Dear families,
It was an exciting first week back from March break with the Francofete activities and the gear up to the Island School trip for students in grade 5 and 6. Also this week, students began presenting their English paragraph writing project on the topic of either Indigenous Peoples in Canada or Residential Schools. The class has been listening very well to their fellow students present and we have had rich conversations following each presentation. I'm looking into having an Indigenous Elder come into the class and I will let you know more details as I find out more. Island School I'm so pleased that our grade 5's, and 2 years from now, the current grade 4's, have the opportunity to benefit from outdoor education. Our team of Junior grade teachers has made a careful selection of workshops that include: nature hikes and habitat discovery, orienteering and map reading in the residential areas of the island, art inspired by Indigenous traditions, and many other fun adventures. A note from the organizers is: Be sure to pack extra socks! Students in grade 4 will be with M. Suleman in the morning and me and the afternoon. In the afternoon we will be doing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) inquiry project that involves designing and building model elevators and other contraptions using pulley systems and lots of cardboard! Homework Because of the Island School trip and the paragraph writing project, the regular homework routines will start after the Easter long weekend. Math We have begun our unit on fractions which will shortly move into decimals and probability. An excellent to support the learning at home is to bake together as a family with recipes that call for fractions. Science On April 3rd we will be having workshops presented by Scientists in Schools. These workshops will nicely support our units on pulleys and gears for 4’s and properties and changes in matter for the 5’s. These units involve a lot of hands-on materials and Scientists in Schools is able to provide a cartload of supplies to make sure students get their hands on many different pulley and gear systems and safe chemical compounds for mixing and observing reactions. As teachers we received $100 from the parent council to be put towards learning activities for this year and I will be putting it towards this. There will be amount left over that will need to be covered by parents. I will let you know that amount (under $10) early next week and I will set up the school cash online form by Tuesday. Bon weekend! M. Quigg
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