**There is no school on Friday, May 20 for a Pro-D day.
**There is no school on Monday, May 23 for Victoria Day.

This week's learning:

MATH
Number Talks

• Cube Conversations - finding patterns and adding up cubes in 3D configurations. Using language to help communicate ideas.

Fractions

• I can use fractional names such as halves, thirds, and fourths, to describe the equal parts of a whole object or a set of objects.
• I can understand the relationship between the number of fraction parts of a whole and the size of the fractional parts.
• I can regroup fractional parts into wholes.
• I can compare fractions with the help of diagrams.
• I can represent fractions in different ways.

Daily Math

• I can practice all strands of math independently in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
  • Monday: Patterns & Algebra
  • Tuesday: Number Sense
  • Wednesday: Geometry and Spatal Sense
  • Thursday: Measurement
  • Friday: Data Management

LITERACY
Reading

• I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
• I can share my reading choices with others.

Word Work

• I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
• I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.

Writing

• I can write independently, sounding out words and using my resources to spell words.​
• I can use full sentences, including capital letters and ending punctuation.
• I can use picture and word prompts to support my writing.

Daily Language

• I can practice different aspects of language in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
  • Monday: Sentences and Punctuation
  • Tuesday: Grammar and Usage
  • Wednesday: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
  • Thursday: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Skills
  • Friday: Writing Prompt

​SCIENCE
Mystery Doug

• Mini-lesson

Landforms

• I can build an island with at least 3 different landforms and identify the landforms (painting this week!)

SOCIAL STUDIES
Global Indigenous People

• I can identify different aspects of life for the Indigenous People of Canada (Metis, Inuit, and First Nations). I can answer questions about their background, worldview, arts, traditional gender roles, clothing, transportation, food, and shelter based on information provided.
• I can find important information from a reading page and take notes about a group of Indigenous People in preparation for a project.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Second Step Lesson 20 - Solving a Problem

• Students will be able to solve a given problem using the STEP process.
  

Important Dates this week:
Monday:
Student-led conferences 3:00pm-6:00pm
Tuesday:
Class photo day (not individual photos)
​Student-led conferences 3:00pm-4:00pm

This week's learning:
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MATH
Number Talks

• Cube Conversations - finding patterns and adding up cubes in 3D configurations. Using language to help communicate ideas.

Geometry

• I can identify and describe 2D shapes and 3D figures.
• I can identify and use the terms "sides" and "vertices" for 2D shapes and the terms "faces," "edges," and "vertices" for 3D figures.
• I can describe the skeletons of 3D figures (the shapes used, the number of edges, faces, and vertices).
• I can sort and classify 2D and 3D shapes by their properties.

Daily Math

• I can practice all strands of math independently in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
  • Monday: Patterns & Algebra
  • Tuesday: Number Sense
  • Wednesday: Geometry and Spatal Sense
  • Thursday: Measurement
  • Friday: Data Management

LITERACY
Reading

• I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
• I can share my reading choices with others.

Word Work

• I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
• I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.

Writing

• I can write independently, sounding out words and using my resources to spell words.​
• I can use full sentences, including capital letters and ending punctuation.
• I can use picture and word prompts to support my writing.

Daily Language

• I can practice different aspects of language in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
  • Monday: Sentences and Punctuation
  • Tuesday: Grammar and Usage
  • Wednesday: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
  • Thursday: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Skills
  • Friday: Writing Prompt

​SCIENCE
Mystery Doug

• Mini-lesson: Why are butterflies so colourful?

Landforms

• I can identify different landforms & how they came to be.
• ​I can notice and understand observable changes in the local environment caused by erosion & deposition.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Second Step Lesson 18 - Think and Explore

• With adult support, students will be able to identify whose wants are met by possible solutions.

**There is no school on Monday, April 18 as it is Easter Monday. See you at school on Tuesday :). 

**There is no school on Friday, April 15 as it is Good Friday. There is also no school on Monday, April 18 for Easter Sunday. Enjoy your 4-day long weekend!

MATH
Number Talks

• 3 Act Tasks - estimating amounts, lengths, and more.

Measurement

• I can understand the different units of measurement and how they are related (mm, cm, m, km).
• I can use a ruler to measure items and draw lengths.
• I can estimate lengths and use the units of measurement correctly.

LITERACY
Reading

• I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
• I can share my reading choices with others.

Word Work

• I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
• I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.

Writing (school wide write)

• I can make notes with words and pictures about a topic.
• I can brainstorm ideas independently and with a group.
• I can write several sentences independently, using my notes and previously brainstormed words and ideas.

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SCIENCE
Makerspace

• See FreshGrade for pictures of this week's makerspace learning.

Mystery Doug

• Mini-lesson: Why do we have allergies?

SOCIAL STUDIES
Worldview Unit

• I can understand how everyone in the world is connected in some ways (interconnectedness).
• I can understand that some Indigenous cultures used the process of consensus for making decisions and that this is different than the majority rules method.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
Second Step Lesson 16

• I can recall a process I can use to solve problems (STEP).