I apologize for not updating this page last week. We had a fun week with the baseball game on Thursday, and we're looking forward to 3 whole-school field trips coming up in the next few weeks. Students will be taking more items home in the next weeks as well, as we prepare to clean up the classroom for the end of the school year.

**On Friday we will be watching a movie of the students' choice. They earned the next level in the rewards jar which was for a beach afternoon, but with Gorge Park playground being closed, so many upcoming field trips, and lots of outside learning, they agreed to swap it for a movie afternoon instead. Bring snacks!

Upcoming Important Dates:
Tuesday, June 14 - Whole-school field trip to Beckwith Park
Thursday, June 16 - Indigenous Feast (5pm-7pm)
Friday, June 17 - Whole-school field trip to Witty's Lagoon
Tuesday, June 21 - Whole-school field trip to Royal Roads for National Indigenous Peoples Day
Wedneday, June 22 - Fun day at Craigflower. Reports go home.
Thursday, June 23 - Last day of school for students.

This week's learning:

MATH
Number Talks

• Analyzing a variety of graphs and charts. 

Data Management

• I can read and describe data presented in a variety of graphs including bar graphs, pictographs, and line plots.
• I can complete or make graphs to represent data.

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 10 minutes.
• I can respectfully read with a friend or little buddy. 

Word Work

• Switch It and Word Cookies - I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
• Word of the Day - 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

STEM

• I can use my imagination and the supplies provided to build structures for different purposes.
• I can work with a group of peers to create something together.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Global Indigenous People

• I can listen to and follow along with information about Indigenous groups from around the world.
• I can compare the different group I learn about and find similarities and differences.
• I can ask questions and make inferences based on the information I have learned.

**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:
​
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).