Weekly Update Oct. 21st-25th

Hello room #1 parents, I hope you've had a good weekend.

As we prepare for the week of Halloween, here's a look back at the past week:

Science: In Science we germinated beans and drew diagrams of the bean seed and its parts.

Social: We have begun to research the animals and places in each of Alberta's natural regions, starting with the Rocky Mountain region.

Arts: Pictured below is the class creating rocky mountain landscapes using a technique called needle felting. 

Math: Introduced subtraction on the number line this week by having students calculate how far apart two Halloween themed characters were.  

This week:

-This week we are focussing on the the text features in non-fiction (captions, diagrams and fun-facts.)

-Students will use these features while creating posters about Alberta's regions

-In Science students will be researching individual plants and creating diagrams of them

-Thursday is Halloween. The morning will be business as usual, but in the afternoon the whole school will participate in Halloween themed learning activities culminating in a costume parade.

Have a great week.

Mr. Ursenbach

  

Oct. 21-25, 2019

Hello Parents!

We had a great week of learning:

- In math we are concentrating on using the number line model to add up to three by three digit numbers. 

-In Science, we had the opportunity to study flower bulbs and then plant them in our brand new garden planters (pictured below)

-In Social Studies, we are beginning to study the geographic regions of Alberta

-In reading/ writing the students have been practicing learning new decoding strategies, such as stretching out the word or clapping out the syllables

Coming Week:

-Thursday night is our parent math night! Come learn about the way math is being taught in the classrooms at Belfast!

-Tuesday morning, around 8:40AM we will be doing some felting art. This is an amazing opportunity for the students to experience a unique art form. I am currently looking for 3 volunteers to help out for the first part of the morning (until around 10:00)

-In Social we will be focussing on an incredible region of Alberta: the Rocky Mountains!

if you have any questions, Just shoot me an email!

Have a good week-

Dallin

Thanksgiving Weekend

Hello Parents, hopefully you have been enjoying a fantastic holiday weekend.

A highlight for most of our students this past week was swimming at the Village Square pool.

Here are some other activities we got up to:
-Completed infographic project in math
-The students enjoyed learning about the dinosaurs that lived in Alberta 250 million years ago
-In Science we have been experimenting with germinating seeds
-We have been spending each morning working in small literacy groups to focus on decoding strategies and reading comprehension

Next Week:
-We begin to talk about adding and subtracting strategies, as well as using base 10 blocks to model large numbers
-In Science we will be comparing plants to appreciate the diversity between them
-We will continue reading each morning in our small literacy groups
-In social studies we will

define "Landforms" and "Natural Resources"

And now, enjoy some pictures of the grade 3/4s swimming!

Hope you have a great week-

Dallin

Hello parents!

We had a great week! Furthermore, it's Autumn again (after a short shock of Winter). Here is an overview of some of the work we did:
-In math the students started a project in which they are designing an Infographic
-For our Orange shirt day event, the principal came by for a read-aloud an then decorated feathers with our ideas of how students should be treated in schools
-In Science we have been practicing to identify the parts of a plant and the important function of each part
-We are continuing to work on functional and opinion based writing as a way to practice organizing and writing about ideas in a concise way

Next week:
-Swimming Monday to Friday. Our time-slot is just before lunch
-In Math we will begin to work on addition and subtraction, furthermore, the students Infographics are due to be finished by the end of the week
-In Social studies we are starting to look at the geographical landforms that make up Alberta
-Friday is a school PD day so it is off for students.

Have a great weekend!

-Dallin