November 30, 2018- Nature Fractions

Watch our CBC Music Challenge video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3iDCnD_IS4

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Homework: social research on provincial or national park to be finished by Monday (About: climate, landscape, animals, history, plants, water bodies, size; Fun Activities to do there)
• Homework: complete this week's word work tasks

What did we do today?

• For our Fresh Air Friday lesson, we went outside we looked for different fractions in nature.  Each person had to find a fraction of a set and a fraction of a whole.
• During our big pick up, Ms. Cowdy talked about what to do with a pizza box.  There was wax paper in it, which goes in the landfill.  The tin foil on the wax paper could be peeled and put into the recycling.  The pizza box, since it has food and grease on it, actually goes into the compost bin! 

November 29, 2018- Copycats.....(and happy retirement Mr. O!)

Watch our CBC Music Challenge video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3iDCnD_IS4

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Homework: social research on provincial or national park to be finished by Monday (About: climate, landscape, animals, history, plants, water bodies, size; Fun Activities to do there)
• Homework: grade 3 math- p. 118-119 #1-8
• Spelling quiz tomorrow- please study your words, they were sent home

What did we do today?

• In science, we started our animal ear research.  Ms. Jones wanted us to look in books to find information about their diet and location.
• In gym, we went on the traverse wall again and we played mirror mirror, where we had to copy the person who went first.  After we played colour elimination.
• Today during Daily 5, we had to complete a list of tasks.  We had to complete both our rough and good copy about the best part of me.  We also had time to finish our word work activities and if we finished those we could go onto Raz-Kids.
• We had little buddies today!  We helped them change their passwords, put Starfall as one of their bookmarks and log out.
• In math, we finished our subtraction work from the textbook and if we finished early we played a game called What's the Difference.

November 28, 2018- Original "Mr. P" day

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Homework: social research on provincial or national park to be finished by Monday (About: climate, landscape, animals, history, plants, water bodies, size; Fun Activities to do there)
• Spelling quiz this Friday- please study your words, they were sent home yesterday

What did we do today?

• We were given one last day to finish our internet research about a chosen provincial/ national park.  If we finished, we started a Google Slides presentation on it.  We also had to score ourselves using the rubric.
• In journals, we had to finish our rough copy of our The Best Part of Me.  If we finished and edited our work, we started writing our good copy.
• Today in music, we saw the CBC Music Challenge videos from last year and this year.  It will be uploaded by tomorrow.

November 27, 2018- Animal Ear ResEARch

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Spirit day tomorrow- wear a plaid shirt and bring a mug!
• Spelling quiz this Friday- please study your words, they were sent home yesterday

What did we do today?

• In science, we played the listening game, which is like heads up seven up.  We made noises using objects we found in nature two weeks age and then we would guess what it was that made the sound.  We were also given our animal hearing project, where we will have to research where it lives, the frequency they can hear and draw a picture with us and its ears.
• In gym today, we did the climbing wall.  Ms. Jones would eliminate a colour grip that we could not use.  She eliminated green, which was really hard.
• This morning in math, we started to solve subtraction questions using bigger numbers.  Ms. Jones also challenged us to show two ways of subtraction in our work.
• We had two Daily 5 blocks today.  During our first Daily 5, we had to work on our word work activities, which are due Friday. In the second one we practiced handwriting and had library.
• In computer lab, we did dance mat typing.

November 26, 2018- The Best Part of Me in Pictures

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Treat day tomorrow- bring 25¢
• Spirit day Wednesday

What did we do today?

• For social studies, we researched information about and list the fun activities you can do at each provincial/ national park.  Writing On Stone was home to the Blackfoot thousands of years ago.  In Lesser Slave Lake, you can go kite surfing.  And Lakeland Provincial Park was founded in 1953.
• In art, we took a photo for our The Best Part of Me writing project.  We learned how to crop photos using the iPad.
• In music, we journaled about the CBC Music Project.  We had to write about what we could do better and what we struggled with.  We also watched a couple of other schools entries.
• In math, we are starting subtraction.  Ms. Jones showed us three different ways: the traditional way, counting down and using the base ten blocks.

November 22, 2018- The Ear is Here to Hear!

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Save the date: Face-to-Face Conferences will take place tonight, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018.  
• No school Friday

What did we do today?

• In science, Ms. Jones gave us a sheet with unfinished sentences about how we hear.  We had to fill in the blanks using the parts of the ear to explain how sound waves become the sounds we recognize. We also brainstormed questions we want to research for our animal hearing project and we worked on our cartoon selves with animal ears.
• We recorded our CBC Music video today for the challenge.
• In social studies, we continued to research information about the parks in Alberta. Jasper National Park is the largest park in the Rockies.  In Lesser Slave Lake Park, the north side of the park elevates up to the mountains.
• We did the big pick up today since we have no school tomorrow.
• In Daily 5, we worked on our journals and the word work assignments we were given.

