Classroom Update
Math - Patterns continued to be the focus this week in math. We mainly worked with increasing and decreasing number patterns. We worked on figuring out the "rule" for the pattern and then continuing the pattern to the 10th term.
Home Practise: Students can work on multiplication and division facts to increase speed and accuracy. They are encouraged to quickly review some that they already know and spend more time with facts they find more challenging.
Language Arts - During word work this week, we focused on words with the prefix "in". We continued reading the novel "Mystery of Disaster Island" and started focusing on what we already know about the characters and important hints about what the "mystery" could be. In writing, we focused on adjectives and adverbs and how we can use them to make our writing more interesting.
Science - We continued with the Energy unit in science this week. We talked and explored how push/pull forces are part of everything and we started looking more closely at contact vs non-contact forces. Students explored elastic and friction forces (contact forces) and observed gravity and magnetic forces (non-contact).
Social Studies - We started to look at Alberta's resources. Alberta is a very special place that has an abundance of natural resources like oil, natural gas, sun, wind, forests.
UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL
March 16-20 Book Fair (More Information to come)
March 17 Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day
March 18 Fun Lunch - Subway
March 19 & 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
