lundi le 1ier mai, 2017
Chers familles de Division 6,
This week in French Language Arts, students are looking at two different sounds made by the letter g. When a g is followed by the vowel a, o or u, the word is pronounced with a g sound like good, or in French like Guy. When a g is followed by an e, i or y, the word is pronounced with a j-sound like jet, or in French like plage. Location adverbs will be reviewed this week such as devant (in front), derrière (behind), lion (far), etc. Students are also writing a final good copy of a story they illustrated and wrote in term two. Their stories were inspired by a Chinese folk story about honesty called The Empty Pot. Student stories and illustrations will be on display in the gym for families to view next week on Wednesday May 10th from 6-7pm for our Student Art & Book Show.
In English this week, students will continue to learn about the five elements of a story (characters, setting, plot, conflict and theme). We are using Stuart Little as an example for completing our first book report. Students are asked to answer questions in full sentences using grammar, punctuation and spelling learned so far. Students will also practice re-telling the story using the story maps they created as we were reading the novel.
In Math we are continuing our measurement unit by exploring the mass of objects in the class, including the vegetables students are bringing! Students will estimate, compare and weight objects in grams and kilograms using a scale and other tools they can find.
In Science this week, we will look for signs of erosion on the school grounds. Our guiding question will be: how were the rock formations on the back field formed? Are they a result of air, water or ice deposition? Students will be asked to choose one and describe how they think it happened. Today, students had their 3rd visit from the Growing Chef's program. Each student shared their favourite vegetables and our chefs are putting our recipes together for a special recipe book. Students are taking excellent care of their classroom garden!
In Performing Arts this week, students will present their dance to the school on Tuesday afternoon, and again to families on Wednesday afternoon from 1-2pm. Choir students are also performing their songs during these concerts. In PE today, students learned French tennis vocabulary (due to a very rainy Monday morning!). Later in the week we will practice track relay racing in teams of 4. They are learning the art of passing a baton while in motion, and working together to learn what teamwork looks, sounds and feels like.
This first week of May is Quadra's second year for hosting a metal health/mindfulness week. This includes daily mindfulness tips, an assembly with guest speakers on Friday and a rotation of activities within different classrooms (for example, breathing, reflections, stories, yoga, exercise, drinking water, eating healthy).
Have a wonderful week everyone! Mme Garcin