Weekly Update: Happy Holidays!!!

 Happy last Friday of 2024!

This week we have been busy being a community.  As a school, we carolled together each morning and connected through singing.  Also as a school, we enjoyed our spirit days where we dressed up in TRS colours/clothes, wore things that brought us joy, wore red and/or green and then enjoyed our cosy last day together in our pajamas.  In our classes we worked hard on completing our Wellness Bingo board that included things like volunteering our time, going for a winter walk, practicing breathing exercises, enjoying holiday treats and singing holiday songs.  We had a lot of fun this week.

Please check your child's pouch for a geometry quiz and a reflection the students wrote.  If you have time over the break, please help your child to practice the concepts they still need to work on so they can be ready for our Unit test in January.

We hope you have a relaxing and love-filled holiday season!

Love,

Ms. Legere

Happy second last Friday before the break!

Here is a look at one of the Social Studies activities the Grade 3's did this week: Mapping skills of Peru

Learning Intentions:

• examine the geographic and characteristics that shape communities in other parts of the world
• create and use a simple map to locate communities studied in the world
• use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and globes

We looked at a map of the world and saw where Canada is in relation to other countries, specifically countries some of us come from and Peru.  We then zoomed in and worked on a map of South America.  Students identified the countries surrounding Peru and labelled their maps accordinlgy.  We practiced using cardinal directions to talk about where countries are in relation to each other (i.e., Peru is west of Brazil). We continued to practice mapping by learning the different land regions of this South American country (the coast, Andes mountains and the Amazon rainforest).  After reading about the regions, we identified them on our own maps and coloured them accordingly. 

Here is a look at one of the Science activities the Grade 4's did this week: Creating a Waste Management Plan!

Learning Intentions:

• Compare the different methods of waste management and discuss their environmental impacts.
• Develop a personal plan to reduce waste.
• Understand the different methods of waste management that can reduce negative environmental impacts, such as reducing, reusing, recycling, repurposing, repairing and composting.

Grade 4 students have been learning about different types of waste, how they are managed and the environmental impacts of each method of management. To culminate their learning, students were tasked with creating a waste management plan to help the environment. Students identified the waste that they often create, brainstormed different ways they could reduce their waste, and set goals for themselves on how to reduce their impact. Students came up with different ideas such as bringing waste-free lunches, using reusable containers and recycling more often. Students are now tasked with implementing their goal. We will check in with how their goal is going after Winter Break!

Holiday Book Exchange

A letter went home last Friday about a holiday book exchange we will be doing in our classrooms. Please read through carefully and try and have your wrapped gently used book in before Monday, December 16th. We plan to exchange these books on our last day and hopefully enjoy starting to read them together.

 

Reminders:

- Please see the upcoming Spirit Days next week at the 'Important Dates' tab on the side of the blog.

- On December 20th, we are asking students to bring in a special snack (ex. popcorn, chips, cookies) to enjoy during our final day before Winter Break.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

Ms. Legere

Happy Friday!

Here is a look at one of the activities we did this week: Field trip to the Confluence

Learning Intentions:

While the programs we did addressed learning intentions in English Language Arts, Science, Math, I will include specifically the Social Studies intentions to save room.

Grade 3: Social Studies

• Students investigate natural and created features of Alberta.
• Students explore how diverse people contribute to the identity of Alberta.
• Students explore Alberta’s identity.

Grade 4: Social Studies

• Students investigate changes in Canada’s political boundaries.
• Students examine significant historical events that contribute to the formation of the country of Canada.
• Students investigate right and responsibilities in Canada.

We explored the museum at the Confluence, which taught us about the early life of the settlers of Alberta. We got to see what pharmacies looked, items people would have in their kitchens and what their kitchens looked like. We then got to explore various artefacts and try and figure out who they would have belonged to: settlers, RCMP officers, Frist Nations people or Metis.

Holiday Book Exchange

A letter went home today about a holiday book exchange we will be doing in our classrooms. Please read through carefully and try and have your wrapped gently used book in before Monday, December 16th. We plan to exchange these books on our last day and hopefully enjoy starting to read them together.

Reminders:

- Winter Concert is this Thursday, December 12th.