Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW - Thursday
3 Science title page extended until tomorrow
4 Child Care Tax receipts are coming home today, these are the only copies that the school has.
5 Jersey Day and Fun Lunch March 9
6 Scholastic March 10
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We did three activities today: Reading the Symbols, Resourceful People and the Curating Game.
How did you show what you learned?
Reading the Symbols: We found out what the symbols represented and why people put them on their tipis. Ask me more!
Curating Game: We pretended we were curators and we looked for the best artifacts. We then picked three artifacts that had a story to tell. We chose a picture and a title for them. Ask me what my group did!
Resourceful People: We had to identify four natural resources from the ranching area and the oil and gas area. We had to fill out a sheet of the benefits and challenges of the industries created by the natural resources. We also looked at artifacts and tried to figure out what they were and which industry they were from.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to use our new found knowledge to help us write our tipi stories.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Feb 27 - Glenbow Tomorrow!
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday - if you take it home tonight and it does not makes sense what should you do? Not the correct answer: Leave it until Thursday night.
3 Science title page - 7 boxes done please
4 Mar 9 Jersey day or wear your Dr Coffin Shirt (also a fun lunch day)
5 Scholastic due March 10
6 Field trip tomorrow - bus leaves at 8:45, so please be here promptly
no backpacks so just bring your lunch and make sure it is clearly labelled.
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Thursday - if you take it home tonight and it does not makes sense what should you do? Not the correct answer: Leave it until Thursday night.
3 Science title page - 7 boxes done please
4 Mar 9 Jersey day or wear your Dr Coffin Shirt (also a fun lunch day)
5 Scholastic due March 10
6 Field trip tomorrow - bus leaves at 8:45, so please be here promptly
no backpacks so just bring your lunch and make sure it is clearly labelled.
Friday, February 24, 2017
Feb 24- The Great Buffalo Hunt!!
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Field trip forms - the trip is on Tuesday
3 Yellow Next year planning sheet due Monday
4 Scholastic is due Mar 10
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We counted all trees in a certain area in the whispering woods and we learned that every tree represented one buffalo in the times of the Blackfoot people (about 9000 years ago) We also learned about the hunting methods of the blackfoot hunters.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a map of WW to find our area and then counted the trees. To learn more about the buffalo hunt we played the game SNEAK! Ask me about it!
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to write what we learned about the hunt into our learning journals. On the weekend, you can see if you can find out more about the buffalo hunt!
1 Read 30 mins
2 Field trip forms - the trip is on Tuesday
3 Yellow Next year planning sheet due Monday
4 Scholastic is due Mar 10
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We counted all trees in a certain area in the whispering woods and we learned that every tree represented one buffalo in the times of the Blackfoot people (about 9000 years ago) We also learned about the hunting methods of the blackfoot hunters.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a map of WW to find our area and then counted the trees. To learn more about the buffalo hunt we played the game SNEAK! Ask me about it!
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to write what we learned about the hunt into our learning journals. On the weekend, you can see if you can find out more about the buffalo hunt!
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Feb 23- We Are Making Big Word-ologists!
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Field trip Form
3 Yellow planning sheet due ASAP Monday at the latest please
4 Scholastic - March 10
5 FAF tomorrow, please dress for the weather
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to spell new words based on small words (like age) or patterns (like en or nor)
How did you show what you learned?
We did "Making Big Words" activity for Word Work today. Ask me to explain it to you.
What do you need to learn next?
We can transfer these skills to spell bigger words better in our writing.
1 Read 30 mins
2 Field trip Form
3 Yellow planning sheet due ASAP Monday at the latest please
4 Scholastic - March 10
5 FAF tomorrow, please dress for the weather
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to spell new words based on small words (like age) or patterns (like en or nor)
How did you show what you learned?
We did "Making Big Words" activity for Word Work today. Ask me to explain it to you.
What do you need to learn next?
We can transfer these skills to spell bigger words better in our writing.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Feb 22-Simon Fraser was Here!
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Field Trip Form going home tonight. Please sign and return ASAP
3 Scholastic due March 10
Highlights
What did you learn today?
Today when the Simon Fraser students came to our class, we learned all about them as an activity for anti-bullying day.
How did you show what you learned?
We asked questions about each other and we would draw things on a pink paper t-shirt for anti bullying day.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish the t-shirts and hang them up in the hallway.
1 Read 30 mins
2 Field Trip Form going home tonight. Please sign and return ASAP
3 Scholastic due March 10
Highlights
What did you learn today?
Today when the Simon Fraser students came to our class, we learned all about them as an activity for anti-bullying day.
How did you show what you learned?
