Happy Friday,

Another week has passed and we have had 4 fabulous days of learning this week.  I hope that you are all enjoying the little bit of extra time you get to spend together.

We have finished up our graphing unit in math, and will be moving on to probability.  When they come home next week, don't forget to ask them about their learning.

In writing, we have continued to learn about gorillas and have begun learning about different rules when writing.  We have started with learning about the apostrophe.  Ask them when we use an apostrophe, and see what they remember.  We will continue with this throughout the year. Next week we will be writing about Orange Shirt Day.  It is on September 30.

In social studies we will be learning all about Terry Fox and what he did. We have also learned about the map of Canada, what is on our borders and the 10 provinces and 3 territories.  When we move forward we will learn all about Canada's and Alberta's history.

Wetlands is the focus in science. We are learning about the types of wetlands and will be learning about the animals that live in wetlands and their adaptations to live and survive. We also had a wonderful time have Inside Education join our classroom through Google Meet on Monday to share information on wetlands.

Scholastic book orders went home this week. Things look different as orders are now done online for all parents.  If you go to scholastic.ca, click on the link on the left hand side that is labeled "Parents New to Learning Club", it will guide you through making an account. Books you order for your child will now be shipped directly to your house.

Have a fabulous weekend, and I can't wait to see my wonderful students on Monday.

Mrs. Mahon

First Blog of the 20/21 School Year - Room 16

 Hi,

We have been learning about wetlands in science.  Wetlands have water and soil underneath it. There are wetlands in the middle of Canada around the Hudson Bay. Swampy wetlands are covered in trees. Wetlands is a safe place for animals to live.

We are learning about graphing in math.  We have done bar graphs, line graphs and we are learning about calendars and dates.

We have been learning about gorillas. Koko was a Lowland gorilla that could speak ASL (American Sign Language). We have learned a little bit of sign language ourselves. Koko learned her sign language from Francine Patterson. Koko was born on July 4, 1971 and died in her sleep on June 19, 2018. Gorillas are 98% genetically connected to humans. They eat bamboo, thistles and bugs. Gorillas can also get human diseases. Silverback gorillas are the leaders of the troops.

We are learning to draw different animals like frogs, gorillas and fish.  We learned to draw trees.  We are hoping to get outside more often to draw what we see in nature as we learn to protect and care for it.

We participate in modified circle time by sharing how our day went and other things we want our classmates to know.

In social we have been learning about the continents, and what borders the country of Canada. Next we will be learning about the provinces and territories.  We have had many discussions about what it means to be Canadian, and what we thought about what Canada is.

We are learning about friendships and respect.

In Phys Ed we have been playing Shadow RPS tag outside on the hill. We have learned to pass and trap a soccer ball, learning to not use our hands at all. 

Just a reminder, there is no school tomorrow, Friday, September 18, 2020.  

Stay tuned next week for an update from Room 16.

Mrs. Mahon's Marvelous Masked Monsters :)