Social Studies

The students are beginning a new project in social studies.  They will be planning a trip through Alberta to understand the importance of the culture, history, national parks, nature and the events and celebrations that make up our provinces identity.  Today they brainstormed Alberta destinations and why they would be interesting to visit.

This week!

The students are working on studying and analyzing songs, leading up to hopefully writing their own lyrics.  For their song unit the students have permission to bring devices with appropriate music to school.  They can also bring headphones and listen to music I have put on a CD as well.

On Thursday, the students can begin registering for the March Mellow contest.  The students will put together teams and then participate in a contest to build the tallest structure in a certain amount of time.  Materials will be provided.  Then the students can also vote for their favorite structure for fifty cents a a vote.

Science

The students are making useful simple machines that help make human work easier.  Some students have already brought in their materials for this but if all students could have their materials brought into class as soon as possible so they can start building.

Health

The students read the story Owen & Mzee today and discussed what it means to be a good friend.

For up-to-date information on these adorable friends you can visit the Haller Park website.

This week:

Don't forget to get all your fundraising done for Jump Rope for Heart.  The envelopes are due Friday!

On Friday we are also having a pink and red day where the students wear these colours to send an anti-bullying message.

Math

The students are finishing up a project where they are analyzing graphs and tables and making a presentation about what it is like to live in different cities in Canada.

This is the rubric they are following to ensure an excellent presentation:

Science

The students continue to learn about simple machines.  This week they explored wheels and levels.  They looked at how a small movement can make a big movement and if the placement of the axel in the wheel matters.