We asked questions about each other and we would draw things on a pink paper t-shirt for anti bullying day.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish the t-shirts and hang them up in the hallway.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Feb 21-Why is it So Hard to Build a Tipi?????
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 No POTW this week because it is a short week
3 Wear a pink shirt tomorrow for anti bullying day
4 Simon Fraser students coming tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to put our tipi together today.
How did you show what you learned?
Once we had finished painting our buffalo skin, we built our tipi structure with our newspaper poles. We tied them together and then we wrapped our buffalo skin around them.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how the ceremonies are held in the tipi.
1 Read 30 mins
2 No POTW this week because it is a short week
3 Wear a pink shirt tomorrow for anti bullying day
4 Simon Fraser students coming tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to put our tipi together today.
How did you show what you learned?
Once we had finished painting our buffalo skin, we built our tipi structure with our newspaper poles. We tied them together and then we wrapped our buffalo skin around them.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how the ceremonies are held in the tipi.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Feb 15- Would a Tipi That Big Fit In The Classroom?
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 No School Thursday, Friday and Monday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what most of the animals looked like on the blackfoot tipis, we also learned the symbolism of each of the different animals.
How did you show what you learned?
We decorated our mini tipis and used colours that the blackfoot would have been able to make years ago.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to build our tipis with our poles and skin (pretend)
1 Read 30 mins
2 No School Thursday, Friday and Monday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what most of the animals looked like on the blackfoot tipis, we also learned the symbolism of each of the different animals.
How did you show what you learned?
We decorated our mini tipis and used colours that the blackfoot would have been able to make years ago.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to build our tipis with our poles and skin (pretend)
Monday, February 13, 2017
Feb 13 - How Do You Build a Tipi?
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 Valentine's Day tomorrow: A list of names is available for students interested in participating. I would just ask that they bring a valentine for everyone in the class.
3 Remember NO SCHOOL Thursday, Friday and the following Monday
4 Please bring newspaper for tipi building activity.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the Blackfoot and what is in their tipi. We learned what side the men sat on and what side the women sat on. There are helpers by the door.
How did you show what you learned?
We identified what the designs meant, we drew a bird's eye view of the inside of the tipi during a ceremony. We also designed the outside of our tipi.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to build a tipi. We need to bring materials to build the tipi tomorrow.
YOU ARE = YOU'RE is not the same thing as YOUR. This means your something. Like your dog, your pencil. This means something very very different if you say YOU'RE dog. Or YOU'RE pencil. Just remember this when you are writing YOUR Valentines that YOU'RE spelling correctly!!!
1 Read 30 mins
2 Valentine's Day tomorrow: A list of names is available for students interested in participating. I would just ask that they bring a valentine for everyone in the class.
3 Remember NO SCHOOL Thursday, Friday and the following Monday
4 Please bring newspaper for tipi building activity.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the Blackfoot and what is in their tipi. We learned what side the men sat on and what side the women sat on. There are helpers by the door.
How did you show what you learned?
We identified what the designs meant, we drew a bird's eye view of the inside of the tipi during a ceremony. We also designed the outside of our tipi.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to build a tipi. We need to bring materials to build the tipi tomorrow.
YOU ARE = YOU'RE is not the same thing as YOUR. This means your something. Like your dog, your pencil. This means something very very different if you say YOU'RE dog. Or YOU'RE pencil. Just remember this when you are writing YOUR Valentines that YOU'RE spelling correctly!!!
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Feb. 9 2017 - Tips for Tipis
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins.
2 P.O.T.W. due T/M
3 Drumming Performance at 10:30 AM
4 Dress for F.A.F.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We sketched tipi symbols and patterns and learned that the patterns keep the Blackfoot safe from the weather.
How did you show what you learned?
In our social duo tang we sketched as anthropologists what we saw from the images of tipis.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about the symbols on the tipis and what they mean.
We would also like to learn how they made and decorated their tipis. We wonder how long it took them to make their tipis.
1 Read 30 mins.
2 P.O.T.W. due T/M
3 Drumming Performance at 10:30 AM
4 Dress for F.A.F.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We sketched tipi symbols and patterns and learned that the patterns keep the Blackfoot safe from the weather.
How did you show what you learned?
In our social duo tang we sketched as anthropologists what we saw from the images of tipis.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about the symbols on the tipis and what they mean.
We would also like to learn how they made and decorated their tipis. We wonder how long it took them to make their tipis.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Feb 8 - Regions and Resources
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Friday
3 Social Studies Natural Resources and Regions Homework if not finished
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about resources and the natural regions of Alberta and where they are.
How did you show what you learned?
We had a map of Alberta with the regions and natural resources drawn on it. We had to ask 5 questions with answers about what we could see on the map. We also had to colour in the regions to match our legend.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to understand which region the blackfoot lived in and what other resources they might have used.
