Thursday, January 12, 2017

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.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

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.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

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

Monday, January 9, 2017

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.

Friday, January 6, 2017

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.

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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.

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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.