Classroom Update
Math - This week our focus was on learning how to approach and complete a multi-step problem. During problem solving, it is important that we can figure out whether we have to add, subtract, multiply or divide. We also did a little more work with number patterns and reading analog clocks.
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 "non". In writing we chose whether we would like to write a story or character paragraphs to share at parent / teacher conferences. We planned and started our writing and will finish it up next week.
Science - We continued with the Energy unit in science this week. We continued to discuss applied, elastic, friction, and tension forces (contact forces). We then started to transfer our knowledge to simple machines. Over the next couple of weeks we will be studying and building the following simple machines: levers, wheel and axles, wedges, incline planes, screws, and pulleys.
Social Studies - We continued 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
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
