Hello Families and Friends of Room 16,

We have been learning about the land today.  We went outside for a walk. We connected to nature. We got to feel, smell, listen, see, but not taste everything around us.

We are learning all about fractions with Ms. Neal.  There can be a whole, half and a set. Fractions are a part of a whole. They can be in cards, recipes, animals and there can also be fractions in a calendar. There can be fractions in a clock. Fractions are everywhere.

We shared our Jamboards with our classmates.  We created Dream Boards about what we want to see and do in Alberta. We were giving feedback to our classmates, compliments on how they did, asking questions and making connections.

In Phys Ed we have been learning to play floor hockey. We have been learning skills, like how to hold a stick, play safe and spatial awareness.

Ms. Neal has been working with us to learn about Heart Health. We learned that with a healthy heart we will live longer. We learned that it is possible to have a broken heart. 

In writing we have been writing about ourselves so that Ms. Neal can learn more about us.

In Science we discussed our carbon footprint and how everything we use is part of that. We learned how to decrease our carbon footprint.

We are looking forward to what is coming in the next few weeks.  We are starting some new units and we are getting excited to share our learning with you.

Mrs. Mahon's Magnificent Monsters

 Hello Friends,

Online we have been learning multiplication and division. We have reviewed addition and subtraction. We are learning about these by solving word problems. To solve a word problem there are 5 steps: 

1. Read the problem

2. Circle the important numbers

3. Underline the question that needs to be answered.  This will tell us what "function" to use to solve the problem. The function is whether we add, subtract, multiply or divide.

4. Write out the equation and solve it.

5. Answer the question.

We learned all about healthy food. We started to plan out a healthy menu for a day of eating. We found out that we need half of our meal to be colourful and the other half protein and grains.

We learned all about Alberta in social studies. We learned that the Canadian Shield is pretty old (4.5 billion years) and it is the smallest geographical region in Alberta. Alberta has 6 geographical regions. Calgary is in the Parkland Region of Alberta. Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta. The Boreal Forest takes up 58% of Alberta. We are looking forward to doing a webquest when we come back to school.

In art we have been asked to draw different animals that have a variety of adaptations. We have also been allowed at times to draw our own things. 

In science we have learned all about how plastics have affected marine life in our oceans. Some people have invented devices to help clean up the plastic and to make our earth cleaner.

In reading and writing we have been able to free write, we read books on Epic Books online and we have also reading with Mrs. Mahon.  On Google Classroom we were able to read a variety of stories and facts and answer comprehension questions so that we know and understand what we have read.

Online learning was good because we had a lot of meets so that we could talk to each other and our teacher.  We also got to read a lot. It was good because we got to stay home but still talk to each other. We didn't have to get up early to go to school. 

Some of us prefer to learn in school so we are happy we get to go back on Monday. We also prefer to see our friends and teachers face to face and not on a monitor or screen of any kind. 

It has been a very full and busy week. The students have done a great job in their learning and I am very proud of them.

Have a great weekend and stay tuned for an update again before the end of January.