Jan 31- Report Cards Come Home

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 No School on Friday - Teacher PD Day
4 Winter Walk tomorrow - please dress to go outside for 20 mins tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about fractions in math.
How did you show what you learned?
We read a story called Moira's Birthday which was about fractions. We also did worksheets that had fractions and we had to tell what the numerator and the denominator were. Then we would make our own fraction with the same numerator and denominator.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn to order fractions.

Jan 30 - The Popping Out Hand

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Just to note that the family dance date has changed to April 7
4 Please remember to leave your indoor shoes in the classroom when you leave.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to draw a 3D hand using straight lines and curved lines.
How did you show what you learned?
We used rulers to create the straight lines. This is good practice for our next math unit which is measurement. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn the unit measurement in math.

Jan 26 - Turn the Tune!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 FAF tomorrow - we will be continuing with our Ethnobotany activities in the Whispering Woods tomorrow, so please dress for the weather.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We are practicing our songs on the ukelele.
How did you show what you learned?
We record our finished song on the computer and submit it to Ms Stephure.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more chords so we can play more songs.

Jan 25- Do You Need It Or Do You Want It?

Agenda:
1 Read for 30 mins
2 Fun Lunch and PJ day tomorrow
3 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned more about the Blackfoot needs and wants.
How did you show what you learned?
We had two pieces of paper with columns. We went to different stations and sketched the artifact, said what it is made of and what it is used for.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how they would build their shelter and how they used the different items.

Jan 24 - Buffalo Stones!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 PJ and fun lunch Thursday
3 Thursday at lunch is cup stacking and Whispering signs club
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned more about the Blackfoot people. 
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at genuine First Nations artifacts from Fort Calgary. We had to sketch them, name them and tell whether they were a want or a need. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to sketch all of the items in order to learn more about the Blackfoot way of life. We need to know how the artifacts were made.

Jan 23 - I Think I Was Drawing A Spatula Tree!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Practice the next multiplication belt you need to get.
3 Fun Lunch and PJ day on Thursday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to shade and draw very detailed trees today in Art.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked back to our sketches from last FAF and made some impressive improvements to our original drawings.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to fix all of our drawings and try to use what we learned to make more realistic drawings next Friday when we finish our Ethnobotany activity.

Jan 20 - I Need Some Medicine

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Next week is fun lunch and pajama day. Please check the "Worth Mentioning" email for details.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the medicinal uses and other uses of plants that the Blackfoot people would have used them for. We pretended we were ethnobotanists. 
How did you show what you learned?
We had a book that had information about the plants in our WW. We got a card with symptoms. We had to research which plant might be used to cure the symptoms on the card. We then had to find the plant and sketch the plant and place it on our map in our field journals. We also had to add some jot notes about the uses for each plant in our journals.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to re-sketch the different plants in the different seasons. It would be interesting to research if some of these plants are used still for humans today. We need to research more about how plants grow (or don't grow) in the different seasons.

Jan 19 - Piggy Power!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Scholastic due tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that pigs can generate electricity!!!! We were researching natural resources of Alberta and deciding if they were renewable or nonrenewable resources.
How did you show what you learned?
We read in the textbooks and researched some questions from a sheet that we had to fill out.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn where in Alberta these resources are found.

Jan 18- Volley the Ball

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Friday
3 Science title page - 2 boxes due - fact and picture about: 1 - producers or consumers or decomposers and 2 - Green Calgary Presentation on natural cleaning products
4 Scholastic - Jan 20

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We are playing volleyball in gym, and we have learned to volley, bump and serve.
How did you show what you learned?
We played a game where we had to catch the ball and pass it to 2 other people before it goes over the net.
What do you need to learn next?
We need try a game with volleying and bumping instead of catching.

Jan 17-Clean Up!!!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Retreat Day - bring $ again if you want
3 POTW - due Friday
4 Scholastic - Jan 20
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to make our own cleaning product that is from natural ingredients. This is good for our environment because the chemicals from other cleaners won't get into our water system, traditional cleaners pollute our air and it is less expensive.
How did you show what you learned?
We did experiments with different items, like a mirror with toothpaste, muddy wood floor and coffee on carpet and a tray with lard. We tested different natural ingredients to see which worked best. Ask me what they were.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to clean other things with different ingredients.

