Week 23

We had a terrific, busy and stellar week.

In Math, we learned a new subtraction strategy called "Shift It". This strategy doesn't work with every subtraction equation. It only works with equations where you can add or subtract to both numbers in your equation and it makes them friendly. A friendly number is a number that ends in a 5 or 0. To build our efficiency we played a "Shift It race" with a partner.

In Science, we used computers to research information about 3 out of the 6 simple machines, which include levers, wheels and axles, and inclined planes. We conducted research to help us understand the background knowledge needed for our simple machines park project. In a lever, the parts are the fulcrum and the straight bar. In a wheel and axle, the parts are the wheel and axle. In an incline plane, the one part is the slanted surface.

In Social Studies, we finished our New Roots of Alberta and shared our research with the class. We learned that people from Europe (British, Scottish, French) and the East Coast of Canada came to Alberta to trade goods for animals furs, such as mink, marten, muskrat and most of all for beaver fur. We also learned that the voyageurs helped transport fur to Alberta by traveling on canoe. The Metis invented the York boat and Red River carts to help with travel issues.

We also had an assembly for Pink Shirt day to stand up against bullying! Here are some pictures:

Passion Project!

This week, Alex presented his Passion Project on American Ninja Warrior. We learned that in order to be successful as a competitor, you need to train all year. Typically rock climbers, gymnasts, pole vaulters, and free runners do well in this type of competition. 

Our spelling pattern next week: 
Be careful when spelling words with the /ô/ sound that you hear in fault and dawn. The vowel digraphs au and aw make the /ô/ sound, and they sound alike. 

Some examples include:

claws

fault

causing

dawn

straw

drawings

launch

sauce

jaw

haunt

yawn

fawns

awkward

gnaw

audience

scrawl

fraud

gaunt

restaurant

shawl

Reminders:

Simple Machines Project: 

• Materials: We will be constructing playground parks for our simple machine unit, so please continue collecting items to use for the project such as, popsicle sticks, cardboard, straws, bottle caps, string, cardstock, pipecleaner, rubber bands, plastic lids/containers, tinfoil, thimbles, buttons, toothpicks, putty, etc. 
• Field Study:Please pack knit gloves (gloves you can use a pencil with) next week as we will be taking notes outside.

Friday, March 1st: No school tomorrow, March 1st