lundi le 13 avril, 2015
Bonjour!
This week we are continuing many of the same topics as last week. In French Language Arts, students are continuing to learn the past tenses: le passé compose and l'imparfait. We are also continuing to work on our reading strategies in French and English that build pronunciation, comprehension and the joy in reading.
In English, students are reviewing parts of speech we have been learning about since November, such as verbs, nouns (proper vs common), adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. Students are finishing their PowerPoint paragraphs about themselves and presenting their sentences and paragraphs to the class, using our projector and screen.
In Math, we are using money to learn how to calculate change, learning to measure perimeter and starting to build our geometric shape vocabulary (such as octagon, parallelogram and sphere). We are also continuing to learn and practice adding and subtracting numbers up to 1000.
In Science we are watching our seeds germinate and recording our observations. Our radish seeds have already started to spout! Students are also integrating art and science by using pastels to draw local native wildflowers. On Wednesday afternoon we are walking up to Summit park. We will be on a mission to find as many native wildflowers as possible. Students can also draw if they are feeling inspired!
In Social Studies this week, we are learning about some of Canada's geographic features, such as mountain ranges and lakes. Mrs Bourque, our Aboriginal Assistant is also coming on Friday to make talking sticks and teach us the importance of listening and sharing our thoughts with others in a kind and caring way.
In Friday, we also have a special guest, chef Jeff Kelland (Gwen's dad). We will talk about healthy eating and he will show us how to make our own tortillas from scratch, yummy.
Have a wonderful week, Mme Garcin