November 21, 2018- Take 2!

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Save the date: Face-to-Face Conferences will take place tomorrow, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018.  Please book an appointment asap, Friday times still available.
• No school Friday

What did we do today?

• We had two musics today.  The first one was the rehearsal with all the grade 3-6's.  The second music class we practiced our role in the performance and we watched three videos that had the same tune to them.
• In math, we showed Ms. Jones what we know about addition with bigger numbers, place value and using rounding to estimate.
• We had gym outside today with room 5 at the end of the day, as they missed their gym time due to the music practice.
• In language arts, we started to write our journal entry about what our best part is and why.  We used opinion sentence starters to add variety to our sentences and we learned to group ideas in paragraphs.
• Ms. Jones read more from The Wild Robot.  Bears attacked her after she stumbled into their cave.  She also learned from a stick insect how to camouflage and to stay hidden on the island.

November 20, 2018- CBC Music Challenge-take 1!

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Save the date: Face-to-Face Conferences will take place this Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018.  Please book an appointment asap, Friday times still available.
• Book orders due tomorrow

What did we do today?

• This morning, we practiced for the CBC Music Challenge with the grade 5/6 classes.
• In math, we played two rounding games called Around and Around, as well as Rounding Off Big Time.  We also taught the students from room 5 these games if they finished their work early.
• We had gym outside today with room 5, as they missed their gym time due to the music practice.
• In language arts, Ms. Jones read us the book, The Best Part of Me.  They had written poems to go with their black and white photos.  We also had library during this time, where we had to read with someone.
• We got new words for our word study this week.  Ms. Cowdy has given us sheets with words to help us sort and practice.

November 19, 2018- Drawing Our Cartoon Selves

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Save the date: Face-to-Face Conferences will take place this Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018.  Please book an appointment asap, Friday times still available.
• Library tomorrow- bring your books
• Book orders due Wednesday

What did we do today?

• In art, we watched a video from the youTube channel Art Hub for Kids on how to draw a boy or girl as a cartoon.  Ms. Jones also read us a book called What if You Had Animal Ears to give us ideas for our science project.
• During journals, we thought about what the best part of us was, based on a black and white photograph book.  We will be taking a picture and writing our opinion about it.  We started to brainstorm reasons why a certain part would be special.
• In music, we worked on our CBC music project.
• In gym, we started using the traverse wall.  We went over the safety rules before trying the wall with a spotter.
• Today in computer lab we partnered up with a buddy and we worked on our social research of a provincial or national park in Alberta.

November 16, 2018- Souper Can Winners!!

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Save the date: Face-to-Face Conferences will take place Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018.  You will be able to book your 15-minute conference starting tomorrow, November 17, 2018 at 6 am online via your My CBE / PowerSchool Account.
• Book orders due November 21

What did we do today?

• We played two listening games for Fresh Air Friday.  We played a mystery noise game where we collected items from outside to make a noise.  We then had three guesses to determine what made those noises.  Objects used included: sticks, newspaper, rocks, grass, pine cones and bark.
• We also played a game like Marco Polo, but we called it Dr Coffin.  The person who was it would call, "Dr" while the class called, "Coffin" and they would have to find and tag a person.
• In science, we finished our plasticine ear models while Ms. Jones began to read us the book The Wild Robot.
• We had our spelling test this morning and we did the school wide big pick up.
• We won the Souper Can award for bringing in the most food for the food drive.

November 15, 2018- Our plasticine ears!

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Food donations collection has been extended to tomorrow.  We are currently in first place and want to stay that way!
• Spelling words for this week have been sent home- quiz tomorrow.
• Fresh Air Friday tomorrow- please dress for the weather, it is supposed to snow tomorrow.
• Save the date: Face-to-Face Conferences will take place Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2018.  You will be able to book your 15-minute conference starting on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 6 am online via your My CBE / PowerSchool Account.
• Book orders due November 21

What did we do today?

• In gym, we had our last day of tennis.  We played mini games using the nets.
• We had little buddies!  We helped them finish their buddies name letter activity.
• In science, we started to make models of the ears using plasticine.  We had to use different colours to show all the different parts of the outer, middle and inner ears.
• During math, we started looking at equations with missing numbers, which Ms. Jones called beginner algebra.  Then we practiced with some questions and if we finished early played some addition math games.
• Today in Daily 5, we had to finish our WOW journal about the Olympic bid.  We had to COPS our work and identify all our sentence starters.  Ms. Jones gave us some sentence starter ideas for opinion writing for us to use.

November 14, 2018- Which park would you visit?

