Good Morning Families,

The last 2 weeks have been busy with a lot of different learning happening.

Literacy

We have been writing about Asian and African elephants. We will be posting our posters on Iris early next week for you to see. We read everyday and get to read at a distance with our classmates and teacher.

Mathematics

We have been learning about division.  We have learned to break larger numbers into smaller groups.  We have also begun learning long division.  It is okay if we practice at home.

Science

We have been learning about waste, where it goes (the dump) and what happens to it. Glass bottles can take up to a million years to decompose so it is better to recycle them. We also learned that in the USA at UCLA they are using reusable take out containers. They are scanned like library books. It was pretty interesting. Clothes that come from China, that are polyester are more than likely made from recycled plastic bottles. Science has been pretty fun.

Social Studies

We have learned about the beaver and the buffalo and how the First Nations hunted and trapped them. We have also been learning about how the fur trade happened and how it worked. For example, the First Nations people traded beaver pelts for items like, pots, pans, and other items not normally used. Beaver fur is so popular in making hats in Europe at the time because the felt is waterproof. 

Music

We continue to learn about Canadian Musicians.  We are creating Google Slide Presentations that we will be showing to the class and putting on Iris next week.

We have been learning about squilts with Ms. Murphy. It is all about listening to music and drawing what or how you feel.

Phys. Ed

We have been doing basketball and next week we will start our units on dance and yoga. Please remember to wear comfortable clothes (no dresses or tight clothes).

Stay tuned for more interesting updates from Mrs. Mahon's Marvelous Monsters.

Have an amazing weekend.

Room 16 Monsters