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Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth IMPORTANT INFORMATION Rocks and Minerals Materials Required for Upcoming Activities We are beginning our Rocks and Minerals Science Centres this week, and we require some materials, as I just don't have enough. We will need:
Mathletics Mathletics forms and fees are due by Friday, October 27th to the office. Peruvian Artifacts WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANYONE THAT HAS TRAVELLED TO PERU THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND/OR ARTIFACTS WITH THE CLASS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP. We are currently studying the country of Peru. If you have any artifacts related to this unit of study that you would be willing to lend to our classroom it would be greatly appreciated. Artifacts could include pictures, dishes, art, paintings, sculptures, toys, books, clothing, tools, jewelry, etc… Students will sketch these artifacts, try to determine what they were used for, as well as how they are similar/different from artifacts here in Canada. Please send items to school with your child with a brief written explanation. It would be helpful if you did not explain details of the artifact to your child, as they will be taking part in the sketching, observation, and inquiry process of the artifact with their classmates. We promise to take extra special care of your personal items! Jacket Racket Coat Drive Grade 6 Students are collecting warm winter coats, toques, snow pants (why that is not a compound word is beyond me), and mittens for children in the K-Gr 12 age range. Please make sure the items are in gently used condition at most before donating. They are collecting items until November 1st. IMPORTANT DATES October 24: Rocks & Minerals Presentation October 25: Fun Lunch (Little Caesar) October 26: Family Dance (evening). October 31: Halloween. November 1: Last day to donate to Jacket Racket. November 7: Photo retakes. November 10: Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:45 am. OUR DAY 32 days under our belt, 148 days to go! A full day of writing, math, science, social, and playing with intention. Students wrote about their weekend, set their weekly goals and practiced the Literacy Centres some more. We will be wrapping up Math Pattern Bins this week; but this does not mean patterns are done with. No sir, not even close. Patterns will be weaved throughout the rest of the topics in Math. We are putting the finishing touches on our Science Centres (there will be 20 centres!). I will get this started with the class on Wednesday. We have added one more activity, where students require a second rock, the same size as the first one. If your child cannot bring one in, I will see what I can dig up in my backyard. Hopefully there will also be a big bag of cash! Or diamonds. Most likely it will be nails, screws, and roofing paper. *sigh* A girl can dream. We are continuing with our reading of The One and Only Ivan. Today’s response question was, “Why does Bob the Dog say that Westerns are nothing like real life, where the good guys always win?” We discussed what this means, if Ivan and Bob were good or bad/evil characters, how this ties in with quality of life (Are the basic needs being met? Shelter? Food? Friends?), and how does Ivan’s life compare to his life when he was little. This lead to a passionate question of “Are zoos jailing animals?!?!?!!??” Certainly a thoughtful question to ponder, especially as we are going to Zoo School in April. HASHTAGproudteacher I am having the students think about the similarities and differences of Ivan’s life compared to the zoos they know. We will be discussing this, and see where this may lead our driving question for Zoo School. We finished our day tackling a logic problem, which we will finish tomorrow. A reminder that we have Teacher’s Pet in tomorrow. If you have an opportunity to volunteer, please let Jodi our Classroom Coordinator know. I believe we still need one more person. It is from 9:00-11:00ish. Cheerios! Ms Lauf Comments are closed.
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