October 28th to November 1st

The excitement of Halloween made this a busy, energetic week. We had a great time celebrating Halloween, with many excited to share their costumes. The students were eager to have their first opportunity to meet and work with their grade one buddies. They were fantastic role models and they collaborated and supported their buddy variety of Halloween related tasks including building a spider with a specific amount of materials and racing their spider with other buddy group.

In math, the students collaborated with a partner in the bubbling cauldron challenge where they worked on their mental math addition skills. The students did a fantastic job of persevering when the task felt challenging. In art the students we examined a variety of examples of art by Tim Burton. We looked at the common features of his characters and applied this knowledge when creating our own Tim Burton inspired portraits. In French, we listening to a variety of French songs, learning different Halloween vocabulary. The students then represented their learning in a visual journal page.

Inn writing, we continued our focus on procedural writing where the students worked to think through and write clear, detailed instructions. The students applied their knowledge to write the steps for how to draw a ghost, testing the accuracy and details of their writing by having a partner work to draw a ghost following their instructions. Students then selected another Halloween drawing to practise this skill. We then had volunteers share their writing as we all followed the steps on whiteboards. We had a lot of fun seeing all of the different creations based on the steps!

Questions to discuss with your child:

How did you feel when working with your buddy?

What are some of the characteristics of Ted Burton's art?

What did you find challenging in the bubbling cauldron challenge? How did you persevere?

What are some of the French Halloween words you learned?

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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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