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Food donations collection has been extended to Friday.  We are currently in first place and want to stay that way!
• Fun Lunch is tomorrow. 
• Spelling words for this week have been sent home- quiz this Friday.

What did we do today?

• During journals we discussed the arguments for and against saying yes to the Olympic bid, which we know is a no.  Then we finished our opinion on it as well as wrote about our favourite winter Olympic sport.
• In music, we kept practicing for the CBC music challenge.  We will be practicing and filming the final video next week. 
• Today in math, we played addition games to master our addition skills by creating the greatest sums.
• In social studies, we chose an Alberta park to research and create an informative pamphlet on its location, fun activities and landforms.
• In gym, we started to play mini tennis games using nets, while maintaining control of the tennis ball.

November 13, 2018- Constable Rich Visits

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Food donations will be collected until November 14.
• Homework: math grade 3 pg. 98-99; grade 4 pg. 57-58 due tomorrow
• Spirit club tomorrow at lunch.
• Fun Lunch is on Thursday. We are still looking for Fun Lunch volunteers, so if you have a valid security clearance and are available to help out from 11:30 am until 1 pm, then please sign up through Sign-Up Genius.
• Spelling words for this week have been sent home- quiz this Friday.

What did we do today?

• Constable Valstar came to visit us today.  He talked about the gear that the olice wear and he also explained how having all kinds of emotions are ok.  He spoke about the emotions scale and how we make good choices when we are happy/ok.  We also learned about WITS, which stands for: walk away, ignore, talk about it and seek help.
• In gym, we played tennis.  We rallied against the wall.  We also practiced keeping the tennis ball in our assigned zones while rallying to each other. 
• Today in math, we practiced adding sums with two, three and four digit numbers.  If we finished early, we played a game called Sum It Up where we would draw cards and make numbers to add together, trying to create the biggest sum.
• During computer lab, we worked on dance mat typing.
• We also had library and worked on our opinion of whether Calgary should go ahead and bid for the Olympics.

November 12, 2018- Day One of Tennis

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Food donations will be collected until November 13.
• Constable Valstar will be our special guest tomorrow afternoon.  He will be here to tell us about the Emotion Scale.
• Spirit club Wednesday at lunch.
• Fun Lunch is on Thursday. We are still looking for Fun Lunch volunteers, so if you have a valid security clearance and are available to help out from 11:30 am until 1 pm, then please sign up through Sign-Up Genius.
• Spelling words for this week have been sent home- quiz this Friday.

What did we do today?

• In music, we worked on our CBC project.  Our paradise scene is really coming together!
• In journals, we discussed whether we were for or against bidding for the Olympic Games in 2026.  We then started writing our three reasons for/ against and we also wrote about our favourite Winter sport.
• In gym, we started using the tennis racquets.  We practiced bouncing the tennis ball on the floor and off the racquet.  We also worked on our forehand volleys by hitting the ball against the wall.
• Today in art, we were shown a book called What If Your Had Animal Ears?  We were then given different pages with how to draw animals as a cartoon.  We practiced drawing ones we liked as we will need them for a future project.
• During computer lab, we did Mathletics.  Some people finished their assignments.

November 9, 2018- We remember

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Food donations will be collected until November 13.
• Next Fun Lunch is next week on November 15.  The deadline for ordering your child's Mucho Burrito Fun Lunch is by 11:59 pm on Friday, November 9 through the http://www.healthyhunger.ca website.  
  We are still looking for Fun Lunch volunteers, so if you have a valid security clearance and are available to help out from 11:30 am until 1 pm, then please sign up through Sign-Up Genius.

What did we do today?

• For Fresh Air Friday, we took an ipad outside and we measured the decibels of sounds we heard outside.  We also determined if the sounds were safe, could potentially cause hearing damage or were dangerous to our ears.
• In science, we watched a video of how your ear works.  It reviewed the three parts of the ear. The three tiny bones are called the ossicles.
• We had our Remembrance Day assembly to pay our respects to those who have served.

November 8, 2018- How Ears Work

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Food donations will be collected until November 13.
• Remembrance Day assembly tomorrow at 10:45am. If you are a cubs or girl scout, please wear your uniform. Don't plan to wear your baseball caps.
• Please bring a donation for the poppy fund tomorrow.
• Fresh Air Friday tomorrow, please be sure your child is wearing proper outdoor gear to be outside (winter coats, winter boots, toque, mitts).
• Next Fun Lunch is next week on November 15.  The deadline for ordering your child's Mucho Burrito Fun Lunch is by 11:59 pm on Friday, November 9 through the http://www.healthyhunger.ca website.  
  We are still looking for Fun Lunch volunteers, so if you have a valid security clearance and are available to help out from 11:30 am until 1 pm, then please sign up through Sign-Up Genius.

What did we do today?

