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Today We:
- Worked on our Author Study books.
- Read our new class novel “Hoot” by Carl Hiaasen.
- Played a game of everybody’s it dodgeball in Gym.
- Did GoNoodle.
- Went to the library to exchange our books.
- Continued discussing provincial and national parks located in Alberta. We watched a few short video clips containing different viewpoints on the importance of protected areas, as well as whose job is it to protect these areas. Next week we will be recording our own opinions in short videos that we will be putting in our IRIS portfolios.
- Had a Math session with our Math Specialist Mrs. Lorway. We used the cuisenaire rods to discuss and explore the concept of multiplication.
- Practiced one of our songs for the Grade 4 Celebration Of Learning in February.
- Had buddies. We worked with our buddies to fill in Venn Diagrams comparing the similarities and differences between each other.
- Used the laptops to explore simple machines websites provided by Ms. England.
Student Quotes:
“I liked buddies because we did a Venn Diagram.”
“I liked Gym because we got to play everybody’s it dodgeball.”
“I liked author study because I got to start my writing.”
“I liked buddies because we got to see what we have in common.”
“I got to learn some cool stuff about my buddy today.”
“I liked Science because I got to finish the Goldburger game and play a new website.”
“I liked library because we picked out new books.”
“I liked library because I found the Star Wars books..”
“I liked Go noodle because we got to do a lond indoor recess.”
“I liked Mrs. Lorway because we played with the cuisenere rods.”
Question: What is an example of a simple machine that can be found in your house?