Jan 16- Are you at the Top of the Food Chain?

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Treat Day tomorrow - bring $0.25
3 Scholastic is due Jan 20
4 POTW will go home tomorrow and come back Friday
5 Green Calgary coming to do a Waste and Our World Presentation
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the animal food chain.
How did you show what you learned?
We started an art project that will show the animal food chain in Canada.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to check that we have the correct who eats who order and finish our project.

Jan 13- Animal Footprints!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Room Five Treat Day on Tuesday. Please remind your parents if they are bringing a treat for us to sell.
3 Scholastic due 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to identify, producers, decomposers and consumers in the Whispering Woods.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked for evidence of plants, animals and decomposers. We also looked for evidence of natural and human waste. We then recorded it in our science duotangs.
What do you need to learn next?
We would like to do a decomposing experiment.

Jan 12 - This Grade is Worth Biodegrading

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 FAF - we will be going outside to WW and schoolyard so check the weather and dress accordingly.
3 Scholastic due Jan 20
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to use information about the biodegradability to decide how long we thought 3 different items would take to biodegrade.
How did you show what you learned?
We created a graph and coloured it.
What do you need to learn next?
We maybe should do an experiment watching something biodegrade.

Jan 11- Ukelele Practice

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Scholastic Orders due Jan 20
3 POTW due tomorrow
4 Garbage audit due Monday, January 16
5 Room 5 Treat Day is Tuesday, January 17
6 Meeting for WW Alphabet Book Thurs at 12:30
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned new chords on the ukelele today, which were F and G.
How did you show what you learned?
We practiced strumming the chords and practiced switching from C to F
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to play A and D chords.

Jan 10 - Too Good To Waste!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Timeline Art was due today. Those of you that did not finish please hand in to the art bin first thing tomorrow am.
3 POTW due Thursday
4 Please read the green hand out regarding treat day next Tuesday as we are hosting 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how recycling is sorted in the Calgary Recycling Depot.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched 2 videos and then we started a journal entry to talk about what we learned. The videos are posted below.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about how our garbage is handled. It would have been super great if we could have gone to the dump, however it was booked up. Boo.

If you want to watch the videos we watched click the links below:
Too Good To Waste
How Our Recycling Gets Sorted

Jan 9 - Are We Curling Our Hair?

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Garbage Audit due next Monday January, 16
4 Timeline Artwork:
-Title - 50-200 Million Years Ago
        - Alberta dinosaur
        - water (ocean)
        - land and plants
        - show layers in the ground with the label: animal and plant remains

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to curl in gym.
How did you show what you learned?
We did a relay race to practice sweeping, we played a game of curling by throwing rocks/stones into the house.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to get better at aiming the rocks at the button. If you are interested in actual curling there is a junior curling league that happens at the Huntington Hills rink or at the Winter club.

Jan 6 - Eat, Survive, Over!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Curling Residency on Monday in the gym (no equipment needed)
3
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the nutrient cycle.
How did you show what you learned?
We got into groups and we cut descriptions of the nutreient cycle into pieces and arranged them in order. Then we drew it on a piece of paper and then we played the game nutrient tag outside. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish writing our journal entry about the game and play the game again in a different role.

Jan 4 - Attack the Snowman!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Bring in headphones if you haven't already for Daily 5.
3 If you want to bring your ukelele in for music, you may.
4 Fresh Air Friday, we will be going outside in the WW, so please dress accordingly on Friday.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to play the game "ATTACK", which is a review activity to help us practice the skills we have learned in any subject.
How did you show what you learned?
We got into groups of 3 and we picked one person in our group to draw a snowman on the board. Ms Cowdy gave us math questions to answer on a white board together with the group. Ask me how to play the game!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue the game tomorrow.

Jan 3 - Waste in Our World

Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Think about your waste practices at home. What could you RETHINK to make less waste at your house?

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned a few tips about how to sort our garbage so that it doesn't end up in the landfill.
How did you show what you learned?
The DC Green team members did a presentation on how to sort garbage based on the workshop they attended in December.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how waste affects nature in our world.