• In language arts, we finished our acrostic poems and poppy art.  They are hanging in the gym for tomorrow's assembly.
• In gym, we played badminton with a new team from yesterday.
• In science, we started our study about the ears and how sound is made.  We tested different vibration sounds to determine their pitch and frequency.
• We also learned how our ears work.  The sound enters the ear, travels down the ear canal, hits your ear drum, which causes your hammer, anvil and stirrup to vibrate.  The vibrations cause liquid in the cochlea to move which sends a message to the brain.
• Our fingers showed their dancing skills over keys with dance mat typing and Mathletics. 

November 7, 2018- Code Plaid! (Happy birthday Mr. P!)

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Please watch the link 
• http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1107074115587/ to see what the food bank needs.  Food donations will be collected until November 13.
• Remembrance Day assembly Friday at 10:45am
• Photos sent home, retakes are tomorrow.  If you want to order their photos, even though there is a November 8, 2018 deadline, please order your child’s portraits ONLINE at www.mylifetouch.ca .

What did we do today?

• In language arts, we finished our rough copies of our poems and started to type them out.
• This afternoon, in social we watched a video about the different destinations in Alberta.  After we wrote why the different landscapes were shown.
• In math, we finished our rounding text book work.  If it wasn't finished, it is for homework due tomorrow.
• In gym, we played 4 on 4 badminton games.
• In music, we recorded our musical rendition of the big yellow taxi with percussion, piano and the xylophones.
• We practiced our typing skills with dance mat typing.

November 6, 2018- C is for Courage

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive has started. Please watch the link 
• http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1107074115587/ to see what the food bank needs.  Food donations will be collected until November 13.
• Remembrance Day assembly Friday at 10:45am
• Spirit Day club starts tomorrow
• Photos sent home, retakes are this Thursday.  If you want to order their photos, even though there is a November 8, 2018 deadline, please order your child’s portraits ONLINE at www.mylifetouch.ca .

What did we do today?

• In our Language arts/art class, we finished our poppies and we are working on acrostic poems to go with them. They will be a part of the assembly artwork this Friday and Ms. Jones will choose two students to read their poems at the assembly.
• In gym, we practiced underhand and backhand serves with badminton racquets and birdies.
• During word study, we got new words to sort and learn over the next week.  
• In math, we learned about rounding and using it to estimate sums with addition questions.

November 5, 2018- Poppy Art

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive starts tomorrow. Please watch the link 
• http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1107074115587/ to see what the food bank needs.  Food donations will be collected November 6-13.
• Remembrance Day assembly Friday
• Guided reading homework: group 2 read Creature Cleaners
• Spirit Day club starts this Wednesday
• Photos sent home today, retakes are this Thursday.  If you want to order their photos, even though there is a November 8, 2018 deadline, please order your child’s portraits ONLINE at www.mylifetouch.ca .

What did we do today?

• In art, we worked on making a picture of a poppy.  They will be a part of the assembly artwork this Friday.
• During journals, Ms. Jones read us a Remembrance Day story and we brainstormed words to make an acrostic poem.
• During gym, we started racquet sports.  We practiced hitting the ball using underhand, overhand, backhand and forehand volleys.  Then we played a game like squash where we hit the ball against the wall.
• In math, we continued our counting money tasks and played mystery money if we finished early.

November 2, 2018- A Silent Walk

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Homework: WOW #7 good copy overdue
• Calgary Food Bank Food Drive starts next week. More info to come Monday.
• Remembrance Day assembly next Friday

What did we do today?

• During our Fresh Air Friday class, we went on a listening walk to start our new hearing and sound unit in science.  We created a sound map and recorded the different sounds we heard using a legend.  We also had to determine where we heard the sound in regards to where we were standing.
• Because many of the classes were out, we practiced our announcements, which we will do next week instead.
• This morning we had our spelling tests.  Ms. Jones is hoping she will see the great scores she saw with our first one.

November 1, 2018- Can you complete the Greg Tang Challenge?

Agenda:

• Read 20 min
• Fresh Air Friday tomorrow, make sure you are dressed to be outside.
• Spelling test tomorrow morning.
• Homework: WOW #7 good copy due tomorrow

What did we do today?

• We had a catch up time this afternoon to finish our social, journal writing and the Greg Tang math challenge.  If we finish the challenge, we get a certificate and our name is entered to win a prize.
• In math, we started working with money.  The grade 4's worked with a grade 3 buddy to count different amounts of money.  The grade 4's had to record their answers using decimals while the grade 3's recorded it all in cents.
• During gym, we played a mini game of volleyball where we served the ball over the net.  The opposite team would catch the ball then pass it to a team mate for them to bump it back over.
• In science we practiced our public service announcement scripts for tomorrow.