September 9th to September 13th

We had a wonderful week of growing and learning together as we continue to build our classroom community. We began our work with our whole class book, The Magical Yet. It is a wonderful story about overcoming challenges, teaching us that we can learn new things and achieve our goals and dreams with patience, hard work and practice.

After reading the book, the students created webs about all the things that they once were unable to do that they now can do. We discussed how the "yet" helped to get us there. Next, the students selected one item from their web to describe in a written paragraph. They worked to add details by thinking about questions such as: What was it like when you first started? Why did you want to learn or get better at this skill? What did you do to get better? What did you say to yourself when it was really hard?

We then worked to publish our written pieces using the Chromebooks. The students were excited to have the opportunity to utilize technology in their writing. Many were a little nervous as they had not used a Chromebook. How would they log in? What is Google Classroom? What if I cannot figure out how to do something? This was a perfect connection back to The Magical Yet. They may not know how to log in, "yet". They may not know how to format a document, "yet"! By the end of the day, they had already learned so many new skills. We are excited to see where they get to as the year continues!

Learning Outcomes:

I can examine how challenging situations can involve perseverance.

I can create written texts using a variety of text forms and structures.

I can develop a logical order by grouping ideas into paragraphs.

I can experiment with language to add interest to my writing.

I can revise texts to enhance clarity.

I can apply keyboarding skills to enhance written works.

Questions to discuss with your child?

What are some of the things you included on your Magical Yet web?

What did you choose to write about?

What parts of writing are you feeling confident with? What areas would you like to work on?

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June 16th to June 20th

It is heard to believe that this was our final week week of the school year. The time has definitely flown past. Despite how close we are to the end of the year, the students have been working incredibly hard his week. We finished up our work in angles in math and the students completed their social studies research on The North West Mounted Police and early settlement in Alberta. Then, they worked to represent their learning in a Google Slideshow. This was a perfect connection to our Western Heritage Day where we enjoyed a pancake breakfast and afternoon of Western themes games with our buddies. We were also incredibly to learn about hoop dancing through a fantastic performance by Jay Genaille.

June 9th to June 13th

This week, we were so excited to have the opportunity to learn a little about Canada's National Summer Sport with our lacrosse residency with Coach Dan from Elev8 Lacrosse . We then learned and practiced some of the basics including how to hold the stick, pick up and cradle the ball as well as tossing and catching the ball. We then moved onto passing, catching, aiming the ball and scoring. The students had a fantastic time playing games on our final day, showcasing their skills and their teamwork. A huge thank you to Andrew Sibbald Parent Council for providing this opportunity. Learning Outcomes: I can perform elements of movement when receiving, sending, and retaining an object using various parts of the body and equipment. I can recognize the presence and influence of diverse Aboriginal peoples as inherent to Alberta’s culture and identity.

June 2nd to June 6th

Over the past few weeks the students have been learning all about the early days of our province. They looked at texts, learning about the Fur Trade, Voyageurs and the development of Forts along the rivers and how this brought change to the West. The students read and discussed the development of the North West Mounted Police and the extension of the railway. We learned how the government encouraged European immigration to Western Canada. We examined a variety of advertising posters, discussing the audience they were targeting, the accuracy of the posters and why people would want to leave their country and call Canada home. Our trip to Heritage Park was a fantastic culmination of our learning. The students had opportunities to get a glimpse of what life used to be like in our province. They were able to visit tipis, a blacksmith shop and a Fort where they could examine examine animal pelts. They were able to explore trains and a variety of buildings from a soddie to an early farmhouse...

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