Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Welcome Back Everyone,


We hope that you all had a great break. I hope that it was restful.  We are excited to be back and ready to get back into the swing of things.

Anticipating that there would be many stories to share, Mr. Demman provided us with an opportunity to share through our writing.  We took time to share some thoughts while practicing our strategies.

We returned to our Social Studies Inquiry this morning and brought our work back to Global Citizenship and the International Rights of the Child.  We re-watched a video from back in January and began reading a book about how Craig Kielburger started Free the Children.  We are focusing on how one person, even  child, can make a difference to Global issues.  Students are being encouraged to think about which global issues they are aware of and which one they might like to focus on in our upcoming inquiry. Ask your child to tell you what we talked about and where their interests might lie.

This afternoon we started off with music. The students are working hard on their pre-recorders.


In math,


In science inquiry,  the scientists looked at the plants that they were left in the greenhouse over the break.  We found it very interesting that they definitely did not need to be watered.  In fact, the beans were mouldy!  Tomorrow we will be investigating mould and what happened to our bean plants.  The tomato plants seem to have faired a little better.  We also looked at our transpiration experiment and predicted what happened to the two different celery plants.  One other question we will be looking at over the next little while will be How are we going to pollinate our plants in space?

The engineers were feverishly installing the components of their structure.  We had a team connecting our electrical conduit.  We had a few other teams trouble shooting how to connect transport tubes to smaller structures so that we can move safely from one structure to another.  The room was a hive of activity.  Next, we will be working to explain the details and reasoning behind our build.

In gym, we played Hospital Tag.  Once the instructions were received the game was on. The red faces at the end told the story.  When we weren't running from those that were 'it', we were doing sit-ups, push-ups and jumping jacks to free ourselves from the imaginary bandages given to us from those who were 'it'.  We had a great time being active with our friends.  A great effort from everyone.


Things to Remember:
1.)  Note about Girl Power/Good Guy went home today.
2.)  If you have not sent back your Read A Thon Pledge forms and money please do so as soon as possible.
3.)  Reading Pictures that were taken and ordered prior to the break were sent home today.
4.)  Casino Volunteers - March 31 and April 1
5.)  Gymnastics begin next week

Question of the Day:
If we look at questions that make us think about Growth Mindset, please answer the following question:

What did you try hard at today? How did that feel?