Structures

Today is early dismissal. We get to go home early! - Jacell

We got our 20th marble for following our classroom expectations. - Jett

Tomorrow is the 100th day of school, and tomorrow is Jett's birthday. - Joey

Today we had Phys. Ed, and in Phys. Ed. we started something new instead of skipping. We were practicing juggling with balls and spinning sticks with other sticks. - Gal

We had Math, and we were learning about the 2x table. Tyler, Hailey, Gal, Alexandra, and Kaynen were drawing pictures to solve 2 groups of 6 and 6 groups of 2. Alexandra and Kaynen used a number line, and Hailey M., Tyler, and Gal all made pictures to solve 2 groups of 6. They drew them on the SmartBoard. - Cam H.

We've started working on the Structures and Materials cluster in Science. Today, we were talking about structures, what they're used for, and what they're made of. After looking at a few examples in the classroom, the class was divided up into two groups. Ms. Sokoliuk and Ms. Wiebe led one group, while I went with the other group. Each group walked around the school on a 'Structure Hunt' - their job was to identify different structures, determine their function, and list the materials that they were constructed of. The groups did a fabulous job of moving around the school stealthily, and finding many different structures in the building (way too many to write all of them down, in fact!). After each group was finished, everybody came back into class to share their findings. Items such as recycling bins, bulletin boards, doors, water fountains, and shoe racks were identified. It was fantastic to see how engaged the students were, and for them to realize a structure can be made of different materials, depending on where/how it is used (i.e. one group identified a classroom door, made primarily of wood, while the other group listed an exterior door, made primarily of glass and metal).