)
- finish our Glog at the library (mini research on a country or province)
- learn more about the relationship between First Nations and the people who lived in BC 100 years ago through the life story of Canadian artist, Emily Carr
- learn more facts about Emily Carr ( please watch the videos posted on this blog)
- informative writing: the story of Emily Carr
- finish our first art project inspired by Emily Carr
En Responsabilité Sociale:
- last week, we fixed ourselves a personal goal to acheive, for some it was something new to learn to do, writing the steps to accomplish this goal
- understanding that it takes patience and perseverance to achieve something new
- Continuing our "mindful listening and smelling" with MindUp, and moving on to mindful seeing
- Last week, we watched the new Class Dojo "Big Idea" Videos about how making mistakes is training for the brain, this week's video is "The Power of Yet"
- Using literature to reinforce some of our self-regulation strategies