Today I read the book Shin-Chi's Canoe and we spoke about residential schools and why Orange T-shirt Day is important.

We had gym with M.Trevor and learnt a new math with Madame April. In science we began looking at how different types of rocks are formed and what their uses are. In current events in science, we split into 2 groups and chose different articles which we will present on Friday. One articles was about recycling electronics and a car that walks.

Tomorrow I need to bring in my 2 photos for social studies : one photo of someone who has had a big impact on my life and a photo of a place that I have been to that is special to me. I also need to bring in a object that has special meaning to me. I will check these three things with my parents before bringing them to school.

Ask me: 

What are the three different types of rock and how are they formed?

Can anything live around underwater volcanoes? 

What were residential schools like? What impact did they have on First Nation languages, culture and traditions?

On Friday we ran the Terry Fox run. Despite being a bit cold and wet, I tried my best and never gave up. Before the race, we met in the gym and face-timed with Canadian Paralympian John Leslie. He told us about how he has different legs for snowboarding, running and walking. He also spoke to us about perseverance : Never giving up, even when we really want to.

Madame McCann came to speak to us about becoming word collectors. If I find a word I find cool or interesting, I should write it down and bring it in to share with the class. We are putting our words on the classroom wall so that we can all share them.

We then went to the library and picked out one French book and one English book.

Reminders:

•  Monday is Orange T-shirt day.
• Social studies homework for Tuesday: Please bring in 2 pictures. One picture of a person who I or was important in your life, and one picture of a place you have been to that is special to you. Along with your pictures, please bring an object that is special to you. Monsieur Richardson has already spoken to the class about ensuring these are copies of pictures and that they are not original photos that may get lost or damaged.  M. Richardson also asked us to check our photos and our object with our parents before bringing it to school.

Books read this week: Shi-Shi Etko & The Skrímslis of Lavaland

Math: We played Yahtzee with Madame April and made numbers to match categories.

Science : We made booklets about rocks and minerals. We read those and used that information to answer questions. Some members of my class even brought in some rocks and minerals to show us. 

We looked at how volcanoes can cause chaos with flights by spewing out ash and rock particles. 

Health :I reflected on my goals that I had made at the start of the year. We shared how we had demonstrated positive relationship behaviours such as helping others with the monkey bars and inviting others to play with us. We watched a video on an owl that could puff out its body when it felt threatened, or make its body very thin to hide. We discussed how in life, we may find ourselves in situations we don't like or make us uncomfortable, but having a growth mindset can help us adapt and overcome almost anything in life.

Ask me:  How many laps did I do? How am I progressing towards my goals in health?

Today I learnt the story of Shi-Shi Etko, a First Nation girl preparing to go to residential school. We discussed orange t-shirt day.  Orange t-shirt day is on Monday.

Whilst I ate my lunch, we watched a video on dogs and all the amazing things they can learn to help humans out such as opening doors and even alerting the emergency services. I learnt that dogs can learn the sound of their owners engine and footstep pattern to know when we are going to be home.

I used the iPads to set myself a goal for the Terry Fox run tomorrow.
Reminder: I need to dress warmly for the weather for the Terry Fox Run (in layers and in safe outdoor shoes to run in rather than winter boots or rain boots). If it is snowing or raining lightly, we are still running outside. (If weather is unsafe, we will be inside.) I also need to bring a pair of dry socks to change into afterwards.

Ask me what would I put in my memory bag.

Today I learnt about Skrímslis in ELA, a creature from Iceland. I learnt how to say "Thank you" (Takk) and "Bye" (Bless) in Icelandic. This was fun because we got to talk about lava and volcanos which we have been looking at in Science.

I also learnt different way to represent numbers in Maths.

I was curious about the biggest plane in the world and will look it up at home for discussion in class tomorrow.

Ask me to describe a Skrímslis and ask me how volcanos stopped flights between North America and Europe.

Reminder that Terry Fox run is on Friday and also I am to bring my letter for M. Richardson by Friday.

Tuesday, September 24

Today in ELA, we used story cubes to inspire us to write short stories and illustrate them. Ask me what I rolled and how I could have continued the story.


In science, we discussed what I know about rocks and minerals, what I would like to know, and what I have learned so far. I'll tell you two interesting facts.


M. Richardson would like me to write a short letter in French introducing myself to him. (We went over in class what kinds of things I could write such as likes and dislikes, what community I live in, pets, favorite books/games/films, etc.). Students can write as much as they feel comfortable to share. Students are asked to please bring the letters to school by Friday.


On Friday, I need to dress warmly for the weather for the Terry Fox Run (in layers and in safe outdoor shoes to run in rather than winter boots or rain boots). If it is snowing or raining lightly, we are still running outside. (If weather is unsafe, we will be inside.) I also need to bring a pair of dry socks to change into afterwards.