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due Friday
3 Social Studies Natural Resources and Regions Homework if not finished
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about resources and the natural regions of Alberta and where they are.
How did you show what you learned?
We had a map of Alberta with the regions and natural resources drawn on it. We had to ask 5 questions with answers about what we could see on the map. We also had to colour in the regions to match our legend.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to understand which region the blackfoot lived in and what other resources they might have used.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Feb 7-Where are my Resources?
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW - Friday
3 Retreat Day tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what natural resources were in different parts of Alberta. The natural resources are livestock, crops, oil and gas, coal, oil sands, and forestry.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at a map and the legend and we asked 5 different questions about the resources on the map, and answered our questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how oil and gas is taken out of the ground.
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW - Friday
3 Retreat Day tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what natural resources were in different parts of Alberta. The natural resources are livestock, crops, oil and gas, coal, oil sands, and forestry.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at a map and the legend and we asked 5 different questions about the resources on the map, and answered our questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how oil and gas is taken out of the ground.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Feb 6 - The African Drum is Called A Djembe
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW will be handed out tomorrow and due Friday
3 Treat Day tomorrow - Bring your quarters
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went to One World Drumming - we will be going everyday this week and there will be a sharing performance on Friday at 10:30
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the music room and met Mr. K who taught us how to play the African drum, which is called the Djembe. He taught us the three notes A, B, C. C is the hardest. We used a secret code to know when to start and stop. Ask me what it is.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to play our song. We hope that you can come to our sharing on Friday!
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW will be handed out tomorrow and due Friday
3 Treat Day tomorrow - Bring your quarters
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went to One World Drumming - we will be going everyday this week and there will be a sharing performance on Friday at 10:30
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the music room and met Mr. K who taught us how to play the African drum, which is called the Djembe. He taught us the three notes A, B, C. C is the hardest. We used a secret code to know when to start and stop. Ask me what it is.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to play our song. We hope that you can come to our sharing on Friday!
Friday, February 3, 2017
Feb 2 - Did You Do All Your Daily Five?
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 No School tomorrow
3 Share your IRIS artifact
Highlights
What did you learn today?
In daily five we either read to self, read to someone, listened to reading, Word Work or Work on Writing.
How did you show what you learned?
Read to Self- We worked on a menu that had activities called appetizers, main course and dessert.
Read to Others - After we finished we would do either non fiction or fiction activities. We had to roll a dice and choose the activity on the blue or black card. The fiction activities are cards with different activities on them.
Listen to Reading - We go onto Raz kids and we read the book and do the quiz.
Word Work - We have to try and make words with a list of letters. We then have to sort them and transfer them.
Work on Writing - we are writing our Great Trash Bash - 7 paragraphs! We are talking about 3 things we noticed at school from our waste audit, why it is important and the possible solutions that we can come up with to try and do better.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to see if we can start to put into practice some of our waste reduction ideas.
1 Read 30 mins
2 No School tomorrow
3 Share your IRIS artifact
Highlights
What did you learn today?
In daily five we either read to self, read to someone, listened to reading, Word Work or Work on Writing.
How did you show what you learned?
Read to Self- We worked on a menu that had activities called appetizers, main course and dessert.
Read to Others - After we finished we would do either non fiction or fiction activities. We had to roll a dice and choose the activity on the blue or black card. The fiction activities are cards with different activities on them.
Listen to Reading - We go onto Raz kids and we read the book and do the quiz.
Word Work - We have to try and make words with a list of letters. We then have to sort them and transfer them.
Work on Writing - we are writing our Great Trash Bash - 7 paragraphs! We are talking about 3 things we noticed at school from our waste audit, why it is important and the possible solutions that we can come up with to try and do better.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to see if we can start to put into practice some of our waste reduction ideas.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Feb 1 - Buffalo Superstore
Agenda:
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 No School Friday
4 We have a field trip to Glenbow Museum on Feb 28. Keep an eye out for permission sheets and volunteer requests.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the parts of the buffalo and what the first nations people of about 4000 years ago would have used them for.
How did you show what you learned?
We got a sheet of a buffalo and we used the textbook to look at what parts of the buffalo are used for and we labelled them. We also had to include the artifacts we examined.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the spiritual side of the Blackfoot people.
1 Read 30 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 No School Friday
4 We have a field trip to Glenbow Museum on Feb 28. Keep an eye out for permission sheets and volunteer requests.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the parts of the buffalo and what the first nations people of about 4000 years ago would have used them for.
How did you show what you learned?
We got a sheet of a buffalo and we used the textbook to look at what parts of the buffalo are used for and we labelled them. We also had to include the artifacts we examined.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the spiritual side of the Blackfoot people.
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