January 17

Some skills we reviewed/learned/practiced today...

• measurement of perimeter.
• Uncovering the who-what-where-when-why and how of a news article.
• Shared reading through book clubs. 
• Multiplication game: Circles and Stars. 

This may look like kindergarten work, but we will be transferring our images to grid paper to play with the ideas of perimeter and area. 

Circles and Stars, multiplication practice

January 16

A glimpse into our day: 

• Practicing our storytelling techniques.
• Writing a good beginning for a story.
• Researching plants of Alberta.
• Book club.
• Watching our seeds sprout.
• Snowflake symmetry art. 
• Frost on branches. 

January 13

Some happenings...

• Mystery Seeds
• Playing at the pond
• Math challenge

January 12

 Some happenings today...

• 3-word selection to reflect our intentions for the year
• Clay medallion art
• Book Club
• Subtraction "show what you know" equation
• Math game

How's this for a simile? Our students are full of promise, just like a Copperfield Sunrise. 

January 11

Glimpse into our day...

January 10

 Today we are grateful for...

• Our Best Day Timeline. 
• Laptop research, Alberta Regions.
• Music - practicing for a quiz. 
• Recess and snack... as always!
• Math game, Dicey Operations. 
• Math challenge.
• Octopus and Molecules games in gym. 
• Mrs. Allan.
• Students.
• Ojibway creation story. 
• Reading silently. 

January 9, 2023

 Welcome Back!

Today we are grateful for...

• Imagining ourselves as adults, and the many steps we could take to gain skills along the way. Work that inspired us is here: Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera and Juan's poetry reading
• The Great Wall (a gym game).
• Math game - Euclid, a subtraction game. 
• Everyone was here today!
• Writing a 6 word poem regarding what we did on winter break. 
• Thinking about stories and belonging. 
• Reading quietly (some reading with the teacher).
• Looking closely at machines, using this thinking routine: Creative Hunt.
• Practicing kindness, hands to self, and having fun at recess. 

Sitting Square - sharing our 6 word poem

Thinking like scientists... 

What kind of machines are these? Who would use them (audience)?

What is smart about the design? 

What are the materials they used to create this? 

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